Arabidopsis nitric oxide synthase1 is targeted to mitochondria and protects against oxidative damage and dark-induced senescence

Plant Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3436-3450

  Guo, Fang Qing ^a   Crawford, Nigel M ^a  

^a SECTION OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARABIDOPSIS NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE1; HORMONAL SIGNALING; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE;

ENZYMES;

CELLS; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION; PLANTS; SYNTHESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PRIMER DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DARKNESS; ENZYMOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF;

ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; DARKNESS; DNA PRIMERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MITOCHONDRIA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 30644480616     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.037770     Document Type: Article

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