Dirigent proteins in conifer defense: Gene discovery, phylogeny, and differential wound- and insect-induced expression of a family of DIR and DIR-like genes in spruce (Picea spp.)

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-40

  Ralph, Steven ^a   Park, Ji Young ^b   Bohlmann, Jörg ^a,b   Mansfield, Shawn D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conifer genomics; Gymnosperm; Lignan and lignin formation; Pissodes strobi; Plant herbivore defense; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GENES; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

DIRIGENT PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPRUCE; WEEVIL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PICEA; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; WEEVILS;

GENES; PROTEINS; SOFTWOODS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CURCULIONIDAE; GYMNOSPERMAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PISSODES STROBI;

EID: 32044466069     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-005-2226-y     Document Type: Article

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