Overexpression of GbERF confers alteration of ethylene-responsive gene expression and enhanced resistance to Pseudomonas syringae in transgenic tobacco

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-263

  Qin, Jie ^a   Zuo, Kaijing ^a   Zhao, Jingya ^a   Ling, Hua ^a   Cao, Youfang ^a   Qiu, Chengxiang ^a   Li, Fupeng ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^b   Tang, Kexuan ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constitutive expression; GbERF; Nicotiana tabacum; Pseudomonas syringae; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; PROTEIN GBERF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; CONIFEROUS TREE; ETHYLENE; GENE EXPRESSION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DEFENSE; TOBACCO;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT REGENERATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 33747867260     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703918     Document Type: Article

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