Sinorhizobium meliloti nifA mutant induces different gene expression profile from wild type in Alfalfa nodules

Cell Research

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 818-829

  Gong, Zi Ying ^a   He, Zhi Shui ^a   Zhu, Jia Bi ^a   Yu, Guan Qiao ^a   Zou, Hua Song ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

cDNA AFLP; Gene expression; nifA; Nodule; Sinorhizobium meliloti

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; NIFA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MUTANT PROTEINS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT ROOTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 33750158628     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7310096     Document Type: Article

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