Cloning and characterization of a cowpea seed lipid transfer protein cDNA: expression analysis during seed development and under fungal and cold stresses in seedlings' tissues

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 732-742

  Carvalho, A O ^a   Souza Filho, G A ^a   Ferreira, B S ^a   Branco, A T ^a   Araujo I S ^a   Fernandes, K V S ^a   Retamal, C A ^a   Gomes, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fusarium oxysporum; LTP; Northern analysis; RT PCR; Seed germination; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGUME; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT SEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLD; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FABACEAE; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT DISEASES; SEEDS;

EID: 33845504675     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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