Identification and expression regulation of symbiotically activated legume genes

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-18

  Küster, Helge ^a   Vieweg, Martin F ^a   Manthey, Katja ^a   Baier, Markus C ^a   Hohnjec, Natalija ^a   Perlick, Andreas M ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; In Silico transcriptome profiling; Medicago truncatula; Microarray based expression profiling; Promoter analysis; Root nodule; Symbiosin genes; Transgenic hairy roots; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LEGUME; METABOLISM; NODULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; PROKARYOTA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 33845563511     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.09.029     Document Type: Review

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