The WRKY70 transcription factor of Arabidopsis influences both the plant senescence and defense signaling pathways

Planta

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-137

  Ülker, Bekir ^a,b   Shahid Mukhtar, M ^a,c   Somssich, Imre E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atwrky70 mutants; Dark induced senescence; Salicylic acid; Signaling crosstalk

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WRKY70 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UPREGULATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 34248592757     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0474-y     Document Type: Article

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