The SebHLH transcription factor mediates trans-activation of the SeFAD2 gene promoter through binding to E- and G-box elements

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 453-466

  Kim, Mi Jung ^a   Kim, Jeong Kook ^a   Shin, Jeong Sheop ^a   Suh, Mi Chung ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bHLH transcription factor; FAD2; Microsomal oleic acid desaturase; SebHLH; Sesame; Sesamum indicum

Indexed keywords

MICROSOMAL OLEIC ACID DESATURASE; SESAME; SESAMUM INDICUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENZYMES; GENES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

SEED;

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; DELTA 12 FATTY ACID DESATURASE; DELTA-12 FATTY ACID DESATURASE; G BOX BINDING FACTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; E BOX ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SESAME; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; E-BOX ELEMENTS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; G-BOX BINDING FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SESAMUM; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ENZYMES; GENES; OLEIC ACID; SATURATION; SEEDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 34249826985     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-007-9165-8     Document Type: Article

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