Genes encoding the PR-4 protein wheatwin are developmentally regulated in wheat grains and respond to high temperatures during grainfill

Plant Science

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-143

  Altenbach, Susan B ^a   Kothari, Kerry M ^a   Tanaka, Charlene K ^a   Hurkman, William J ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Allergens; Defense proteins; Flour quality; Heat stress; Quantitative RT PCR

Indexed keywords

PATHOGENS; PROTEINS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE; TRANSCRIPTION;

DEFENSE PROTEINS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS (ESTS); GRAINFILL; HEAT STRESS; QUANTITATIVE RT-PCR; WHEAT GRAINS; WHEATWIN;

GENE ENCODING;

GENES; PATHOGENS; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34250803353     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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