Tobacco NIMIN2 proteins control PR gene induction through transient repression early in systemic acquired resistance

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-400

  Zwicker, Sylvia ^a,b   Mast, Simone ^a   Stos, Vlatka ^a   Pfitzner, Artur J P ^a   Pfitzner, Ursula M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b IMMATICS BIOTECHNOLOGIES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34250838682     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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