Expression of barley HvCBF4 enhances tolerance to abiotic stress in transgenic rice

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 646-656

  Oh, Se Jun ^a   Kwon, Chang Woo ^a   Choi, Dong Woog ^b   Song, Sang Ik ^a   Kim, Ju Kon ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AP2 transcription factor; CBF DREB; HvCBF4; Microarray; Stress tolerance; Transgenic rice plant

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BARLEY; DISASTER; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HORDEUM; NATURAL DISASTERS; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; HORDEUM;

EID: 34547584433     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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