The chili pepper CaATL1: An AT-hook motif-containing transcription factor implicated in defence responses against pathogens

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 761-771

  Kim, Soo Yong ^a,b   Kim, Young Cheol ^a   Seong, Eun Soo ^a   Lee, Yong Hwan ^b   Park, Jeong Mee ^a   Choi, Doil ^a,c  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 35248880097     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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