Abscisic acid induces CBF gene transcription and subsequent induction of cold-regulated genes via the CRT promoter element

Plant Physiology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1710-1717

  Knight, Heather ^a   Zarka, Daniel G ^b   Okamoto, Haruko ^a   Thomashow, Michael F ^b   Knight, Marc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DATA REDUCTION; DEHYDRATION; GENES; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABSCISIC ACID (ABA); PROMOTERS; SIGNALING PATHWAYS;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 3543030479     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.043562     Document Type: Article

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