Metabolism of reactive oxygen species is attenuated in leghemoglobin- deficient nodules of Lotus japonicus

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1596-1603

  Günther, Catrin ^a,b   Schlereth, Armin ^a   Udvardi, Michael ^a,c   Ott, Thomas ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^d LABORATOIRE DES INTERACTIONS PLANTES MICROORGANISMES LIPM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEGHEMOGLOBIN; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOTUS; METABOLISM; NODULATION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEGHEMOGLOBIN; LOTUS; PEROXIDASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; ROOT NODULES, PLANT;

FABACEAE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS;

EID: 36248964645     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-20-12-1596     Document Type: Article

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