Overexpression of a chromatin architecture-controlling AT-hook protein extends leaf longevity and increases the post-harvest storage life of plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1140-1153

  Lim, Pyung Ok ^a   Kim, Yumi ^b   Breeze, Emily ^c   Koo, Ja Choon ^b,d   Woo, Hye Ryun ^b,e   Ryu, Jong Sang ^b   Park, Don Ha ^b   Beynon, Jim ^c   Tabrett, Alex ^c   Buchanan Wollaston, Vicky ^c   Nam, Hong Gil ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation tagging; Arabidopsis; AT hook protein; Chromatin architecture; Leaf senescence; Post harvest storage

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROARRAYS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

ACTIVATION TAGGING; ARABIDOPSIS; AT-HOOK PROTEINS; CHROMATIN ARCHITECTURE; LEAF SENESCENCE; POST HARVEST STORAGE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTONE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; AT HOOK MOTIF; CHROMATIN; DNA MICROARRAY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLANT LEAF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; AT-HOOK MOTIFS; CHROMATIN; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTONES; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLANT LEAVES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 36849038972     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03317.x     Document Type: Article

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