Gene expression associated with increased supercooling capability in xylem parenchyma cells of larch (Larix kaempferi)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3731-3742

  Takata, Naoki ^a,c   Kasuga, Jun ^a   Takezawa, Daisuke ^b   Arakawa, Keita ^a   Fujikawa, Seizo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cold acclimation; Deep supercooling; Gene expression; Larch (Larix kaempferi); Xylem parenchyma cells

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITES; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPERCOOLING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COLD ACCLIMATION; DEEP SUPERCOOLING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; XYLEM PARENCHYMA CELLS (XPC);

GENE EXPRESSION;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COLD; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LARIX; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; XYLEM;

COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LARIX; PLANT PROTEINS; SEASONS; XYLEM;

LARIX; LARIX KAEMPFERI;

EID: 36849057130     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm223     Document Type: Article

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