Molecular cloning, expression profiling and functional analysis of a DXR gene encoding 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase from Camptotheca acuminata

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-213

  Yao, Hongyan ^a   Gong, Yifu ^a,c   Zuo, Kaijing ^a   Ling, Hua ^a   Qiu, Chengxiang ^a   Zhang, Fei ^a   Wang, Yechun ^a   Pi, Yan ^b   Liu, Xiang ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^b   Tang, Kexuan ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1 deoxy d xylulose 5 phosphate reductoisomerase; Camptotheca acuminata; Camptothecin biosynthesis; Methyl jasmonate; Rapid amplification of cDNA ends

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONING; CROPS; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

1-DEOXY-D-XYLULOSE 5-PHOSPHATE REDUCTOISOMERASE; CAMPTOTHECA ACUMINATA; CAMPTOTHECIN BIOSYNTHESIS; METHYL JASMONATE; RAPID AMPLIFICATION OF CDNA ENDS;

ENZYMES;

CAMPTOTHECA; CAMPTOTHECA ACUMINATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NYSSACEAE;

EID: 37649017004     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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