Over-expression of the apple spermidine synthase gene in pear confers multiple abiotic stress tolerance by altering polyamine titers

Transgenic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-263

  Wen, Xiao Peng ^a   Pang, Xiao Ming ^b,e   Matsuda, Narumi ^c   Kita, Masayuki ^b   Inoue, Hiromichi ^b   Hao, Yu Jin ^d   Honda, Chikako ^b   Moriguchi, Takaya ^b  

^a GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Yamagata General Agricultural Research Center   (Japan)

^d SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress tolerance; European pear (Pyrus communis L. 'Ballad'); Genetic transformation; Polyamine; Spermidine synthase

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; MESSENGER RNA; POLYAMINE; PRIMER DNA; RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADAPTATION; APPLE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; OSMOSIS; PEAR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MALUS; METALS, HEAVY; OSMOSIS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYAMINES; PYRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 41049087241     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9098-7     Document Type: Article

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