LeCTR2, a CTR1-like protein kinase from tomato, plays a role in ethylene signalling, development and defence

Plant Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1083-1093

  Lin, Zhefeng ^a   Alexander, Lucy ^a,b   Hackett, Rachel ^a,c   Grierson, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c MARS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Defence; Ethylene signalling; LeCTR2; Protein kinase; Protein protein interaction; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT RNA; PROTEIN KINASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BOTRYTIS; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN KINASES; RNA, PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 44849139569     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03481.x     Document Type: Article

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