Rescue of defective auxin-mediated gene expression and root meristem function by inhibition of ethylene signalling in sterol biosynthesis mutants of Arabidopsis

Planta

Volumn 219, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 773-783

  Souter, Martin A ^a   Pullen, Margaret L ^a   Topping, Jennifer F ^a   Zhang, Xianlong ^a,b   Lindsey, Keith ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Ethylene signalling; fackel mutant; hydra mutants; Root meristem; Sterol

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELL MEMBRANES; DRUG PRODUCTS; ETHYLENE; GENES; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSINOSTEROIDS; MUTANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIVISION; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MERISTEM; MUTATION; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT ROOTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ETHYLENE; GENES; MEMBRANES; PLANTS; PROTEINS; STEROLS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HYDRA;

EID: 4644225477     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-004-1280-z     Document Type: Article

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