Gibberellins, jasmonate and abscisic acid modulate the sucrose-induced expression of anthocyanin biosynthetic genes in Arabidopsis

New Phytologist

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1004-1016

  Loreti, Elena ^b   Povero, Giovanni ^a   Novi, Giacomo ^c   Solfanelli, Cinzia ^c   Alpi, Amedeo ^c   Perata, Pierdomenico ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid (ABA); Anthocyanin; Arabidopsis; Gibberellin (GA); Jasmonate (JA); Sucrose; Sugar sensing

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTHOCYANIN; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; GIBBERELLIN; JASMONIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; SUCROSE;

ABSCISIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; HORMONE; MUTATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTHOCYANINS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CYCLOPENTANES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; OXYLIPINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUCROSE;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 49249103784     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02511.x     Document Type: Article

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