Transcription factor MYC2 is involved in priming for enhanced defense during rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

New Phytologist

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 511-523

  Pozo, Maria J ^a   Van Der Ent, Sjoerd ^a,b   Van Loon, L C ^a   Pieterse, Corné M J ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR BIOSYSTEMS GENOMICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Defense signaling; ISR; Jasmonic acid; Microarray; MYC2; Priming; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MYC2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ABSCISIC ACID; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DICOTYLEDON; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; MUTATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OOMYCETES; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERONOSPORA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

ACETIC ACIDS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CYCLOPENTANES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; OOMYCETES; OXYLIPINS; PERONOSPORA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HEXAPODA; HYALOPERONOSPORA PARASITICA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PERONOSPORACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 52649161901     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02578.x     Document Type: Article

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