Trehalose biosynthesis in response to abiotic stresses

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1223-1229

  Iordachescu, Mihaela ^a   Imai, Ryozo ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Arabidopsis; Cold stress; Drought stress; Rice; Stress; Tobacco; Trehalose; Trehalosebio synthesis

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; INORGANIC SALT; PHOSPHATASE; SUGAR PHOSPHATE; TREHALOSE; TREHALOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; TREHALOSE 6 PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE; TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE; TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; TREHALOSE-PHOSPHATASE; TREHALOSEPHOSPHATASE;

DROUGHT STRESS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SALTS; SUGAR PHOSPHATES; TREHALOSE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 53549124095     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00736.x     Document Type: Review

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