Role of Arabidopsis RAP2.4 in regulating lightand ethylene-mediated developmental processes and drought stress tolerance

Molecular Plant

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-57

  Lin, Rong Cheng ^a   Park, Hee Jin ^a   Wang, Hai Yang ^a  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Drought tolerance; Ethylene response; Light signaling; RAP2.4; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT RNA; RAP PROTEIN; RNA 18S; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ETHYLENES; GENES, PLANT; LIGHT; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; RAP GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, PLANT; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEEDLING; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 55249117329     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssm004     Document Type: Article

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