Transcriptional regulation by an NAC (NAM-ATAF1,2-CUC2) transcription factor attenuates ABA signalling for efficient basal defence towards Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 867-880

  Jensen, Michael K ^a,c   Hagedorn, Peter H ^d   De Torres Zabala, Marta ^e   Grant, Murray R ^e   Rung, Jesper H ^b,c   Collinge, David B ^c   Lyngkjaer, Michael F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABA; Arabidopsis; ATAF1; Penetration resistance; Plant microbe interactions; Transcriptome analysis

Indexed keywords

AAO3 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ABSCISIC ACID; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ATAF1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PLANT RNA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STOMA;

ABSCISIC ACID; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ASCOMYCOTA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STOMATA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, PLANT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BLUMERIA GRAMINIS F. SP. HORDEI;

EID: 57549101679     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03646.x     Document Type: Article

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