Phylogenetic and transcriptional analysis of a strictosidine synthase-like gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals involvement in plant defence responses

Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-117

  Sohani, M M ^a   Schenk, P M ^b   Schultz, C J ^a   Schmidt, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Immune defence; Immune induction; Microbial pathogens; Quantitative PCR; Strictosidine synthase; Wounding

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; LYASE; PHYTOHORMONE; STRICTOSIDINE SYNTHETASE;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHROMOSOME; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEMATODE; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; REAL TIME; RECOMBINATION; SALICYLIC ACID; VIRUS; WOUNDING;

ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOSAIC VIRUS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CAENORHABDITIS; CARBON-NITROGEN LYASES; CUCUMOVIRUS; DROSOPHILA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA BRASSICICOLA; ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 57649114783     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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