Elicitor-induced transcription factors for metabolic reprogramming of secondary metabolism in Medicago truncatula

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Naoumkina, Marina A ^a   He, Xianzhi ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; LIGNIN; OXYLIPIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL WALL; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT GENE; TOBACCO; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIROLOGY;

ACETIC ACIDS; CELL WALL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOPENTANES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; LIGNIN; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OXYLIPINS; PHENOLS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, PLANT; TOBACCO; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 58449126001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-132     Document Type: Article

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