The wound-, pathogen-, and ultraviolet B-Responsive MYB134 gene encodes an R2R3 MYB transcription factor that regulates proanthocyanidin synthesis in poplar

Plant Physiology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 924-941

  Mellway, Robin D ^a,b   Tran, Lan T ^a,b   Prouse, Michael B ^a,b   Campbell, Malcolm M ^a,b   Peter Constabel, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MELAMPSORA MEDUSAE; POPULUS;

EID: 66649132764     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.139071     Document Type: Article

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