Elongator mediates ABA responses, oxidative stress resistance and anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-90

  Zhou, Xiaofeng ^a   Hua, Deping ^a   Chen, Zhizhong ^a   Zhou, Zhengjun ^a   Gong, Zhizhong ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

ABA; Anthocyanin biosynthesis; Elongator; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTHOCYANIN; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BACTERIAL DNA; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT RNA; T DNA; T-DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED;

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTHOCYANINS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GERMINATION; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RNA, PLANT; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 70349493026     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.03931.x     Document Type: Article

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