A moderate decrease in temperature induces COR15a expression through the CBF signaling cascade and enhances freezing tolerance

Plant Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 340-349

  Wang, Yi ^a   Hua, Jian ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling; COR15a; CRT DRE binding factors; Freezing tolerance; RT DRE; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CBF1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; CBF4 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; COR15 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PLANT DNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 70349857672     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.03959.x     Document Type: Article

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