Ectopic expression of PtaRHE1, encoding a poplar RING-H2 protein with E3 ligase activity, alters plant development and induces defence-related responses

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 297-310

  Mukoko Bopopi, Johnny ^a   Vandeputte, Olivier M ^a   Himanen, Kristiina ^b   Mol, Adeline ^a   Vaessen, Quentin ^a   El Jaziri, Mondher ^a   Baucher, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Defence response; E3 ligase; Nicotiana tabacum; Populus tremula P. alba; RING H2

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NECROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UBIQUITINATION; UPREGULATION;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; NECROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOBACCO; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; UBIQUITINATION; UP-REGULATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; POPULUS;

EID: 72049127017     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp305     Document Type: Article

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