Seed-specific overexpression of antioxidant genes in Arabidopsis enhances oxidative stress tolerance during germination and early seedling growth

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 796-806

  Xi, Dong Mei ^a   Liu, Wu Shuang ^a   Yang, Guo Dong ^a   Wu, Chang Ai ^a   Zheng, Cheng Chao ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CAT; HPT; Oxidative stress; Seed specific expression; SOD; Transgenic Arabidopsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CATALASE; HPT1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PLANT RNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFERASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROMOTER REGION; SEEDLING; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CATALASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, PLANT; SEEDLING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSGENES;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 77955391828     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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