The arabidopsis downy mildew resistance gene RPP8 is induced by pathogens and salicylic acid and is regulated by W Box cis elements

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1303-1315

  Mohr, Toni J ^a   Mammarella, Nicole D ^a   Hoff, Troy ^a   Woffenden, Bonnie J ^a   Jelesko, John G ^a   McDowell, John M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; RPP8 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; OOMYCETES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LUCIFERASES; OOMYCETES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HYALOPERONOSPORA; PERONOSPORACEAE;

EID: 77956761044     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-01-10-0022     Document Type: Article

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