Transcription Factors Involved in the Crosstalk between Abiotic and Biotic Stress-Signaling Networks

Signal Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 43-58

  Fujita, Yasunari ^a   Fujita, Miki ^b   Yamaguchi Shinozaki, Kazuko ^a   Shinozaki, Kazuo ^a,c  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b RIKEN Plant Science Center   (Japan)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abiotic and biotic stress signaling networks; ATMYC2 expression and activating COI1 dependent JA signaling pathway; Cuticular layer role in biotic and abiotic signal transduction pathways; MYC and MYB transcription factors in JA and ABA signaling pathways; NAC transcription factors in ABA, JA, and senescence signaling pathways; Plant acclimation to biotic and abiotic stresses in natural environment; Plant mechanisms and coping with biotic and abiotic stresses; Plant transcription factor role through ROS and multiple hormone signaling pathways; Stress signaling pathways and abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), ethylene (ET), and salicylic acid (SA); ZAT7 key player in response to abiotic stresses and high salinity and cold

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957735843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813805931.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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