LeERF1 improves tolerance to drought stress in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and activates downstream stress-responsive genes

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 6294-6300

  Lu, Chengwen ^a   Li, Yingcong ^a   Chen, Anjun ^a   Li, Ling ^a   Zuo, Jinhua ^a   Tian, Huiqin ^a   Luo, Yunbo ^a   Zhu, Benzhong ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; LeERF1; Transcription factor; Transgenic tomato

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM ETHYLENE RESPONSIVE FACTOR 1; MALONALDEHYDE; PROLINE; PROTEIN ITPG2; PROTEIN LEA; PROTEIN P5CS; PROTEIN TDI 65; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; BIOTIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TOMATO; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER CONTENT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 77957979340     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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