Functional characterization of three ethylene response factor genes from Bupleurum kaoi indicates that BkERFs mediate resistance to Botrytis cinerea

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-381

  Liu, Wen Yu ^a   Chiou, Shu Jiau ^a,b   Ko, Chia Yun ^a   Lin, Tsai Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Bupleurum; Ethylene response factor; Methyl jasmonate; Pathogen defense

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DEFENSIN; ETHEPHON; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; OXYLIPIN; PDF1.2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT DNA; SALICYLIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS; BUPLEURUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BOTRYTIS; BUPLEURUM; CYCLOPENTANES; DEFENSINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXYLIPINS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SALICYLIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BUPLEURUM; BUPLEURUM KAOI;

EID: 78651437404     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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