The R-R-type MYB-like transcription factor, AtMYBL, is involved in promoting leaf senescence and modulates an abiotic stress response in arabidopsis

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 138-148

  Zhang, Xia ^a   Ju, Hyun Woo ^a   Chung, Moon Soo ^a   Huang, Ping ^a   Ahn, Sung Ju ^a   Kim, Cheol Soo ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Leaf senescence; MYB like family; Salt stress; Senescence related gene; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONCOGENE MYB; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; GENES, MYB; GLUCURONIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 79251480450     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq180     Document Type: Article

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