Molecular regulation of terpenoid indole alkaloids pathway in the medicinal plant, Catharanthus roseus

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2760-2772

  Zhou, Mei Liang ^a,b   Hou, Hong Li ^c   Zhu, Xue Mei ^a   Shao, Ji Rong ^a   Wu, Yan Min ^b   Tang, Yi Xiong ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c Shenzhen Imported Center for Quality Crop Seed   (China)

Author keywords

Compartmentalization; Indole alkaloid; Jasmonate; Nitric oxide; Phytohormone; Prenylated proteins

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; ETHYLENE; G BOX BINDING FACTOR; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MYC PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE; RAF PROTEIN; STRICTOSIDINE; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL TRANSPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GENE; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PRENYLATION; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 79251554693     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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