Novel demonstration of RNAi in citrus reveals importance of citrus callose synthase in defence against Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 394-407

  Enrique, Ramón ^a   Siciliano, Florencia ^a   Favaro, María Alejandra ^a   Gerhardt, Nadia ^a   Roeschlin, Roxana ^a   Rigano, Luciano ^b   Sendin, Lorena ^c   Castagnaro, Atilio ^c   Vojnov, Adrian ^b   Marano, María Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b Fundacion Pablo Cassara   (Argentina)

^c Estacion Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Asiatic citrus canker; Callose synthase; Citrus functional genomics; RNAi induced gene silencing; Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; 1,3-BETA-GLUCAN SYNTHASE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; CITRUS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; RNA INTERFERENCE; XANTHOMONAS;

CITRUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; XANTHOMONAS;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; RHIZOBIUM; RUTACEAE; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CITRI;

EID: 79952308080     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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