A class V chitinase from Arabidopsis thaliana: Gene responses, enzymatic properties, and crystallographic analysis

Planta

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-137

  Ohnuma, Takayuki ^a   Numata, Tomoyuki ^b   Osawa, Takuo ^b   Mizuhara, Mamiko ^a   Lampela, Outi ^d   Juffer, A H ^d   Skriver, Karen ^c   Fukamizo, Tamo ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Class V chitinase; Crystal structure; Oligosaccharide hydrolysis; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CHITINASE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; FLAGELLIN; JASMONIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OSMOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ABSCISIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CHITINASE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLOPENTANES; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOSIS; OXYLIPINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79959507253     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1390-3     Document Type: Article

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