Heterology expression of the sweet pepper CBF3 gene confers elevated tolerance to chilling stress in transgenic tobacco

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1804-1812

  Yang, Sha ^a   Tang, Xian Feng ^a   Ma, Na Na ^a   Wang, Li Yan ^a   Meng, Qing Wei ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CfCBF3 transcription factor; Chilling tolerance; Fatty acid composition; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ELECTROLYTE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LIPID; PLANT RNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PEPPER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CAPSICUM; CHLOROPHYLL; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROLYTES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIPIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA; RNA, PLANT; SEEDLING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ALLIUM CEPA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79961023543     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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