Influence of over-expression of cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase on amino acid metabolism and defence responses against Botrytis cinerea infection in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1813-1819

  Brauc, Sigrid ^a   De Vooght, Eline ^a   Claeys, Martine ^a   Höfte, Monica ^b   Angenon, Geert ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Aspartate aminotransferase; Botrytis cinerea; N transport amino acids; Proline

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE ISOENZYME 1; PROLINE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACIDS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE, CYTOPLASMIC; BOTRYTIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROLINE; SEQUENCE DELETION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA;

EID: 79961026259     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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