Global gene expression analysis of transgenic, mannitol-producing, and salt-tolerant Arabidopsis thaliana indicates widespread changes in abiotic and biotic stress-related genes

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4787-4803

  Chan, Zhulong ^a   Grumet, Rebecca ^b   Loescher, Wayne ^b  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; cell wall; mannitol; mannose 6 phosphate reductase; osmoprotectant; redox; salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; MANNITOL; MANNOSE 6 PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UPREGULATION;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MANNITOL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES; UP-REGULATION;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 80051960781     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err130     Document Type: Article

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