Overexpression of AtFRO6 in transgenic tobacco enhances ferric chelate reductase activity in leaves and increases tolerance to iron-deficiency chlorosis

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3605-3613

  Li, Li Ya ^a,b   Cai, Qiu Yi ^a   Yu, Dian Si ^a   Guo, Chang Hong ^a  

^a HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Ferric chelate reductase; Ferrous iron; FRO6; Iron; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME; FERRIC CHELATE REDUCTASE; FERROUS ION; IRON CHELATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ATFRO6 GENE; CHLOROSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IRON DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHLOROPHYLL; FMN REDUCTASE; GENETIC VECTORS; IRON; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 80052508280     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0472-9     Document Type: Article

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