Overexpression of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene OsTPS1 enhances abiotic stress tolerance in rice

Planta

Volumn 234, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1007-1018

  Li, Hao Wen ^a   Zang, Bai Sheng ^b   Deng, Xing Wang ^b   Wang, Xi Ping ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Rice; Trehalose; Trehalose 6 phosphate synthase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROLINE; TREHALOSE; TREHALOSE 6 PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE; TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COLD; DROUGHT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; HALOPHYTE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; RICE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COLD TEMPERATURE; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROLINE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TREHALOSE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 80255123256     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1458-0     Document Type: Article

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