S1 domain-containing STF modulates plastid transcription and chloroplast biogenesis in Nicotiana benthamiana

New Phytologist

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 349-363

  Jeon, Young ^a   Jung, Hyun Ju ^b   Kang, Hunseung ^b   Park, Youn Il ^c   Lee, Soon Hee ^a   Pai, Hyun Sook ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cosuppression; Plastid transcription; Plastid encoded multimeric RNA polymerase; RNA binding activity; Virus induced gene silencing

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASTID; PROTEIN; SEEDLING; TOBACCO; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROPLAST; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THYLAKOID; TOBACCO; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHLOROPLASTS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; THYLAKOIDS; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA;

EID: 84155172060     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03941.x     Document Type: Article

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