Overexpression of tobacco ethylene response factor NtERF3 gene and its homologues from tobacco and rice induces hypersensitive response-like cell death in tobacco

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-17

  Ogata, Takuya ^a   Kida, Yuma ^a   Arai, Tomoyuki ^a   Kishi, Yasuyuki ^a   Manago, Yuki ^a   Murai, Masato ^a   Matsushita, Yasuhiko ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EAR motif; HR cell death; Hypersensitive response; N gene; NtERF3; TMV

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84655163795     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-011-0355-5     Document Type: Article

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