Roles of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in ABA signaling

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Liu, Yukun ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ABA; Guard cell; MAPK cascade; MAPK phosphatase; Oxidative signaling

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

GENETICS; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANTS; GERMINATION; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PLANTS; SEEDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84855191673     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1130-y     Document Type: Review

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