Abiotic stress tolerance mediated by protein ubiquitination

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 599-616

  Lyzenga, Wendy J ^a   Stone, Sophia L ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

26S proteasome; Abiotic stress; abscisic acid; E3 ligases; ubiquitination

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ATP DEPENDENT 26S PROTEASE; PROTEASOME; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UBIQUITINATION;

ABSCISIC ACID; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 84855872539     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err310     Document Type: Review

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