Developmental and stress regulation of gene expression for a 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase, CstNCED, isolated from Crocus sativus stigmas

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 681-694

  Ahrazem, Oussama ^a   Rubio Moraga, Angela ^a   Trapero, Almudena ^a   Gómez Gómez, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

9 cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase; Abscisic acid; corm; Crocus sativus; gene expression; stigma; stress

Indexed keywords

9 CIS EPOXY CAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE; 9-CIS-EPOXY-CAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE; ABSCISIC ACID; CAROTENOID; DIOXYGENASE; PHYTOHORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CROCUS; DORMANCY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME;

ABSCISIC ACID; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CROCUS; DIOXYGENASES; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DORMANCY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER; XANTHOPHYLLS;

CROCUS SATIVUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; LILIOPSIDA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84855874413     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err293     Document Type: Article

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