Molecular characterization of peach PR genes and their induction kinetics in response to bacterial infection and signaling molecules

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 697-711

  Sherif, S ^a   Paliyath, G ^a   Jayasankar, Subramanian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plant hormones; PR genes; Stomatal aperture; Thaumatin like proteins; Xanthomonascampestris pv. pruni

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; ETHEPHON; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT RNA; SALICYLIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; PROMOTER REGION; PRUNUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

ACETATES; BINDING SITES; CYCLOPENTANES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXYLIPINS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STOMATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PRUNUS; RNA, PLANT; SALICYLIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 84858284934     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1188-6     Document Type: Article

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