Structure and expression of the quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPT) gene family in Nicotiana

Plant Science

Volumn 188-189, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-110

  Ryan, S M ^a   Cane, K A ^a,c   DeBoer, K D ^a   Sinclair, S J ^a,d   Brimblecombe, R ^a   Hamill, J D ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Gene duplication; Methyl jasmonate; Nicotiana; Quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPT); Wounding

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; NICOTINATE NUCLEOTIDE DIPHOSPHORYLASE (CARBOXYLATING); NICOTINATE-NUCLEOTIDE DIPHOSPHORYLASE (CARBOXYLATING); OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETIC ACIDS; ALKALOIDS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYCLOPENTANES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYLIPINS; PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOBACCO;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA GLAUCA; NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NICOTIANA TOMENTOSIFORMIS;

EID: 84860328312     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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