Molecular cloning and characterization of PtrLAR3, a gene encoding leucoanthocyanidin reductase from Populus trichocarpa, and its constitutive expression enhances fungal resistance in transgenic plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2513-2524

  Yuan, Li ^a   Wang, Lijun ^a   Han, Zujing ^b   Jiang, Yuanzhong ^a   Zhao, Lili ^b   Liu, Hong ^a   Yang, Li ^a   Luo, Keming ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BGI SHENZHEN   (China)

Author keywords

Marssonina brunnea; poplar; proanthocyanidin biosynthesis; PtrLAR3

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPEN; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHOCYANINS; ASCOMYCOTA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

FUNGI; MARSSONINA BRUNNEA; POPULUS TOMENTOSA; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 84861045852     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err425     Document Type: Article

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