Leaf senescence and abiotic stresses share reactive oxygen species-mediated chloroplast degradation

Protoplasma

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 469-481

  Khanna Chopra, Renu ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Abiotic stresses; Detoxification; Proteolysis; Senescence

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARABIDOPSIS; CHLOROPLAST; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; RICE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ORYZA SATIVA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAVES; PROTEOLYSIS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84862677830     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0308-z     Document Type: Review

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