Molecular characterization of two ethylene response factor genes in sweetpotato that respond to stress and activate the expression of defense genes in tobacco leaves

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1112-1120

  Kim, Yun Hee ^a   Jeong, Jae Cheol ^a   Park, Seyeon ^a,b   Lee, Haeng Soon ^a,b   Kwak, Sang Soo ^a,b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Environmental stress; Ethylene response factor; Sweetpotato; Tobacco; Transient expression assay

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEET POTATO; TOBACCO;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IPOMOEA BATATAS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOBACCO;

IPOMOEA BATATAS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84862976888     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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