Tobacco transcription factors NtMYC2a and NtMYC2b form nuclear complexes with the NtJAZ1 repressor and regulate multiple jasmonate-inducible steps in nicotine biosynthesis

Molecular Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-84

  Zhang, Hong Bo ^a,b   Bokowiec, Marta T ^a   Rushton, Paul J ^a,c   Han, Sheng Cheng ^a,d   Timko, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

COI1; jasmonate; MYC2; nicotine; tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84863023925     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssr056     Document Type: Article

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