Tomato SlDREB gene restricts leaf expansion and internode elongation by downregulating key genes for gibberellin biosynthesis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6407-6420

  Li, Jinhua ^a   Sima, Wei ^a   Ouyang, Bo ^a   Wang, Taotao ^a   Ziaf, Khurram ^a   Luo, Zhidan ^a   Liu, Lifeng ^a   Li, Hanxia ^a   Chen, Mingluan ^b   Huang, Yunqing ^b   Feng, Yuqi ^b   Hao, Yanhong ^b   Ye, Zhibiao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DREB; dwarfism; ent copalyl diphosphate synthase; gibberellin; gibberellin 20 oxidase; tomato

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; PHYTOHORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; TOMATO;

ABSCISIC ACID; DOWN-REGULATION; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84870007971     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers295     Document Type: Article

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