Transcriptomic changes and signalling pathways induced by arsenic stress in rice roots

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 587-608

  Huang, Tsai Lien ^a   Nguyen, Quynh Thi Thuy ^a   Fu, Shih Feng ^b   Lin, Chung Yi ^a   Chen, Ying Chih ^a   Huang, Hao Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenate; CDPK; MAPK; NADPH oxidase; Signalling; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOCHELATIN; PHYTOHORMONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTOME; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTANT; RICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARSENATES; CALCIUM SIGNALING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENES, PLANT; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYTOCHELATINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84870252329     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9969-z     Document Type: Article

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