Expression and Function of a Modified AP2/ERF Transcription Factor from Brassica napus Enhances Cold Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 198-206

  Xiong, Ai Sheng ^a   Jiang, Hai Hua ^b   Zhuang, Jing ^c   Peng, Ri He ^b   Jin, Xiao Fen ^b   Zhu, Bo ^b   Wang, Feng ^a   Zhang, Jian ^c   Yao, Quan Hong ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

^c ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AP2 ERF; Arabidopsis; Brassica napus; Cold stress; Directed evolution; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

AP2/ERF; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; COLD STRESS; DIRECTED EVOLUTION;

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

APETALA 2 FACTOR; ETHYLENE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COLD TOLERANCE; FREEZING TOLERANCE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPESEED; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; CARBOHYDRATES; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLD-SHOCK RESPONSE; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ELECTROLYTES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-2;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 84871666245     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9515-x     Document Type: Article

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