Heat shock protein 90 in plants: Molecular mechanisms and roles in stress responses

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 15706-15723

  Xu, Zhao Shi ^a   Li, Zhi Yong ^a   Chen, Yang ^a   Chen, Ming ^a   Li, Lian Cheng ^a   Ma, You Zhi ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress tolerance; Disease resistance; Interaction mechanism; Phylogenetic relationship; Plant Hsp90

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHAPERONE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BINDING SITE; BIOTIC STRESS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DIMERIZATION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GRAPE; MAIZE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PEST RESISTANCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RICE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOYBEAN; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871700505     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms131215706     Document Type: Review

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