Downregulation of the lycopene ε{lunate}-cyclase gene increases carotenoid synthesis via the β-branch-specific pathway and enhances salt-stress tolerance in sweetpotato transgenic calli

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 432-442

  Kim, Sun Ha ^a   Kim, Yun Hee ^a   Ahn, Young Ock ^a   Ahn, Mi Jeong ^b   Jeong, Jae Cheol ^a   Lee, Haeng Soon ^a   Kwak, Sang Soo ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE-ISOMERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; RNA INTERFERENCE; SALT TOLERANCE; SWEET POTATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; IPOMOEA BATATAS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; SALT-TOLERANCE;

AGROBACTERIUM; IPOMOEA BATATAS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84874999234     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2012.01688.x     Document Type: Article

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