Plant nucleotide binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes: Active guardians in host defense responses

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 7302-7326

  Marone, Daniela ^a   Russo, Maria A ^a   Laidò, Giovanni ^a   De Leonardis, Anna M ^a   Mastrangelo, Anna M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gene evolution; NBS LRR genes; Plant breeding

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE LEUCINE RICH REPEAT PROTEIN; PROTEASOME; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT PROTEINS; PROTEIN;

CROP MANAGEMENT; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE LEUCINE RICH REPEAT GENE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT RESPONSE; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PSEUDOGENE; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; BINDING SITE; BREEDING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PLANT;

BINDING SITES; BREEDING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, PLANT; PLANTS; PROTEINS;

EID: 84875993590     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14047302     Document Type: Review

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