Phosphorylation of an ERF transcription factor by Arabidopsis MPK3/MPK6 regulates plant defense gene induction and fungal resistance

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1126-1142

  Meng, Xiangzong ^a   Xu, Juan ^b   He, Yunxia ^a   Yang, Kwang Yeol ^c   Mordorski, Breanne ^a,d   Liu, Yidong ^a   Zhang, Shuqun ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA;

EID: 84876775560     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.109074     Document Type: Article

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