Functional characterization of an abiotic stress-inducible transcription factor AtERF53 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-237

  Hsieh, En Jung ^a   Cheng, Mei Chun ^a   Lin, Tsan Piao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; AP2 ERF transcription factor; AtERF53; Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ERF53 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ISOENZYME; PHYTOHORMONE; PROLINE; RGLG2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEAT; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT STOMA; PROTEIN BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOT TEMPERATURE; ISOENZYMES; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT STOMATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROLINE; PROTEIN BINDING; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84878487324     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-013-0054-z     Document Type: Article

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