PpERF3b, a transcriptional repressor from peach, contributes to disease susceptibility and side branching in EAR-dependent and -independent fashions

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1111-1124

  Sherif, S ^a,b   El Sharkawy, I ^a,b   Paliyath, G ^a   Jayasankar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Al Abaadyia   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacterial spot; EAR motif; ERF repressors; GCC box; Plant hormones

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PRUNUS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PRUNUS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM; PRUNUS PERSICA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TABACI; XANTHOMONAS ARBORICOLA PV. PRUNI;

EID: 84878955774     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1405-6     Document Type: Article

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