Study of nsLTPs in Lotus japonicus genome reveal a specific epidermal cell member (LjLTP10) regulated by drought stress in aerial organs with a putative role in cutin formation

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 485-501

  Tapia, G ^a   Morales Quintana, L ^b   Parra, C ^b   Berbel, A ^c   Alcorta, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Drought tolerance; Lipid transfer protein; Lotus japonicus; Palmitoyl CoA

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CUTINE; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE LIPID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LOTUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENOME;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; LOTUS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PLANT PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS;

EID: 84879132511     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-013-0080-x     Document Type: Article

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