The Arabidopsis Mediator complex subunits MED14/SWP and MED16/SFR6/IEN1 differentially regulate defense gene expression in plant immune responses

Plant Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 484-497

  Zhang, Xudong ^a   Yao, Jin ^b   Zhang, Yanping ^a   Sun, Yijun ^b   Mou, Zhonglin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; gene transcription; MED14; NPR1; plant immunity; salicylic acid; systemic acquired resistance

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GENE TRANSCRIPTIONS; MED14; NPR1; PLANT IMMUNITIES; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE;

GENES; MACHINERY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALICYLIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION;

IMMUNE SYSTEM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; AVRRPT2 PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEDIATOR COMPLEX; NPR1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; SALICYLIC ACID; SFR6 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; STRUWWELPETER PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MED14; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; NPR1; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT IMMUNITY; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GENE TRANSCRIPTION; MED14; NPR1; PLANT IMMUNITY; SALICYLIC ACID; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEDIATOR COMPLEX; MUTATION; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SALICYLIC ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84880794750     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12216     Document Type: Article

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