The Arabidopsis transcriptional repressor ERF9 participates in resistance against necrotrophic fungi

Plant Science

Volumn 213, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-87

  Maruyama, Yosuke ^a   Yamoto, Natsuko ^a   Suzuki, Yuya ^a   Chiba, Yukako ^a   Yamazaki, Ken ichi ^a   Sato, Takeo ^a   Yamaguchi, Junji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AtERF9; Biotic stress; DREB1 CBF family; EAR motif; Pathogen resistance

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DEAR1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; DEFENSIN; ERF9 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; PDF1.2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PHYTOHORMONE; SALICYLIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ATERF9; BIOTIC STRESS; BOTRYTIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DREB1/CBF FAMILY; EAR MOTIF; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGEN RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ATERF9; BIOTIC STRESS; DREB1/CBF FAMILY; EAR MOTIF; PATHOGEN RESISTANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BOTRYTIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYCLOPENTANES; DEFENSINS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXYLIPINS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SALICYLIC ACID; SEQUENCE DELETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84884570806     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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