Overexpression of an alternative oxidase gene, OsAOX1a, improves cold tolerance in Oryza sativa L

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 5424-5432

  Li, C R ^a,b   Liang, D D ^a,b   Xu, R F ^a,b   Li, H ^b   Zhang, Y P ^b   Qin, R Y ^b   Li, L ^a,b   Wei, P C ^b   Yang, J B ^b  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative oxidase; Cold; OsAOX1a; Oxidative damage; Rice

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AOX1A GENE; ARTICLE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT GENE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; RICE; SEEDLING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

COLD TEMPERATURE; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; ORYZA SATIVA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84887804846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2013.November.11.4     Document Type: Article

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