Chimeric repressor of PtSND2 severely affects wood formation in transgenic populus

Tree Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 878-886

  Wang, H H ^a   Tang, R J ^e   Liu, H ^b   Chen, H Y ^b   Liu, J Y ^b   Jiang, X N ^c,d   Zhang, H X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d State Forestry Administration   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimeric repressor; Poplar; PtSND2; Secondary growth; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; LIGNIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WOOD;

CELLULOSE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LIGNIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHIMERIC REPRESSOR; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT STEM; POPULUS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PTSND2; SECONDARY GROWTH; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WOOD; XYLEM;

CHIMERIC REPRESSOR; POPLAR; PTSND2; SECONDARY GROWTH; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGNIN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 84887855501     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt058     Document Type: Article

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