Hv-CBF2A overexpression in barley accelerates COR gene transcript accumulation and acquisition of freezing tolerance during cold acclimation

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 67-82

  Jeknić, Zoran ^a   Pillman, Katherine A ^a,b,e   Dhillon, Taniya ^c,f   Skinner, Jeffrey S ^a,g   Veisz, Ottó ^d   Cuesta Marcos, Alfonso ^a   Hayes, Patrick M ^a   Jacobs, Andrew K ^b   Chen, Tony H H ^a   Stockinger, Eric J ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^e CENTRE FOR CANCER BIOLOGY   (Australia)

^f SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g Nunhems USA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; CBF transcription factors; Cold acclimation and freezing tolerance; Gene regulation; Triticeae cereals

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; COLD; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORDEUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UPREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HORDEUM; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; POACEAE; TRITICEAE;

EID: 84888323041     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-013-0119-z     Document Type: Article

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