Promoter analysis reveals cis-regulatory motifs associated with the expression of the WRKY transcription factor CrWRKY1 in Catharanthus roseus

Planta

Volumn 238, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1039-1049

  Yang, Zhirong ^a   Patra, Barunava ^b   Li, Runzhi ^a   Pattanaik, Sitakanta ^b   Yuan, Ling ^b  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; Hairy roots; Terpenoid indole alkaloids; WRKY transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT DNA; PLANT PROTEIN; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CATHARANTHUS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETATES; CATHARANTHUS; CYCLOPENTANES; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; OXYLIPINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

EID: 84891163602     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-013-1949-2     Document Type: Article

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