Iron deprivation results in a rapid but not sustained increase of the expression of genes involved in iron metabolism and sulfate uptake in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) seedlings

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-100

  Paolacci, Anna Rita ^a   Celletti, Silvia ^a   Catarcione, Giulio ^a   Hawkesford, Malcolm J ^b   Astolfi, Stefania ^a   Ciaffi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iron; Strategy I; Sulfate accumulation; Sulfate transporters; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON; METABOLISM; ROOT; SEEDLING; SHOOT; SULFATE; SULFUR;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

FERRIC CITRATE IRON REDUCTASE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; IRON; SULFATE; SULFUR; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEEDLING; STRATEGY I; SULFATE ACCUMULATION; SULFATE TRANSPORTERS; TOMATO; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

IRON; STRATEGY I; SULFATE ACCUMULATION; SULFATE TRANSPORTERS; TOMATO;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FMN REDUCTASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEEDLING; SULFATES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFUR;

EID: 84892488316     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12110     Document Type: Article

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