A novel F-box protein CaF-box is involved in responses to plant hormones and abiotic stress in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 2413-2430

  Chen, Rugang ^a   Guo, Weili ^a,b   Yin, Yanxu ^a   Gong, Zhen Hui ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress response; Capsicum annuum; Expression analysis; F box protein; Gene silencing; Plant hormones

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; F BOX PROTEIN; PHYTOHORMONE; SALICYLIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COLD; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PEPPER; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ABSCISIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAPSICUM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLD TEMPERATURE; F-BOX PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; SALICYLIC ACID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893686002     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15022413     Document Type: Article

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