Senescence Networking: WRKY18 is an Upstream Regulator, a Downstream Target Gene, and a Protein Interaction Partner of WRKY53

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-118

  Potschin, Maren ^a   Schlienger, Silke ^a   Bieker, Stefan ^a   Zentgraf, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DPI ELISA; Feedback regulation; FRET FLIM; Senescence; WRKY transcription factors; Yeast split ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84897576485     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-013-9380-2     Document Type: Article

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