The Arabidopsis thaliana At4g13040 gene, a unique member of the AP2/EREBP family, is a positive regulator for salicylic acid accumulation and basal defense against bacterial pathogens

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 860-867

  Giri, Mrunmay Kumar ^a   Swain, Swadhin ^a,b   Gautam, Janesh Kumar ^a   Singh, Subaran ^a   Singh, Nidhi ^a   Bhattacharjee, Lipika ^a   Nandi, Ashis Kumar ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AP2 EREBP; At4g13040; Pseudomonas syringae; SA biosynthesis; Salicylic acid

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ETHYLENE-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; SALICYLIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO;

ACETATES; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYCLOPENTANES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; MUTATION; OXYLIPINS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SALICYLIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84901608720     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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