Abscisic acid (ABA) regulation of arabidopsis SR protein gene expression

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 17541-17564

  Cruz, Tiago M D ^a   Carvalho, Raquel F ^a   Richardson, Dale N ^a   Duque, Paula ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ABA responsive cis elements; Abscisic acid (ABA); Alternative splicing (AS); Arabidopsis thaliana; Gene expression; SR proteins

Indexed keywords

ABI4 101; ABI40X; ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ARGININE SERINE RICH PROTEIN; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE SHP 2; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RS40; RS41; SCL28; SCL30A; SCL33; SERINE ARGININE RICH PROTEIN; SERINE ARGININE RICH PROTEIN 34; SERINE ARGININE RICH PROTEIN 34B; SERINE ARGININE RICH PROTEIN 45; SUMO PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TAL1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ABI1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ABI2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GERMINATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; ARABIDOPSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SEEDLING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDLING;

EID: 84907829573     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151017541     Document Type: Article

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