Cloning and characterization of FcWRKY40, A WRKY transcription factor from Fortunella crassifolia linked to oxidative stress tolerance

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 197-210

  Gong, Xiao Qing ^a   Hu, Jian Bing ^a   Liu, Ji Hong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Catalase; Oxidative stress; Peroxidase; W box; WRKY

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CLONE CELLS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SALICYLIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ABIOTIC STRESS; CATALASE; COILED-COIL DOMAINS; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION; PEROXIDASE; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO PLANTS; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION; WRKY;

TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 84910131630     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: 15735044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-014-0526-0     Document Type: Article

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