Identification and expression analysis of WRKY family genes under biotic and abiotic stresses in Brassica rapa

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-95

  Kayum, Md Abdul ^a   Jung, Hee Jeong ^a   Park, Jong In ^a   Ahmed, Nasar Uddin ^a   Saha, Gopal ^a   Yang, Tae Jin ^b   Nou, Ill Sup ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Biotic stress; Brassica; WRKY genes

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WRKY PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOTIC STRESS; BRASSICA RAPA; CHINESE CABBAGE; COLD STRESS; CROP; DROUGHT STRESS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM SUBSP. CAROTOVORUM; PLANT GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT STRESS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM SUBSP. CAROTOVORUM;

BRASSICA RAPA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLANT PROTEINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84922177622     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: 16174623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-014-0898-1     Document Type: Article

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