Ectopic expression of a stress-inducible glycosyltransferase from saffron enhances salt and oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis while alters anchor root formation

Plant Science

Volumn 234, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-73

  Ahrazem, Oussama ^a,b   Rubio Moraga, Angela ^a   Trapero Mozos, Almudena ^a   Climent, María Fernanda López ^c   Gómez Cadenas, Aurelio ^c   Gómez Gómez, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Recursos Humanos Para la Ciencia y la Tecnología INCRECYT FEDER Fundación Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Albacete   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Anchor root development; Auxin; Glucosyltransferases; Saffron; Stigmas

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CROCUS; ECTOPIC EXPRESSION; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SALT TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; CROCUS; ECTOPIC GENE EXPRESSION; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SALT-TOLERANCE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84923580423     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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