Discovery of core biotic stress responsive genes in Arabidopsis by weighted gene co-expression network analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Amrine, Katherine C H ^a   Blanco Ulate, Barbara ^a   Cantu, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; BIOTIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ONTOLOGY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL PLANT DISEASE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GENE; PLANT RESPONSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ARABIDOPSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84923917545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118731     Document Type: Article

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