Melatonin as a signal molecule triggering defense responses against pathogen attack in Arabidopsis and tobacco

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 262-268

  Lee, Hyoung Yool ^a   Byeon, Yeong ^a   Back, Kyoungwhan ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

defense system; ethylene signaling; innate immunity; melatonin; pathogen; salicylic acid signaling

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; SALICYLIC ACID; SEROTONIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GENE; PLANT IMMUNITY; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; MELATONIN; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO;

EID: 84925297764     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12165     Document Type: Article

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