In Silico analysis of the genes encoding proteins that are involved in the biosynthesis of the RMS/MAX/D pathway revealed new roles of strigolactones in plants

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 6757-6782

  Marzec, Marek ^a   Muszynska, Aleksandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abiotic and biotic stresses; Biosynthesis; Expression; Hormone crosstalk; In silico analysis; Promoter; Strigolactones

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; AUXIN; BRASSINOLIDE; BRASSINOSTEROID; CYTOKININ; ETHYLENE; GIBBERELLIN; JASMONIC ACID; MICRORNA; PHYTOHORMONE; SALICYLIC ACID; STRIGOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT PROTEIN; PLANT RNA;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTIC STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RICE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ORYZA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; PROMOTER REGION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ORYZA SATIVA;

ARABIDOPSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; ORYZA; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84925871047     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16046757     Document Type: Article

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