The WRKY transcription factor genes in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and Turkey berry (Solanum torvum Sw.)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 7608-7626

  Yang, Xu ^a   Deng, Cao ^b   Zhang, Yu ^a   Cheng, Yufu ^a   Huo, Qiuyue ^a   Xue, Linbao ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DNA Stories Bioinformatics Services Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Solanum melongena L.; Solanum torvum sw.; WRKY transcriptional factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WRKY TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PLANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUBERGINE; BINDING AFFINITY; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOLANUM TORVUM; STRESS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SOLANUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ASTERIDS; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLANUM TORVUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOLANUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84927641436     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16047608     Document Type: Article

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