The potato ERF transcription factor StERF3 negatively regulates resistance to phytophthora infestans and salt tolerance in potato

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 992-1005

  Tian, Zhendong ^a   He, Qin ^a   Wang, Haixia ^a   Liu, Ying ^a,b   Zhang, Ying ^a,c   Shao, Fang ^a,d   Xie, Conghua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Science and Technology School of Shiyan City   (China)

^c Shanghai ChemPartner Co Ltd   (China)

^d Bureau of Livestock of Laiwu City   (China)

Author keywords

EAR motif; Late blight resistance; Negative regulation; Potato; Salt tolerance; StERF3

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

ABSCISIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BINDING; SALICYLIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENE; POTATO; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALT TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALICYLIC ACID; SALT-TOLERANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84929732342     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv025     Document Type: Article

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