GmWRKY27 interacts with GmMYB174 to reduce expression of GmNAC29 for stress tolerance in soybean plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 224-236

  Wang, Fang ^a   Chen, Hao Wei ^a   Li, Qing Tian ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Li, Wei ^b   Zhang, Wan Ke ^a   Ma, Biao ^a   Bi, Ying Dong ^b   Lai, Yong Cai ^b   Liu, Xin Lei ^b   Man, Wei Qun ^b   Zhang, Jin Song ^a   Chen, Shou Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b HEILONGJIANG ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

root; soybean; stress tolerance; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; AMINO ACIDS; CROPS; DROUGHT; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCES; ABIOTIC-STRESS RESPONSE; DROUGHT STRESS TOLERANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ROOT; SOYBEAN; STRESS TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC HAIRY ROOTS;

SOYBEAN OIL;

GLYCINE MAX;

PROTEIN BINDING; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PROMOTER REGION; SOYBEAN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENES, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SOYBEANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84936847661     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12879     Document Type: Article

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