Effects of cold acclimation on sugar metabolism and sugar-related gene expression in tea plant during the winter season

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 591-608

  Yue, Chuan ^a,b   Cao, Hong Li ^a,b   Wang, Lu ^a,b,c   Zhou, Yan Hua ^a,b   Huang, Yu Ting ^a,b   Hao, Xin Yuan ^a,b,c   Wang, Yu Chun ^a,b,c   Wang, Bo ^a,b,c   Yang, Ya Jun ^a,b,c   Wang, Xin Chao ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c National Center for Tea Improvement   (China)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate metabolism; Cold acclimation; Sugar signaling; Sugar transporter; Tea plant

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COLD TEMPERATURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; SEASONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84938505314     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0345-7     Document Type: Article

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