TaHsfA6f is a transcriptional activator that regulates a suite of heat stress protection genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) including previously unknown Hsf targets

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1025-1039

  Xue, Gang Ping ^a   Drenth, Janneke ^a   McIntyre, C Lynne ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Golgi anti apoptotic protein; Heat shock factor; Rubisco activase; Transcriptional activator; Wheat

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PLANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRITICUM;

EID: 84940666886     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru462     Document Type: Article

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