Melatonin induces the transcripts of CBF/DREB1s and their involvement in both abiotic and biotic stresses in Arabidopsis

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 334-342

  Shi, Haitao ^a   Qian, Yongqiang ^b   Tan, Dun Xian ^c   Reiter, Russel J ^c   He, Chaozu ^a  

^a HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

abiotic and biotic stresses; Arabidopsis; CBF DREB1s; melatonin; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

C REPEAT BINDING FACTOR; DROUGHT RESPONSE ELEMENT BINDING 1 FACTOR; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; SUCROSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOTIC STRESS; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGE PV TOMATO; SALT STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MELATONIN; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84942199925     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12262     Document Type: Article

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