CrBPF1 overexpression alters transcript levels of terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthetic and regulatory genes

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue OCTOBER, 2015, Pages

  Li, Chun Yao ^a   Leopold, Alex L ^a   Sander, Guy W ^b   Shanks, Jacqueline V ^c   Zhao, Le ^c   Gibson, Susan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; CrBPF1; GBF; ORCA2; ORCA3; Terpenoid indole alkaloid; Transgenic hairy roots; ZCT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944320597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00818     Document Type: Article

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