The ARF2-ANT-COR15A gene cascade regulates ABA-signalingmediated resistance of large seeds to drought in Arabidopsis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 128, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 3922-3932

  Meng, Lai Sheng ^a   Wang, Zhi Bo ^b   Yao, Shun Qiao ^a   Liu, Aizhong ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b TIANSHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ABA signal; AINTEGUMENTA; ANT; ARF2; Auxin response factor 2; COLD REGULATED15A; COR15A; Drought tolerance; Seed mass

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; AUXIN; AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR PROTEIN 2; COLD REGULATED PROTEIN 15A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; AINTEGUMENTA PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ARF2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; COR15 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ANT GENE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARF2 GENE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR15A GENE; COTYLEDON; DROUGHT STRESS; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; LEAF DEVELOPMENT; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT WATER CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; ROOT GROWTH; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SEED SIZE; SEED WEIGHT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL WATER CONTENT; WILD TYPE; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEEDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84946095993     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.171207     Document Type: Article

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