Inference of longevity-related genes from a robust coexpression network of seed maturation identifies regulators linking seed storability to biotic defense-related pathways

Plant Cell

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2692-2708

  Righetti, Karima ^a   Vu, Joseph Ly ^a   Pelletier, Sandra ^a   Vu, Benoit Ly ^a   Glaab, Enrico ^b   Lalanne, David ^a   Pasha, Asher ^c   Patel, Rohan V ^c   Provart, Nicholas J ^c   Verdier, Jerome ^d   Leprince, Olivier ^a   Buitink, Julia ^a  

^a Universite d'Angers   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARABIDOPSIS; BARREL MEDIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TIME FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GERMINATION; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84946725714     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.00632     Document Type: Article

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