Senescence-inducible LEC2 enhances triacylglycerol accumulation in leaves without negatively affecting plant growth

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1346-1359

  Kim, Hyun Uk ^a   Lee, Kyeong Ryeol ^a   Jung, Su Jin ^a   Shin, Hyun A ^a   Go, Young Sam ^b   Suh, Mi Chung ^b   Kim, Jong Bum ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Leaf senescence; LEC2; Seed maturation; Transcription factor; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; LEC2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; LIPID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGING; ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED;

AGING; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIPIDS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84955202279     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12354     Document Type: Article

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