Arabidopsis AtERF014 acts as a dual regulator that differentially modulates immunity against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and Botrytis cinerea

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Huijuan ^a   Hong, Yongbo ^a   Huang, Lei ^a   Li, Dayong ^a   Song, Fengming ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DEFENSIN; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; PDF1.2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PECTIN; PR-1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; BOTRYTIS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BOTRYTIS; CYCLOPENTANES; DEFENSINS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; OXYLIPINS; PECTINS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SALICYLIC ACID;

EID: 84979261637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep30251     Document Type: Article

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