The WRKY57 transcription factor affects the expression of Jasmonate ZIM-domain genes transcriptionally to compromise Botrytis cinerea resistance

Plant Physiology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2771-2782

  Jiang, Yanjuan ^a   Yu, Diqiu ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WRKY57 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BOTRYTIS; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BOTRYTIS; CYCLOPENTANES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; OXYLIPINS; PLANT DISEASES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 84982965733     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00747     Document Type: Article

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