Retrotransposons and siRNA have a role in the evolution of desiccation tolerance leading to resurrection of the plant Craterostigma plantagineum

* Craterostigma plantagineum can lose up to 96% of its water content but fully recover within hours after rehydration. The callus tissue of the plant becomes desiccation tolerant upon pre-incubation with abscisic acid (ABA). In callus and vegetative organs, ABA addition and water depletion induce a...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1990. - 179(2008), 3 vom: 01., Seite 877-887
1. Verfasser: Hilbricht, Tobias (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Varotto, Serena, Sgaramella, Vittorio, Bartels, Dorothea, Salamini, Francesco, Furini, Antonella
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article CDT-1 protein, Craterostigma plantagineum Plant Proteins RNA, Small Interfering Retroelements Abscisic Acid 72S9A8J5GW