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Functional analysis of the Theobroma cacao NPR1 gene in Arabidopsis.
BMC plant biology - 15 Nov 2010
Shi Zi, Maximova Siela N, Liu Yi, Verica Joseph, Guiltinan Mark J
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BACKGROUND: The Arabidopsis thaliana NPR1 gene encodes a transcription coactivator (NPR1) that plays a major role in the mechanisms regulating plant defense response. After pathogen infection and in response to salicylic acid (SA) accumulation, NPR1 translocates from the cytoplasm into the nucleus where it interacts with other transcription factors resulting in increased expression of over 2000 plant defense...
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