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Regulation of gene expression by endogenous ABA in tomato plants

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In response to water deficit, endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) accumulates in plants. This ABA serves as a signal for a multitude of processes, including regulation of gene expression. ABA accumulated in response to water deficit signals cellular as well as whole plant responses playing a role in the pattern of gene expression throughout the plant. Although the function of genes regulated by ABA during stress are currently poorly understood, a number of these genes may permit the plant to adapt to environmental stress.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

abscisic acid

GUS:

β-glucuronidase

RWC:

relative water content

wt:

wild type

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  1. Amybeth Cohen

    Present address: Department of Biological Science, California State University, Fullerton, Box 6850, 92834-6850, Fullerton, CA, USA

  2. Áine L. Plant

    Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, BC, Canada

  3. Ryozo Imai

    Present address: Winter Stress Laboratory, Hokkaido National Experiment Station, Hitsujigaoka, 062, Sapporo, Japan

  4. Allen Griffiths

    Present address: Allen Griffiths, Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Sutton Bonington Campus, LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, United K85

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    Elizabeth A. Bray, Amybeth Cohen, Áine L. Plant, Meena S. Moses, Ryozo Imai & Allen Griffiths

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Bray, E.A., Cohen, A., Plant, Á.L. et al. Regulation of gene expression by endogenous ABA in tomato plants. Acta Physiol Plant 19, 405–418 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-997-0037-2

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