Genetic modification of alternative respiration in <it>Nicotiana benthamiana </it>affects basal and salicylic acid-induced resistance to potato virus X

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Salicylic acid (SA) regulates multiple anti-viral mechanisms, including mechanism(s) that may be negatively regulated by the mitochondrial enzyme, alternative oxidase (AOX), the sole component of the alternative respiratory pathway....

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Main Authors: Verchot-Lubicz Jeanmarie, Fu Shih-Feng, Lee Wing-Sham, Carr John P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/41