Pea p68, a DEAD-box helicase, provides salinity stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco by reducing oxidative stress and improving photosynthesis machinery.

<h4>Background</h4>The DEAD-box helicases are required mostly in all aspects of RNA and DNA metabolism and they play a significant role in various abiotic stresses, including salinity. The p68 is an important member of the DEAD-box proteins family and, in animal system, it is involved in...

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Main Authors: Narendra Tuteja, Mst Sufara Akhter Banu, Kazi Md Kamrul Huda, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Parul Jain, Xuan Hoi Pham, Renu Tuteja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24879307/?tool=EBI