Integration and expression or the high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit 1Ax1 gene into wheat

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1155-1159

  Altpeter, Fredy ^a   Vasil, Vimla ^a   Srivastava, Vibha ^a   Vasil, Indra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

1Ax1; Bread making quality; High molecular weight glutenin; Transformation; Triticum aestivum L; Wheat

Indexed keywords

GLUTENIN;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC SELECTION; IMMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE; WHEAT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREAD; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; GLUTEN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029736859     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0996-1155     Document Type: Article

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