A maize endosperm-specific promoter can be used as a general purpose promoter for high level gene expression in plants

Maydica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-95

  Donini, G ^a   Albano, M ^a   Forlani, F ^a,b   Maddaloni, M ^a   Stasse, L ^a   Motto, M ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Cerealicoltura   (Italy)

^b Dipto Sci Molecolari A   (Italy)

Author keywords

b 32 promoter; Gene expression; Transient expression

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EUKARYOTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029830753     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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