Expression of the isopentenyl transferase gene is regulated by auxin in transgenic tobacco tissues

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-65

  Zhang, X D ^a,b   Letham, D S ^c   Zhang, R ^a,b   Higgins, T J V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auxin; Cytokinin; Isopentenyltransferase gene; Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L)

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; HEMITERPENE; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TIME; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKININS; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMITERPENES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0030064253     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01979922     Document Type: Article

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