The gene promoter for a bean abscission cellulase is ethylene-induced in transgenic tomato and shows high sequence conservation with a soybean abscission cellulase

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 595-606

  Koehler, Susan M ^a   Matters, Gail L ^b   Nath, Pravendra ^c   Kemmerer, Elizabeth C ^a   Tucker, Mark L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

abscission; cellulase; ethylene; Phaseolus vulgaris; promoter; transgenic

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0030174965     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00042232     Document Type: Article

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