Isolation and promoter characterization of barley gene Itr1 encoding trypsin inhibitor BTI-CMe: Differential activity in wild-type and mutant lys3a endosperm

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1051-1059

  Royo, Joaquin ^a   Diaz, Isabel ^a   Rodriquez Palenzuela, Pablo ^a   Carbonero, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

endosperm protoplasts; gel retardation assay; gene cloning; promoter characterization; trans regulation; transient expression

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0030220458     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00040723     Document Type: Review

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