Characterization of ppEG1, a member of a multigene family which encodes endo-β-1,4-glucanase in peach

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 791-802

  Trainotti, Livio ^a   Spolaore, Silvia ^a   Ferrarese, Luca ^a   Casadoro, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscission; Endo 1,4 glucanase; Ethylene; Promoter; Prunus persica; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CELLULASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GENE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLULASE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FRUIT; GENES, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0031193943     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005884429760     Document Type: Article

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