A 200-bp constructed inducible PR-1a promoter fusion to the Ac transposase gene drives higher transposition of a Ds element than the native PR-1a promoter fusion drives

Plant Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-86

  Charng, Yuh Chyang ^a   Ma, Chia ^a   Tu, Jenn ^a   Kuo, Tsong Teh ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ac transposase; Gene tagging; GUS reporter gene; Induced transposition events; PR 1a promoter

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; PATHOGENESIS RELATED PROTEIN 1 A; SALICYLIC ACID; TOBACCO; TRANSPOSASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENE FUSION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0031555280     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)00202-1     Document Type: Article

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