Enhanced expression of the Bacillus thuringiensis cry9Aa2 gene in transgenic plants by nucleotide sequence modification confers resistance to potato tuber moth

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 459-472

  Gleave, Andrew P ^a   Mitra, Deepali S ^a   Markwick, Ngaire P ^a   Morris, Bret A M ^a   Beuning, Lesley L ^a  

^a Maori University of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry gene; Gene modification; Potato tuber moth; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT TRANSFORMATION; TARGETED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); STABILITY; TRANSCRIPTION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRY GENES; GENE MODIFICATION; GENES ENCODE; NUCLEOTIDES SEQUENCES; POTATO TUBER MOTH; POTATO TUBERS; SEQUENCE MODIFICATION; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO;

NUCLEOTIDES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA;

EID: 0031735061     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009654400040     Document Type: Article

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