Antisense expression of a sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase sequence in potato results in decreased expression of sucrose synthase in tubers and loss of sucrose-inducibility of sucrose synthase transcripts in leaves

Plant Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-202

  Purcell, Patrick C ^a   Smith, Alison M ^b   Halford, Nigel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE GENE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHIMERIC GENE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SUCROSE NONFERMENTING 1 RELATED PROTEIN KINASE; SUCROSE SYNTHASE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031861675     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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