The effect of altered codon usage on luciferase activity in tobacco, maize and wheat

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 396-399

  Lonsdale, D M ^a   Moisan, L J ^a   Harvey, A J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Luciferase; Maize; Tobacco; Transient expression; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CODON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; INTRON; LUCIFERASE; MAIZE; TOBACCO; WHEAT;

EID: 0031919981     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050413     Document Type: Article

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