Adenine methylation at GATC sequences regulates activity of tobacco PR-1 and PR-2 promoters in electroporated protoplasts

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 401-406

  Brodzik, Robert ^a   Hennig, Jacek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Methylation; Pathogenesis Related genes; Transient expression

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; ELECTROPORATION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTOPLAST; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032077346     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(98)80082-X     Document Type: Article

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