Suppression of endogenous α and β tubulin synthesis in transgenic maize calli overexpressing α and β tubulins

Plant Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-304

  Anthony, Richard G ^a   Hussey, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MAIZE; MICROTUBULE; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANT GENOME; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSGENES; TUBULIN; ZEA MAYS;

TRIXIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032213164     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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