Expression of the auxin-inducible GH3 promoter/GUS fusion gene as a useful molecular marker for auxin physiology

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 675-682

  Yi, Li ^a   Wu, Yan H ^a   Hagen, Gretchen ^b   Guilfoyle, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxin GH3 gene; Gene expression; Molecular marker

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0032813537     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029592     Document Type: Article

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