Inducible isopentenyl transferase as a high-efficiency marker for plant transformation

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 916-919

  Kunkel, Tim ^a   Niu, Qi Wen ^a   Chan, Yang Sun ^b   Chua, Nam Hai ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Inducible ipt expression; Plant transformation marker; Selective regeneration

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL REGENERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANGIOSPERMS; CYTOKININS; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; LETTUCE; LUCIFERASES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PLASMIDS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SELECTION (GENETICS); TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032866547     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/12914     Document Type: Article

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