Transgene expression in rice engineered through particle bombardment: Molecular factors controlling stable expression and transgene silencing

Planta

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 88-97

  Kohli, Ajay ^a   Gahakwa, Daphrose ^a   Vain, Philippe ^a   Laurie, David A ^a   Christou, Paul ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aberrant RNA; Azacytidine; DNA methylation; Oryza (transgenic); Particle bombardment; Transgene silencing

Indexed keywords

BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYGROMYCIN PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PLASMID VECTOR; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0032954242     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050538     Document Type: Article

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