A G-box motif (GCCACGTGCC) tetramer confers high-level constitutive expression in dicot and monocot plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 443-448

  Ishige, Fumiharu ^a   Takaichi, Miyuki ^a   Foster, Randy ^b   Chua, Nam Hai ^b   Oeda, Kenji ^a  

^a SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARROT; GENE EXPRESSION; RICE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0032967486     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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