Mutation of GT-1 binding sites in the Pr-1a promoter influences the level of inducible gene expression in vivo

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 387-396

  Buchel, Annemarie S ^a   Brederode, Frans Th ^a   Bol, John F ^a   Linthorst, Huub J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gene expression; GT 1; PR proteins; PR 1a; Salicylic acid induced; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC GENE; DIMETHYL SULFATE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; GENE INDUCTION; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SALICYLIC ACID; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA, PLANT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SALICYLIC ACID; TOBACCO; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 0033150507     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006144505121     Document Type: Article

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