Identification of UV-B light-responsive regions in the promoter of the tryptophan decarboxylase gene from Catharanthus roseus

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 491-503

  Ouwerkerk, Pieter B F ^a   Hallard, Didier ^b   Verpoorte, Rob ^b   Memelink, Johan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; Str Tdc; Terpenoid indole alkaloids; UV light

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DELETION MUTAGENESIS; ENHANCER SEQUENCE; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; PHOTOACTIVATION; PLANT GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERPENOID INDOLE ALKALOID; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 0033231621     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006321100550     Document Type: Article

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