Analysis of promoter activity of cotton lipid transfer protein gene LTP6 in transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Science

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-70

  Hsu, Chuan Yu ^a   Creech, Roy G ^b   Jenkins, Johnie N ^b,c   Ma, Din Pow ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CROP SCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Fluorometric GUS assay; Histochemical GUS assay; Polymerase chain reaction; Trichomes

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARTICLE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUOROMETRY; HAIR CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; TATA BOX; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0033532343     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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