Activity of the yeast mevalonate kinase promoter in transgenic tobacco

Plant Science

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-35

  Champenoy, Sandrine ^a   Vauzelle, Carole ^a   Tourte, Monique ^a  

^a IBMIG Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et dIngenierie Genetique   (France)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Promoter analysis; Transgenic tobacco; Yeast ERG12 mevalonate kinase gene

Indexed keywords

MEVALONATE KINASE; TOBACCO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRENYLATION; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033543713     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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