Wound-regulation and tissue specificity of the tomato prosystemin promoter in transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Science

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-159

  Jacinto, Tânia ^a   McGurl, Barry ^a   Ryan, Clarence A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

glucuronidase; Methyl jasmonate; Tomato prosystemin promoter; Vascular bundle; Wounding

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROSYSTEMIN; TOBACCO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TOMATO; TRANSGENE; WOUND;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033601818     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00206-4     Document Type: Article

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