Sense transformation reveals a novel role for class I β-1,3-glucanase in tobacco seed germination

Plant Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-221

  Leubner Metzger, Gerhard ^a   Meins Jr , Frederick ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

1,3 glucanase; Abscisic acid; After ripening; Endosperm limited seed germination; Gene function; Sense transformation

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; ABSCISIC ACID; CHIMERIC GENE; ENDOSPERM; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GERMINATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE;

ABSCISIC ACID; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; ENZYME INDUCTION; GLUCAN 1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033893553     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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