Transgene expression driven by heterologous ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small-subunit gene promoters in the vegetative tissues of apple (Malus pumila Mill.)

Planta

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 232-240

  Gittins, John R ^a,c   Pellny, Till K ^a   Hiles, Elizabeth R ^a   Rosa, Cristina ^b   Biricolti, Stefano ^b   James, David J ^a  

^a HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gene promoter; Malus (transgenic); Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase(SSU); Transgene expression (gusA); Transgenic apple; Glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CULTIVAR; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HETEROLOGOUS PRODUCT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROMOTER REGION; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; TRANSGENE;

AGROBACTERIUM; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS; MALUS PUMILA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033978308     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008130     Document Type: Article

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