Linear transgene constructs lacking vector backbone sequences generate low-copy-number transgenic plants with simple integration patterns

Transgenic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-19

  Fu, Xiangdong ^a,e   Duc, Le Tan ^b   Fontana, Stefania ^a   Bong, Bui Ba ^c   Tinjuangjun, Porntip ^a   Sudhakar, Durailagaraja ^d   Twyman, Richard M ^a   Christou, Paul ^a   Kohli, Ajay ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Biotechnology Research Center   (Viet Nam)

^c Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute   (Viet Nam)

^d TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cotransformation; Integration; Minimal cassette; Particle bombardment; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

BAR GENE; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; PLASMID; RICE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VECTOR BACKBONE SEQUENCE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPEN READING FRAMES; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0034112666     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008993730505     Document Type: Article

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