Expression of Acidothermus cellulolyticus endoglucanase E1 in transgenic tobacco: Biochemical characteristics and physiological effects

Transgenic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-54

  Dai, Ziyu ^a   Hooker, Brian S ^a   Anderson, Daniel B ^a   Thomas, Steven R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidothermus cellulolyticus; Alfalfa mosaic virus 5' untranslated leader; Cellulase; Chloroplast transit peptide RbcS 2A; Endoglucanase (E1); Heterologous expression; Leaf specific promoter RbcS 3C; Nicotiana tabacum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; ENDOGLUCANASE E1 GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RIBULOSE 1,5 BIPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE OXYGENASE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLULASE; CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; TOBACCO;

ACIDOTHERMUS CELLULOLYTICUS; AGROBACTERIUM; ALFALFA MOSAIC VIRUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0034127210     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008922404834     Document Type: Article

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