A new reporter system for studying plant gene expression based on lichenase high thermostability

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-343

  Piruzian, E S ^a   Goldenkova, I V ^a   Musiichuk, K A ^a   Abdeev, R M ^a   Volkova, L V ^a   Kobets, N S ^a  

^a VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Clostridium thermocellum; Effective secretion; Inducible expression; Lichenase; Reporter gene; Selectable marker; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034341123     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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