Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and assessment of factors influencing transgene expression in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)

Cell Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-243

  Tang, Wei ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Gene expression; Gene transfer; Pinus taeda L.

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; KANAMYCIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; LOBLOLLY PINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGENERATION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; KANAMYCIN KINASE; PINUS; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGENERATION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0035462206     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290092     Document Type: Article

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