Molecular analysis of the acetolactate synthase gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and development of a genetically engineered gene as a dominant selectable marker for genetic transformation

Plant Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 109-117

  Kovar, Joy L ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a,b   Funke, Roel P ^a,c   Weeks, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b LI COR BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

^c EXELIXIS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetolactate synthase; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Dominant selectable marker; Genetic transformation; Mutant.; Sulfometuron methyl

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMARKERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONING; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; HERBICIDES; MUTAGENESIS; TOXICITY;

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA;

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HERBICIDE; SULFOMETURON METHYL; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC MARKERS; HERBICIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0036007593     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2002.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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