Analysis of trans-silencing interactions using transcriptional silencers of varying strength and targets with and without flanking nuclear matrix attachment regions

Transgenic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-318

  Ascenzi, Robert ^a,b   Ülker, Bekir ^a,c   Todd, Joselyn J ^a,d   Sowinski, Dolores A ^a   Schimeneck, Carolyn R ^a,e   Allen, George C ^a   Weissinger, Arthur K ^a   Thompson, William F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Cary Academy   (United States)

^e CATO RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Matrix attachment region; Tobacco; Trans silencing; Transcriptional gene silencing; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

GENE SILENCING; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILENCER ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037719645     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023310118231     Document Type: Article

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