Epigenetic interactions between Arabidopsis transgenes: Characterization in light of transgene integration sites

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 217-231

  Qin, Huaxia ^a   Dong, Yunzhou ^a   Von Arnim, Albrecht G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co suppression; COP 1; Position effects; Trans silencing

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EPIGENETIC INTERACTIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GLUCURONIDASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0038718456     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023941123149     Document Type: Article

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