In vitro analysis of the sequences required for transcription of the Arabidopsis thaliana 5S rRNA genes

Plant Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-261

  Cloix, Catherine ^a,c   Yukawa, Yasushi ^b   Tutois, Sylvie ^a   Sugiura, Masahiro ^b   Tourmente, Sylvette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 flanking sequence; 5S rDNA; Arabidopsis thaliana; In vitro transcription; Internal promoter

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; RNA;

OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

3' FLANKING REGION; 5' FLANKING REGION; ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0042348136     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01793.x     Document Type: Article

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