Transgene expression in the vegetative tissues of apple driven by the vascular-specific rolC and CoYMV promoters

Transgenic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-402

  Gittins, John R ^a,b   Pellny, Till K ^a,c   Biricolti, Stefano ^a,d   Hiles, Elizabeth R ^a   Passey, Andrew J ^a   James, David J ^a  

^a HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple; CoYMV; GusA expression; Promoters; rolC; Vascular specific

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCURONIDASE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSGENES;

AGROBACTERIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; MALUS; MALUS PUMILA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0042361732     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024286405310     Document Type: Article

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