The HSP70A promoter as a tool for the improved expression of transgenes in Chlamydomonas

Plant Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-131

  Schroda, Michael ^a,b   Blöcker, Dagmar ^a   Beck, Christoph F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK; PHOTOACTIVATION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; HEAT; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LIGHT; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0342680049     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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