Subcellular targeting of green fluorescent protein to plastids in transgenic rice plants provides a high-level expression system

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 453-461

  Jang, In Cheol ^a   Nahm, Baek Hie ^a   Kim, Ju Kon ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein; Plastid targeting; Transgenic rice; Transit peptide

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PLASTID; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CYTOLOGY; GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; TISSUE;

EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HIGH LEVEL EXPRESSION; LOCALISED; MATURE LEAVES; PLASTID TARGETING; TOTAL SOLUBLE PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC RICE; TRANSGENIC RICE PLANTS; TRANSIT PEPTIDES;

FLUORESCENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0344980104     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009665314850     Document Type: Article

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