Controlling gene expression in plants using synthetic zinc finger transcription factors

Plant Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1077-1086

  Stege, Justin T ^a,d   Guan, Xuen ^b   Ho, Thao ^b   Beachy, Roger N ^c   Barbas III, Carlos F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d DIVERSA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial transcription factors; Gene regulation; Plant gene expression; Transcriptional activation; Transcriptional repression; Zinc finger protein

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DNA; GENES; ZINC;

GENE EXPRESSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS PROTEIN VMW65; LUCIFERASES; PLANTS; RNA, VIRAL; TOBACCO; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; ZEA MAYS; ZINC FINGERS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0347296233     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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