Expression of a bacterial aroA mutant, aroA-M1, encoding 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase for the production of glyphosate-resistant tobacco plants

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 455-460

  Wang, He Yong ^a   Li, Yun Feng ^a   Xie, Long Xu ^a   Xu, Peilin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aroA mutant; Bacterial EPSPS; Glyphosate; Protein engineering; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

3 PHOSPHOSHIKIMATE 1 CARBOXYVINYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; PRIMER DNA; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

3-PHOSPHOSHIKIMATE 1-CARBOXYVINYLTRANSFERASE; ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TOBACCO;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0742323061     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-003-0120-8     Document Type: Article

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