Generation of marker-free plastid transformants using a transiently cointegrated selection gene

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-229

  Klaus, Sebastian M J ^a   Huang, Fong Chin ^a   Golds, Timothy J ^a   Koop, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a Icon Genetics AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; PIGMENTS;

CHLOROPLASTS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CRE RECOMBINASE; KANAMYCIN; PLANT DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOBACCO;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0742323369     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt933     Document Type: Article

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