Expression of a bifunctional fusion of the Escherichia coli genes for trehalose-6-phosphate synthase and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase in transgenic rice plants increases trehalose accumulation and abiotic stress tolerance without stunting growth

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 516-524

  Jang, In Cheol ^a   Oh, Se Jun ^a   Seo, Ju Seok ^b   Choi, Won Bin ^a   Song, Sang Ik ^a   Kim, Chung Ho ^c   Kim, Youn Shic ^d   Seo, Hak Soo ^b   Choi, Yang Do ^b   Nahm, Baek Hie ^d   Kim, Ju Kon ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seowon University   (South Korea)

^d Genomics and Genetics Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; MORPHOLOGY; SEED;

BIFUNCTIONAL FUSION;

GENES;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ORYZA SATIVA; SPERMATOPHYTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 12244252746     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.007237     Document Type: Article

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