TM2, a novel strong matrix attachment region isolated from tobacco, increases transgene expression in transgenic rice calli and plants

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 620-627

  Xue, Hua ^a   Yang, Yu Tao ^a   Wu, Chang Ai ^a   Yang, Guo Dong ^a   Zhang, Meng Meng ^a   Zheng, Cheng Chao ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS (MAR); NUCLEAR MATRIX; PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

TOBACCO;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; PLANT DNA; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; RICE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MATRIX; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES; UBIQUITIN;

GENES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; TISSUE; TOBACCO;

LILIOPSIDA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15244356589     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-004-1880-9     Document Type: Article

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