New pOp/LhG4 vectors for stringent glucocorticoid-dependent transgene expression in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 899-918

  Craft, Judith ^a   Samalova, Marketa ^a   Baroux, Celia ^a,c   Townley, Helen ^a   Martinez, Alberto ^b   Jepson, Ian ^b   Tsiantis, Miltos ^a   Moore, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Homoeobox; Isopentenyl transferase; Steric hindrance; Transgenic plant; Translation enhancer

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ETHANOL; SOLVENTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR (GR-LBD); SYNTHETIC TRANSCRIPTION;

GENES;

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYBRID PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LAC OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ETHANOL; GENES; SOLVENTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 15544374293     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02342.x     Document Type: Article

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