Lethality of inducible, meristem-localized ectopic β-glucuronidase expression in plants

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-14

  Wen, Fushi ^a   Woo, Ho Hyung ^a,b   Hirsch, Ann M ^b   Hawes, Martha C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Glucuronidase; Lethality; Meristem; Reporter gene; Root cap

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 17744375488     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 07359640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02773343     Document Type: Review

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