Molecular dissection of the tobacco Rb7 matrix attachment region (MAR): Effect of 5′ half on gene expression in rice

Plant Science

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 704-711

  Verma, Dheeraj ^a,b,d   Verma, Meenu ^a,b,d   Dey, Moul ^c   Jain, Rajinder K ^b   Wu, Ray ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

GUS gene expression; MARs; Matrix attachment region sequences; Transgenic rice plants

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENZYMES; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GUS GENE EXPRESSION; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGION (MAR); MOLECULAR DISSECTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT LINES;

TOBACCO;

ENZYMES; GENES; PLANTS; RICE; TOBACCO;

JAPONICA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 23244449480     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2005.05.021     Document Type: Article

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