External control of transgene expression in tobacco plastids using the bacterial lac repressor

Plant Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 941-946

  Mühlbauer, Stefan K ^a   Koop, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a Icon Genetics AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Induction; IPTG; lac repressor; Plastid transformation; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

INDUCTION; IPTG; LAC REPRESSOR; PLASTID TRANSFORMATION; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

TOBACCO;

BACTERIA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LACI PROTEIN, BACTERIA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLASTID; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENES;

EID: 32944475348     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02495.x     Document Type: Article

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