The Lem2 gene promoter of barley directs cell- and development-specific expression of gfp in transgenic plants

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-44

  Abebe, Tilahun ^a,c   Skadsen, Ron ^b   Patel, Minesh ^a   Kaeppler, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Fusarium graminearum; Genetic transformation; gfp; Lem2 promoter; Tissue specific expression

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

5' FLANKING REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HORDEUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 33645302084     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2005.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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