Correlated expression of gfp and Bt cry1Ac gene facilitates quantification of transgenic hybridization between Brassicas

Plant Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 723-730

  Shen, B C ^a,b   Stewart Jr , C N ^c   Zhang, M Q ^b   Le, Y T ^a   Tang, Z X ^a   Mi, X C ^a   Wei, W ^a   Ma, K P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Brassica napus; Bt protein concentration; GFP Meter; Hybridization frequency; Transgene monitoring

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BRASSICA; ENDOTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 33749444022     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924277     Document Type: Article

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