Targeted expression of redesigned and codon optimised synthetic gene leads to recrystallisation inhibition and reduced electrolyte leakage in spring wheat at sub-zero temperatures

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1336-1346

  Khanna, Harjeet K ^a,b   Daggard, Grant E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Codon optimisation; Frost tolerance; Signal peptide; Transgenic; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROLYTES; ENZYME INHIBITION; FREEZING; GENES;

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; CODON OPTIMISATION; FROST TOLERANCE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSGENIC;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; ELECTROLYTE; SYNTHETIC DNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CODON; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOUNDER; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS; CODON; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROLYTES; FLOUNDER; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, SYNTHETIC; GENOME, PLANT; MICE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRITICUM;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROLYTES; FREEZING; GENES; INHIBITION; WHEAT;

MURINAE; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; SERI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33751226949     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0191-9     Document Type: Article

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