Low copy number gene transfer and stable expression in a commercial wheat cultivar via particle bombardment

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 3737-3746

  Yao, Qin ^a   Cong, Ling ^a   Chang, Jun Li ^a   Li, Ke Xiu ^a   Yang, Guang Xiao ^a   He, Guang Yuan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene cassette; Integration pattern; Particle bombardment; Vector backbone sequence; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

GENE CASSETTE; INTEGRATION PATTERN; PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; VECTOR BACKBONE SEQUENCE;

CULTIVATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REGENERATION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES; TRITICUM;

GENES; VARIETIES; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33845250413     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl145     Document Type: Article

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