'GM-gene-deletor': Fused loxP-FRT recognition sequences dramatically improve the efficiency of FLP or CRE recombinase on transgene excision from pollen and seed of tobacco plants

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-374

  Luo, Keming ^a,b   Duan, Hui ^a,d   Zhao, Degang ^a,e   Zheng, Xuelian ^a   Deng, Wei ^a   Chen, Yongqin ^a,f   Stewart Jr , C Neal ^c   McAvoy, Richard ^a   Jiang, Xiangning ^a,g   Wu, Yanhong ^a   He, Aigong ^a,e   Pei, Yan ^b   Li, Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosafety; CRE loxP; FLP FRT; loxP FRT fusion recognition site; Non transgenic pollen and seed; Transgene flow

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33847184607     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2006.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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