The influence of matrix attachment regions on transgene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and gene silencing mutants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-543

  De Bolle, Miguel F C ^a   Butaye, Katleen M J ^a   Goderis, Inge J W M ^a   Wouters, Piet F J ^a   Jacobs, Anni ^b   Delauré, Stijn L ^a   Depicker, Ann ^b   Cammue, Bruno P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Gene silencing mutants; High throughput screening; Matrix attachment regions; Nicotiana tabacum; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GENE SILENCING MUTANTS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; LYSOZYME;

ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; PLANT SEED; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; CHICKENS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCURONIDASE; MURAMIDASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; SEEDS;

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33847186711     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-9107-x     Document Type: Article

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