Enhancing terpenoid indole alkaloid production by inducible expression of mammalian Bax in Catharanthus roseus cells

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-241

  Xu, MaoJun ^a   Dong, JuFang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bax; Catharanthus roseus cells; Metabolic engineering; Terpenoid indole alkaloid

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROTEIN BAX; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GENTIANELLA; MOUSE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CELL LINE; ESTRADIOL; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENTIANELLA; MICE; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSFECTION;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247390423     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-007-0030-4     Document Type: Article

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