Applications of EcR gene switch technology in functional genomics

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-179

  Tavva, Venkata S ^a,b   Palli, Subba R ^a   Dinkins, Randy D ^c   Collins, Glenn B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Choristoneura fumiferana; Ecdysone agonist; Ecdysone receptor; Locusta migratoria; Real time PCR; Retinoid X receptor; Tobacco; Transgenic plants; Zinc finger protein 11

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; JUVENILE HORMONE; METHOXYFENOZIDE; STEROID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATOR GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, SWITCH; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOMICS; HYDRAZINES; JUVENILE HORMONES; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECEPTORS, STEROID; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34447550256     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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