High-lysine corn generated by endosperm-specific suppression of lysine catabolism using RNAi

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 605-614

  Houmard, Nancy M ^a   Mainville, Jonnelle L ^a   Bonin, Christopher P ^a   Huang, Shihshieh ^a   Luethy, Michael H ^a   Malvar, Thomas M ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

High lysine corn; Lysine; Lysine catabolism; Lysine ketoglutarate reductase saccharopine dehydrogenase (LKR SDH); RNAi

Indexed keywords

ENDOSPERM SPECIFIC PROTEIN, ZEA MAYS; LYSINE; SACCHAROPINE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT SEED; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; LYSINE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; SACCHAROPINE DEHYDROGENASES; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547589935     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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