Cloning, characterization, and transformation of the phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene (ZmPEAMT1) in maize (Zea mays L.)

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-112

  Wu, Suowei ^a,b   Yu, Zhanwang ^a   Wang, Fengge ^c   Li, Weihua ^a,b   Ye, Chunjiang ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Tang, Jihua ^d   Ding, Junqiang ^d   Zhao, Jiuran ^c   Wang, Bin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^d HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Maize (Zea mays L.); Phosphoethanolamine N methyltransferase; Promoter; TAIL PCR; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; METHYLATION; PEPTIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

MAIZE; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASES; PROMOTERS; TAIL-PCR; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; PHYTOHORMONE; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGHT; MAIZE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ZEA MAYS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HEAT; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35848937540     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-007-0009-1     Document Type: Article

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