Generation of single-copy T-DNA transformants in Arabidopsis by the CRE/loxP recombination-mediated resolution system

Plant Physiology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1171-1182

  De Buck, Sylvie ^c   Peck, Ingrid ^c   De Wilde, Chris ^a   Marjanac, Gordana ^b   Nolf, Jonah ^c   De Paepe, Annelies ^c   Depicker, Ann ^c  

^a BASF Belgium SA   (Belgium)

^b Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; GENE EXPRESSION;

T-DNA TRANSFORMANTS; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 37249059341     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.104067     Document Type: Article

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