Comparative expression of β-glucuronidase with five different promoters in transgenic carrot (Daucus carota L.) root and leaf tissues

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Wally, O ^a   Jayaraj, J ^a   Punja, Z K ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Carrot; Organ specific expression; Promoter

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ARTICLE; CARROT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DAUCUS CAROTA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 38349163622     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-007-0461-1     Document Type: Article

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