Evaluation of CRE-mediated excision approaches in Arabidopsis thaliana

Transgenic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-250

  Marjanac, Gordana ^a,b,c   De Paepe, Annelies ^a,b   Peck, Ingrid ^a,b   Jacobs, Anni ^a,b   De Buck, Sylvie ^a,b   Depicker, Anna ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; CRE loxP recombination; Excision; Floral dip; Root transformation; T DNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CRE RECOMBINASE; INTEGRASE; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT DNA; T DNA; T-DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; INTEGRASES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 41049090250     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9096-9     Document Type: Article

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