Over-expression of a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene from Phaseolus coccineus L. enhances gibberellin inactivation and induces dwarfism in Solanum species

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-470

  Dijkstra, C ^a   Adams, E ^a   Bhattacharya, A ^a   Page, A F ^a   Anthony, P ^a   Kourmpetli, S ^a   Power, J B ^a   Lowe, K C ^a   Thomas, S G ^b   Hedden, P ^b   Phillips, A L ^b   Davey, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium transformation; Dwarfism; Gibberellin; Gibberellin 2 oxidase; Phaseolus coccineus; S. nigrum; Solanum melanocerasum

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN; GIBBERELLIN 2 DIOXYGENASE; GIBBERELLIN 2-DIOXYGENASE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; BEAN; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOLANUM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; GIBBERELLINS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHASEOLUS; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOLANUM;

AGROBACTERIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHASEOLUS COCCINEUS; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MELANOCERASUM; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 43049170223     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-007-0471-z     Document Type: Article

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