Matrix attachment region elements have small and variable effects on transgene expression and stability in field-grown Populus

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 887-896

  Li, Jingyi ^a,d   Brunner, Amy M ^b   Meilan, Richard ^c   Strauss, Steven H ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Expression stability; Gene silencing; Genetic engineering; Poplar; Transformation; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; DNA PROBE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGION; METABOLISM; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; POPULUS; VALERIANA EDULIS;

EID: 55949136324     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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