Stability of transgenes in trees: Expression of two reporter genes in poplar over three field seasons

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 299-312

  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

BAR gene; Functional genomics; GFP gene; Populus tremula Populus alba; Populus tremula Populus tremuloides; RbcS promoter; Transgene expression stability

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; DICOTYLEDON; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; HERBICIDE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; POPULUS TREMULA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

BACTERIAL DNA; BIALAPHOS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HERBICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; RECOMBINANT DNA; T DNA; T-DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT GENE; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE; TREE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENES, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HERBICIDES; ORGANOGENESIS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POPULUS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSGENES; TREES;

EID: 64349099770     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn028     Document Type: Article

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