Seed-specific expression of a bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in Vicia narbonensis increases protein content and improves carbon economy

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-219

  Rolletschek, Hardy ^a   Borisjuk, Ljudmilla ^a   Radchuk, Ruslana ^a   Miranda, Manoela ^a,b   Heim, Ute ^a,c   Wobus, Ulrich ^a   Weber, Hans ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c SunGene   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaplerotic pathway; Assimilate partitioning; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; Seed development; Seed storage protein; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRIXIS; VICIA; VICIA NARBONENSIS;

EID: 6444229398     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2004.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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