Auto-excision of selectable marker genes from transgenic tobacco via a stress inducible FLP/FRT site-specific recombination system

Transgenic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 455-465

  Woo, Hee Jong ^a,b   Cho, Hyun Suk ^a   Lim, Sun Hyung ^a   Shin, Kong Sik ^a   Lee, Si Myung ^a   Lee, Ki Jong ^a   Kim, Dong Hern ^a   Cho, Yong Gu ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Auto excision; FLP FRT recombination system; Marker free; Oxidative stress inducible; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

AMINOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYGROMYCIN; HYGROMYCIN B; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; RECOMBINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROMOTER REGION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CINNAMATES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYGROMYCIN B; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67349214642     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-008-9236-x     Document Type: Article

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