Homologous recombination-mediated knock-in targeting of the MET1a gene for a maintenance DNA methyltransferase reproducibly reveals dosage-dependent spatiotemporal gene expression in rice

Plant Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 386-396

  Yamauchi, Takaki ^a,b,d   Johzuka Hisatomi, Yasuyo ^a,c   Fukada Tanaka, Sachiko ^a   Terada, Rie ^a   Nakamura, Ikuo ^b   Iida, Shigeru ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dosage dependent expression; Gene targeting; GUS reporter gene; Knock in; Promoter activity; Rice MET1 gene

Indexed keywords

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT DNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; PROMOTER REGION; RICE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA, PLANT; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; GENES, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MUS;

EID: 70349868188     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.03947.x     Document Type: Article

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