Two highly homologous promoters of a squash aspartic protease inhibitor (SQAPI) multigene family exhibit differential expression in transgenic tobacco phloem and trichome cells

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-364

  Anandan, Ananda ^a   Gatehouse, Laurence N ^a   Marshall, Richelle K ^a   Murray, Colleen ^a   Christeller, John T ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Companion cell; Phloem; Squash aspartic protease inhibitor; Tissue specific promoter; Trichome

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA MAXIMA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 70350018034     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-009-0096-1     Document Type: Article

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