The MsPRP2 promoter enables strong heterologous gene expression in a root-specific manner and is enhanced by overexpression of Alfin 1

Planta

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 925-935

  Winicov, Ilga ^a   Valliyodan, Babu ^a,b   Xue, Lingru ^a   Hoober, J Kenneth ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Medicago; MsPRP2 promoter:GFP fusion; Root; Transcription factor Alfin1

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; GENES; PROTEINS;

PROMOTER SPECIFICITY; ROOT DIRECTED GENE EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALFIN1 PROTEIN, MEDICAGO SATIVA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MSPRP2 PROTEIN, MEDICAGO SATIVA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

FLUORESCENCE; GENES; PLANTS; PROTEINS; ROOTS;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 7044222315     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-004-1296-4     Document Type: Article

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