Stability of transgenes in long-term micropropagation of plants of transgenic birch (Betula platyphylla)

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-156

  Zeng, Fansuo ^a   Qian, Jingjing ^a   Luo, Wei ^a   Zhan, Yaguang ^a   Xin, Ying ^a   Yang, Chuanping ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Micropropagation; Subculture; Transcriptional gene silencing; Transgenic birch

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METHYLATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA METHYLATION; MICROPROPAGATION; SUBCULTURE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; TRANSGENICS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BETULA PLATYPHYLLA;

EID: 72249122365     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0120-4     Document Type: Article

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