A new 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase gene from Taxus media: Cloning, characterization and functional complementation

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 395-402

  Liu, Wanhong ^a,b   Chen, Min ^a   Yang, Chunxian ^a   Yang, Yijiang ^a   Lan, Xiaozhong ^c   Liao, Zhihua ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Tibet University   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cloning; Color complementation assay; Expression; MECPS gene; Taxus media

Indexed keywords

2C METHYL D ERYTHRITOL 2,4 CYCLODIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ERYTHRITOL; METHYLERYTHRITOL PHOSPHATE; PACLITAXEL; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GYMNOSPERM; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLASTID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAXUS; TAXUS MEDIA;

ARABIDOPSIS; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TAXUS X MEDIA;

EID: 73449105129     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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