A novel mannose-based selection system for plant transformation using celery mannose-6-phosphate reductase gene

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-172

  Song, Guo qing ^a   Sink, Kenneth C ^a   Ma, Yumin ^a   Herlache, Thomas ^a   Hancock, James F ^a   Loescher, Wayne H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional marker gene; Mannose selection; Marker free transgenic plants; Selectable marker gene; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; MANNITOL; MANNOSE; MANNOSE 6 PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELERY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS; ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GERMINATION; MANNITOL; MANNOSE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEEDS; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77949274519     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-009-0809-9     Document Type: Article

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