High-throughput characterization of plant gene functions by using gain-of-function technology

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2010, Pages 373-393

  Kondou, Youichi ^a   Higuchi, Mieko ^a   Matsui, Minami ^a  

^a RIKEN Plant Science Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation tagging; Full length cDNA; Gain of function; Heterologous expression; Open reading frame; Overexpression

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; PLANT; PLANT GENE; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 77952508420     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: 15452123     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042809-112143     Document Type: Article

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