Enhanced fluorescence imaging in chlorophyll-suppressed tobacco tissues using virus-induced gene silencing of the phytoene desaturase gene

BioTechniques

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-131

  Zhang, Lu ^a,b   Gase, Klaus ^b   Baldwin, Ian T ^b   Gális, Ivan ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Fluorescence microscopy; GFP; Green fluorescence protein; Phytoene desaturase; Tobacco plant; VIGS; Virus induced gene silencing

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; OXYGENASE; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOENE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TOBACCO; VIRUS INDUCED GENE SILENCING; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT VIRUS;

NICOTIANA ATTENUATA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

CHLOROPHYLL; GENE SILENCING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT STEMS; PLANT VIRUSES; TOBACCO;

EID: 77953992838     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113345     Document Type: Article

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