Cereal seed storage protein synthesis: Fundamental processes for recombinant protein production in cereal grains

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 939-953

  Kawakatsu, Taiji ^a   Takaiwa, Fumio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cereal; Processing; Protein sorting; Seed storage protein; Transcription; Transgenic plant industry

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SEED STORAGE PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CEREAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CEREALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS;

EID: 78149482535     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00559.x     Document Type: Review

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