An efficient and rapid transgenic pollen screening and detection method using flow cytometry

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-123

  Moon, Hong S ^a   Eda, Shigetoshi ^a   Saxton, Arnold M ^a   Ow, David W ^b,c   Stewart, C Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; GFP; Plant biotechnology; Transgene containment; Transgenic pollen screening

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHODS; GENE FLOWS; GFP; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; POLLEN ANALYSIS; POLLEN GRAINS; PROGENY ANALYSIS; SCREENING METHODS; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO; TRANSGENICS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENES; TOBACCO;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SYNTHESIS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENICS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLLEN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78651317576     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201000258     Document Type: Article

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