Temporal and spatial control of transgene expression using a heat-inducible promoter in transgenic wheat

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 788-796

  Freeman, Jacqueline ^a   Sparks, Caroline A ^a   West, Jevon ^a   Shewry, Peter R ^a   Jones, Huw D ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glucuronidase; Heat shock promoter; Inducible expression; Reporter gene; Transgene expression; Transgenic wheat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PLANT RNA;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEAT; HORDEUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; POLLEN; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HORDEUM; HOT TEMPERATURE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLLEN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, PLANT; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENES; TRITICUM;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79961170589     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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