Promoter of the AlSAP gene from the halophyte grass Aeluropus littoralis directs developmental-regulated, stress-inducible, and organ-specific gene expression in transgenic tobacco

Transgenic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1003-1018

  Saad, Rania Ben ^a   Romdhan, Walid Ben ^a   Zouari, Nabil ^a   Azaza, Jalel ^a   Mieulet, Delphine ^b   Verdeil, Jean Luc ^b   Guiderdoni, Emmanuel ^b   Hassairi, Afif ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Abiotic stresses; Aeluropus littoralis; AlSAP; Pr AlSAP promoter; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HALOPHYTE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROMOTER REGION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POACEAE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOBACCO;

AELUROPUS LITTORALIS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 80052858471     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-010-9474-6     Document Type: Article

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