Agrobacterium-mediated silencing of caffeine synthesis through root transformation in camellia sinensis L.

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-243

  Mohanpuria, Prashant ^a   Kumar, Vinay ^a   Ahuja, Paramvir Singh ^a   Yadav, Sudesh Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Caffeine silencing; Caffeine synthase; Camellia sinensis; Root transformation

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; CAFFEINE SILENCING; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; ROOT TRANSFORMATION; SYNTHASES;

BEVERAGES; BIOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CAFFEINE; CAFFEINE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; THEOBROMINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN GALL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOBIUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; TEA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CAFFEINE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; GENE SILENCING; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; THEOBROMINE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 80054013672     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-010-9364-4     Document Type: Article

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