Isolation of cinnamoyl CoA reductase and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene promoters from Leucaena leucocephala, a leguminous tree species, and characterization of tissue-specific activity in transgenic tobacco

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 421-436

  Prashant, S ^a   Sunita, M Sri Lakshmi ^a   Sirisha, V L ^a   Bhaskar, V Vijaya ^b   Rao, A Maruthi ^c   Narasu, M Lakshmi ^d   Kishor, P B Kavi ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^c TELANGANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cinnamoyl CoA reductase; Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase; Cis regulatory elements; Leucaena leucocephala; Promoter; Tissue specific expression

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOYL COA REDUCTASE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CIS-REGULATORY ELEMENTS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PROMOTER; TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION;

BINDING SITES; BIOINFORMATICS; FORESTRY; GENES; HISTOLOGY; LIGNIN; TISSUE; TOBACCO;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEHYDROGENATION; ENZYMES; GENOTYPES; LIGNINS; TISSUE; TOBACCO; XYLEM;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84856552406     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-011-0053-1     Document Type: Article

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