Evaluation of seed storage protein gene 3′-untranslated regions in enhancing gene expression in transgenic rice seed

Transgenic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 545-553

  Li, Wen Jing ^a   Dai, Ling Ling ^a   Chai, Zhi Jian ^a   Yin, Zhi Jie ^a   Qu, Le Qing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

3 untranslated region; Expression level; Seed storage protein; Terminator; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GLUTEN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SEED STORAGE PROTEIN; TRANSLATION TERMINATION FACTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; PLANT SEED; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTOPLAST; REPORTER GENE; RICE; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; GLUTENS; ORYZA SATIVA; PEPTIDE CHAIN TERMINATION, TRANSLATIONAL; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTOPLASTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; SEEDS;

EID: 84860890737     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9552-4     Document Type: Article

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