Multiple cis-regulatory elements are involved in the complex regulation of the sieve element-specific MtSEO-F1 promoter from Medicago truncatula

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 714-724

  Bucsenez, M ^a   Ruping B ^b   Behrens, S ^c   Twyman, R M ^d   Noll, G A ^b   Prufer D ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Companion cell; Forisome; Immature sieve element; Phloem; Promoter; Reporter gene; Sieve element occlusion

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; GENE EXPRESSION; LEGUME; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BARREL MEDIC; CYTOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHLOEM; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE DELETION; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

EID: 84864752125     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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