Antisense-overexpression of the MsCOMT gene induces changes in lignin and total phenol contents in transgenic tobacco plants

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1979-1986

  Seong, Eun Soo ^a   Yoo, Ji Hye ^a   Lee, Jae Geun ^a   Kim, Hee Young ^a   Hwang, In Seong ^a   Heo, Kweon ^a   Kim, Jae Kwang ^b   Lim, Jung Dae ^a   Sacks, Erik J ^c   Yu, Chang Yeon ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

APX; COMT; Lignin; Miscanthus sinensis; PAL; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CAFFEIC ACID O METHYLTRANSFERASE; FLAVONOL; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHENOL; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; MSCOMT GENE; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGNIN; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHENOL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POACEAE; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTOME;

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA;

EID: 84878369794     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2255-y     Document Type: Article

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