Chloroplast-targeted expression of recombinant crystal-protein gene in cotton: An unconventional combat with resistant pests

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 88-96

  Kiani, Sarfraz ^a   Mohamed, Bahaeldeen Babiker ^a   Shehzad, Kamran ^a   Jamal, Adil ^a   Shahid, Muhammad Naveed ^a   Shahid, Ahmad Ali ^a   Husnain, Tayyab ^a  

^a National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chloroplast expression; Chloroplast transit peptide; Confocal microscopy; Cotton transformation; Hybrid Bt protein; Ricin B chain

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST EXPRESSION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; EVOLVED RESISTANCES; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECT RESISTANCE; RICIN B-CHAIN; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TRANSIT PEPTIDES;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; COTTON; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

LECTIN; PLANT TOXIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN BT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOASSAY; CHLOROPLAST; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA; HOMOZYGOSITY; INSECT RESISTANCE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PICTINOPHORA SCUTIGERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENICS;

AGROBACTERIUM; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHLOROPLASTS; ENDOTOXINS; GOSSYPIUM; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA; SCUTIGERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 84879233764     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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