The roles of bacterial and host plant factors in Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 6-8, 2013, Pages 467-481

  Lacroix, Benoît ^a   Citovsky, Vitaly ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Genetic transformation; Macromolecular transport; T DNA expression

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOST FACTOR; TRANSFERRED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CHROMATIN; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR IMPORT; PLANT CELL; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHIZOBIUM; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHROMATIN; CYTOPLASM; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PLANT; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84886893883     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130199bl     Document Type: Article

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