Optimization and utilization of Agrobacterium-mediated transient protein production in Nicotiana

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 86, 2014, Pages

  Shamloul, Moneim ^a   Trusa, Jason ^a   Mett, Vadim ^a   Yusibov, Vidadi ^a  

^a USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacteria; Agroinfiltration; Issue 86; Nicotiana benthamiana; Plant biology; Plant based expression; Transient protein production; Viral vector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899148952     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51204     Document Type: Article

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