Changes in endogenous gene transcript and protein levels in maize plants expressing the soybean ferritin transgene

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  Kanobe, Milly N ^a   Rodermel, Steven R ^a   Bailey, Theodore ^b   Paul Scott, M ^a,c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous genes; Gene expression; Iron; Soybean ferritin; Transcription; Transgenic maize

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900842827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00196     Document Type: Article

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