Overexpression of sweetpotato expansin cDNA (IbEXP1) increases seed yield in Arabidopsis

Transgenic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 657-667

  Bae, Jung Myung ^a   Kwak, Man Sup ^a   Noh, Seol Ah ^a   Oh, Mi Joung ^a   Kim, Youn Sung ^b   Shin, Jeong Sheop ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b NH Seed Research and Development Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Brassinosteroid; Expansin; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EXPANSIN PROTEIN, PLANT; MESSENGER RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEET POTATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARABIDOPSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IPOMOEA BATATAS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS;

EID: 84902552086     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9804-1     Document Type: Article

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