A simple improved-throughput xylem protoplast system for studying wood formation

Nature Protocols

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2194-2205

  Lin, Ying Chung ^a,b   Li, Wei ^a,b   Chen, Hao ^b   Li, Quanzi ^a,b,c   Sun, Ying Hsuan ^d   Shi, Rui ^b   Lin, Chien Yuan ^b   Wang, Jack P ^a,b   Chen, Hsi Chuan ^b   Chuang, Ling ^b   Qu, Guan Zheng ^a   Sederoff, Ronald R ^b   Chiang, Vincent L ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POPULUS; PROCEDURES; PROTOPLAST; WOOD; XYLEM;

CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; POPULUS; PROTOPLASTS; TRANSFECTION; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 84907026654     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2014.147     Document Type: Review

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