A mutant Synechococcus gene encoding glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase confers gabaculine resistance when expressed in tobacco plastids

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2127-2136

  Bellucci, Michele ^a   De Marchis, Francesca ^a   Ferradini, Nicoletta ^b   Pompa, Andrea ^a   Veronesi, Fabio ^b   Rosellini, Daniele ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Glutamate 1 semialdehyde aminotransferase; In vitro selection; Transgenic plants; Transplastomic plants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GABACULINE; GENETIC MARKER; GLUTAMATE-1-SEMIALDEHYDE 2,1-AMINOMUTASE; MUTASE;

ALFALFA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTID; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENETIC MARKERS; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TOBACCO; TRITICUM;

EID: 84946495795     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-015-1856-z     Document Type: Article

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