NOD promoter-controlled AtIRT1 expression functions synergistically with NAS and FERRITIN genes to increase iron in rice grains

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 207-215

  Boonyaves, Kulaporn ^a   Gruissem, Wilhelm ^a   Bhullar, Navreet K ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Iron biofortification; Iron regulated metal transporter; Rice; Rice endosperm

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; PLANT PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; ORYZA; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

FERRITINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IRON; ORYZA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84955380586     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: 15735028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0404-0     Document Type: Article

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