Purple chromoprotein gene serves as a new selection marker for transgenesis of the microalga Nannochloropsis oculata

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Shih, Chen Han ^a   Chen, Hsiao Yin ^a   Lee, Hung Chieh ^a,b   Tsai, Huai Jen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ALGAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SELECTION; HEAT SHOCK; MARKER GENE; MICROALGA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTOPLAST; PURPLE CHROMOPROTEIN GENE; REGENERATION; SEA ANEMONE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STICHODACYLA HADDONI; TRANSGENICS; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; MICROALGAE; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 84961383459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120780     Document Type: Article

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