Strict de novo methylation of the 35S enhancer sequence in gentian.

A novel transgene silencing phenomenon was found in the ornamental plant, gentian (Gentiana triflora x G. scabra), in which the introduced Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter region was strictly methylated, irrespective of the transgene copy number and integrated loci. Transgenic tobacco ha...

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Main Authors: Kei-ichiro Mishiba, Satoshi Yamasaki, Takashi Nakatsuka, Yoshiko Abe, Hiroyuki Daimon, Masayuki Oda, Masahiro Nishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2843634?pdf=render