Advanced engineering of lipid metabolism in Nicotiana benthamiana using a draft genome and the V2 viral silencing-suppressor protein.

The transient leaf assay in Nicotiana benthamiana is widely used in plant sciences, with one application being the rapid assembly of complex multigene pathways that produce new fatty acid profiles. This rapid and facile assay would be further improved if it were possible to simultaneously overexpres...

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Main Authors: Fatima Naim, Kenlee Nakasugi, Ross N Crowhurst, Elena Hilario, Alexander B Zwart, Roger P Hellens, Jennifer M Taylor, Peter M Waterhouse, Craig C Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530501?pdf=render