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A novel selection system for potato transformation using a mutated AHAS gene.
Plant cell reports - 1 Nov 2003
Andersson M, Trifonova A, Andersson A-B, Johansson M, Bülow L, Hofvander P
Abstract excerpt
Acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) is the target enzyme for a number of herbicides. A S653N mutation in the AHAS gene results in an increased tolerance to imidazolinone herbicides. We have investigated the use of the mutated gene as selection gene for potato transformation. This resulted in a transformation system with a very high transformation frequency and low rate of escapes. The mutated AHAS gene was...
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