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Ribozymes targeted to stearoyl-ACP delta9 desaturase mRNA produce heritable increases of stearic acid in transgenic maize leaves.
The Plant cell - 1 Oct 1998
Merlo A O, Cowen N, Delate T, Edington B, Folkerts O, Hopkins N, Lemeiux C, Skokut T, Smith K, Woosley A, Yang Y, Young S, Zwick M
Abstract excerpt
Ribozymes are RNAs that can be designed to catalyze the specific cleavage or ligation of target RNAs. We have explored the possibility of using ribozymes in maize to downregulate the expression of the stearoyl-acyl carrier protein (Delta9) desaturase gene. Based on site accessibility and catalyti...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- DNA, Complementary
- DNA, Plant
- Fatty Acids
- Mixed Function Oxygenases
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Plant Leaves
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- RNA, Catalytic
- RNA, Messenger
- RNA, Plant