Plant transformation technologies / / editors, C. Neal Stewart [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011; ℗2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (723 p.)
• Disciplina: 660.6/5
• Soggetto topico: Plant genetic engineering; Genetic transformation; Genomics; Transgenic plants
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): StewartC. Neal, Jr.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation; Chapter 1: Host Factors Involved in Genetic Transformation of Plant Cells by Agrobacterium; Introduction; Plant Signals Affecting Agrobacterium's Virulence Machinery; Cell-to-Cell Contact and Passage of T-DNA through Host Cell Barriers; Roles of Plant Factors in Transcytoplasmic Transport and Nuclear Import of the T-Complex; Intranuclear Movement of the T-Complex and Its Uncoating; T-DNA Integration into the Host Genome; Activation and Modulation of the Host Plant Defense Reaction ; Concluding RemarksAcknowledgments; Chapter 2: Genomics of Agrobacterium-Plant Interaction: An Approach to Refine the Plant Transformation Technology; Introduction; Host Gene Expression Profiling in Response to Agrobacterium Infection; Virus-Induced Gene Silencing: A Plant Functional Genomics Tool for Identifying Host Genes Involved in Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation; Future Prospects; Acknowledgments; Section 2: Other Transformation Technologies; Chapter 3: Particle Bombardment: An Established Weapon in the Arsenal of Plant Biotechnologists; Microprojectiles; Gene Gun Devices ; Transient Expression StudiesStable Transformation by Random Integration; Transformation with Artificial Chromosomes and by Targeted Integration; Chloroplast Transformation; Conclusions; Chapter 4: A Novel Gene Delivery System in Plants with Calcium Alginate Micro-Beads; Introduction; Development of a Novel Transformation Method Using Bioactive Beads; Transformation of Plants, Yeast, and Mammalian Cells Using Bioactive Beads Method; Transformation with Large DNA Fragments Using Bioactive Beads Method; Improvements to Bioactive Beads-Mediated Transformation ; Chapter 5: Pollen Transformation TechnologiesIntroduction; Mature Pollen-Based Transformation; Microspore Maturation-Based Transformation; Microspore and Immature Pollen Embryogenesis-Based Transformation; Conclusions; Chapter 6: Intragenic Vectors and Marker-Free Transformation: Tools for a Greener Biotechnology; Introduction; Genetic Elements; Transformation; Acknowledgments; Chapter 7: Visualizing Transgene Expression; Introduction; History/Evolution of Visual Marker Genes; GFP; Other Fluorescent Proteins; Considerations for Fluorescent Protein Detection; Conclusions; Acknowledgments ; Section 3: Vectors, Promoters, and Other Tools for Plant TransformationChapter 8: Current State and Perspective of Binary Vectors and Superbinary Vectors; Introduction; Intermediate Vector and Binary Vector; Commonly Used Binary Vectors; Structure of Binary Vectors; Advanced Features of Improved Vectors; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Novel Dual Binary Vectors (pCLEAN) for Plant Transformation; Introduction; Description of the pCLEAN Vector System; Benefits of the pCLEAN Vector System; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Chapter 10: pORE Modular Vectors for Plant Transformation; Introduction ; The pORE Binary Vectors
• Sommario/riassunto: Plant Transformation Technologies is a comprehensive, authoritative book focusing on cutting-edge plant biotechnologies, offering in-depth, forward-looking information on methods for controlled and accurate genetic engineering. In response to ever-increasing pressure for precise and efficient integration of transgenes in plants, many new technologies have been developed. With complete coverage of these technologies, Plant Transformation Technologies provides valuable insight on current and future plant transformation technologies. With twenty-five chapters written by internatio
• Titolo autorizzato: Plant transformation technologies
• ISBN: 0-470-95894-4; 0-470-95898-7; 0-470-95887-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141303203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II