A transgenic approach to characterize the plastid transcription machinery in higher plants

Citation
P. Maliga et al., A transgenic approach to characterize the plastid transcription machinery in higher plants, NATO ASI 3, 64, 1999, pp. 317-323
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Current Book Contents
Volume
64
Year of publication
1999
Pages
317 - 323
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
The plastid genes of higher plants are transcribed by two RNA polymerases: the plastid-encoded plastid RNA polymerase or PEP and the nuclear-encoded p lastid RNA polymerase or NEP. Below is a brief summary of what we know abou t the two plastid RNA polymerases, highlighting recent data from this labor atory. Most of the data were obtained using transgenic approaches, facilita ted by the development of technology for plastid transformation in tobacco [1, 2].