Engineering the AEG1 promoter from cotton to develop male sterile lines

Plant Cell Rep. 2021 Sep;40(9):1789-1792. doi: 10.1007/s00299-021-02704-6. Epub 2021 May 21.

Abstract

A promoter expressing in anther and roots is made anther specific. The modified promoter is used to drive barnase gene and develop male sterile lines.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Flowers / genetics
  • Genetic Engineering / methods
  • Gossypium / genetics*
  • Nicotiana / genetics
  • Plant Infertility / genetics*
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic*
  • Ribonucleases / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Ribonucleases
  • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ribonuclease