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Novel applications of the ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic pathway in plant genetic engineering

✍ Scribed by David Hondred; Richard D. Vierstra


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
568 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
0958-1669

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✦ Synopsis


One goal of plant genetic engineering is the manipulation of protein levels within crop plants. New insights into the ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic pathway provide potential novel ways of enhancing levels of desired proteins by synthesizing them as ubiquitin fusions, and reducing levels of undesired proteins by selective protein degradation. As a result, the ubiquitin pathway should become a useful tool for many aspects of plant biotechnology.