Abstract
The transfer of foreign genes to plant cells is most often performed using the biological vector Agrobacterium tumefaciens (1). This Agrobacterium-mediated introduction of cloned genes into plants has been widely used for promoter characterization using reporter genes, analysis of gene function, and protein targeting. Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer has also been a method of choice for introducing genes that increase crop resistance to insects or viruses, or genes that encode foreign proteins of industrial or bio-pharmaceutical interest.
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Gomord, V., Fitchette-Lainé, AC., Denmat, LA., Michaud, D., Faye, L. (1998). Production of Foreign Proteins in Tobacco Cell Suspension Culture. In: Cunningham, C., Porter, A.J.R. (eds) Recombinant Proteins from Plants. Methods in Biotechnology, vol 3. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-260-5_12
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