Science China Life Sciences

, Volume 58, Issue 11, pp 1160–1162 | Cite as

Using hybrid transcription factors to study gene function in rice

  • Tao Zhao
  • Jun Liu
  • Hong-Yu Li
  • Jian-Zhong Lin
  • Ming-Di Bian
  • Chun-Yu Zhang
  • Yong-Xing Zhang
  • Yu-Chong Peng
  • Bin Liu
  • ChenTao Lin
Open Access
Letter to the Editor

Keywords

Transgenic Line Transgenic Event Phenotypic Alteration Transcription Factor Protein Maize Ubiquitin Promoter 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Tao Zhao
    • 1
  • Jun Liu
    • 1
  • Hong-Yu Li
    • 1
  • Jian-Zhong Lin
    • 2
  • Ming-Di Bian
    • 3
  • Chun-Yu Zhang
    • 1
  • Yong-Xing Zhang
    • 1
  • Yu-Chong Peng
    • 2
  • Bin Liu
    • 1
  • ChenTao Lin
    • 4
  1. 1.Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
  2. 2.College of Biology, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental RegulationHunan UniversityChangshaChina
  3. 3.Laboratory of Soil and Plant Molecular Genetics, College of Plant ScienceJilin UniversityChangchunChina
  4. 4.Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesUSA

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