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The expression of a heat-inducible chimeric gene in transgenic tobacco plants

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A chimeric gene under the control of the hsp70 promoter of Drosophila is heat regulated in roots, stems and leaves, but not in pollen of transgenic tobacco plants. For these and other parameters, it behaves similarly to plant heat-shock genes.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Egelspfad, D-5000, Köln 30, Germany

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Spena, A., Schell, J. The expression of a heat-inducible chimeric gene in transgenic tobacco plants. Mol Gen Genet 206, 436–440 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00428883

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