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The synthesis of two modified genes, Cry IA(b) and CryIA(c), each consisting of 1845 bp, is described in detail. The genes were synthesized using an improved PCR procedure based on recursive principles. The synthetic CryIA(c) gene was put under the control of a maize ubiquitin promoter. This construct was tested in a maize endosperm-derived suspension culture system. The use of maize endosperm culture as a quick and efficient system to test the activity of synthetic genes is described.
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Sardana, R., Dukiandjiev, S., Giband, M. et al. Construction and rapid testing of synthetic and modified toxin gene sequences CryIA (b&c) by expression in maize endosperm culture. Plant Cell Reports 15, 677–681 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00231923
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