1. Bacterial plant oncogenes: the rol genes' saga
- Author
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Maria Luisa Mauro, Maura Cardarelli, A. De Paolis, Paolo Costantino, I. Capone, and Maurizio Trovato
- Subjects
DNA, Bacterial ,Agrobacterium ,Neoplastic growth ,Plant Development ,Plant Science ,Biology ,Bacterial genetics ,Bacterial Proteins ,Plant Tumors ,Botany ,Genetics ,Gene ,Host (biology) ,fungi ,food and beverages ,General Medicine ,Oncogenes ,Plants ,Plant cell ,biology.organism_classification ,Human genetics ,Plant development ,Genes, Bacterial ,Insect Science ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Rhizobium - Abstract
The rol genes are part of the T-DNA which is transferred by Agrobacterium rhizogenes in plant cells, causing neoplastic growth and differentiation. Each of these bacterial oncogenes deeply influences plant development and is finely regulated once transferred into the plant host. Both from the study of the effects and biochemical function of the rol genes and from the analysis of their regulation, important insight in plant development can be derived. Some of the most intriguing aspects of past, current and future research on this gene system are highlighted and discussed.
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- 1994