In many eukaryotes, including mammals, plants, yeast, and insects, introns can increase
gene expression without functioning as a binding site for transcription factors. This …

Introns can significantly affect gene expression in plants and many other eukaryotes in a
variety of ways. Several types of gene regulation, both positive and negative, that involve …

A series of chimeric promoters for higher-level expression of foreign genes in plants was
constructed as fusions of a gene for rβ-glucuronidase (GUS) with the terminator of a gene for …

Yield in cereals is a function of seed number and weight; both parameters are largely
controlled by seed sink strength. The allosteric enzyme ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase …

Cereal starch production forms the basis of subsistence for much of the world's human and
domesticated animal populations. Starch concentration and composition in the maize (Zea …

Within two years of their discovery in 1977, introns were found to have a positive effect on
gene expression. Numerous examples of stimulatory introns have been described since …

IN barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) the unit of inflorescence is the spikelet, which bears a fertile
bract, the lemma, and the floret consisting of palea, two lodicules, three stamens and the …

In this work we test the hypothesis that yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) can be enhanced by
increasing endosperm activity of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP), a key enzyme in …

Introns in a wide range of organisms including plants, animals and fungi are able to increase
the expression of the gene that they are contained in. This process of intron-mediated …

Introns that elevate mRNA accumulation have been found in a wide range of eukaryotes.
However, not all introns affect gene expression, and direct testing is currently the only way to …