Agrobacterium tumefaciens and related Agrobacterium species have been known as plant
pathogens since the beginning of the 20th century. However, only in the past two decades …

The efficient repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs) in genomic DNA is important for the
survival of all organisms. In recent years, basic mechanisms of DSB repair in somatic plant …

One of the major technical hurdles impeding the advance of plant genetic engineering and
biotechnology is the fact that the expression or manipulation of multiple genes in plants is …

Modification of genes through homologous recombination, termed gene targeting, is the
most direct method to characterize gene function. In higher plants, however, the method is …

Cereal crops have been the primary targets for improvement by genetic transformation
because of their worldwide importance for human consumption. For a long time, many of …

Rice biotechnology has made rapid advances since the first transgenic rice plants were
produced 15 years ago. Over the past decade, this progress has resulted in the …

Selectable marker genes are required to ensure the efficient genetic modification of crops.
Economic incentives and safety concerns have prompted the development of several …

The use of recombinases for genomic engineering is no longer a new technology. In fact,
this technology has entered its third decade since the initial discovery that recombinases …

Beauveria bassiana has been investigated for use in the biological control of several insects
in agricultural practice. To understand the molecular basis of virulence and host specificity …

During the efficient genetic transformation of plants with the gene of interest, some
selectable marker genes are also used in order to identify the transgenic plant cells or …