Physical methods for genetic plant transformation

AL Rivera, M Gómez-Lim, F Fernández, AM Loske - Physics of life reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Production of transgenic plants is a routine process for many crop species. Transgenes are
introduced into plants to confer novel traits such as improved nutritional qualities, tolerance …

[HTML][HTML] Liposome-based DNA carriers may induce cellular stress response and change gene expression pattern in transfected cells

A Fiszer-Kierzkowska, N Vydra, A Wysocka-Wycisk… - BMC molecular …, 2011 - Springer
Background During functional studies on the rat stress-inducible Hspa1b (hsp70. 1) gene
we noticed that some liposome-based DNA carriers, which are used for transfection, induce …

Future perspectives on insect pest management: engineering the pest.

TA Pfeifer, TA Grigliatti - 1996 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The future is discussed of a method of genetic control that would allow insect pest
populations to be managed at acceptable levels. Targeted insect control strategies are …

Towards Coleoptera-specific high-throughput screening systems for compounds with ecdysone activity: development of EcR reporter assays using weevil …

T Soin, M Iga, L Swevers, P Rouge, CR Janssen… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Molting in insects is regulated by ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones. Several synthetic non-
steroidal ecdysone agonists are on the market as insecticides. These ecdysone agonists are …

DNA transfection in the ecdysteroid-responsive GV1 cell line from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Q Lan, LM Riddiford - In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal, 1997 - Springer
The embryonic cell line, GV1, from Manduca sexta was transiently transfected with DNA
constructs of the Drosophila hsp70 promoter fused to either a β-galactosidase (pXH70ZT) or …

Transfection of cultured mosquito cells

AM Fallon - The molecular biology of insect disease vectors: a …, 1997 - Springer
The technology for introducing chimeric DNA constructs into cultured cells provides an
important new approach for analysing diverse aspects of gene expression. In particular …