Agrobacterium bacteria capable of site-specific recombination
AssigneeMogen International N.V.
InventorsPaul J. J. Hooykaas, Teresa Mozo
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Abstract
The invention provides Agrobacterium strains capable of producing a cite-specific recombinase capable of effecting site-specific recombination of a first and a second recombination site in Agrobacterium strains, when present therein, comprising a structural DNA sequence encoding said recombinase and a DNA sequence capable of controlling expression in Agrobacterium strains. The invention also provides methods for using the strains to transform plant cells.
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An Agrobacterium strain comprising a structural DNA sequence encoding a site-specific recombinase that is Cre recombinase and a DNA sequence linked thereto which operationally controls expression of said Cre recombinase, said strain further comprising a first recombination site.
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