When more is better: multigene engineering in plants

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Naqvi, Shaista
Sanahuja Solsona, Georgina
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Naqvi, Shaista;
Farré Martinez, Gemma;
Sanahuja Solsona, Georgina;
Capell Capell, Teresa;
Zhu, Changfu;
Christou, Paul;
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(2010)
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When more is better: multigene engineering in plants.
Trends in Plant Science, 2010, vol. 15, núm. 1, pàg. 48-56.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2009.09.010.
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The genomics revolution has taught us that a great deal of
information can be derived from studying many genes or
proteins at the same time. We are beginning to see this
approach blossoming in applied research. Instead of
attempting to generate useful transgenic plants by introducing
single genes,we nowsee an increasing number of
researchers embracing multigene transfer (MGT) as an
approach to generate plants with more ambitious phenotypes.
MGT allows researchers to achieve goals that
were once impossible – the import of entire metabolic
pathways, the expression ofentire protein complexes, the
development of transgenic crops simultaneously engineered
to produce a spectrum of added-value compounds.
The potential appears limitless.