ISSN:
1572-8358
Keywords:
Molecular biology
;
molecular genetics
;
neoplastic disease
;
agrobacterium tumefaciens
;
Dicotyledonous plants
;
Crown gall
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract I discuss the two different responses from the angiosperms to the specific molecular mechanisms of the tumor-inducing agent contained in the bacteriumAgrobacterium tumefaciens. This is done in terms of the collective variables for expressing genetic response to a continuously varying supply of energy from metabolic pathways. We are led to the conjecture that the expression of the recessive oncogenes may not be restricted to humans (retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma), but may also occur in plants (crown gall), and be expressed through a heat-shock.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02329785
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