摘要
SINCE the first report on immunoglobulin gene expression in plant by Hiatt et al. in 1989,analogous researches have been further developed. Up to now, it has become a new method touse transgenic plants and plant cells to produce antibodies and study disease-resistance breedingof crops, plant metabolism and growth, which is an organic combination of immunologyand plant sciences at molecular level. According to recent reports, both higher and lowerplants, such as tobacco, Arabidopsis, calli of maize and unicellular green alga, can