GENE TRAP TAGGING OF PROLIFERA, AN ESSENTIAL MCM2-3-5-LIKE GENE IN ARABIDOPSIS

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SPRINGER, PS [1 ]
MCCOMBIE, WR [1 ]
SUNDARESAN, V [1 ]
MARTIENSSEN, RA [1 ]
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[1] COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB, LITA ANNENBERG HAZEN GENOME CTR, COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY 11724 USA
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10.1126/science.7754372
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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Gene trap transposon mutagenesis can identify essential genes whose functions in later development are obscured by an early lethal phenotype. In higher plants, many genes are required for haploid gametophyte viability, so that the phenotypic effects of their disruption cannot be readily observed in the diploid plant body. The PROLIFERA (PRL) gene, identified by gene trap transposon mutagenesis in Arabidopsis, is required for megagametophyte and embryo development. Reporter gene expression patterns revealed that PRL was expressed in dividing cells throughout the plant. PRL is related to the MCM2-3-5 family of yeast genes that are required for the initiation of DNA replication.
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