VERSATILE TRANSFORMATION VECTORS TO ASSAY THE PROMOTER ACTIVITY OF DNA ELEMENTS IN PLANTS

被引:38
作者
PASQUALI, G [1 ]
OUWERKERK, PBF [1 ]
MEMELINK, J [1 ]
机构
[1] LEIDEN UNIV,INST MOLEC PLANT SCI,CLUSIUS LAB,2333 AL LEIDEN,NETHERLANDS
关键词
AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; GUSA; T-DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; CAMV; BINARY VECTORS;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(94)90179-1
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A convenient vector system was developed to evaluate transcriptional promoter activities in plants. Two primary vectors, optionally containing the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S -47 or -90 minimal promoters, offer multiple sites for cloning the sequence of interest upstream from the beta-glucuronidase gene (gusA). The promoter-gusA cassette can be transferred to a binary vector containing the selectable neomycin phosphotransferase II-encoding gene (nptII) next to the left border. In addition, the transferred DNA (T-DNA) contains the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene (cat) driven by the CaMV 35S promoter. Activity of cat can serve as a reference for gusA expression to correct for effects of chromosomal position or T-DNA copy number.
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页码:373 / 374
页数:2
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