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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-12-17
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pubmed:abstractText |
In comparison with animals, relatively few plant genes have been identified that have been shown to be under organ-, tissue- or cell-type-specific regulation. In this paper, we describe how the beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene (gusA or uidA), fused to a weak promoter (a truncated (-90 bp) CaMV35S promoter), can be used to identify tissue-specific markers in transgenic tobacco plants. The rationale was that the expression of gusA would be determined primarily by position effect. Quantitative analysis revealed that, of 184 -90-gus transgenic plants, 73% exhibited gusA gene activation in leaf tissue, and the level of GUS enzyme activity varied over a 300-fold range within the population. In comparison, transformation with a promoterless gusA gene resulted in GUS expression in 78% of all plants analyzed (in leaf and/or root) and expression levels were three-fold or more lower. Qualitative GUS analysis of single locus -90-gus transformants revealed differential expression in diverse tissues. The spatial pattern of GUS activity was unique to individual transformants, was a reflection of differential gusA gene transcription, and was stably transmissible to progeny. Evidence for preferential expression in roots not only of the -90-gus, but also the promoterless gusA gene is presented. The value of the -90 bp promoter-gusA sequence, which is termed an 'interposon', as a tool both to identify native enhancer sequences in situ and to investigate position effects in plants, is discussed.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0950-1991
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
112
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1009-19
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-11-21
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Enhancer Elements, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Gene Expression Regulation,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Genetic Markers,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Glucuronidase,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Histocytochemistry,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Plants, Toxic,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Promoter Regions, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Sequence Tagged Sites,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Tobacco,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Transcription, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Transcriptional Activation,
pubmed-meshheading:1935694-Transformation, Genetic
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Functional tagging of regulatory elements in the plant genome.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Leicester Biocentre, University of Leicester, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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