Sonnewald U (2000)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2000
Publisher: SPRINGER
Book Volume: 43
Pages Range: 335-345
Journal Issue: 4
Chemically inducible gene regulation systems provide a mechanism for a temporal control of expression of transgenes. In this study expression from the herbicide safener inducible maize GST-27 promoter was tested in potato, with the aim of using this to provide inducible expression of transgenes implicated in dormancy control. A binary vector comprising 3.8 kb of the GST-27 promoter was fused to the beta -glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene and transformed into potato. Application of the chemical inducer elevated the expression of GUS up to 40 fold in leaf tissue. However in stems, roots and tubers the GST-27 promoter caused high levels of expression of GUS in the absence of safener, demonstrating that in these tissues it acts as a constitutive promoter. A deleted promoter region of the GST-27 promoter displayed a similar expression pattern. Analysis of GUS activity in dormant and sprouting tubers showed that the GST-27 promoter was a strong constitutive promoter throughout the tuber life cycle.
APA:
Sonnewald, U. (2000). Expression of the chemically inducible maize GST-27 promoter in potato. POTATO RES , 43(4), 335-345.
MLA:
Sonnewald, Uwe. "Expression of the chemically inducible maize GST-27 promoter in potato." POTATO RES 43.4 (2000): 335-345.
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