Measurement of green fluorescence protein in plants: Quantification, correlation to expression, rapid screening and differential gene expression

A. Blumenthal*, L. Kuznetzova, O. Edelbaum, V. Raskin, M. Levy, I. Sela

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Abstract

A set-up for detection of green fluorescence protein (GFP), enabling rapid screening of transgenic tobacco is described. Fluorescence levels were proportional to expression levels, and expressing plants were visually selected from a transgenic population. Quantification of GFP expression indicated that the 35S CaMV promoter drives expression of this reporter gene to different levels in different tissues, corroborating previous similar observation with GUS, indicating that constitutive expression varies quantitatively in different tissues.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93-99
Number of pages7
JournalPlant Science
Volume142
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Mar 1999

Keywords

  • Gene expression monitoring and quantification
  • Green fluorescence protein
  • Plants

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