Abstract
To study the pattern of gene regulation of the plastid chaperonin 60β gene family a chimaeric gene was constructed fusing the 5′-flanking region of the chaperonin 60β B3 gene to the β-glucuronidase reporter gene. Histochemical and fluorometric analysis of the GUS activity present in transgenic plants harbouring this gene construct showed that the B3 promoter is expressed in leaves, stem, petioles and several flower tissues. The pattern of cell type-specific expression in stems and flowers was found to be developmentally regulated. Expression of the B3 promoter was found not to be heat-inducible, but highly repressed by wounding. The rapid decay in GUS activity upon wounding indicates that, at least under some physiological conditions, the gene product of this reporter gene is not as stable as has been previously thought.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-202 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Plant molecular biology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1994 |
Keywords
- chaperonin 60β
- gene expression
- plant transformation
- wound repression
- β-glucuronidase