Cell-autonomous behavior of the rolC gene of Agrobacterium rhizogenes during leaf development: a visual assay for transposon excision in transgenic plants.
AUTOR(ES)
Spena, A
RESUMO
We describe a genetic switch based on the Ac transposable element of maize and the rolC gene of Agrobacterium rhizogenes, a dominant gene, which has pleiotropic effects on plant growth and morphology. Moreover, rolC gene expression under the control of the 35S cauliflower mosaic virus promoter decreases chlorophyll content in transgenic tobacco plants. Chlorophyll is a visible cell-autonomous marker, and it is shown here that the reduction in chlorophyll content caused by the rolC gene product allows us to monitor, in palisade or spongy mesophyll cells, Ac excision events resulting in rolC gene expression as pale-green sectors and spots. Our results indicate that the rolC gene product behaves in a cell-autonomous manner during leaf development, at least as far as chlorophyll accumulation is concerned. In addition, the rolC gene can be useful to evaluate visually if and when a transposable element is active. Most important, we propose the use of a transposable element as a tool to activate expression of morphogenetic genes in a clonal population of cells. This could be particularly useful when studying genes affecting growth and development whose constitutive expression can severely impair regeneration of transgenic plants.
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