Transcription in nuclei isolated from carrot protoplasts: effects of exogenous DNA
Transcription in nuclei isolated from carrot protoplasts: effects of exogenous DNA
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从胡萝卜原生质体分离的细胞核中的转录:外源 DNA 的影响
DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(82)80284-6
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发表时间:
1982
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
P. Lurquin
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作者:
R. Calza;Suzanne M. Oelke;P. Lurquin
Various types of isolated plant nuclei synthesize RNA in vitro [l-8]. Exogenously supplied DNA could be transcribed and RNA stimulated synthesis in isolated plant nuclei [7, 8]. This suggests that foreign DNA taken up by, eg, plant protoplasts might be transcribed in vivo. Furthermore, liposome-mediated DNA uptake by carrot protoplasts has been demonstrated[9, 13], part of the donor DNA being found associated with recipient nuclei. Thus, our goal is to develop a simple plant in vitro transcription system allowing-us to determine whether plant RNA polymerase II is able to achieve meaningful transcription of cloned prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes.In vitro RNA synthesis in carrot nuclei has not yet been described. Since our interest is to genetically engineer carrot protoplasts, we have determined conditions under which isolated carrot nuclei actively synthesized RNA. We also show that exogenous DNA stimulated in vitro RNA synthesis as observed in 181. Such stimulation could be due in part to the inhibition of ribonuclease present in the nuclei preparations.