title: Effect of external and internal factors on the expression of reporter genes driven by the N resistance gene promoter.
abstract: The role of resistance (R) genes in plant pathogen interaction has been studied extensively due to its economical impact on agriculture. Interaction between tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and the N protein from tobacco is one of the most widely used models to understand various aspects of pathogen resistance. The transcription activity governed by N gene promoter is one of the least understood elements of the model. In this study, the N gene promoter was cloned and fused with two different reporter genes, one encoding β-glucuronidase (N::GUS) and another, luciferase (N::LUC). Tobacco plants transformed with the N::GUS or N::LUC reporter constructs were screened for homozygosity and stable expression. Histochemical analysis of N::GUS tobacco plants revealed that the expression is organ specific and developmentally regulated. Whereas two week old plants expressed GUS in midveins only, 6-wk-old plants also expressed GUS in leaf lamella. Roots did not show GUS expression at any time during development. Experiments to address effects of external stress were performed using N::LUC tobacco plants. These experiments showed that N gene promoter expression was suppressed when plants were exposed to high but not low temperatures. Expression was also upregulated in response to TMV, but no changes were observed in plants treated with SA.
authors: Department of Biological Sciences; University of Lethbridge; Lethbridge, AB Canada.
authors: Palak
authors: P
authors: Kathiria
authors: Corinne
authors: C
authors: Sidler
authors: Rafal
authors: R
authors: Woycicki
authors: Youli
authors: Y
authors: Yao
authors: Igor
authors: I
authors: Kovalchuk
mesh_terms: D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D017343:Genes, Plant; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005966:Glucuronidase; D008156:Luciferases; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000821:virology; D014027:Tobacco Mosaic Virus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008156:Luciferases; D005966:Glucuronidase
keywords: N-gene promoter; Nicotiana tabacum; salicylic acid; temperature influence; tobacco mosaic virus infection
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