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Using Arabidopsis AtDMC1 gene promoter-transposase fusions to drive meiosis-specific transposition
Reference
G05848
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Jonathan Jones
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of East Anglia
Department
Sainsbury Laboratory
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
40,263
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/04/1996
End date
01/07/1997
Duration
15 months
Abstract
If transposition could be confined to meiosis, every germinal transposition recovered in progeny would be unique. To refine plant transposon tagging strategies, the Arabidopsis homologue (AtDMC1) of the yeast DMC1 meiosis-specific gene has been isolated. The AtDMC1 gene promoter confers a meiosis-specific pattern of GUS reporter gene expression. This promoter has been fused to the Ac and Spm transposase genes, and to the Tnt1 retrotransposon. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants carrying these constructs will be tested for meiosis-specific transposition events.
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Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
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