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An experimental system to study cell cycle specific gene expression in plant cells was developed using protoplasts from tobacco cells synchronized by aphidicolin treatment. Chimeric plasmids consisting either of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene downstream of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35 S promoter or the nopaline synthase (nos) promoter were introduced into synchronized protoplasts of four cell cycle stages by electroporation. In the case of the CaMV 35 S promoter cyclic oscillation of CAT activity was observed which paralleled the cell cycle of the recipient cells. The peak of CAT activity was found in the S phase, while no such cyclic change was observed in the case of the nos promoter. This system clearly shows that it is feasible to search for a cell cycle specific promoter. The significance of these observations is discussed in relation to the study of plant cells.
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Nagata, T., Okada, K., Kawazu, T. et al. Cauliflower mosaic virus 35 S promoter directs S phase specific expression in plant cells. Mol Gen Genet 207, 242–244 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00331584
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00331584