Abstract
A series of promoter-GUS fusion constructs containing a portion of the rice triosephosphate isomerase (tpi) promoter, the firsttpi intron, and the gene encoding bacterial β-glucuronidase (GUS) were made. These constructs were electroporated into rice protoplasts and transient expression was monitored. Inclusion of the first intron from the ricetpi gene enhanced expression of the GUS gene from thetpi promoter when it was placed 5′ of the GUS gene. When thetpi intron was placed in the 3′-untranslated region no enhancement of GUS gene expression was observed, indicating the importance of position in intron-mediated enhancement of gene expression.
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Snowden, K.C., Buchhholz, W.G. & Hall, T.C. Intron position affects expression from thetpi promoter in rice. Plant Mol Biol 31, 689–692 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00042241
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00042241