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The Arabidopsis beta-carotene hydroxylase gene promoter for a strong constitutive expression of transgene

  • Liang, Ying Shi (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Bae, Hee-Jin (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kang, Sang-Ho (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Theresa (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Min Gab (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Young-Mi (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Ha, Sun-Hwa (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
  • Received : 2009.08.07
  • Accepted : 2009.08.17
  • Published : 2009.10.31
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Abstract

To efficiently express a gene of interest in transgenic plants, the choice of promoter is a crucial factor as it directly affects the expression of the transgene that will yield the desired phenotype. The Arabidopsis ${\beta}-carotene$ hydroxylase 1 gene (AtBch1) shows constitutive and ubiquitous expression and was thus selected as one of best candidates for constitutive promoter analysis by both in silico northern blotting and semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis. To investigate AtBch1 promoter activity, the 1,981-bp 5'-upstream region of this gene was fused with ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ (GUS) and transformed into Arabidopsis. Through the molecular characterization of transgenic leaf tissues, the AtBch1 promoter generated strong activity that drives 1.8- and 2-fold higher GUS expression than the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S (35S) promoter at the transcriptional and translational levels, respectively. Furthermore, the GUS enzyme activity driven by the AtBch1 promoter was 2.8-fold higher than that produced by the 35S promoter. By histochemical GUS staining, the ubiquitous expression of the AtBch1 promoter was observed in all tissues of Arabidopsis. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis with different tissues further showed that this promoter serves as a strong constitutive driver of transgene expression in dicot plants.

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Supported by : Rural Development Administration, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

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