Secretory Pathway Research: The More Experimental Systems the Better
Author(s) -
Jürgen Denecke,
Fernando Aniento,
Lorenzo Frigerio,
Chris Hawes,
Inhwan Hwang,
Jaideep Mathur,
JeanMarc Neuhaus,
David G. Robinson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.112.096362
Subject(s) - biology , ectopic expression , computational biology , gene expression , function (biology) , mutant , gene , arabidopsis , microbiology and biotechnology , plant cell , subcellular localization , regulation of gene expression , protoplast , genetics
Transient gene expression, in plant protoplasts or specific plant tissues, is a key technique in plant molecular cell biology, aimed at exploring gene products and their modifications to examine functional subdomains, their interactions with other biomolecules, and their subcellular localization. Here, we highlight some of the major advantages and potential pitfalls of the most commonly used transient gene expression models and illustrate how ectopic expression and the use of dominant mutants can provide insights into protein function.
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