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Jianli Liang
  • The Institute of Vegetables and Flowers Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing
An Optimized Protocol for Detecting Guard Cell–specific Gene Expression by in situ RT-PCR in Brassica rapa
通过原位 RT-PCR 检测白菜保卫细胞特异性基因表达的优化方案
作者:Yingying Song, Xinlei Guo, Jian Wu, Jianli Liang, Runmao Lin, Zifu Yan and Xiaowu Wang日期:09/05/2023,浏览量:471,Q&A: 0

Since the genetic transformation of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) has not been well developed, in situ RT-PCR is a valuable option for detecting guard cell–specific genes. We reported an optimized protocol of in situ RT-PCR by using a FAMA homologous gene Bra001929 in Brassica rapa. FAMA in Arabidopsis has been verified to be especially expressed in guard cells. We designed specific RT-PCR primers and optimized the protocol in terms of the (a) reverse transcription time, (b) blocking time, (c) antigen-antibody incubation time, and (d) washing temperature. Our approach provides a sensitive and effective in situ RT-PCR method that can detect low-abundance transcripts in cells by elevating their levels by RT-PCR in the guard cells in Brassica rapa.