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    NPTII Assays for Measuring Gene Expression and Enzyme Activity in Transgenic Plants

    • Last Update: 2020-11-17
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The stable introduction of genes into plants through genetic engineering normally necessitates the use of a selectable marker, especially when the transformation frequency is low (e.g., 1.0 � 10
    −3
    to 10
    −6
    ). Marker genes enable quantification of both the transformation efficiency and gene expression (
    1
    ). The most commonly used selectable marker is the gene from Transposon 5 (Tn5) of
    Escherichia coli
    K12
    (aphA2)
    (
    2
    ), which encodes aminoglycoside 3-phosphotransferase II (APH [3] II, Chemical Abstracts Registry number 58943-39-8) activity. This enzyme, also known as neomycin phosphotransferase II (NPTII), inactivates by phosphorylation the sugar-containing antibiotics, neomycin, kanamycin, geneticin (G418), and paromomycin. To date, the gene has been introduced into over 30 plant species. (For a detailed description of the
    nptII
    gene,
    see
    Chapter 1. )
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