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The green-fluorescent protein (GFP) gene from the Pacific Northwest jellyfish, Aequorea victoria, was used as a screenable marker in the production of transgenic barley plants. Isolated barley microspore culture was biolistically transformed with two synthetic forms of GFP, sgfp and pgfp. Thirty-seven fluorescing multicellular structures were isolated using epifluorescent microscopy. Sixteen structures developed shoots, but only five regenerated into green plants. Three events had been co-bombarded with β-glucuronidase (gus) and assayed positive for gus expression in the leaves, and all five events were positive for gfp expression. The expected transgene band size was PCR-amplified from all five plants, and Southern blots performed on three plants revealed unique patterns of gfp transgene integration. Fluorescent in situ hybridization also revealed the transgenic status and hemizygous nature of all the events. GFP-based visual screening provides a viable alternative method to chemical selection of transgenic plants from barley microspore culture.
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Carlson, A., Letarte, J., Chen, J. et al. Visual screening of microspore-derived transgenic barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) with green-fluorescent protein. Plant Cell Reports 20, 331–337 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990100328
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990100328