Phragmoplastin and methods of examining cell plate development

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1997-02-13

1999-11-30

Housel, James C.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...

435189, 435518, 4352523, C12Q 100

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides new tools and methods for identifying herbicides and potential herbicides which affect cell plate formation and development. A new protein, phragmoplastin, has been discovered which is associated with cell plate membrane vesicles during cytokinesis. By visualizing the phragmoplastin, one is able to examine the development of the cell plate particularly in response to herbicides or potential herbicides. One method of visualizing phragmoplastin employs immunocytochemical techniques with anti-phragmoplastin antibodies. Another method of visualizing phragmoplastin employs cells which are transformed with a DNA molecule which encodes a chimeric phragmoplastin protein comprised of phragmoplastin and a luminescent tag or protein, fused to the phragmoplastin protein. The phragmoplastin in such cells is visualized by examining the cells under conditions which cause the marker to become visible such as by fluorescent microscopy.
The present invention also relates to isolated DNA molecules which encode phragmoplastin, and cells transformed with DNA which encodes phragmoplastin, particularly DNA which encodes chimeric phragmoplastin proteins.

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