Abstract
Background: Hormones are crucial to plant life and development. Being able to follow the plants hormonal response to various stimuli and throughout developmental processes is an important and increasingly widespread tool. The phytohormone cytokinin (CK) has crucial roles in the regulation of plant growth and development. Results: Here we describe a version of the CK sensor Two Component signaling Sensor (TCS), referred to as TCSv2. TCSv2 has a different arrangement of binding motifs when compared to previous TCS versions, resulting in increased sensitivity in some examined tissues. Here, we examine the CK responsiveness and distribution pattern of TCSv2 in arabidopsis and tomato. Conclusions: The increased sensitivity and reported expression pattern of TCSv2 make it an ideal TCS version to study CK response in particular hosts, such as tomato, and particular tissues, such as leaves and flowers.
Original language | American English |
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Article number | 152 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Plant Methods |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 16 Nov 2020 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Arabidopsis
- Cytokinin
- Imaging
- TCSv2
- Tomato
- Two-component sensor (TCS)
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Genetics
- Plant Science