利用RT-PCR技术检测VHA-c基因在拟南芥中的表达,结果表明VHA-c3基因在拟南芥的果荚、花、叶、茎和根中都有表达,但是,在叶中的表达量远远高于其它的组织.以GUS基因作为报告基因构建了不同长度的VHA-c3基因启动子缺失突变体,利用农杆菌介导的瞬时表达系统检测GUS基因的表达,研究发现在VHA-c3基因起始密码子上游2812~2234bp之间的区域内存在着控制VHA-c3基因高表达的转录调控元件.
Gene expression of VHA c was detected in Arabidopsis silique, flower, leaf, bolt, root. However, the expression level of VHA-c3 was much higher in leaves than in the other tissues. Analysis of the putative promoter of VHA-c3 was carried out in tobacoo leave system. A series of the promoter mutants were constructed in which various extents of VHA-c3 promoter were placed upstream of the GUS gene in vector pC1305.1. The expression of GUS was analyzed by Agrobacterium mediated transient expression system. It was found that a 2 812 bp promoter region has high gene expression capacity. And there is a high potential key cis element for leafspecific expression between 2 812-2 234 bp region.