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RT-PCR was used to detect gene expression in situ in single selected cells of tomato callus aggregates. The cytoplasm from one cell was removed with a micropipette viewed under a light microscope and used directly for RT-PCR, followed by nested PCR. This method to remove cytosolic contents prevented the introduction of genomic DNA into the RT-PCR, and only intron-spliced products were amplified when intron-containing genes were used as PCR targets. In addition, transcription of the intron-free gene was possibly detected by simultaneously tracing the intron-containing and intron-free genes using mixed primers for the targeted genes. The present study indicated that some stimuli-activated genes, such as CHI3 and TLC1-LTR, were constitutively transcribed in tomato callus cells.
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Wada, M., Matsuda, Y., Fujita, K. et al. RT-PCR amplification of mRNAs in nuclei or cytosol of single cells of tomato. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 79, 109–114 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-004-4289-x
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