A series of dual-reporter vectors for ratiometric analysis of protein abundance in plants

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Abstract

Ratiometric reporter systems enable comparisons of the abundance of a protein of interest, or “target,” relative to a reference protein. Both proteins are encoded on a single transcript but are separated during translation. This arrangement bypasses the potential for discordant expression that can arise when the target and reference proteins are encoded by separate genes. We generated a set of 18 Gateway-compatible vectors termed pRATIO that combine a variety of promoters, fluorescent, and bioluminescent reporters, and 2A “self-cleaving” peptides. These constructs are easily modified to produce additional combinations or introduce new reporter proteins. We found that mScarlet-I provides the best signal-to-noise ratio among several fluorescent reporter proteins during transient expression experiments in Nicotiana benthamiana. Firefly and Gaussia luciferase also produce high signal-to-noise in N. benthamiana. As proof of concept, we used this system to investigate whether degradation of the receptor KAI2 after karrikin treatment is influenced by its subcellular localization. KAI2 is normally found in the cytoplasm and the nucleus of plant cells. In N. benthamiana, karrikin-induced degradation of KAI2 was only observed when it was retained in the nucleus. These vectors are tools to easily monitor in vivo the abundance of a protein that is transiently expressed in plants, and will be particularly useful for investigating protein turnover in response to different stimuli.

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Khosla, A., Rodriguez-Furlan, C., Kapoor, S., Van Norman, J. M., & Nelson, D. C. (2020). A series of dual-reporter vectors for ratiometric analysis of protein abundance in plants. Plant Direct, 4(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.231

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