Transient transformation assays for the analysis of protein localization are routinely used as rapid and convenient alternatives to stable transformation. In this chapter, we describe two transient gene expression assays (e.g., isolation and transformation of protoplasts, and agroinfiltration of leaves) optimized for Arabidopsis thaliana, and we combine them with fluorescence microscopy, with the final aim to investigate in vivo the subcellular localization of a mitochondrial protein of interest fused to a fluorescent reporter.
Keywords: Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Arabidopsis thaliana; Fluorescent proteins; Leaf agroinfiltration; Microscope; Mitochondria; Protoplasts; Transient gene expression.
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