Green Fluorescent Protein and Its Application in Plant Genetic Engineering

摘要

As a convenient vital marker, green-fluorescent protein(GFP) from the jellyfish (Aequorea Victoria) has been widely used in studies of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. GFP has shown some desirable traits. For example, its expression in living cells or tissues is autonomous and free of cell or location-specificity. All these make it widely used in botanical research. Plant genetic engineering has paved a new way for plant breeding. This paper has summarized the status and applications of GFP in plant genetic engineering, pointed out the existing problems and the developmental trend.