Plants with genetically encoded autoluminescence.

ABSTRACT: Autoluminescent plants engineered to express a bacterial bioluminescence gene cluster in plastids have not been widely adopted because of low light output. We engineered tobacco plants with a fungal bioluminescence system that converts caffeic acid (present in all plants) into luciferin and report self-sustained luminescence that is visible to the naked eye. Our findings could underpin development of a suite of imaging tools for plants.

SUBMITTER: Mitiouchkina T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7610436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature