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The effect of the 600 nucleotide-long CaMV 35S RNA 5' leader sequence on the expression of downstream genes was analyzed both in plant protoplasts and in vitro. For transient expression studies in protoplasts derived from host and nonhost plants, the bacterial chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) gene was fused to the initiation codon of ORF VII. The leader sequence reduced CAT expression two- to four-fold in protoplasts derived from three host species, but 10- to 50-fold in protoplasts derived from three different nonhost species. For in-vitro studies the 35S promoter was replaced by the SP6 promoter. The leader reduced in-vitro translation of SP6 transcripts approximately six-fold, indicating that at least part of the inhibition observed in protoplasts is directly due to the interference of the leader sequence with translation. Other steps in gene expression that may also be affected are discussed.
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