Most studies related to determining the expression profile of genes and
specific promoters used histochemical localization of the reporter gene, gusA.
While the histochemical method for visualizing gusA expression suffers from
several limitations in the determination of gene expression and location,
especially in the tissues with high background acitivty. To solve this problem,
a transient expession vector pBI221-RFP/GFP, was constructed using GFP and RFP
as double fluorescent marker genes. This vector used CaMV 35S promoter to drive
GFP and determine the transforming efficiency. It analyzed expression profile
of the target gene and promoter through the RFP activities of the tranformed
tissues. Through the specific promoter AGPL1 from watermelon and E8 promoter
from tomato, it is resistible to use this vector to study the expression
patterns of promoters. Results indicated that the pBI221-RFP/GFP is a very
efficient transient expression vector that can be verify the functions of the
genes and promoters.