disease response genes

[Stuart Brown]

I need some help identifying and locating some cloned Arab. genes.
	
   We are currently trying to evaluate some transgenic canola (Brassica napus)
plants for resistance response to Brassica pathogens.
 	I will be doing Northerns and RT-PCR to try to determine 
 if our introduced gene (a disease response gene from pea) is induced
 during resistant and susceptible interactions with pathogens.  I need
 a control gene for these experiments that we know will be induced so
 I can determine if I have obtained RNA suffiently enriched for
 disease challenged tissue.  We do not know of any disease response
 genes cloned from Brassica, but I am hoping that there is sufficient
 similarity with Arabidopsis to make Arab. genes suitable probes.
 	So I need to find out what cloned Arab. genes are available
 (and from where), and which ones would make the best markers for
 disease resistance and susceptibiltiy induction.
 
 	I would be greatful for any information you could provide
 on this topic.
 
 


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Stuart M. Brown                             If you can remain cool when all 
U. of Manitoba, Dept. Plant Science         Around you are in panic,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
browns at ccu.umanitoba.ca            Then you surely misunderstand the situation