Abstract
High throughput means for analyzing gene expression have become increasingly popular over the last five years. At the University of Arizona, we have been developing novel techniques for examining gene expression, focusing particularly on the problem of characterizing different patterns of cell-specific expression within complex tissues and organs. Our work combines DNA microarrays, GFP expression, flow cytometry and cell sorting, and confocal microscopy, and is performed within the context of research funding addressing Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress, Maize Gene Discovery, and the Arabidopsis thaliana Cytochrome P450 gene superfamily. This seminar will provide an overview of this work, and illustrate some novel and surprising features of plant cells and tissues.