Table 1

Examples of plant protein-protein interactions studied via FRET or BiFC.

Protein-protein interaction
Applied technique
Cell type
Gene transfer method
reference

Phytochrome B-Cryptochrome 2
FRET (channel and DFRAP)
Tobacco protoplasts
Protoplast transfection
[24]
SERK-1 (homodimerization)
FRET (FSPIM)
Cowpea mesophyll protoplasts
Protoplast transfection
[25]
Floral binding protein 2 (homodimerization) Floral binding protein 11
FRET (FSPIM and FLIM)
Petunia leaf protoplasts
Protoplast transfection
[26]
TGA5 (homodimerization)
FRET (channel)
Tobacco leaf cells
Agroinfiltration
[27]
SERK1-KAPP
FRET (FSPIM)
Cowpea mesophyll protoplasts
Protoplast transfection
[28]
Opaque2-CGN5/ADA2
FRET (DFRAP and FLIM)
Cowpea mesophyll protoplasts
Protoplast transfection
[29]
Lipidated YFP and CFP variants
FRET (FSPIM and FLIM)
Cowpea protoplasts
Protolplast transfection
[30]
AtMinD1 (homodimerization)
FRET (channel and DFRAP)
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[31]
MLO-calmodulin
FRET (DFRAP and FLIM)
Barley leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[32]
MLO (homodimerization)
FRET (DFRAP)
Barley leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[33]
Vacuolar ATPase subunits
FRET (channel)
Arabidopsis leaf mesophyll protoplasts
Protoplast transfection
[34]
MADS box proteins
FRET (FLIM)
Cowpea and Petunia leaf protoplasts
Protoplast transfection
[35]
SAG101-EDS1
FRET (DFRAP)
Arabidopsis leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[36]
AtMinE1-AtMinD1, AtFtsZ1-1-AtFtsZ2-1, AtFtsZ2-1-ARC6
FRET (method unknown)
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[37]
bZIP63 (homodimerization)
BiFC
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Agro-infiltration
[68]
LSD1 (homodimerization)
BiFC
Arabidopsis leaf epidermal cells
Agro-infiltration
[68]
14-3-3 (homodimerization)
BiFC
Arabidopsis cell culture protoplasts and tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Protoplast transfection and Agro-infiltration
[68]
PFTα-PFTβ
BiFC
Arabidopsis leaf epidermal cells
Agro-infiltration
[69]
FIE-MEA
BiFC
Tobacco and Arabidopsis leaf epidermal cells
Agro-infiltration
[69]
VIP1-VirE2, VIP1-VirF
BiFC
Tobacco and onion leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[70]
SAD-GAMYB
BiFC
Onion leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[71]
OFP1 (homodimerization), BLH1 (homodimerization), AtOFP1-AtOFP1
BiFC
Tobacco leaf cells
Agroinfiltration
[72]
VirE2-VirE3
BiFC
Tobacco and onion leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[73]
VIP1-VirE2
BiFC
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[74]
VIP1-H2A
BiFC
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[75]
EID1-ASK1
BiFC
Mustard seedlings and parsley protoplasts
Particle bombardment and protoplast transfection
[76]
FD-FT
BiFC
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Agro-infiltration
[77]
AtMinE1-AtMinD1, AtFtsZ1-1-AtFtsZ2-1, AtFtsZ2-1-ARC6
BiFC
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[37]
OsOBF1 (homodimerization), OsOBF1-LIP19
BiFC
Onion bulb epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[78]
ATH1-STM, BLH3-STM, BLH9-STM
BiFC
Leek epidermal cells
Particle bombardment
[79]
p6 and TGBp2 topology
BiFC
Tobacco leaf epidermal cells
Particle bombardment and Agro-infiltration
[80]

Bhat et al. Plant Methods 2006 2:12   doi:10.1186/1746-4811-2-12