Protoplasts are cells without any walls, just the plasma membrane. Plant protoplast preparations are used in ways similar to cell cultures from other organisms. DNA and other molecules can be introduced into them readily. We use them to test reagents for plant genome editing.
This video was prepared by Dr. Betul Kaya, Department of Bioengineering, Manisa Celal Bayar University, while on sabbatical in the laboratory of Adam Bogdanove, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University. Music by Turan Akkale.
