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Rengasamy B, Manna M, Jonwal S, Sathiyabama M, Thajuddin NB, Sinha AK. A simplified and improved protocol of rice transformation to cater wide range of rice cultivars. PROTOPLASMA 2024; 261:641-654. [PMID: 38217739 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01925-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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The latest CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing technology is expected to bring about revolution in rice yield and quality improvement, and thus validation of rice transformation protocols using CRISPR-Cas9-gRNA constructs is the need of the hour. Moreover, regeneration of more number of transgenic rice plants is prerequisite for developing genome-edited rice lines, as recalcitrant rice varieties were shown to have lower editing efficiencies which necessities screening of large number of transgenic plants to find the suitable edits. In the present study, we have simplified the Agrobacterium-mediated rice transformation protocol for both Indica and Japonica rice cultivars using CRISPR/Cas9 empty vector construct, and the protocols have been suitably optimized for getting large numbers of the regenerated plantlets within the shortest possible time. The Japonica transgenic lines were obtained within 65 days and for the Indica cultivars, it took about 76-78 days. We also obtained about 90% regeneration efficiency for both Japonica and Indica cultivars. The transformation efficiency was about 97% in the case of Japonica and 69-83% in the case of Indica rice cultivars. Furthermore, we screened the OsWRKY24 gene editing efficiency by transforming rice cultivars with CRISPR/Cas9 construct harbouring sgRNA against OsWRKY24 gene and found about 90% editing efficiency in Japonica rice cultivars, while 30% of the transformed Indica cultivars were found to be edited. This implicated the presence of a robust repair mechanism in the Indica rice cultivars.
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- Balakrishnan Rengasamy
- Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- P. G. and Research Department of Biotechnology, Jamal Mohamed College, affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Lou X, Su J, Xiong Y, Chen M, Zhang Q, Luan Y, Sun C, Fu Y, Zhang K. Identification of QTLs responsible for culturability, and fine-mapping of QTL qCBT9 related to callus browning derived from Dongxiang common wild rice ( Oryza rufipogon Griff.). MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2024; 44:32. [PMID: 38685957 PMCID: PMC11055834 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-024-01470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Compared to japonica, the lower genetic transformation efficiency of indica is a technical bottleneck for rice molecular breeding. Specifically, callus browning frequently occurs during the culture of the elite indica variety 93-11, leading to poor culturability and lower genetic transformation efficiency. Here, 67 QTLs related to culturability were detected using 97 introgression lines (designated as 9DILs) derived from Dongxiang common wild rice (DXCWR, Oryza rufipogon Griff.) with 93-11 genetic background, explaining 4% ~12% of the phenotypic variations. The QTL qCBT9 on chromosome 9 was a primary QTL for reducing callus browning derived from DXCWR. Five 9DILs with light callus browning and high differentiation were screened. We evaluated the callus browning index (CBI) of 100 F2 population crossed of 93-11 and 9DIL71 and the recombinant plants screened from 3270 individuals. The qCBT9 was delimited to a ~148kb region between the markers X16 and X23. RNA-seq analysis of DEGs between 9DIL71 and 93-11 showed three upregulated DEGs (Os09g0526500, Os09g0527900, Os09g0528200,) and three downregulated DEGs (Os09g0526700, Os09g0526800, Os09g0527700) were located in the candidate region of qCBT9. Furthermore, callus browning may be involved in cell senescence and death caused by oxidative stress. The differentiation of indica and japonica in this region suggested that qCBT9 was possibly a vital QTL contributed to better culturability of japonica. Our results laid a foundation for further cloning of the gene for reduced callus browning in O. rufipogon, and also provided a new genetic resource and material basis for improving the culturability and genetic transformation efficiency of cultivated rice. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-024-01470-z.
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- Xin Lou
- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Dunhua City, Dunhua, 133700 China
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- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10093 China
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- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- National Center for Evaluation of Agricultural Wild Plants (Rice), Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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Barrera M, Olmedo B, Zúñiga C, Cepeda M, Olivares F, Vergara R, Cordero-Lara K, Prieto H. Somatic Embryogenesis and Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer Procedures in Chilean Temperate Japonica Rice Varieties for Precision Breeding. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:416. [PMID: 38337949 PMCID: PMC10857379 DOI: 10.3390/plants13030416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Rice (Oryza sativa) varieties are generated through breeding programs focused on local requirements. In Chile, the southernmost rice producer, rice productivity relies on the use and generation of temperate japonica germplasms, which need to be adapted to the intensifying effects of climate change. Advanced biotechnological tools can contribute to these breeding programs; new technologies associated with precision breeding, including gene editing, rely on procedures such as regeneration and gene transfer. In this study, the local rice varieties Platino, Cuarzo, Esmeralda, and Zafiro were evaluated for somatic embryogenesis potential using a process that involved the combined use of auxins and cytokinins. An auxin-based (2,4-D) general medium (2N6) allowed for the induction of embryogenic masses in all the genotypes. After induction, masses required culturing either in N6R (kinetin; Platino) or N6RN (BAP, kinetin, IBA, and 2,4-D; Cuarzo, Esmeralda, and Zafiro) to yield whole plants using regeneration medium (N6F, no hormone). The sprouting rates indicated Platino as the most responsive genotype; for this reason, this variety was evaluated for gene transfer. Fifteen-day-old embryo masses were assayed for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation using the bacterial strain EHA105 harboring pFLC-Myb/HPT/GFP, a modified T-DNA vector harboring a geminivirus-derived replicon. The vector included the green fluorescent protein reporter gene, allowing for continuous traceability. Reporter mRNA was produced as early as 3 d after agroinfiltration, and stable expression of the protein was observed along the complete process. These achievements enable further biotechnological steps in these and other genotypes from our breeding program.
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- Marion Barrera
- Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Environment Faculty, Metropolitan Technological University, Santiago 8330526, Chile;
- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, INIA-Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (B.O.); (C.Z.); (M.C.); (F.O.); (R.V.)
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, INIA-Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (B.O.); (C.Z.); (M.C.); (F.O.); (R.V.)
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, INIA-Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (B.O.); (C.Z.); (M.C.); (F.O.); (R.V.)
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, INIA-Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (B.O.); (C.Z.); (M.C.); (F.O.); (R.V.)
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, INIA-Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (B.O.); (C.Z.); (M.C.); (F.O.); (R.V.)
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, INIA-Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (B.O.); (C.Z.); (M.C.); (F.O.); (R.V.)
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- Rice Breeding Program, Quilamapu Research Station, INIA-Chile, Chillán 3780000, Chile;
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, INIA-Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (B.O.); (C.Z.); (M.C.); (F.O.); (R.V.)
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Wang W, Guo J, Ma J, Wang Z, Zhang L, Wang Z, Meng M, Zhang C, Sun F, Xi Y. Comprehensive Transcriptomic and Metabolic Profiling of Agrobacterium- tumefaciens-Infected Immature Wheat Embryos. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098449. [PMID: 37176157 PMCID: PMC10179373 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The transformation efficiency (TE) was improved by a series of special chemical and physical methods using immature embryos from the cultivar Fielder, with the PureWheat technique. To analyze the reaction of immature embryos infected, which seemed to provide the necessary by Agrobacterium tumefaciens in PureWheat, a combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), complete transcriptome analysis, and metabolome analysis was conducted to understand the progress. The results of the SEM analysis revealed that Agrobacterium tumefaciens were deposited under the damaged cortex of immature embryos as a result of pretreatment and contacted the receptor cells to improve the TE. Transcriptome analysis indicated that the differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, starch and sucrose metabolism, plant-pathogen interaction, plant hormone signal transduction, and the MAPK (Mitogen-activated protein kinase) signaling pathway. By analyzing the correlation between differentially expressed genes and metabolites, the expression of many genes and the accumulation of metabolites were changed in glucose metabolism and the TCA cycle (Citrate cycle), as well as the amino acid metabolism; this suggests that the infection of wheat embryos with Agrobacterium is an energy-demanding process. The shikimate pathway may act as a hub between glucose metabolism and phenylpropanoid metabolism during Agrobacterium infection. The downregulation of the F5H gene and upregulation of the CCR gene led to the accumulation of lignin precursors through phenylpropanoid metabolism. In addition, several metabolic pathways and oxidases were found to be involved in the infection treatment, including melatonin biosynthesis, benzoxazinoid biosynthesis, betaine biosynthesis, superoxide dismutase, and peroxidase, suggesting that wheat embryos may be under the stress of Agrobacterium and, thus, undergo an oxidative stress response. These findings explore the physiological and molecular changes of immature embryos during the co-culture stage of the PureWheat technique and provide insights for Agrobacterium-mediated transgenic wheat experiments.
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- Weiwei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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Wei R, Zhang W, Li C, Hao Z, Huang D, Zhang W, Pan X. Establishment of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system to Juglans sigillata Dode 'Qianhe-7'. Transgenic Res 2023; 32:193-207. [PMID: 37118332 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-023-00348-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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An efficient genetic transformation system is of great significance for verifying gene function and improving plant breeding efficiency by gene engineering. In this study, a stable Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation system of Juglans sigillata Dode 'Qianhe-7' was investigated using callus and negative pressure-assisted and ultrasonic-assisted transformation selection. The results showed that the axillary shoot leaves were suitable to induce callus and the callus proliferation rate could reach 516.27% when induction calli were cultured on DKW medium containing 0.5 mg L-1 indole-3-butyric acid, 1.2 mg L-1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 0.5 mg L-1 kinetin for 18 d. In addition, negative pressure infection was the optimal infection method with the lowest browning rate (0.00%), high GFP conversion rate (16.67%), and better growth status. To further prove the feasibility of this genetic transformation system, the flavonol synthetase (JsFLS5) gene was successfully transformed into the into leaf-derived callus of 'Qianhe-7'. JsFLS5 expression and the content of total flavonoids in transformed callus were improved significantly compared with the untransformed callus, which proved that we had an efficient and reliable genetic transformation system using leaf-derived callus of Juglans sigillata.
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- Rong Wei
- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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Luo W, Tan J, Li T, Feng Z, Ding Z, Xie X, Chen Y, Chen L, Liu YG, Zhu Q, Guo J. Overexpression of maize GOLDEN2 in rice and maize calli improves regeneration by activating chloroplast development. SCIENCE CHINA. LIFE SCIENCES 2023; 66:340-349. [PMID: 35982378 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-022-2149-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Golden2 (G2), a member of the GARP transcription factor superfamily, regulates several biological processes and phytohormone signaling pathways in plants. In this study, we used a rice codon-optimized maize G2 gene (rZmG2) to improve the regeneration efficiency of rice and maize calli for genetic transformation. We isolated a promoter driving strong and callus-specific expression from rice to drive rZmG2 transcription from a transgene after transformation of two indica and two japonica rice cultivars. The resulting rZmG2 transgenic calli turned green in advance at the differentiation stage, thus significantly raising the regeneration rates of the transgenic indica and japonica rice plants relative to control transformations. Similar effect of this gene on improving maize transformation was also observed. Transcriptome sequencing and RT-qPCR analyses showed that many rice genes related to chloroplast development and phytohormones are upregulated in rZmG2-transgenic calli. These results demonstrate that rZmG2 can promote embryogenic callus differentiation and improve regeneration efficiency by activating chloroplast development and phytohormone pathways. We also established a heat-inducible Cre/loxP-based gene-excision system to remove rZmG2 and the antibiotic selectable gene after obtaining the transgenic plants. This study provides a useful tool for functional genomics work and biotechnology in plants.
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- Wanni Luo
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China. .,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, SCAU, Guangzhou, 510642, China. .,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Tiwari M, Gautam N, Indoliya Y, Kidwai M, Mishra AK, Chakrabarty D. A tau class GST, OsGSTU5, interacts with VirE2 and modulates the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in rice. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2022; 41:873-891. [PMID: 35067774 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02824-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OsGSTU5 interacts and glutathionylates the VirE2 protein of Agrobacterium and its (OsGSTU5) overexpression and downregulation showed a low and high AMT efficiency in rice, respectively. During Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (AMT), T-DNA along with several virulence proteins such as VirD2, VirE2, VirE3, VirD5, and VirF enter the plant cytoplasm. VirE2 serves as a single-stranded DNA binding (SSB) protein that assists the cytoplasmic trafficking of T-DNA inside the host cell. Though the regulatory roles of VirE2 have been established, the cellular reaction of their host, especially in monocots, has not been characterized in detail. This study identified a cellular interactor of VirE2 from the cDNA library of rice. The identified plant protein encoded by the gene cloned from rice was designated OsGSTU5, it interacted specifically with VirE2 in the host cytoplasm. OsGSTU5 was upregulated during Agrobacterium infection and involved in the post-translational glutathionylation of VirE2 (gVirE2). Interestingly, the in silico analysis showed that the 'gVirE2 + ssDNA' complex was structurally less stable than the 'VirE2 + ssDNA' complex. The gel shift assay also confirmed the attenuated SSB property of gVirE2 over VirE2. Moreover, knock-down and overexpression of OsGSTU5 in rice showed increased and decreased T-DNA expression, respectively after Agrobacterium infection. The present finding establishes the role of OsGSTU5 as an important target for modulation of AMT efficiency in rice.
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- Madhu Tiwari
- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Tiwari M, Kidwai M, Dutta P, Narayan S, Gautam N, Chawda K, Shirke PA, Mishra AK, Chakrabarty D. A tau class glutathione-S-transferase (OsGSTU5) confers tolerance against arsenic toxicity in rice by accumulating more arsenic in root. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 426:128100. [PMID: 34954436 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Arsenic (As) considered as one of the hazardous metalloid that hampers various physiological activities in rice. To study the mechanism of As tolerance in rice, one differentially expressed tau class glutathione-S-transferase (OsGSTU5) has been selected and transgenic rice plants with knockdown (KD) and overexpressing (OE) OsGSTU5 were generated. Our results suggested that KD lines became less tolerant to As stress than WT plants, while OE lines showed enhanced tolerance to As. Under As toxicity, OE and KD lines showed enhanced and reduced antioxidant activities such as, SOD, PRX and catalase, respectively indicating its role in ROS homeostasis. In addition, higher malondialdehyde content, poor photosynthetic parameters and higher reactive oxygen species (ROS) in KD plant, suggests that knockdown of OsGSTU5 renders KD plants more susceptible to oxidative damage. Also, the relative expression profile of various transporters such as OsABCC1 (As sequestration), Lsi2 and Lsi6 (As translocaters) and GSH dependent activity of GSTU5 suggests that GSTU5 might help in chelation of As with GSH and sequester it into the root vacuole using OsABCC1 transporter and thus limits the upward translocation of As towards shoot. This study suggests the importance of GSTU5 as a good target to improve the As tolerance in rice.
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- Madhu Tiwari
- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India; Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India; Plant Physiology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India; Plant Physiology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Sarkar A, Srinivasan I, Roy-Barman S. Optimisation of a rapid and efficient transformation protocol for fungal blast-susceptible indica rice cultivars HR-12 and CO-39. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (TOKYO, JAPAN) 2021; 38:433-441. [PMID: 35087308 PMCID: PMC8761593 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.21.0105a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rice is an important staple crop and fungal blast disease destroys about 10-30% of its global produce, annually. Although genetic manipulation has largely been employed in crop-improvement programmes and agricultural biotechnology, the ease of transformation of several recalcitrant indica cultivars continues to be a challenge. HR-12 and CO-39 are two indica cultivars that are commonly used in breeding programmes, but are susceptible to biotic threats like fungal blast and sheath blight disease. Here in this study, we have optimised a rapid and reproducible transformation protocol for the said cultivars, having compared both the tissue-culture and in-planta methods of transformation. Murashige & Skoog basal media supplemented with maltose and 2.5 mg l-1 2,4-D induced efficient callogenesis in HR-12, while maltose with 3 mg l-1 2,4-D gave optimum results in case of CO-39. The media containing 0.5 mg l-1 NAA, 3 mg l-1 BAP, and 1 mg l-1 kinetin yielded a maximum regeneration efficiency of 62% and 65% in HR-12 and CO-39, respectively. The studies with Agrobacterium tumefaciens, LBA4404 strain harbouring pCAMBIA1303 suggested that although these cultivars demonstrated successful gene-transfer, they failed to regenerate efficiently, post-transformation. Alternatively, our modified in-planta piercing and vacuum infiltration-based protocol resulted in 33-35% transformation efficiency in less than half the time required for tissue-culture based transformation method. As per our knowledge, it is among the highest obtained from existing piercing-based direct transformation protocols in rice, and can also be implemented in genetically manipulating other recalcitrant varieties of rice.
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- Atrayee Sarkar
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 713209, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 713209, India
- Sanofi Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad 502236, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 713209, India
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Molina-Risco M, Ibarra O, Faion-Molina M, Kim B, Septiningsih EM, Thomson MJ. Optimizing Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing in the tropical japonica Rice Variety Presidio. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222010909. [PMID: 34681568 PMCID: PMC8535416 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222010909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Bottlenecks in plant transformation and regeneration have slowed progress in applying CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing for crop improvement. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has highly efficient temperate japonica transformation protocols, along with reasonably efficient indica protocols using immature embryos. However, rapid and efficient protocols are not available for transformation and regeneration in tropical japonica varieties, even though they represent the majority of rice production in the U.S. and South America. The current study has optimized a protocol using callus induction from mature seeds with both Agrobacterium-mediated and biolistic transformation of the high-yielding U.S. tropical japonica cultivar Presidio. Gene editing efficiency was tested by evaluating knockout mutations in the phytoene desaturase (PDS) and young seedling albino (YSA) genes, which provide a visible phenotype at the seedling stage for successful knockouts. Using the optimized protocol, transformation of 648 explants with particle bombardment and 532 explants with Agrobacterium led to a 33% regeneration efficiency. The YSA targets had ambiguous phenotypes, but 60% of regenerated plants for PDS showed an albino phenotype. Sanger sequencing of edited progeny showed a number of insertions, deletions, and substitutions at the gRNA target sites. These results pave the way for more efficient gene editing of tropical japonica rice varieties.
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- Marco Molina-Risco
- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; (M.M.-R.); (O.I.); (M.F.-M.); (B.K.); (E.M.S.)
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; (M.M.-R.); (O.I.); (M.F.-M.); (B.K.); (E.M.S.)
- Avance Biosciences Inc., Houston, TX 77040, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; (M.M.-R.); (O.I.); (M.F.-M.); (B.K.); (E.M.S.)
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; (M.M.-R.); (O.I.); (M.F.-M.); (B.K.); (E.M.S.)
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; (M.M.-R.); (O.I.); (M.F.-M.); (B.K.); (E.M.S.)
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; (M.M.-R.); (O.I.); (M.F.-M.); (B.K.); (E.M.S.)
- Correspondence:
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Genotype-Independent Regeneration and Transformation Protocol for Rice Cultivars. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2238:81-91. [PMID: 33471326 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1068-8_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Developing an efficient and reproducible plant transformation protocol relies on callus induction and plant regeneration, which is prerequisite for genetic enhancement of crops, especially rice. The present study has been carried out in order to establish a genotype-independent regeneration and biolistic transformation protocol for rice varieties. Putative transgenic rice lines were confirmed by PCR analysis, DNA sequencing, and Southern analysis. The transformation protocol reported here is relatively simple and consistent and can be exploited in future biotechnological investigations particularly for gene transformation studies.
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Tiwari M, Srivastava S, Singh PC, Mishra AK, Chakrabarty D. Functional characterization of tau class glutathione- S-transferase in rice to provide tolerance against sheath blight disease. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:84. [PMID: 32089979 PMCID: PMC6997320 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-2071-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) is an important defense gene that confers resistance against several abiotic and biotic stresses. The present study identifies a tau class GST in rice (Oryza sativa L.), OsGSTU5 (Os09g20220), which provided tolerance against sheath blight (SB) disease, caused by a necrotrophic fungus, Rhizoctonia solani (RS). Overexpression and knockdown rice transgenic lines of OsGSTU5 were generated and tested for the severity of infection during sheath blight disease. The results obtained after RS infection showed that the lesion cover area and hyphal penetration were more in knockdown line and lesser in the overexpression line. Analysis of reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation showed more spots of H2O2 and O2- in knockdown lines compared to overexpressed lines. Later, RS transcript level was analyzed in RS-infected transgenic lines, which manifested that the knockdown line had higher RS transcripts in comparison to the control line and least RS transcripts were observed in the overexpressed line. In conclusion, rice transgenic lines overexpressing OsGSTU5 were found to be more tolerant, while the knockdown lines were more prone to Rhizoctonia infection compared to control lines.
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- Madhu Tiwari
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Gaziabad, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Gaziabad, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Gaziabad, India
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Dalton SJ. A reformulation of Murashige and Skoog medium (WPBS medium) improves embryogenesis, morphogenesis and transformation efficiency in temperate and tropical grasses and cereals. PLANT CELL, TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE 2020; 141:257-273. [PMID: 32308245 PMCID: PMC7145791 DOI: 10.1007/s11240-020-01784-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Slow callus growth is a barrier to efficient genetic transformation in some gramineous species. A reformulation of Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, with additional magnesium sulphate, potassium phosphate, copper sulphate, proline and glutamine, termed WPBS medium, has been developed which improves all aspects of in vitro culture when compared with MS based media. Embryogenic callus could be produced more rapidly from responsive genotypes of sixteen cereal, forage, model and energy grass species, whether using embryos, shoot tips or proliferated meristems as explants. Three species were not transformed due to contamination or unsuitable explant, but thirteen species were transformed using an identical Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, selection and regeneration protocol, including Avena sativa and Oryza sativa. Readily transformable species such as Lolium perenne, Brachypodium distachyon and Festuca arundinacea and recalcitrant species such as Lolium temulentum and Miscanthus sinensis were reliably transformed, while two new species Phalaris arundinacea and viviparous Deschampsia cespitosa were transformed at the first attempt. It is hoped that the use of WPBS media and this general transformation protocol may help to improve the efficiency of grass and cereal transformation.
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- S. J. Dalton
- IBERS, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
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Infection of Embryonic Callus with Agrobacterium Enables High-Speed Transformation of Maize. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020279. [PMID: 30641963 PMCID: PMC6358778 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Several approaches have recently been adopted to improve Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of maize; however, about eight months of in vitro culture are still required to isolate transgenic plants. Furthermore, genetic transformation of maize depends on immature embryos, which greatly increases costs. Here, we report a method that ensures the competency of an embryogenic callus secondary culture under laboratory conditions for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Moreover, pretreatment of the cell wall with a mixed lytic enzyme solution prior to Agrobacterium infection, significantly improved transformation efficiency and stability. Average stable transformation efficiency was approximately 30.39%, with peaks of 94.46%. Expression and phenotypic analysis of the Rsc reporter gene were tested in the T0 generation of transgenic plants. Using this system, we successfully regenerated transgenic maize plantlets within three months of the emergence of the embryogenic callus. Additionally, we reduced somaclonal variation accompanying prolonged culture of maize cells in the dedifferentiated state, thus facilitating the molecular breeding of maize.
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Chen L, Cai Y, Liu X, Yao W, Guo C, Sun S, Wu C, Jiang B, Han T, Hou W. Improvement of Soybean Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Efficiency by Adding Glutamine and Asparagine into the Culture Media. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3039. [PMID: 30301169 PMCID: PMC6213721 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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As a genetically modified crop, transgenic soybean occupies the largest global scale with its food, nutritional, industrial, and pharmaceutical uses.Efficient transformation is a key factor for the improvement of genetically modified soybean. At present, the Agrobacterium-mediated method is primarily used for soybean transformation, but the efficiency of this method is still relatively low (below 5%) compared with rice (above 90%). In this study, we examined the influence of l-glutamine and/or l-asparagine on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in soybean and explored the probable role in the process of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The results showed that when the amino acids l-glutamine and l-asparagine were added separately or together to the culture medium, the shoot induction frequency, elongation rate, and transformation frequency were improved. The combined effects of l-glutamine and l-asparagine were better than those of l-glutamine and l-asparagine alone. The 50 mg/L l-glutamine and 50 mg/L l-asparagine together can enhance the transformation frequency of soybean by attenuating the expression level of GmPRs (GmPR1, GmPR4, GmPR5, and GmPR10) and suppression of the plant defense response. The transgene was successfully transmitted to the T1 generation. This study will be useful in genetic engineering of soybean.
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- Li Chen
- National Center for Transgenic Research in Plants, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- National Center for Transgenic Research in Plants, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- National Center for Transgenic Research in Plants, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- National Center for Transgenic Research in Plants, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- National Center for Transgenic Research in Plants, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- National Center for Transgenic Research in Plants, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Verma S, Verma PK, Meher AK, Bansiwal AK, Tripathi RD, Chakrabarty D. A novel fungal arsenic methyltransferase, WaarsM reduces grain arsenic accumulation in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 344:626-634. [PMID: 29112921 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown on arsenic-containing soil and water become a primary dietary source of arsenic and pose a significant health risk. Gene modification is an important and practical approach to reduce arsenic accumulation in rice grains. Here, we reported a WaarsM gene of soil fungus Westerdykella aurantiaca, expressed in rice able to convert toxic inorganic arsenicals to methylated arsenic species, therefore, reduce arsenic accumulation in rice grains. In response to arsenic treatment in hydroponics, WaarsM expressing transgenic lines showed a marked increase in arsenic resistance and reduces its accumulation compared to NT. Also, WaarsM expressing transgenic Line 1 evolved ca. 157ng and ca. 43ng volatile arsenicals (mg-1 fresh weight) after 72h of exposure to 25μM AsIII and 250μM AsV, respectively. Transgenic Line 1, grown in soil irrigated with arsenic-containing water accumulates about 50% and 52% lower arsenic than NT in shoot and root, respectively; while arsenic concentration in polished seeds and husk of the transgenic line was reduced by 52% compared to NT. Thus, the present study demonstrates that the expression of WaarsM in rice induces arsenic methylation and volatilization, provides a potential strategy to reduce arsenic accumulation in rice grain.
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- Shikha Verma
- Genetics and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, India
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, India
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- Environmental Material Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, India
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- Environmental Material Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, India
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, India.
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Norkunas K, Harding R, Dale J, Dugdale B. Improving agroinfiltration-based transient gene expression in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLANT METHODS 2018; 14:71. [PMID: 30159002 PMCID: PMC6109318 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0343-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Agroinfiltration is a simple and effective method of delivering transgenes into plant cells for the rapid production of recombinant proteins and has become the preferred transient expression platform to manufacture biologics in plants. Despite its popularity, few studies have sought to improve the efficiency of agroinfiltration to further increase protein yields. This study aimed to increase agroinfiltration-based transient gene expression in Nicotiana benthamiana by improving all levels of transgenesis. RESULTS Using the benchmark pEAQ-HT deconstructed virus vector system and the GUS reporter enzyme, physical, chemical, and molecular features were independently assessed for their ability to enhance Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and improve protein production capacities. Optimal Agrobacterium strain, cell culture density and co-cultivation time for maximal transient GUS (β-glucuronidase) expression were established. The effects of chemical additives in the liquid infiltration media were investigated and acetosyringone (500 μM), the antioxidant lipoic acid (5 μM), and a surfactant Pluronic F-68 (0.002%) were all shown to significantly increase transgene expression. Gene products known to suppress post-transcriptional gene silencing, activate cell cycle progression and confer stress tolerance were also assessed by co-expression. A simple 37 °C heat shock to plants, 1-2 days post infiltration, was shown to dramatically increase GUS reporter levels. By combining the most effective features, a dual vector delivery system was developed that provided approximately 3.5-fold higher levels of absolute GUS protein compared to the pEAQ-HT platform. CONCLUSIONS In this paper, different strategies were assessed and optimised with the aim of increasing plant-made protein capacities in Nicotiana benthamiana using agroinfiltration. Chemical additives, heat shock and the co-expression of genes known to suppress stress and gene silencing or stimulate cell cycle progression were all proven to increase agroinfiltration-based transient gene expression. By combining the most effective of these elements a novel expression platform was developed capable of producing plant-made protein at a significantly higher level than a benchmark hyper-expression system.
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- Karlah Norkunas
- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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Yadav R, Mehrotra M, Singh AK, Niranjan A, Singh R, Sanyal I, Lehri A, Pande V, Amla DV. Improvement in Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by the inhibition of polyphenolics released during wounding of cotyledonary node explants. PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:253-269. [PMID: 26747430 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-015-0940-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) has been performed using cotyledonary node explants (CNs), which release phenolics upon excision that are detrimental to the viability of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and result in low transformation frequency. Twelve low molecular weight phenolic compounds and salicylic acid were identified in the exudates released upon excision during the preparation of cotyledonary nodes by reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Zone inhibition assays performed with the explant exudates released at periodic intervals after excision showed the inhibition of A. tumefaciens. Agroinoculation of freshly excised cotyledonary nodes of chickpea showed 98-99 % inhibition of colony forming units (cfu). Osmium tetraoxide fixation of excised tissues showed enhanced accumulation of phenolics in the sub-epidermal regions causing enzymatic browning, affecting the viability and performance of A. tumefaciens for T-DNA delivery. The periodic analysis of exudates released from excised CNs showed enhanced levels of gallic acid (0.2945 ± 0.014 μg/g), chlorogenic acid (0.0978 ± 0.0046 μg/g), and quercetin (0.0971 ± 0.0046 μg/g) fresh weight, which were detrimental to A. tumefaciens. Quantitative assays and the elution profile showed the maximum leaching of phenolics, flavonoids, and salicylic acid immediately after the excision of explants and continued till 4 to 8 h post-excision. Pre-treatment of excised explants with inhibitors of polyphenol oxidase like L-cysteine, DTT, and sodium thiosulfate before co-cultivation showed the recovery of A. tumefaciens cfu, decreased the accumulation of phenolics, and improved transformation frequency. Our results show the hypersensitive response of excision stress for the expression of defense response-related genes and synthesis of metabolites in grain legume chickpea against pathogen infestation including Agrobacterium.
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- Reena Yadav
- Plant Transgenic Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO Box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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- Plant Transgenic Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO Box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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- Plant Transgenic Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO Box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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- Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF), CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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- Plant Transgenic Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO Box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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- Plant Transgenic Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO Box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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- Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF), CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Kumaun, Bhimtal Campus, Nainital, 263 001, Uttarakhand, India
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- Plant Transgenic Lab, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, PO Box # 436, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India.
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Tran TN, Sanan-Mishra N. Effect of antibiotics on callus regeneration during transformation of IR 64 rice. BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 7:143-149. [PMID: 28626724 PMCID: PMC5466065 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2015.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We report here the effect of antibiotics on the regeneration potential of recalcitrant indica rice cultivar, IR64. Different protocols reporting high-efficiency agro-bacterium-mediated transformation of mature seed-derived regenerative calli were used and compared. The putative transgenic (T0) plants were analyzed for integration of the transgene through polymerase chain reaction and Southern blotting analyses. It was observed that the high-efficiency transformation of scutellar-derived regenerative calli could be obtained by using maltose as a carbon source and increased quantity of 2,4-D on a medium containing a higher concentration of gelling agent. The percentage of regeneration is greatly affected by the presence of antibiotics.
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- Thanh Ngoc Tran
- Plant Molecular Biology Group, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Technology, Agricultural Genetic Institute, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Plant Molecular Biology Group, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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Enhancing T-DNA Transfer Efficiency in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Cells Using Extracellular Cellulose and Lectin. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 176:1203-16. [PMID: 25935223 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1640-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A major limitation of transforming barley tissues by Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the low frequency of T-DNA transfer due to recalcitrance of barley as a host. The effect of extracellular cellulose and lectin on Agrobacterium transformation efficiency was investigated in this study. Barley callus cultures were transformed with the AGL1 strain containing the vector pBI121 in the presence of 10 mg mL(-1) cellulose or 0.001, 0.05 and 0.1 mg mL(-1) lectin. Addition of cellulose significantly (P ≤ 0.05) increased the number of GUS spots by 50 % compared to standard conditions in the presence of only 200 μM acetosyringone (AS). Frequency of G418-resistant aggregates on the surfaces of callus cultures was 29 and 71.5 %, following AS and AS + cellulose treatments, respectively, after 4 weeks of selection. Presence of 0.05 or 0.1 mg mL(-1) lectin also increased the number of GUS spots and frequency of G418-resistant cells in the selection period, but the increase in blue spots was not significant. We examined the effect of lectin and cellulose on bacterial attachment to callus tissues. Both cellulose and lectin were found to have a significant positive effect on the numbers of bacteria attached to barley callus. Epifluorescence microscopy revealed that Agrobacterium cells had accumulated in the scaffolds of irregular fibrous cellulose with a mean particle size of 200 μm. Expression of nptII in transformed callus lines confirmed the stable transformation of the gene. Our study showed for the first time the binding of Agrobacterium cells to fibrous cellulose and also demonstrated how polysaccharides and glycoproteins can be used to improve T-DNA transfer in monocotyledon transformation procedures.
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Nitrite promotes the growth and decreases the lignin content of indica rice calli: a comprehensive transcriptome analysis of nitrite-responsive genes during in vitro culture of rice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95105. [PMID: 24740395 PMCID: PMC3989302 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
As both major macronutrients and signal molecules, nitrogen metabolites, such as nitrate and nitrite, play an important role in plant growth and development. In this study, the callus growth of indica rice cv. 9311 was significantly enhanced by nitrite, whereas the soluble protein content remained unchanged. The deep RNA sequencing technology (RNA-seq) showed that the transcriptional profiles of cv. 9311 calli were significantly changed after adding nitrite to the nitrate-free medium, and these nitrite-responsive genes were involved in a wide range of plant processes, particularly in the secondary metabolite pathways. Interestingly, most of the genes involved in phenylpropanoid-related pathways were coordinately down-regulated by nitrite, such as four cinnamoyl-CoA reductase, and these in turn resulted in the decrease of lignin content of indica calli. Furthermore, several candidate genes related to cell growth or stress responses were identified, such as genes coding for expansins, SMALL AUXIN UP RNA (SAUR) and HSP20s, and these suggested that nitrite could probably serve as a transcriptome signal to enhance the indica calli growth by regulation of various downstream genes expression. This study contributes to a better understanding of the function of nitrite during the process of plant tissue culture and could aid in the application of this technology to improved indica genetic transformation efficiency.
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