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Zhang Z, Huang Y, Dong Y, Ren Y, Du K, Wang J, Yang M. Effect of T-DNA Integration on Growth of Transgenic Populus × euramericana cv. Neva Underlying Field Stands. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12952. [PMID: 37629133 PMCID: PMC10454723 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Multigene cotransformation has been widely used in the study of genetic improvement in crops and trees. However, little is known about the unintended effects and causes of multigene cotransformation in poplars. To gain insight into the unintended effects of T-DNA integration during multigene cotransformation in field stands, here, three lines (A1-A3) of Populus × euramericana cv. Neva (PEN) carrying Cry1Ac-Cry3A-BADH genes and three lines (B1-B3) of PEN carrying Cry1Ac-Cry3A-NTHK1 genes were used as research objects, with non-transgenic PEN as the control. Experimental stands were established at three common gardens in three locations and next generation sequencing (NGS) was used to identify the insertion sites of exogenous genes in six transgenic lines. We compared the growth data of the transgenic and control lines for four consecutive years. The results demonstrated that the tree height and diameter at breast height (DBH) of transgenic lines were significantly lower than those of the control, and the adaptability of transgenic lines in different locations varied significantly. The genotype and the experimental environment showed an interaction effect. A total of seven insertion sites were detected in the six transgenic lines, with B3 having a double-site insertion and the other lines having single copies. There are four insertion sites in the gene region and three insertion sites in the intergenic region. Analysis of the bases near the insertion sites showed that AT content was higher than the average chromosome content in four of the seven insertion sites within 1000 bp. Transcriptome analysis suggested that the differential expression of genes related to plant hormone transduction and lignin synthesis might be responsible for the slow development of plant height and DBH in transgenic lines. This study provides an integrated analysis of the unintended effects of transgenic poplar, which will benefit the safety assessment and reasonable application of genetically modified trees.
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- Zijie Zhang
- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, Baoding 071000, China
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Zhang W, Wang Y, Zhang T, Zhang J, Shen L, Zhang B, Ding C, Su X. Transcriptomic Analysis of Mature Transgenic Poplar Expressing the Transcription Factor JERF36 Gene in Two Different Environments. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:929681. [PMID: 35774064 PMCID: PMC9237257 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.929681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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During the last several decades, a number of transgenic or genetically modified tree varieties with enhanced characteristics and new traits have been produced. These trees have become associated with generally unsubstantiated concerns over health and environmental safety. We conducted transcriptome sequencing of transgenic Populus alba × P. berolinensis expressing the transcription factor JERF36 gene (ABJ01) and the non-transgenic progenitor line (9#) to compare the transcriptional changes in the apical buds. We found that 0.77% and 1.31% of the total expressed genes were significant differentially expressed in ABJ01 at the Daqing and Qiqihar sites, respectively. Among them, 30%–50% of the DEGs contained cis-elements recognized by JERF36. Approximately 5% of the total number of expressed genes showed significant differential expression between Daqing and Qiqihar in both ABJ01 and 9#. 10 DEGs resulting from foreign gene introduction, 394 DEGs that resulted solely from the environmental differences, and 47 DEGs that resulted from the combination of foreign gene introduction and the environment were identified. The number of DEGs resulting from environmental factors was significantly greater than that resulting from foreign gene introduction, and the combined effect of the environmental effects with foreign gene introduction was significantly greater than resulting from the introduction of JERF36 alone. GO and KEGG annotation showed that the DEGs mainly participate in the photosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, plant hormone signaling, ribosome, endocytosis, and plant-pathogen interaction pathways, which play important roles in the responses to biotic and abiotic stresses ins plant. To enhance its adaptability to salt-alkali stress, the transgenic poplar line may regulate the expression of genes that participate in the photosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, MAPK, and plant hormone signaling pathways. The crosstalk between biotic and abiotic stress responses by plant hormones may improve the ability of both transgenic and non-transgenic poplars to defend against pathogens. The results of our study provide a basis for further studies on the molecular mechanisms behind improved stress resistance and the unexpected effects of transgenic gene expression in poplars, which will be significant for improving the biosafety evaluation of transgenic trees and accelerating the breeding of new varieties of forest trees resistant to environmental stresses.
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- Weixi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
- Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Changjun Ding, ; Xiaohua Su,
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Changjun Ding, ; Xiaohua Su,
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Comparative analysis of miRNA expression profiles in transgenic and non-transgenic rice using miRNA-Seq. Sci Rep 2018; 8:338. [PMID: 29321648 PMCID: PMC5762784 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18723-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Safety assessment for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is required before their release. To date, miRNAs that play important roles in eukaryotic gene regulation have not been considered in the current assessment system. In this study, we identified 6 independent Bt and EPSPS GM rice lines using PCR and immune strip. We analyzed the expression levels of Cry1Ac and EPSPS using quantitative real-time PCR and western blot. Further, miRNAs from the developing seeds of the 6 GM rice lines and the wild-type line were investigated using deep sequencing and bioinformatic approaches. Although these GM lines have different types of integration sites, copy numbers, and levels of gene expression, 21 differentially expressed miRNAs have been found compared to wild type. There is no correlation between transgenic protein expression level and the quantity of differentially expressed miRNAs. This study provides useful data about the miRNA composition of GM plants, and it might be helpful for future risk assessments of miRNA-based GM plants.
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Valentim-Neto PA, Rossi GB, Anacleto KB, de Mello CS, Balsamo GM, Arisi ACM. Leaf proteome comparison of two GM common bean varieties and their non-GM counterparts by principal component analysis. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2016; 96:927-932. [PMID: 25760408 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND A genetically modified (GM) common bean event, namely Embrapa 5.1, was approved for commercialization in Brazil. The present work aimed to use principal component analysis (PCA) to compare the proteomic profile of this GM common bean and its non-GM counterpart. RESULTS Seedlings from four Brazilian common bean varieties were grown under controlled environmental conditions. Leaf proteomic profiles were analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE). First, a comparison among 12 gels from four common bean varieties was performed by PCA using volume percentage of 198 matched spots, presented in all gels. The first two principal components (PC) accounted for 46.8% of total variation. Two groups were clearly separated by the first component: Pérola and GM Pérola from Pontal and GM Pontal. Secondly, another comparison among six gels from the same variety GM and its non-GM counterpart was performed by PCA; in this case it was possible to distinguish GM and non-GM. CONCLUSION Separation between leaf proteomic profile of GM common bean variety and its counterpart was observed only when they were compared in pairs. These results showed higher similarity between GM variety and its counterpart than between two common bean varieties. PCA is a useful tool to compare proteomes of GM and non-GM plant varieties.
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- Pedro A Valentim-Neto
- Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88034-001, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88034-001, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88034-001, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88034-001, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88034-001, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88034-001, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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Agapito-Tenfen SZ, Guerra MP, Wikmark OG, Nodari RO. Comparative proteomic analysis of genetically modified maize grown under different agroecosystems conditions in Brazil. Proteome Sci 2013; 11:46. [PMID: 24304660 PMCID: PMC4176129 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-11-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Profiling technologies allow the simultaneous measurement and comparison of thousands of cell components without prior knowledge of their identity. In the present study, we used two-dimensional gel electrophoresis combined with mass spectrometry to evaluate protein expression of Brazilian genetically modified maize hybrid grown under different agroecosystems conditions. To this effect, leaf samples were subjected to comparative analysis using the near-isogenic non-GM hybrid as the comparator. RESULTS In the first stage of the analysis, the main sources of variation in the dataset were identified by using Principal Components Analysis which correlated most of the variation to the different agroecosystems conditions. Comparative analysis within each field revealed a total of thirty two differentially expressed proteins between GM and non-GM samples that were identified and their molecular functions were mainly assigned to carbohydrate and energy metabolism, genetic information processing and stress response. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge this study represents the first evidence of protein identities with differentially expressed isoforms in Brazilian MON810 genetic background hybrid grown under field conditions. As global databases on outputs from "omics" analysis become available, these could provide a highly desirable benchmark for safety assessments.
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- Sarah Zanon Agapito-Tenfen
- CropScience Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Road Admar Gonzaga 1346, Florianópolis 88034-000 Brazil
- Genøk, Center for Biosafety, The Science Park, P.O. Box 6418 Tromsø 9294, Norway
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- CropScience Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Road Admar Gonzaga 1346, Florianópolis 88034-000 Brazil
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- Genøk, Center for Biosafety, The Science Park, P.O. Box 6418 Tromsø 9294, Norway
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- CropScience Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Road Admar Gonzaga 1346, Florianópolis 88034-000 Brazil
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Yang XS, Staub JM, Pandravada A, Riordan SG, Yan Y, Bannon GA, Martino-Catt SJ. Omics Technologies Reveal Abundant Natural Variation in Metabolites and Transcripts among Conventional Maize Hybrids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/fns.2013.43044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Balsamo GM, Cangahuala-Inocente GC, Bertoldo JB, Terenzi H, Arisi ACM. Proteomic analysis of four Brazilian MON810 maize varieties and their four non-genetically-modified isogenic varieties. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:11553-9. [PMID: 21958074 DOI: 10.1021/jf202635r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Profiling techniques have been suggested as a nontargeted approach to detect unintended effects in genetically modified (GM) plants. Seedlings from eight Brazilian maize varieties, four MON810 GM varieties and four non-GM isogenic varieties, were grown under controlled environmental conditions. Physiological parameters (aerial part weight, main leaf length, and chlorophyll and total protein contents) were compared, and some differences were observed. Nevertheless, these differences were not constant among all GM and non-GM counterparts. Leaf proteomic profiles were analyzed using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) coupled to mass spectrometry, using six 2DE gels per variety. The comparison between MON810 and its counterpart was limited to qualitative differences of fully reproducible protein spot patterns. Twelve exclusive proteins were observed in two of four maize variety pairs; all of these leaf proteins were variety specific. In this study, MON810 leaf proteomes of four varieties were similar to non-GM counterpart leaf proteomes.
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- Geisi M Balsamo
- Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rod. Admar Gonzaga 1346, 88034-001 Florianópolis-SC, Brazil
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Sorochinskii BV, Burlaka OM, Naumenko VD, Sekan AS. Unintended effects of genetic modifications and methods of their analysis in plants. CYTOL GENET+ 2011. [DOI: 10.3103/s0095452711050124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Palma JM, Corpas FJ, del Río LA. Proteomics as an approach to the understanding of the molecular physiology of fruit development and ripening. J Proteomics 2011; 74:1230-43. [PMID: 21524723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Revised: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fruit ripening is a developmental complex process which occurs in higher plants and involves a number of stages displayed from immature to mature fruits that depend on the plant species and the environmental conditions. Nowadays, the importance of fruit ripening comes mainly from the link between this physiological process in plants and the economic repercussions as a result of one of the human activities, the agricultural industry. In most cases, fruit ripening is accompanied by colour changes due to different pigment content and increases in sugar levels, among others. Major physiological modifications that affect colour, texture, flavour, and aroma are under the control of both external (light and temperature) and internal (developmental gene regulation and hormonal control) factors. Due to the huge amount of metabolic changes that take place during ripening in fruits from higher plants, the accomplishment of new throughput methods which can provide a global evaluation of this process would be desirable. Differential proteomics of immature and mature fruits would be a useful tool to gain information on the molecular changes which occur during ripening, but also the investigation of fruits at different ripening stages will provide a dynamic picture of the whole transformation of fruits. This subject is furthermore of great interest as many fruits are essential for human nutrition. Thus far different maturation profiles have been reported specific for each crop species. In this work, a thorough review of the proteomic database from fruit development and maturation of important crop species will be updated to understand the molecular physiology of fruits at ripening stages.
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- José M Palma
- Departmento de Bioquímica, Biología Celular y Molecular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, 18080 Granada, Spain.
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Ricroch AE, Bergé JB, Kuntz M. Evaluation of genetically engineered crops using transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic profiling techniques. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 155:1752-61. [PMID: 21350035 PMCID: PMC3091128 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.173609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Coll A, Nadal A, Collado R, Capellades G, Kubista M, Messeguer J, Pla M. Natural variation explains most transcriptomic changes among maize plants of MON810 and comparable non-GM varieties subjected to two N-fertilization farming practices. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 73:349-62. [PMID: 20349115 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9624-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in many countries follows strict regulations to ensure that only safety-tested products are marketed. Over the last few years, targeted approaches have been complemented by profiling methods to assess possible unintended effects of transformation. Here we used a commercial (Affymertix) microarray platform (i.e. allowing assessing the expression of approximately 1/3 of the genes of maize) to evaluate transcriptional differences between commercial MON810 GM maize and non-transgenic crops in real agricultural conditions, in a region where about 70% of the maize grown was MON810. To consider natural variation in gene expression in relation to biotech plants we took two common MON810/non-GM variety pairs as examples, and two farming practices (conventional and low-nitrogen fertilization). MON810 and comparable non-GM varieties grown in the field have very low numbers of sequences with differential expression, and their identity differs among varieties. Furthermore, we show that the differences between a given MON810 variety and the non-GM counterpart do not appear to depend to any major extent on the assayed cultural conditions, even though these differences may slightly vary between the conditions. In our study, natural variation explained most of the variability in gene expression among the samples. Up to 37.4% was dependent upon the variety (obtained by conventional breeding) and 31.9% a result of the fertilization treatment. In contrast, the MON810 GM character had a very minor effect (9.7%) on gene expression in the analyzed varieties and conditions, even though similar cryIA(b) expression levels were detected in the two MON810 varieties and nitrogen treatments. This indicates that transcriptional differences of conventionally-bred varieties and under different environmental conditions should be taken into account in safety assessment studies of GM plants.
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- Anna Coll
- Institut de Tecnologia Agroalimentària (INTEA), Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, EPS-I, Girona, Spain
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Barros E, Lezar S, Anttonen MJ, van Dijk JP, Röhlig RM, Kok EJ, Engel KH. Comparison of two GM maize varieties with a near-isogenic non-GM variety using transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2010; 8:436-51. [PMID: 20132517 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of four nontargeted analytical methodologies in the detection of unintended effects that could be derived during genetic manipulation of crops. Three profiling technologies were used to compare the transcriptome, proteome and metabolome of two transgenic maize lines with the respective control line. By comparing the profiles of the two transgenic lines grown in the same location over three growing seasons, we could determine the extent of environmental variation, while the comparison with the control maize line allowed the investigation of effects caused by a difference in genotype. The effect of growing conditions as an additional environmental effect was also evaluated by comparing the Bt-maize line with the control line from plants grown in three different locations in one growing season. The environment was shown to play an important effect in the protein, gene expression and metabolite levels of the maize samples tested where 5 proteins, 65 genes and 15 metabolites were found to be differentially expressed. A distinct separation between the three growing seasons was also found for all the samples grown in one location. Together, these environmental factors caused more variation in the different transcript/protein/metabolite profiles than the different genotypes.
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- Eugenia Barros
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Biosciences, Brummeria, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Kok E, Lehesranta S, van Dijk J, Helsdingen J, Dijksma W, Van Hoef A, Koistinen K, Karenlampi S, Kuiper H, Keijer J. Changes in Gene and Protein Expression during Tomato Ripening — Consequences for the Safety Assessment of New Crop Plant Varieties. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/1082013208100771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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An important part of the comparative approach to assess the safety of new crop plant varieties is an extensive compositional analysis, including the measurement of all key nutrients and antinutrients in a specific crop. The study described here investigates the applicability of `omics' technologies, transcriptomics and proteomics, as additional tools in this comparative safety assessment. The aim of the work was to assess the extent of the natural variation in ripening tomato fruits as a model crop and to determine whether it is possible to develop simple `ripening stage' criteria for the sampling of fruits for `omics' analyses. It is shown that the set-up of an `omics' study is of crucial importance. Samples under scrutiny should be well-matched with relation to environmental conditions during growth and harvest, including the stage of ripening, as is stipulated in international guidance documents for the nutritional and toxicological assessment of genetically modified plants.
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- E.J. Kok
- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands,
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- Institute of Applied Biotechnology, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Applied Biotechnology, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Applied Biotechnology, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Deng P, Yang D, Yang Y, Yang X, Guo L, Zhou X, Wang X. A model freed from endogenous reference gene for quantification of genetically modified DNA by real-time PCR. 1. Quantification of DNA from genetically modified organisms in haplo-species materials. Eur Food Res Technol 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-008-0871-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Felber F, Kozlowski G, Arrigo N, Guadagnuolo R. Genetic and ecological consequences of transgene flow to the wild flora. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2007; 107:173-205. [PMID: 17522826 DOI: 10.1007/10_2007_050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Gene flow from crops to wild relatives by sexual reproduction is one of the major issues in risk assessment for the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) plants. The main factors which influence hybridization and introgression, the two processes of gene flow, as well as the accompanying containment measures of the transgene, are reviewed. The comparison of risks between Switzerland and Europe highlights the importance of regional studies. Differences were assessed for barley, beet and wheat. Moreover, transgene flow through several wild species acting as bridge (bridge species) has been up to now poorly investigated. Indeed, transgene flow may go beyond the closest wild relative, as in nature several wild species complexes hybridize. Its importance is assessed by several examples in Poaceae. Finally, the transgene itself has genetic and ecological consequences that are reviewed. Transgenic hybrids between crops and wild relatives may have lower fitness than the wild relatives, but in several cases, no cost was detected. On the other hand, the transgene provides advantages to the hybrids, in the case of selective value as a Bt transgene in the presence of herbivores. Genetic and ecological consequences of a transgene in a wild species are complex and depend on the type of transgene, its insertion site, the density of plants and ecological factors. More studies are needed for understanding the short and long term consequences of escape of a transgene in the wild.
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- François Felber
- Laboratoire de Botanique évolutive, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, rue Emile-Argand 11, 2009, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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