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Prado GS, Rocha DC, dos Santos LN, Contiliani DF, Nobile PM, Martinati-Schenk JC, Padilha L, Maluf MP, Lubini G, Pereira TC, Monteiro-Vitorello CB, Creste S, Boscariol-Camargo RL, Takita MA, Cristofani-Yaly M, de Souza AA. CRISPR technology towards genome editing of the perennial and semi-perennial crops citrus, coffee and sugarcane. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 14:1331258. [PMID: 38259920 PMCID: PMC10801916 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1331258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
Gene editing technologies have opened up the possibility of manipulating the genome of any organism in a predicted way. CRISPR technology is the most used genome editing tool and, in agriculture, it has allowed the expansion of possibilities in plant biotechnology, such as gene knockout or knock-in, transcriptional regulation, epigenetic modification, base editing, RNA editing, prime editing, and nucleic acid probing or detection. This technology mostly depends on in vitro tissue culture and genetic transformation/transfection protocols, which sometimes become the major challenges for its application in different crops. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, biolistics, plasmid or RNP (ribonucleoprotein) transfection of protoplasts are some of the commonly used CRISPR delivery methods, but they depend on the genotype and target gene for efficient editing. The choice of the CRISPR system (Cas9, Cas12), CRISPR mechanism (plasmid or RNP) and transfection technique (Agrobacterium spp., PEG solution, lipofection) directly impacts the transformation efficiency and/or editing rate. Besides, CRISPR/Cas technology has made countries rethink regulatory frameworks concerning genetically modified organisms and flexibilize regulatory obstacles for edited plants. Here we present an overview of the state-of-the-art of CRISPR technology applied to three important crops worldwide (citrus, coffee and sugarcane), considering the biological, methodological, and regulatory aspects of its application. In addition, we provide perspectives on recently developed CRISPR tools and promising applications for each of these crops, thus highlighting the usefulness of gene editing to develop novel cultivars.
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- Guilherme Souza Prado
- Citrus Research Center “Sylvio Moreira” – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Cordeirópolis, Brazil
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- Citrus Research Center “Sylvio Moreira” – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Cordeirópolis, Brazil
- Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Brazil
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- Citrus Research Center “Sylvio Moreira” – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Cordeirópolis, Brazil
- Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Brazil
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- Sugarcane Research Center – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Sugarcane Research Center – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Coffee Center of the Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Campinas, Brazil
- Embrapa Coffee, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Coffee Center of the Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Campinas, Brazil
- Embrapa Coffee, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Sugarcane Research Center – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Sugarcane Research Center – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Citrus Research Center “Sylvio Moreira” – Agronomic Institute (IAC), Cordeirópolis, Brazil
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Takita E, Yoshida K, Hanano S, Shinmyo A, Shibata D. Development of the binary vector pTACAtg1 for stable gene expression in plant: Reduction of gene silencing in transgenic plants carrying the target gene with long flanking sequences. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (TOKYO, JAPAN) 2021; 38:391-400. [PMID: 35087303 PMCID: PMC8761585 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.21.0823a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Genetic modification in plants helps us to understand molecular mechanisms underlying on plant fitness and to improve profitable crops. However, in transgenic plants, the value of gene expression often varies among plant populations of distinct lines and among generations of identical individuals. This variation is caused by several reasons, such as differences in the chromosome position, repeated sequences, and copy number of the inserted transgene. Developing a state-of-art technology to avoid the variation of gene expression levels including gene silencing has been awaited. Here, we developed a novel binary plasmid (pTACAtg1) that is based on a transformation-competent artificial chromosome (TAC) vector, harboring long genomic DNA fragments on both sides of the cloning sites. As a case study, we cloned the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter:β-glucuronidase (35S:GUS) gene cassettes into the pTACAtg1, and introduced it with long flanking sequences on the pTACAtg1 into the plants. In isolated transgenic plants, the copy number was reduced and the GUS expressions were detected more stably than those in the control plants carrying the insert without flanking regions. In our result, the reduced copy number of a transgene suppressed variation and silencing of its gene expression. The pTACAtg1 vector will be suitable for the production of stable transformants and for expression analyses of a transgene.
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- Eiji Takita
- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
- Research Association for Biotechnology, Nishishinbashi Yasuda Union Bldg., 2-4-2 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan
- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
- The Kisarazu Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
- The Kisarazu Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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Elakhdar A, Fukuda M, Kubo T. Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Japonica Rice Using Mature Embryos and Regenerated Transgenic Plants. Bio Protoc 2021; 11:e4143. [PMID: 34692903 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4143] [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: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Identification of novel genes and their functions in rice is a critical step to improve economic traits. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation is a proven method in many laboratories and widely adopted for genetic engineering in rice. However, the efficiency of gene transfer by Agrobacterium in rice is low, particularly among japonica and indica varieties. In this protocol, we elucidate a rapid and highly efficient protocol to transform and regenerate transgenic rice plants through important key features of Agrobacterium transformation and standard regeneration media, especially enhancing culture conditions, timing, and growth hormones. With this protocol, transformed plantlets from the embryogenetic callus of the japonica cultivar 'Taichung 65' may be obtained within 90 days. This protocol may be used with other japonica rice varieties.
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- Ammar Elakhdar
- Institute of Genetic Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.,Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt
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- Institute of Genetic Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute of Genetic Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Ruiz Y, Ramos PL, Soto J, Rodríguez M, Carlos N, Reyes A, Callard D, Sánchez Y, Pujol M, Fuentes A. The M4 insulator, the TM2 matrix attachment region, and the double copy of the heavy chain gene contribute to the enhanced accumulation of the PHB-01 antibody in tobacco plants. Transgenic Res 2020; 29:171-186. [PMID: 31919795 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-019-00187-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
The expression of recombinant proteins in plants is a valuable alternative to bioreactors using mammalian cell systems. Ease of scaling, and their inability to host human pathogens, enhance the use of plants to generate complex therapeutic products such as monoclonal antibodies. However, stably transformed plants expressing antibodies normally have a poor accumulation of these proteins that probably arise from the negative positional effects of their flanking chromatin. The induction of boundaries between the transgenes and the surrounding DNA using matrix attachment regions (MAR) and insulator elements may minimize these effects. With the PHB-01 antibody as a model, we demonstrated that the insertion of DNA elements, the TM2 (MAR) and M4 insulator, flanking the transcriptional cassettes that encode the light and heavy chains of the PHB-01 antibody, increased the protein accumulation that remained stable in the first plant progeny. The M4 insulator had a stronger effect than the TM2, with over a twofold increase compared to the standard construction. This effect was probably associated with an enhancer-promoter interference. Moreover, transgenic plants harboring two transcriptional units encoding for the PHB-01 heavy chain combined with both TM2 and M4 elements enhanced the accumulation of the antibody. In summary, the M4 combined with a double transcriptional unit of the heavy chain may be a suitable strategy for potentiating PHB-01 production in tobacco plants.
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- Yoslaine Ruiz
- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba.
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
- Department of Phytopathology and Plant Biochemistry, Instituto Biologico, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
- Comparative Pathology Department, University of Miami, Miami, USA
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, Ave. 31/158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, 10600, Havana, Cuba.
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Betts SD, Basu S, Bolar J, Booth R, Chang S, Cigan AM, Farrell J, Gao H, Harkins K, Kinney A, Lenderts B, Li Z, Liu L, McEnany M, Mutti J, Peterson D, Sander JD, Scelonge C, Sopko X, Stucker D, Wu E, Chilcoat ND. Uniform Expression and Relatively Small Position Effects Characterize Sister Transformants in Maize and Soybean. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1209. [PMID: 31708936 PMCID: PMC6821721 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Development of transgenic cell lines or organisms for industrial, agricultural, or medicinal applications involves inserting DNA into the target genome in a way that achieves efficacious transgene expression without a deleterious impact on fitness. The genomic insertion site is widely recognized as an important determinant of success. However, the effect of chromosomal location on transgene expression and fitness has not been systematically investigated in plants. Here we evaluate the importance of transgene insertion site in maize and soybean using both random and site-specific transgene integration. We have compared the relative contribution of genomic location on transgene expression levels with other factors, including cis-regulatory elements, neighboring transgenes, genetic background, and zygosity. As expected, cis-regulatory elements and the presence/absence of nearby transgene neighbors can impact transgene expression. Surprisingly, we determined not only that genomic location had the least impact on transgene expression compared to the other factors that were investigated but that the majority of insertion sites recovered supported transgene expression levels that were statistically not distinguishable. All 68 genomic sites evaluated were capable of supporting high-level transgene expression, which was also consistent across generations. Furthermore, multilocation field evaluation detected no to little decrease in agronomic performance as a result of transgene insertion at the vast majority of sites we evaluated with a single construct in five maize hybrid backgrounds.
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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- Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc. St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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- KWS Gateway Research Center, LLC, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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Zhao Y, Kim JY, Karan R, Jung JH, Pathak B, Williamson B, Kannan B, Wang D, Fan C, Yu W, Dong S, Srivastava V, Altpeter F. Generation of a selectable marker free, highly expressed single copy locus as landing pad for transgene stacking in sugarcane. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 100:247-263. [PMID: 30919152 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00856-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
A selectable marker free, highly expressed single copy locus flanked by insulators was created as landing pad for transgene stacking in sugarcane. These events displayed superior transgene expression compared to single-copy transgenic lines lacking insulators. Excision of the selectable marker gene from transgenic sugarcane lines was supported by FLPe/FRT site-specific recombination. Sugarcane, a tropical C4 grass in the genus Saccharum (Poaceae), accounts for nearly 80% of sugar produced worldwide and is also an important feedstock for biofuel production. Generating transgenic sugarcane with predictable and stable transgene expression is critical for crop improvement. In this study, we generated a highly expressed single copy locus as landing pad for transgene stacking. Transgenic sugarcane lines with stable integration of a single copy nptII expression cassette flanked by insulators supported higher transgene expression along with reduced line to line variation when compared to single copy events without insulators by NPTII ELISA analysis. Subsequently, the nptII selectable marker gene was efficiently excised from the sugarcane genome by the FLPe/FRT site-specific recombination system to create selectable marker free plants. This study provides valuable resources for future gene stacking using site-specific recombination or genome editing tools.
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- Yang Zhao
- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- Department of Plant Resources, College of Industrial Science, Kongju National University, Yesan, 32439, Republic of Korea
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- Smart Farm Research Center, Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangwon-do, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Genetics Institute, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Florida - IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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Lee K, Eggenberger AL, Banakar R, McCaw ME, Zhu H, Main M, Kang M, Gelvin SB, Wang K. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted T-DNA integration in rice. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 99:317-328. [PMID: 30645710 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-00819-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Combining with a CRISPR/Cas9 system, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation can lead to precise targeted T-DNA integration in the rice genome. Agrobacterium-mediated T-DNA integration into the plant genomes is random, which often causes variable transgene expression and insertional mutagenesis. Because T-DNA preferentially integrates into double-strand DNA breaks, we adapted a CRISPR/Cas9 system to demonstrate that targeted T-DNA integration can be achieved in the rice genome. Using a standard Agrobacterium binary vector, we constructed a T-DNA that contains a CRISPR/Cas9 system using SpCas9 and a gRNA targeting the exon of the rice AP2 domain-containing protein gene Os01g04020. The T-DNA also carried a red fluorescent protein and a hygromycin resistance (hptII) gene. One version of the vector had hptII expression driven by an OsAct2 promoter. In an effort to detect targeted T-DNA insertion events, we built another T-DNA with a promoterless hptII gene adjacent to the T-DNA right border such that integration of T-DNA into the targeted exon sequence in-frame with the hptII gene would allow hptII expression. Our results showed that these constructs could produce targeted T-DNA insertions with frequencies ranging between 4 and 5.3% of transgenic callus events, in addition to generating a high frequency (50-80%) of targeted indel mutations. Sequencing analyses showed that four out of five sequenced T-DNA/gDNA junctions carry a single copy of full-length T-DNA at the target site. Our results indicate that Agrobacterium-mediated transformation combined with a CRISPR/Cas9 system can efficiently generate targeted T-DNA insertions.
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MESH Headings
- Agrobacterium/genetics
- Base Sequence
- CRISPR-Associated Proteins/metabolism
- CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- Exons
- Gene Editing
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/genetics
- Gene Frequency
- Gene Targeting
- Genes, Plant/genetics
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- Genome, Plant/genetics
- INDEL Mutation
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Mutagenesis, Insertional/methods
- Oryza/genetics
- Oryza/metabolism
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics
- RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems/metabolism
- Sequence Analysis
- Red Fluorescent Protein
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- Keunsub Lee
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Plant Transformation Facility, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Plant Transformation Facility, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Major, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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Sardesai N, Foulk S, Chen W, Wu H, Etchison E, Gupta M. Coexpression of octopine and succinamopine Agrobacterium virulence genes to generate high quality transgenic events in maize by reducing vector backbone integration. Transgenic Res 2018; 27:539-550. [PMID: 30293127 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-018-0097-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is a complex process that is widely utilized for generating transgenic plants. However, one of the major concerns of this process is the frequent presence of undesirable T-DNA vector backbone sequences in the transgenic plants. To mitigate this deficiency, a ternary strain of A. tumefaciens was modified to increase the precision of T-DNA border nicking such that the backbone transfer is minimized. This particular strain supplemented the native succinamopine VirD1/VirD2 of EHA105 with VirD1/VirD2 derived from an octopine source (pTi15955), the same source as the binary T-DNA borders tested here, residing on a ternary helper plasmid containing an extra copy of the succinamopine VirB/C/G operons and VirD1. Transformation of maize immature embryos was carried out with two different test constructs, pDAB101556 and pDAB111437, bearing the reporter YFP gene and insecticidal toxin Cry1Fa gene, respectively, contained in the VirD-supplemented and regular control ternary strains. Molecular analyses of ~ 700 transgenic events revealed a significant 2.6-fold decrease in events containing vector backbone sequences, from 35.7% with the control to 13.9% with the VirD-supplemented strain for pDAB101556 and from 24.9% with the control to 9.3% with the VirD-supplemented strain for pDAB111437, without compromising transformation efficiency. In addition, while the number of single copy events recovered was similar, there was a 24-26% increase in backbone-free events with the VirD-supplemented strain compared to the control strain. Thus, supplementing existing VirD1/VirD2 genes in Agrobacterium, to recognize diverse T-DNA borders, proved to be a useful tool to increase the number of high quality events in maize.
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- Nagesh Sardesai
- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Zhang H, Shi Y, Liu X, Wang R, Li J, Xu J. Transgenic creeping bentgrass plants expressing a Picea wilsonii dehydrin gene (PicW) demonstrate improved freezing tolerance. Mol Biol Rep 2018; 45:1627-1635. [PMID: 30105551 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4304-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Agrostis stolonifera L. 'Penn A-4' is a common creeping bentgrass species that is widely used in urban landscaping and golf courses. To prolong the green stage of this grass, a dehydrin gene PicW isolated from Wilson's spruce (Picea wilsonii) was transformed into plants of 'Penn A-4' cultivar via a straightforward stolon node infection system. A putative transgenic plant was obtained and its tolerance to low-temperature stress was evaluated. When the transgenic line was subjected to a freezing (- 5 °C) treatment, it showed better viability and more robust physiology than wild type, as evidenced by higher soluble sugar and proline contents, and lower relative electrical conductivity and malondialdehyde content. The transgenic line also showed tolerance to a chilling treatment (5 °C), although its performance was not significantly different from that of wild-type plants. Overall, the research here clearly revealed the explicit role of PicW in increasing freezing tolerance of grass at the whole-plant level, and demonstrated that the straightforward stolon node transformation method could be well used to genetically modify turfgrass. The obtained transgenic line might be as genetic resource for breeding program and practiced to grow in cold temperate zones.
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- Hao Zhang
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Song G, Zhang P, Shi G, Wang H, Ma H. Effects of CeCl 3 and LaCl 3 on callus and root induction and the physical response of tobacco tissue culture. J RARE EARTH 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Alotaibi SS, Sparks CA, Parry MAJ, Simkin AJ, Raines CA. Identification of Leaf Promoters for Use in Transgenic Wheat. PLANTS 2018; 7:plants7020027. [PMID: 29597282 PMCID: PMC6027260 DOI: 10.3390/plants7020027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Wheat yields have plateaued in recent years and given the growing global population there is a pressing need to develop higher yielding varieties to meet future demand. Genetic manipulation of photosynthesis in elite wheat varieties offers the opportunity to significantly increase yields. However, the absence of a well-defined molecular tool-box of promoters to manipulate leaf processes in wheat hinders advancements in this area. Two promoters, one driving the expression of sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase (SBPase) and the other fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBPA) from Brachypodium distachyon were identified and cloned into a vector in front of the GUS reporter gene. Both promoters were shown to be functionally active in wheat in both transient assays and in stably transformed wheat plants. Analysis of the stable transformants of wheat (cv. Cadenza) showed that both promoters controlled gus expression throughout leaf development as well as in other green tissues. The availability of these promoters provides new tools for the expression of genes in transgenic wheat leaves and also paves the way for multigene manipulation of photosynthesis to improve yields.
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- Saqer S Alotaibi
- School of Biological Sciences, Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
- Biotechnology Department, Biological Sciences College, Taif University, At Taif 26571, Saudi Arabia.
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- Rothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
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- Rothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
- Genetics, Genomics and Breeding, NIAB EMR, New Road, East Malling ME19 6BJ, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
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Agrobacterium strains transfer a single-strand form of T-DNA (T-strands) and Virulence (Vir) effector proteins to plant cells. Following transfer, T-strands likely form complexes with Vir and plant proteins that traffic through the cytoplasm and enter the nucleus. T-strands may subsequently randomly integrate into plant chromosomes and permanently express encoded transgenes, a process known as stable transformation. The molecular processes by which T-strands integrate into the host genome remain unknown. Although integration resembles DNA repair processes, the requirement of known DNA repair pathways for integration is controversial. The configuration and genomic position of integrated T-DNA molecules likely affect transgene expression, and control of integration is consequently important for basic research and agricultural biotechnology applications. This article reviews our current knowledge of the process of T-DNA integration and proposes ways in which this knowledge may be manipulated for genome editing and synthetic biology purposes.
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- Stanton B Gelvin
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1392, USA;
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Kahlon JG, Jacobsen HJ, Cahill JF, Hall LM. Antifungal genes expressed in transgenic pea (Pisum sativum L.) do not affect root colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi. MYCORRHIZA 2017; 27:683-694. [PMID: 28608039 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-017-0781-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Genetically modified crops have raised concerns about unintended consequences on non-target organisms including beneficial soil associates. Pea transformed with four antifungal genes 1-3 β glucanase, endochitinase, polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins, and stilbene synthase is currently under field-testing for efficacy against fungal diseases in Canada. Transgenes had lower expression in the roots than leaves in greenhouse experiment. To determine the impact of disease-tolerant pea or gene products on colonization by non-target arbuscular mycorrhizae and nodulation by rhizobium, a field trial was established. Transgene insertion, as single gene or stacked genes, did not alter root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhiza fungus (AMF) or root nodulation by rhizobium inoculation in the field. We found no effect of transgenes on the plant growth and performance although, having a dual inoculant with both AMF and rhizobium yielded higher fresh weight shoot-to-root ratio in all the lines tested. This initial risk assessment of transgenic peas expressing antifungal genes showed no deleterious effect on non-target organisms.
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- Jagroop Gill Kahlon
- Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, 410 Agriculture/Forestry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6K 2P5, Canada.
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- Institute for Plant Genetics, Section of Plant Biotechnology, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Biological sciences, B717a, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, 410 Agriculture/Forestry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6K 2P5, Canada
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Shin SE, Koh HG, Kang NK, Suh WI, Jeong BR, Lee B, Chang YK. Isolation, phenotypic characterization and genome wide analysis of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii strain naturally modified under laboratory conditions: towards enhanced microalgal biomass and lipid production for biofuels. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:308. [PMID: 29296121 PMCID: PMC5740574 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-1000-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Microalgal strain development through genetic engineering has received much attention as a way to improve the traits of microalgae suitable for biofuel production. However, there are still some limitations in application of genetically modified organisms. In this regard, there has been recent interest in the isolation and characterization of superior strains naturally modified and/or adapted under a certain condition and on the interpretation of phenotypic changes through the whole genome sequencing. RESULTS In this study, we isolated and characterized a novel derivative of C. reinhardtii, whose phenotypic traits diverged significantly from its ancestral strain, C. reinhardtii CC-124. This strain, designated as CC-124H, displayed cell population containing increased numbers of larger cells, which resulted in an increased biomass productivity compared to its ancestor CC-124. CC-124H was further compared with the CC-124 wild-type strain which underwent long-term storage under low light condition, designated as CC-124L. In an effort to evaluate the potential of CC-124H for biofuel production, we also found that CC-124H accumulated 116 and 66% greater lipids than that of the CC-124L, after 4 days under nitrogen and sulfur depleted conditions, respectively. Taken together, our results revealed that CC-124H had significantly increased fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) yields that were 2.66 and 1.98 times higher than that of the CC-124L at 4 days after the onset of cultivation under N and S depleted conditions, respectively, and these higher FAME yields were still maintained by day 8. We next analyzed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertion/deletions (indels) based on the whole genome sequencing. The result revealed that of the 44 CDS region alterations, 34 resulted in non-synonymous substitutions within 33 genes which may mostly be involved in cell cycle, division or proliferation. CONCLUSION Our phenotypic analysis, which emphasized lipid productivity, clearly revealed that CC-124H had a dramatically enhanced biomass and lipid content compared to the CC-124L. Moreover, SNPs and indels analysis enabled us to identify 34 of non-synonymous substitutions which may result in phenotypic changes of CC-124H. All of these results suggest that the concept of adaptive evolution combined with genome wide analysis can be applied to microalgal strain development for biofuel production.
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- Sung-Eun Shin
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
- Present Address: LG Chem, 188 Munji-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34122 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Biomass R&D Center, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Biomass R&D Center, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
- Advanced Biomass R&D Center, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea
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Petolino JF, Kumar S. Transgenic trait deployment using designed nucleases. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:503-9. [PMID: 26332789 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The demand for crops requiring increasingly complex combinations of transgenes poses unique challenges for transgenic trait deployment. Future value-adding traits such as those associated with crop performance are expected to involve multiple transgenes. Random integration of transgenes not only results in unpredictable expression and potential unwanted side effects but stacking multiple, randomly integrated, independently segregating transgenes creates breeding challenges during introgression and product development. Designed nucleases enable the creation of targeted DNA double-strand breaks at specified genomic locations whereby repair can result in targeted transgene integration leading to precise alterations in DNA sequences for plant genome editing, including the targeting of a transgene to a genomic locus that supports high-level and stable transgene expression without interfering with resident gene function. In addition, targeted DNA integration via designed nucleases allows for the addition of transgenes into previously integrated transgenic loci to create stacked products. The currently reported frequencies of independently generated transgenic events obtained with site-specific transgene integration without the aid of selection for targeting are very low. A modular, positive selection-based gene targeting strategy has been developed involving cassette exchange of selectable marker genes which allows for targeted events to be preferentially selected, over multiple cycles of sequential transformation. This, combined with the demonstration of intragenomic recombination following crossing of transgenic events that contain stably integrated donor and target DNA constructs with nuclease-expressing plants, points towards the future of trait stacking that is less dependent on high-efficiency transformation.
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The distribution of cotransformed transgenes in particle bombardment-mediated transformed wheat. Transgenic Res 2015; 24:1055-63. [PMID: 26405007 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-015-9906-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although particle bombardment is the predominant method of foreign DNA direct transfer, whether transgene is integrated randomly into the genome has not been determined. In this study, we identified the distribution of transgene loci in 45 transgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) lines containing co-transformed high molecular weight glutenin subunit genes and the selectable marker bar using fluorescence in situ hybridization. Transgene loci were shown to distribute unevenly throughout the genome and incorporate into different locations along individual chromosomes. There was only a slight tendency towards the localization of transgenes in distal chromosome regions. High proportions of transgenes in separate plasmids integrated at the same site and only 7 lines had 2 or 3 loci. Such loci may not segregate frequently in subsequent generations so it is difficult to remove selectable markers from transgenic lines after regeneration. We also found that three transgene lines were associated with rearranged chromosomes, suggesting a the close relationship between particle bombardment-mediated transgene integration and chromosomal rearrangements.
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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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Hartmann M, Gas-Pascual E, Hemmerlin A, Rohmer M, Bach TJ. Development of an image-based screening system for inhibitors of the plastidial MEP pathway and of protein geranylgeranylation. F1000Res 2015; 4:14. [PMID: 26309725 PMCID: PMC4536634 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.5923.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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In a preceding study we have recently established an in vivo visualization system for the geranylgeranylation of proteins in a stably transformed tobacco BY-2 cell line, which involves expressing a dexamethasone-inducible GFP fused to the prenylable, carboxy-terminal basic domain of the rice calmodulin CaM61, which naturally bears a CaaL geranylgeranylation motif (GFP-BD-CVIL). By using pathway-specific inhibitors it was there demonstrated that inhibition of the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway with oxoclomazone and fosmidomycin, as well as inhibition of protein geranylgeranyl transferase type 1 (PGGT-1), shifted the localization of the GFP-BD-CVIL protein from the membrane to the nucleus. In contrast, the inhibition of the mevalonate (MVA) pathway with mevinolin did not affect this localization. Furthermore, in this initial study complementation assays with pathway-specific intermediates confirmed that the precursors for the cytosolic isoprenylation of this fusion protein are predominantly provided by the MEP pathway. In order to optimize this visualization system from a more qualitative assay to a statistically trustable medium or a high-throughput screening system, we established now new conditions that permit culture and analysis in 96-well microtiter plates, followed by fluorescence microscopy. For further refinement, the existing GFP-BD-CVIL cell line was transformed with an estradiol-inducible vector driving the expression of a RFP protein, C-terminally fused to a nuclear localization signal (NLS-RFP). We are thus able to quantify the total number of viable cells versus the number of inhibited cells after various treatments. This approach also includes a semi-automatic counting system, based on the freely available image processing software. As a result, the time of image analysis as well as the risk of user-generated bias is reduced to a minimum. Moreover, there is no cross-induction of gene expression by dexamethasone and estradiol, which is an important prerequisite for this test system.
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- Michael Hartmann
- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
- Current address: Department Biologie, Institut für Molekulare Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen, Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
- Current address: Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University, 208 Williams Hall, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH, 44691, USA
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- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
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- UMR 7177 CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, Institut Le Bel, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, F-67070 Strasbourg, France
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- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
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Hartmann M, Gas-Pascual E, Hemmerlin A, Rohmer M, Bach TJ. Development of an image-based screening system for inhibitors of the plastidial MEP pathway and of protein geranylgeranylation. F1000Res 2015; 4:14. [PMID: 26309725 PMCID: PMC4536634 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.5923.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have recently established an in vivo visualization system for the geranylgeranylation of proteins in a stably transformed tobacco BY-2 cell line, which involves expressing a dexamethasone-inducible GFP fused to the prenylable, carboxy-terminal basic domain of the rice calmodulin CaM61, which naturally bears a CaaL geranylgeranylation motif (GFP-BD-CVIL). By using pathway-specific inhibitors it was demonstrated that inhibition of the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway with oxoclomazone and fosmidomycin, as well as inhibition of protein geranylgeranyl transferase type 1 (PGGT-1), shifted the localization of the GFP-BD-CVIL protein from the membrane to the nucleus. In contrast, the inhibition of the mevalonate (MVA) pathway with mevinolin did not affect this localization. Furthermore, complementation assays with pathway-specific intermediates confirmed that the precursors for the cytosolic isoprenylation of this fusion protein are predominantly provided by the MEP pathway. In order to optimize this visualization system from a more qualitative assay to a statistically trustable medium or a high-throughput screening system, we established new conditions that permit culture and analysis in 96-well microtiter plates, followed by fluorescence microscopy. For further refinement, the existing GFP-BD-CVIL cell line was transformed with an estradiol-inducible vector driving the expression of a RFP protein, C-terminally fused to a nuclear localization signal (NLS-RFP). We are thus able to quantify the total number of viable cells versus the number of inhibited cells after various treatments. This approach also includes a semi-automatic counting system, based on the freely available image processing software. As a result, the time of image analysis as well as the risk of user-generated bias is reduced to a minimum. Moreover, there is no cross-induction of gene expression by dexamethasone and estradiol, which is an important prerequisite for this test system.
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- Michael Hartmann
- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
- Current address: Department Biologie, Institut für Molekulare Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen, Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
- Current address: Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University, 208 Williams Hall, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH, 44691, USA
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- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
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- UMR 7177 CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, Institut Le Bel, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, F-67070 Strasbourg, France
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- Département “Réseaux Métaboliques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, 28 rue Goethe, F-67083 Strasbourg, France
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Fojtová M, Fajkus J. Epigenetic Regulation of Telomere Maintenance. Cytogenet Genome Res 2014; 143:125-35. [DOI: 10.1159/000360775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bortesi L, Rademacher T, Schiermeyer A, Schuster F, Pezzotti M, Schillberg S. Development of an optimized tetracycline-inducible expression system to increase the accumulation of interleukin-10 in tobacco BY-2 suspension cells. BMC Biotechnol 2012; 12:40. [PMID: 22784336 PMCID: PMC3410776 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-12-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant cell suspension cultures can be used for the production of valuable pharmaceutical and industrial proteins. When the recombinant protein is secreted into the culture medium, restricting expression to a defined growth phase can improve both the quality and quantity of the recovered product by minimizing proteolytic activity. Temporal restriction is also useful for recombinant proteins whose constitutive expression affects cell growth and viability, such as viral interleukin-10 (vIL-10). RESULTS We have developed a novel, tetracycline-inducible system suitable for tobacco BY-2 suspension cells which increases the yields of vIL-10. The new system is based on a binary vector that is easier to handle than conventional vectors, contains an enhanced inducible promoter and 5'-UTR to improve yields, and incorporates a constitutively-expressed visible marker gene to allow the rapid and straightforward selection of the most promising transformed clones. Stable transformation of BY-2 cells with this vector, without extensive optimization of the induction conditions, led to a 3.5 fold increase in vIL-10 levels compared to constitutive expression in the same host. CONCLUSIONS We have developed an effective and straightforward molecular farming platform technology that improves both the quality and the quantity of recombinant proteins produced in plant cells, particularly those whose constitutive expression has a negative impact on plant growth and development. Although we tested the platform using vIL-10 produced in BY-2 cells, it can be applied to other host/product combinations and is also useful for basic research requiring strictly controlled transgene expression.
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- Luisa Bortesi
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Present address: Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Present address: Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Gadaleta A, Giancaspro A, Cardone MF, Blanco A. Real-time PCR for the detection of precise transgene copy number in durum wheat. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2011; 16:652-68. [PMID: 21922222 PMCID: PMC6275630 DOI: 10.2478/s11658-011-0029-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Recent results obtained in various crops indicate that real-time PCR could be a powerful tool for the detection and characterization of transgene locus structures. The determination of transgenic locus number through real-time PCR overcomes the problems linked to phenotypic segregation analysis (i.e. lack of detectable expression even when the transgenes are present) and can analyse hundreds of samples in a day, making it an efficient method for estimating gene copy number. Despite these advantages, many authors speak of "estimating" copy number by real-time PCR, and this is because the detection of a precise number of transgene depends on how well real-time PCR performs.This study was conducted to determine transgene copy number in transgenic wheat lines and to investigate potential variability in sensitivity and resolution of real-time chemistry by TaqMan probes. We have applied real-time PCR to a set of four transgenic durum wheat lines previously obtained. A total of 24 experiments (three experiments for two genes in each transgenic line) were conducted and standard curves were obtained from serial dilutions of the plasmids containing the genes of interest. The correlation coefficients ranged from 0.95 to 0.97. By using TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR we were able to detect 1 to 41 copies of transgenes per haploid genome in the DNA of homozygous T4 transformants. Although a slight variability was observed among PCR experiments, in our study we found real-time PCR to be a fast, sensitive and reliable method for the detection of transgene copy number in durum wheat, and a useful adjunct to Southern blot and FISH analyses to detect the presence of transgenic DNA in plant material.
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- Agata Gadaleta
- Department of Environmental and Agro-Forestry Biology and Chemistry, Section of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A-70126, Bari, Italy.
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Wang Y, Yau YY, Perkins-Balding D, Thomson JG. Recombinase technology: applications and possibilities. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:267-85. [PMID: 20972794 PMCID: PMC3036822 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0938-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Revised: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The use of recombinases for genomic engineering is no longer a new technology. In fact, this technology has entered its third decade since the initial discovery that recombinases function in heterologous systems (Sauer in Mol Cell Biol 7(6):2087-2096, 1987). The random insertion of a transgene into a plant genome by traditional methods generates unpredictable expression patterns. This feature of transgenesis makes screening for functional lines with predictable expression labor intensive and time consuming. Furthermore, an antibiotic resistance gene is often left in the final product and the potential escape of such resistance markers into the environment and their potential consumption raises consumer concern. The use of site-specific recombination technology in plant genome manipulation has been demonstrated to effectively resolve complex transgene insertions to single copy, remove unwanted DNA, and precisely insert DNA into known genomic target sites. Recombinases have also been demonstrated capable of site-specific recombination within non-nuclear targets, such as the plastid genome of tobacco. Here, we review multiple uses of site-specific recombination and their application toward plant genomic engineering. We also provide alternative strategies for the combined use of multiple site-specific recombinase systems for genome engineering to precisely insert transgenes into a pre-determined locus, and removal of unwanted selectable marker genes.
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- Yueju Wang
- Department of Natural Sciences, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK 74014 USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS, University of California-Berkeley, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710 USA
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- Crop Improvement and Utilization Unit, USDA-ARS WRRC, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710 USA
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Beyene G, Buenrostro-Nava MT, Damaj MB, Gao SJ, Molina J, Mirkov TE. Unprecedented enhancement of transient gene expression from minimal cassettes using a double terminator. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:13-25. [PMID: 20967448 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0936-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 09/16/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The potential of using vector-free minimal gene cassettes (MGCs) with a double terminator for the enhancement and stabilization of transgene expression was tested in sugarcane biolistic transformation. The MGC system used consisted of the enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP) reporter gene driven by the maize ubiquitin-1 (Ubi) promoter and a single or double terminator from nopaline synthase (Tnos) or/and Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S (35ST). Transient EYFP expression from Tnos or 35ST single terminator MGC was very low and unstable, typically peaking early (8-16 h) and diminishing rapidly (48-72 h) after bombardment. Addition of a ~260 bp vector sequence (VS) to the single MGC downstream of Tnos (Tnos + VS) or 35ST (35ST + VS) enhanced EYFP expression by 1.25- to 25-fold. However, a much more significant increase in EYFP expression was achieved when the VS in 35ST + VS was replaced by Tnos to generate a 35ST-Tnos double terminator MGC, reaching its maximum at 24 h post-bombardment. The enhanced EYFP expression from the double terminator MGC was maintained for a long period of time (168 h), resulting in an overall increase of 5- to 65-fold and 10- to 160-fold as compared to the 35ST and Tnos single terminator MGCs, respectively. The efficiency of the double terminator MGC in enhancing EYFP expression was also demonstrated in sorghum and tobacco, suggesting that the underlying mechanism is highly conserved among monocots and dicots. Our results also suggest the involvement of posttranscriptional gene silencing in the reduced and unstable transgene expression from single terminator MGCs in plants.
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- Getu Beyene
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M System, Weslaco, TX 78596-8344, USA
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De Muynck B, Navarre C, Boutry M. Production of antibodies in plants: status after twenty years. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2010; 8:529-63. [PMID: 20132515 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00494.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Thanks to their potential to bind virtually all types of molecules; monoclonal antibodies are in increasing demand as therapeutics and diagnostics. To overcome the overloading of current production facilities, alternative expression systems have been developed, of which plants appear the most promising. In this review, we focus on the expression of monoclonal IgG or IgM in plant species. We analyse the data for 32 different antibodies expressed in various ways, differing in DNA construction, transformation method, signal peptide source, presence or absence of an endoplasmic reticulum retention sequence, host species and the organs tested, together resulting in 98 reported combinations. A large heterogeneity is found in the quantity and quality of the antibody produced. We discuss in more detail the strategy used to express both chains, the nature of the transcription promoters, subcellular localization and unintended proteolysis, when encountered.
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- Benoit De Muynck
- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Fladung M, Becker D. Targeted integration and removal of transgenes in hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. x P. tremuloides Michx.) using site-specific recombination systems. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2010; 12:334-340. [PMID: 20398239 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2009.00293.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Two site-specific recombination systems, Cre/lox and FLP/FRT, were tested for marker gene removal and targeted gene transfer in a model tree system. A hybrid aspen clone (Populus tremula x Populus tremuloides) was co-transformed with plasmids containing either the FLP or the Cre recombinase, both under control of a heat-inducible promoter (HSP, Gmhsp17.5-E from soybean) flanked by the two recognition sites (FRT or lox). Molecular investigations of heat-shock treated Cre or FLP transgenic lines indicate excision of inserts between the two recognition sites. Further, a site-specific recombination at the FRT sites leading to targeted integration of a fragment could be demonstrated for the FLP/FRT system. Transgenic aspen carrying two constructs (each with different genes between the FRT sites) revealed (i) excision of both fragments between the FRT sites, and (ii) targeted integration of the fragment from the second construct exactly at the former position of the fragment in the first construct. These results indicate the usefulness of the two site-specific recombination systems in the tree species Populus. Combining both site-specific recombination systems, a strategy is suggested for targeted transgene transfer and removal of antibiotic marker genes.
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- M Fladung
- Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Institute of Forest Genetics, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
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Khadeeva NV, Yakovleva EY. Inheritance of marker and target genes in seed and vegetative progenies of transgenic tobacco plants carrying the buckwheat serine protease inhibitor gene. RUSS J GENET+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795410010084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bhullar S, Chakravarthy S, Pental D, Burma PK. Analysis of promoter activity in transgenic plants by normalizing expression with a reference gene: anomalies due to the influence of the test promoter on the reference promoter. J Biosci 2009; 34:953-62. [PMID: 20093748 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Variations in transgene expression due to position effect and copy number are normalized when analysing and comparing the strengths of different promoters. In such experiments, the promoter to be tested is placed upstream to a reporter gene and a second expression cassette is introduced in a linked fashion in the same transfer DNA (T-DNA). Normalization in the activity of the test promoter is carried out by calculating the ratio of activities of the test and reference promoters. When an appropriate number of independent transgenic events are analysed, normalization facilitates assessment of the relative strengths of the test promoters being compared. In this study, using different modified versions of the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (CaMV) 35S promoter expressing the reporter gene beta-glucuronidase (gus) (test cassette) linked to a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (cat) gene under the wild-type 35S promoter (reference cassette) in transgenic tobacco lines, we observed that cat gene expression varied depending upon the strength of the modified 35S promoter expressing the gus gene. The 35S promoter in the reference cassette was found to have been upregulated in cases where the modified 35S promoter was weaker than the wild-type 35S promoter. Many studies have been carried out in different organisms to study the phenomenon of transcriptional interference, which refers to the reduced expression of the downstream promoter by a closely linked upstream promoter. However, we observed a positive interaction wherein the weakened activity of a promoter led to upregulation of a contiguous promoter. These observations suggest that, in situations where the promoters of the test and reference gene share the same transcription factors, the activity of the test promoter can influence the activity of the reference promoter in a way that the test promoter's strength is underestimated when normalized by the reference promoter.
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- Simran Bhullar
- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi, South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, India
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Filipenko EA, Deineko EV, Shumnyi VK. Specific features of T-DNA insertion regions in transgenic plants. RUSS J GENET+ 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795409110040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Szwacka M, Siedlecka E, Zawirska-Wojtasiak R, Wiśniewski Ł, Malepszy S. Expression pattern of the pre-prothaumatin II gene under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter in transgenic cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) flower buds and fruits. J Appl Genet 2009; 50:9-16. [PMID: 19193977 DOI: 10.1007/bf03195646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thaumatin II is an extremely sweet-tasting protein produced by fruits of the West African shrub Thaumatococcus daniellii Benth, so it can be used in biotechnology to improve the tastes of various plant products. This study is concerned with the spatial and temporal aspects of expression of the 35S-pre-prothaumatin II chimeric gene in flower buds and fruits of transgenic cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) line 225. The activity of the 35S promoter in organs of line 225 was compared with its activity in 2 other transgenic lines. The accumulation of recombinant thaumatin varied spatially in flower bud tissues of transgenic lines. We found that these differences in the spatial accumulation of transgenic protein concerned the ovary of female buds and the perianth of male buds. In contrast to flower parts, recombinant thaumatin was found in nearly all parts of the young fruit from the transgenic plants. The pre-prothaumatin II gene expression was detected at a very early developmental stage in male buds, and its pattern was rather conserved as the buds aged. The expression of the transgene was also detected in vascular tissues of examined organs but was undetectable in pollen grains, in agreement with the generally held view that the CaMV 35S promoter is virtually silent in pollen. Immunocytochemical analyses of sections of control organs revealed endogenous homolog(s) of thaumatin when using polyclonal antisera, but not when using monoclonal antibodies for recombinant thaumatin detection in transgenic cucumber.
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- M Szwacka
- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warszawa, Poland.
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Nocarova E, Fischer L. Cloning of transgenic tobacco BY-2 cells; an efficient method to analyse and reduce high natural heterogeneity of transgene expression. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 9:44. [PMID: 19386122 PMCID: PMC2679017 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-9-44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phenotypic characterization of transgenic cell lines, frequently used in plant biology studies, is complicated because transgene expression in individual cells is often heterogeneous and unstable. To identify the sources and to reduce this heterogeneity, we transformed tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) BY-2 cells with a gene encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP) using Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and then introduced a simple cloning procedure to generate cell lines derived from the individual transformed cells. Expression of the transgene was monitored by analysing GFP fluorescence in the cloned lines and also in lines obtained directly after transformation. RESULTS The majority ( approximately 90%) of suspension culture lines derived from calli that were obtained directly from transformation consisted of cells with various levels of GFP fluorescence. In contrast, nearly 50% of lines generated by cloning cells from the primary heterogeneous suspensions consisted of cells with homogenous GFP fluorescence. The rest of the lines exhibited "permanent heterogeneity" that could not be resolved by cloning. The extent of fluorescence heterogeneity often varied, even among genetically identical clones derived from the primary transformed lines. In contrast, the offspring of subsequent cloning of the cloned lines was uniform, showing GFP fluorescence intensity and heterogeneity that corresponded to the original clone. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate that, besides genetic heterogeneity detected in some lines, the primary lines often contained a mixture of epigenetically different cells that could be separated by cloning. This indicates that a single integration event frequently results in various heritable expression patterns, which are probably accidental and become stabilized in the offspring of the primary transformed cells early after the integration event. Because heterogeneity in transgene expression has proven to be a serious problem, it is highly advisable to use transgenes tagged with a visual marker for BY-2 transformation. The cloning procedure can be used not only for efficient reduction of expression heterogeneity of such transgenes, but also as a useful tool for studies of transgene expression and other purposes.
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- Eva Nocarova
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Plant Physiology, Vinicna 5, CZ 128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Plant Physiology, Vinicna 5, CZ 128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Permyakova NV, Shumnyi VK, Deineko EV. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants: Transfer of vector DNA fragments in the plant genome. RUSS J GENET+ 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795409030028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li J, Brunner AM, Meilan R, Strauss SH. Stability of transgenes in trees: expression of two reporter genes in poplar over three field seasons. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 29:299-312. [PMID: 19203955 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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High stability of transgene expression is essential for functional genomics studies using transformation approaches and for application of genetic engineering to commercial forestry. We quantified expression of two reporter genes, green fluorescent protein (GFP) and the herbicide bialaphos resistance gene (BAR), in 2256 transgenic poplar trees derived from 404 primary events, and in 106 in vitro-redifferentiated subevents, over 3 years in the greenhouse and in the field. No gene silencing (complete breakdown of expression) was observed for GFP or BAR expression in any of the primary transgenic events during the course of the study. Transgenic cassettes were physically eliminated in four subevents (2.5%) derived from three different primary events during re-organogenesis. Transgene copy number was positively correlated with transgene expression level; however, a majority of transformants (85%) carried single-copy transgenes. About one-third of the events containing two-copy inserts had repeats formed at the same chromosomal position, with direct repeats being the main type observed (87%). All events containing more than two transgene copies showed repeat formation at least at one locus, with direct repeats again dominant (77%). Loci with two direct repeats had substantially greater transgene expression level than other types of two-copy T-DNA configurations, but insert organization was not associated with stability of transgene expression. Use of the poplar rbcS promoter, which drove BAR in the transgenic constructs, had no adverse effect on transgene expression levels or stability compared with the heterologous CaMV 35S promoter, which directed GFP expression.
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- Jingyi Li
- Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5752, USA
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Singh S, Rajam MV. Citrus biotechnology: Achievements, limitations and future directions. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 15:3-22. [PMID: 23572908 PMCID: PMC3550383 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-009-0001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Citrus is one of the most important commercial and nutritional fruit crops in the world, hence it needs to be improved to cater to the diverse needs of consumers and crop breeders. Genetic manipulation through conventional techniques in this genus is invariably a difficult task for plant breeders as it poses various biological limitations comprising long juvenile period, high heterozygosity, sexual incompatibility, nucellar polyembryony and large plant size that greatly hinder cultivar improvement. Hence, several attempts were made to improve Citrus sps. by using various in vitro techniques. Citrus sps are widely known for their recalcitrance to transformation and subsequent rooting, but constant research has led to the establishment of improved protocols to ensure the production of uniformly transformed plants, albeit with relatively low efficiency, depending upon the genotype. Genetic modification through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation has emerged as an important tool for introducing agronomically important genes into Citrus sps. Somatic hybridization has been applied to overcome self and cross-incompatibility barriers and generated inter-specific and inter-generic hybrids. Encouraging results have been achieved through transgenics for resistance against viruses and bacteria, thereby augmenting the yield and quality of the fruit. Now, when major transformation and regeneration protocols have sufficiently been standardized for important cultivars, ongoing citrus research focuses mainly on incorporating such genes in citrus genotypes that can combat different biotic and abiotic stresses. This review summarizes the advances made so far in Citrus biotechnology, and suggests some future directions of research in this fruit crop.
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- Sandeepa Singh
- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi — South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi — South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021 India
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Brunetti D, Perota A, Lagutina I, Colleoni S, Duchi R, Calabrese F, Seveso M, Cozzi E, Lazzari G, Lucchini F, Galli C. Transgene Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein and Germ Line Transmission in Cloned Pigs Derived from In Vitro Transfected Adult Fibroblasts. CLONING AND STEM CELLS 2008; 10:409-19. [DOI: 10.1089/clo.2008.0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Dario Brunetti
- Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, CIZ srl, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cremona, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, CIZ srl, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cremona, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, CIZ srl, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cremona, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, CIZ srl, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cremona, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, CIZ srl, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cremona, Italy
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- Facoltà di Medicina, Dipartimento di Diagnostica Medica e Terapia Speciale, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Consorzio per la Ricerca sul Traplanto di Organo, Corit Legnaro, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, CIZ srl, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cremona, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Centro Richerche Biotechnologiche, Cremona Italy
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione, CIZ srl, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cremona, Italy
- Dipartimento Clinico Veterinario, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Sustained Expression of Human Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein B (UL55) in the Seeds of Homozygous Rice Plants. Mol Biotechnol 2008; 40:1-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s12033-007-9029-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Permyakova NV, Deineko EV, Shumny VK. Specific features of vector sequences insertion in the genome of transgenic plants. RUSS J GENET+ 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795407110087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang J, Cai L, Cheng J, Mao H, Fan X, Meng Z, Chan KM, Zhang H, Qi J, Ji L, Hong Y. Transgene integration and organization in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genome. Transgenic Res 2007; 17:293-306. [PMID: 17549600 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9101-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While genetically modified upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) varieties are ranked among the most successful genetically modified organisms (GMO), there is little knowledge on transgene integration in the cotton genome, partly because of the difficulty in obtaining large numbers of transgenic plants. In this study, we analyzed 139 independently derived T0 transgenic cotton plants transformed by Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain AGL1 carrying a binary plasmid pPZP-GFP. It was found by PCR that as many as 31% of the plants had integration of vector backbone sequences. Of the 110 plants with good genomic Southern blot results, 37% had integration of a single T-DNA, 24% had two T-DNA copies and 39% had three or more copies. Multiple copies of the T-DNA existed either as repeats in complex loci or unlinked loci. Our further analysis of two T1 populations showed that segregants with a single T-DNA and no vector sequence could be obtained from T0 plants having multiple T-DNA copies and vector sequence. Out of the 57 T-DNA/T-DNA junctions cloned from complex loci, 27 had canonical T-DNA tandem repeats, the rest (30) had deletions to T-DNAs or had inclusion of vector sequences. Overlapping micro-homology was present for most of the T-DNA/T-DNA junctions (38/57). Right border (RB) ends of the T-DNA were precise while most left border (LB) ends (64%) had truncations to internal border sequences. Sequencing of collinear vector integration outside LB in 33 plants gave evidence that collinear vector sequence was determined in agrobacterium culture. Among the 130 plants with characterized flanking sequences, 12% had the transgene integrated into coding sequences, 12% into repetitive sequences, 7% into rDNAs. Interestingly, 7% had the transgene integrated into chloroplast derived sequences. Nucleotide sequence comparison of target sites in cotton genome before and after T-DNA integration revealed overlapping microhomology between target sites and the T-DNA (8/8), deletions to cotton genome in most cases studied (7/8) and some also had filler sequences (3/8). This information on T-DNA integration in cotton will facilitate functional genomic studies and further crop improvement.
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MESH Headings
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens/genetics
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Southern
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Plant/genetics
- Genetic Vectors
- Genome, Plant
- Gossypium/genetics
- Gossypium/growth & development
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Recombination, Genetic
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transformation, Genetic
- Transgenes/physiology
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- Jun Zhang
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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De Bolle MFC, Butaye KMJ, Goderis IJWM, Wouters PFJ, Jacobs A, Delauré SL, Depicker A, Cammue BPA. The influence of matrix attachment regions on transgene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and gene silencing mutants. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2007; 63:533-43. [PMID: 17136580 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-9107-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Many studies in both animal and plant systems have shown that matrix attachment regions (MARs) can increase the expression of flanking transgenes. However, our previous studies revealed no effect of the chicken lysozyme MARs (chiMARs) on transgene expression in the first generation transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants transformed with a beta-glucuronidase gene (uidA) unless gene silencing mutants were used as genetic background for transformation. In the present study, we investigated why chiMARs do not influence transgene expression in transgenic wild-type Arabidopsis plants. We first studied the effect of chiMARs on transgene expression in the progeny of primary transformants harboring chiMAR-flanked T-DNAs. Our data indicate that chiMARs do not affect transgene expression in consecutive generations of wild-type A. thaliana plants. Next, we examined whether these observed results in A. thaliana transformants are influenced by the applied transformation method. The results from in vitro transformed A. thaliana plants are in accordance with those from in planta transformed A. thaliana plants and again reveal no influence of chiMARs on transgene expression in A. thaliana wild-type transformants. The effect of chi-MARs on transgene expression is also examined in in vitro transformed Nicotiana tabacum plants, but as for A. thaliana, the transgene expression in tobacco transformants is not altered by the presence of chi-MARs. Taken together, our results show that the applied method or the plant species used for transformation does not influence whether and how chiMARs have an effect on transgene expression. Finally, we studied the effect of MARs (tabMARs) of plant origin (tobacco) on the transgene expression in A. thaliana wild-type plants and suppressed gene silencing (sgs2) mutants. Our results clearly show that similar to chiMARs, the tobacco-derived MARs do not enhance transgene expression in a wild-type background but can be used to enhance transgene expression in a mutant impaired in gene silencing.
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- Miguel F C De Bolle
- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Brunner AM, Li J, DiFazio SP, Shevchenko O, Montgomery BE, Mohamed R, Wei H, Ma C, Elias AA, VanWormer K, Strauss SH. Genetic containment of forest plantations. TREE GENETICS & GENOMES 2007; 3:75-100. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s11295-006-0067-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Santos AP, Wegel E, Allen GC, Thompson WF, Stoger E, Shaw P, Abranches R. In situ methods to localize transgenes and transcripts in interphase nuclei: a tool for transgenic plant research. PLANT METHODS 2006; 2:18. [PMID: 17081287 PMCID: PMC1635696 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-2-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Genetic engineering of commercially important crops has become routine in many laboratories. However, the inability to predict where a transgene will integrate and to efficiently select plants with stable levels of transgenic expression remains a limitation of this technology. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a powerful technique that can be used to visualize transgene integration sites and provide a better understanding of transgene behavior. Studies using FISH to characterize transgene integration have focused primarily on metaphase chromosomes, because the number and position of integration sites on the chromosomes are more easily determined at this stage. However gene (and transgene) expression occurs mainly during interphase. In order to accurately predict the activity of a transgene, it is critical to understand its location and dynamics in the three-dimensional interphase nucleus. We and others have developed in situ methods to visualize transgenes (including single copy genes) and their transcripts during interphase from different tissues and plant species. These techniques reduce the time necessary for characterization of transgene integration by eliminating the need for time-consuming segregation analysis, and extend characterization to the interphase nucleus, thus increasing the likelihood of accurate prediction of transgene activity. Furthermore, this approach is useful for studying nuclear organization and the dynamics of genes and chromatin.
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- Ana Paula Santos
- Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, UNL, Av. República, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Plant Transformation Laboratory (PTL), Departments of Crop Science and Horticultural Science, Campus Box 7550, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Plant Gene Expression Laboratory, Campus Box 7550, North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Plant Cell Biology Laboratory, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, UNL, Av. República, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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Meng L, Ziv M, Lemaux PG. Nature of stress and transgene locus influences transgene expression stability in barley. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 62:15-28. [PMID: 16900326 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-9000-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2005] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Stress and the nature of the transgene locus can affect transgene expression stability. These effects were studied in two, stably expressing, T6 populations of barley (Hordeum vulgare): bombardment-mediated, multi-copy lines with ubiquitin-driven bar and uidA or single-copy lines from Ds-mediated gene delivery with ubiquitin-driven bar alone. Imposing the environmental stresses, water and nutrient deprivation and heat shock, did not reproducibly affect transgene expression stability; however, high frequencies of heritable transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) occurred following in vitro culture after six generations of stable expression in the multi-copy subline, T3#30, but not in the other lines studied. T3#30 plants with complete TGS had epigenetic modification patterns exactly like those in an identical sibling subline, T3#31, which had significant reduction in transgene expression in the T3 generation and was completely transcriptionally silenced in the absence of imposed stresses in the T6 generation. Complete TGS in T3#30 plants correlated with methylation in the 5'UTR and intron of the ubi1 promoter complex and condensation of chromatin around the transgenes; DNA methylation likely occurred prior to chromatin condensation. Partial TGS in T3#30 also correlated with methylation of the ubi1 promoter complex, as occurred with complete TGS. T3#30 has a complex transgene structure with inverted repeat transgene fragments and a 3'-LTR from a barley retrotransposon, and therefore the transgene locus itself may affect its tendency to silence after in vitro culture and transgene silencing might result from host defense mechanisms activated by changes in plant developmental programming and/or stresses imposed during in vitro growth.
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- Ling Meng
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, 111 Koshland Hall, Berkeley , CA 94720, USA
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Skårn M, Eike MC, Meza TJ, Mercy IS, Jakobsen KS, Aalen RB. An inverted repeat transgene with a structure that cannot generate double-stranded RNA, suffers silencing independent of DNA methylation. Transgenic Res 2006; 15:489-500. [PMID: 16906449 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-006-0019-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Transgene silencing in plants is most often dependent on homologous sequences, e.g. tandemly repeated T-DNAs. We have identified an Arabidopsis line (ex2-4 line 4) displaying silencing of the T-DNA-born nptII gene. This line contains a truncated copy of the T-DNA encompassing the nptII gene with its nos promoter adjacent to an intact T-DNA copy. The orientation of the intact and the truncated copies preclude the generation of a double-stranded nptII transcript. Therefore, we have investigated the genomic landscape surrounding T-DNA insertion in the silenced ex2-4 line 4 and five single-copy ex2-4 lines without silencing in search of features that might explain the silencing phenomenon. GC content, putative matrix-attachment regions and transcriptional interference from neighbouring genes could all be ruled out as major causes of silencing. Bisulphite sequencing revealed de novo methylation of the nos promoter both in non-silenced and silenced plants of this line, thus silencing was not correlated to DNA methylation level. Also, the methylation pattern deviated from that characteristic for RNA-mediated DNA methylation and silencing. Our data therefore suggest that ex2-4 line 4 represents a case where silencing is due to DNA-DNA pairing, i.e. pairing between the intact T-DNA and the adjacent truncated, inverted T-DNA copy.
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- Magne Skårn
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1041, Blindern, Oslo 0316, Norway
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Lange M, Vincze E, Møller MG, Holm PB. Molecular analysis of transgene and vector backbone integration into the barley genome following Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2006; 25:815-20. [PMID: 16528561 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0140-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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We report a large-scale study on the frequency of transgene and T-DNA backbone integration following Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of immature barley embryos. One hundred and ninety-one plant lines were regenerated after hygromycin selection and visual selection for GFP expression at the callus stage. Southern blotting performed on a subset of 53 lines that were PCR positive for the GFP gene documented the integration of the GFP gene in 27 of the lines. Twenty-three of these lines expressed GFP in T(1) plantlets. Southern blotting with a vector backbone probe revealed that 13 of the 27 lines possessed one or more vector backbone fragments illustrating the regular occurrence of vector backbone integration following Agrobacterium infection of barley immature embryos.
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- Mette Lange
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Flakkebjerg, Forsoegsvej 1, DK-4200, Slagelse, Denmark.
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Abdal-Aziz SA, Pliego-Alfaro F, Quesada MA, Mercado JA. Evidence of frequent integration of non-T-DNA vector backbone sequences in transgenic strawberry plant. J Biosci Bioeng 2006; 101:508-10. [PMID: 16935253 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.101.508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2005] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have studied the occurrence of the integration of non-T-DNA sequences in transgenic strawberry plants obtained through Agrobacterium inoculation. DNA from these plants was subjected to PCR amplification of the sequence of the gene trfA, which is located outside the T-DNA. The percentage of trfA-positive plants varied from 40% to 90%, with a mean of 65.7%. Backbone sequences were confirmed by Southern blot analysis.
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Marenkova TV, Deineko EV. A change in the stability of marker nptII and uidA gene expression in transgenic tobacco plants. RUSS J GENET+ 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795406050085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chawla R, Ariza-Nieto M, Wilson AJ, Moore SK, Srivastava V. Transgene expression produced by biolistic-mediated, site-specific gene integration is consistently inherited by the subsequent generations. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2006; 4:209-18. [PMID: 17177797 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2005.00173.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The efficient production of stable transgenic plants is important for both crop improvement and functional genomics. Site-specific integration of foreign genes into a designated genomic position is an attractive tool for minimizing expression variability between transgenic lines. Here, we studied the utility of a Cre-mediated, site-specific integration approach, facilitated by particle bombardment, for streamlining the production of stable transgenic plants, using rice as a model species. Using this method, we generated 18 different transgenic lines containing a precise integration of a single copy of beta-glucuronidase gene (gusA) into a designated genomic location. Eleven of these lines contained no illegitimate integration in the background (single-copy lines), and seven contained illegitimate integrations in addition to the site-specific integration (multicopy lines). We monitored gusA expression in these lines up to three to four successive generations. Each of the single-copy lines expressed the gusA gene at consistent levels and nearly doubled the expression level in the homozygous state. In contrast, multicopy lines displayed expression variation and gene silencing. In about half of the multicopy lines, however, expression of the site-specific integration locus could be reactivated and stabilized on segregation of the illegitimate integrations, whereas, in the remaining half, expression could not be restored, as they contained genetically linked illegitimate integrations. This study demonstrates that biolistic-mediated, site-specific gene integration is an efficient and reliable tool for streamlining the production of stable transgenic plants.
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- Rekha Chawla
- Department of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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Influence of the Nature of the T-DNA Insertion Region on Transgene Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. RUSS J GENET+ 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s11177-006-0002-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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