Factors affecting protoplast electrofusion efficiency |
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Authors: | Lawrence J Nea George W Bates |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, 32306-3015 Tallahassee, FL, USA;(2) Present address: Research Center, Petoseed Co., Route 4, Box 1255, 95695 Woodland, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | The electrofusion efficiency of protoplasts isolated from a carrot (Daucus carota) suspension culture was increased by treatment with 0.1 mg/ml lysolecithin, 2.5% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), or 0.5 mM Ca2+. The lysolecithin and DMSO treatments substantially increased protoplast lysis, whereas calcium treatment did not. The enzymes used for protoplast isolation were also found to have a dramatic effect on the efficiency of fusion. A mixture of Cellulysin and Driselase led to a two-fold enhancement of fusion as compared with Driselase alone. The stimulation by Cellulysin appears to be due to enzymatic modification of the cell surface. However, comparison of the time course for wall digestion with the development of susceptibility to electrofusion suggests that the effect of Cellulysin is not simply due to removal of the cell wall. Brief treatment of the cells with pronase or proteinase K also doubled the efficiency of fusion. Taken together, these results indicate that electrofusion efficiency can be enhanced by the method used for protoplast isolation; they also suggest that modification of membrane/cell-surface proteins during protoplast isolation may be particularly important in determining electrofusion efficiencies.Abbreviations a.c.
alternating current
- d.c.
direct current
- DMSO
dimethylsulfoxide
- NAA
naphthaleneacetic acid
- PEG
polyethylene glycol |
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