Optimization of biolistic method for transient gene expression and production of agronomically useful transgenic Basmati rice plants |
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Authors: | Rajinder K Jain Sunita Jain Baiyang Wang Ray Wu |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Genetics, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India;(2) Section of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biotechnology Building, Cornell University, 14853-2703 Ithaca, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | We have developed a reproducible biolistic procedure for the efficient transformation of embryogenic suspension cells of an improved aromatic Indica rice variety, Pusa Basmati 1. The -glucuronidase gene was used to assay transient transformation; other plasmids carrying either a potato protease inhibitor 2 (Pin2) gene, or a late embryogenesis-abundant protein (LEA3) gene from barley, were used for the optimization of biolistic process and transgenic plant production. After optimization of the procedure, over 600 transient transformants and at least five fertile plants showing integrative transformation were obtained per bombarded filter. At least 30% of the plants were derived from independent transformation events. The new improved procedure involves the use of a reporter gene or other useful genes driven by the strong rice actin 1 gene (Act1) promoter, osmotic pre-conditioning of cells for 24 h on medium supplemented with 0.25 M mannitol prior to bombardment, use of gold particles for DNA delivery, and use of plant regeneration medium with high (1.0%) agarose concentration. |
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Keywords: | Basmati rice Group 1 Indica biolistics transformation protease inhibitor gene late embryogenesis-abundant protein gene |
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