转基因植物中外源非目的基因片段的生物安全研究进展

生物安全（ｂｉｏｓａｆｅｔｙ）是指与以人类和环境为对象的生物学研究所产生的效应相关的安全性［1］，或对生物危害的检测、评价、监测、防范和治理的科学技术体系 ① 。遗传修饰生物体（ＧＭＯ），特别是转基因植物的安全性是生物安全的重要内容，近几年已经引起政府、社会和科学界的广泛关注。转基因植物对人体健康的负面影响的考虑要点主要包括对人体的毒性、过敏原性、营养成分的改变与抗营养因子以及抗生素抗性等。对生态环境的负面影响即生态学风险的考虑要点包括转基因植物导致杂草问题，产生新病毒或加重病害，对非目标生物的影…

Advances in the Biosafety Research of Non-target DNA in Transgenic Plants

The biosafety of genetically engineered plants has been of concernment in society and science in recent years. The issue of 35S promoter of CaMV has been contentious because of its wide use in plant genetic engineering. The debate on the safety and potential risks of the 35S promoter will be discussed here. Some of concerns are expressed about the dissemination of antibiotic_resistance genes and vector backbone sequences. Various methods and strategies are currently being developed for the marker gene excision and elimination of vector backbone sequences from transgenic plants. In this review, the CRE/ lox system which could get rid of the marker geens and vector backbone sequences will be discussed in detail. Advances in the research of the safety assessment of genetically modified plants using the CRE/ lox system will also be described.