Expression of isopentenyl transferase gene (ipt) in leaf and stem delayed leaf senescence without affecting root growth |
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Authors: | Qing-Hu Ma Yun-Chao Liu |
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Affiliation: | (1) Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nanxin Cun, Xiangshan, 100093 Beijing, China;(2) Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100039 Beijing, China |
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Abstract: | A cytokinin biosynthetic gene encoding isopentenyl transferase (ipt) was cloned with its native promoter from Agrobacterium tumefaciens and introduced into tobacco plants. Indolebutyric acid was applied in rooting medium and morphologically normal transgenic tobacco plants were regenerated. Genetic analysis of self-fertilized progeny showed that a single copy of intact ipt gene had been integrated, and T2 progeny had become homozygous for the transgene. Stable inheritance of the intact ipt gene in T2 progeny was verified by Southern hybridization. Northern blot hybridization revealed that the expression of this ipt gene was confined in leaves and stems but undetectable in roots of the transgenic plants. Endogenous cytokinin levels in the leaves and stems of the transgenic tobaccos were two to threefold higher than that of control, but in roots, both the transgenic and control tobaccos had similar cytokinin levels. The elevated cytokinin levels in the transgenic tobacco leaves resulted in delayed leaf senescence in terms of chlorophyll content without affecting the net photosynthetic rate. The root growth and morphology of the plant were not affected in the transgenic tobacco. |
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