Genetic transformation and regeneration of transgenic plants from precultured cotyledon and hypocotyl explants of Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. using Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
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Authors: | M. G. Prakash K. Gurumurthi |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division of Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, R.S.Puram Post, Coimbatore, 641 002, Tamil Nadu, India;(2) Present address: Department of Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea |
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Abstract: | An efficient transformation protocol was developed for Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. using cotyledon and hypocotyl explants. Precultured cotyledon and hypocotyl explants were cocultured with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA 4404 harboring the binary vector pBI121 containing the uidA and neomycin phosphotransferase II genes for 2 d and transferred to selective regeneration medium containing 0.5 mg/l 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 0.1 mg/l naphthalene acetic acid, 40 mg/l kanamycin, and 300 mg/l cefotaxime. After two passages in the selective regeneration medium, the putatively transformed regenerants were transferred to Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid medium containing 0.5 mg/l BAP and 40 mg/l kanamycin on paper bridges for further development and elongation. The elongated kanamycin-resistant shoots were subsequently rooted on the MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l indole-3-butyric acid and 40 mg/l kanamycin. A strong β-glucuronidase activity was detected in the transformed plants by histochemical assay. Integration of T-DNA into the nuclear genome of transgenic plants was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and southern hybridization. This protocol allows effective transformation and direct regeneration of E. tereticornis Sm. |
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Keywords: | E. tereticornis Cotyledon Hypocotyls Agrobacterium Genetic transformation |
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