Transformation of carrot tissues derived from proembryogenic suspension cells: A useful model system for gene expression studies in plants |
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Authors: | Roderick J Scott John Draper |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, University of Leicester, University Road, LE1 7RH Leicester, UK |
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Abstract: | A method is described for the high frequency transformation of carrot proembryogenic suspension culture cells by a non-oncogenic Ti-plasmid vector (pGV3850::1103) which carried a chimaeric kanamycin resistance gene (nos-NPT-II). Plants were regenerated efficiently from transformed material by somatic embryogenesis in the presence of kanamycin. Transformed tissues expressed readily detectable levels of both NPT-II and nopaline. NPT-II could be detected in total protein extracts by Western blotting. This analysis indicated that NPT-II was produced as a single, full length polypeptide. The T-DNA copy number in individually selected transformants was analysed by Southern blotting and ranged from 1–8 per diploid genome. The copy number and organization of the T-DNA was retained in plants regenerated from these transformants by somatic embryogenesis. These data suggested a clonal origin for the selected kanamycin resistant colonies. NPT-II expression levels appeared to be directly related to gene dosage. |
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Keywords: | Agrobacterium tumefaciens high frequency transformation carrot proembryos NPT-II immunodetection T-DNA organization |
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