Stable transformation of petunia plastids
Stable transformation of petunia plastids
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DOI:
10.1007/s11248-004-2374-x
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发表时间:
2004-12
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3
通讯作者:
M. Zubko;E. Zubko;K. V. Zuilen;P. Meyer;A. Day
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作者:
M. Zubko;E. Zubko;K. V. Zuilen;P. Meyer;A. Day
Plastid transformation results in stably expressed foreign genes, which for most Angiosperms are largely excluded from sperm cells, thereby greatly reducing the risk of foreign gene spread through pollen. Prior to this work, fertile plastid transformants were restricted to tobacco, tomato andLesquerella. Application of plastid engineering in the important floriculture industry requires the development of stable plastid transformation in a major ornamental plant species such asPetunia hybrida. Here we describe the successful isolation of fertile and stable plastid transformants in a commercial cultivar ofP. hybrida (var. Pink Wave). Plastid targeting regions from tobacco were used to integrateaad AandgusAbetween theacc Dandrbc Lgenes ofP. hybrida plastid DNA following particle bombardment of leaves. For three spectinomycin and streptomycin resistant lines, DNA blot analysis confirmed transgene integration into plastid DNA and homoplasmy. Maternal inheritance and homoplasmy resulted in 100 transmission of spectinomycin resistance to progeny after selfing. Plastid transformants expressed thegusAgene uniformly within leaves and to comparable levels in all three lines. Insertion of trait genes in place ofgusAcoding sequences enables immediate applications of our plastid transformation vector. Establishment of plastid transformation inP. hybrida facilitates a safe and reliable use of this important ornamental plant for research and plant biotechnology.