A rapid and efficient transformation protocol for the grass Brachypodium distachyon
A rapid and efficient transformation protocol for the grass Brachypodium distachyon
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DOI:
10.1007/s00299-004-0889-5
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发表时间:
2005-03-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Nielsen, KK
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作者:
Christiansen, P;Andersen, CH;Nielsen, KK
A fast and efficient microprojectile bombardment-mediated transformation protocol is reported for the grass species Brachypodium distachyon, a proposed alternative model plant to Oryza sativa for functional genomics in grasses. Embryogenic calli derived from immature embryos were transformed by a construct containing the uidA ( coding for beta-glucuronidase) and bar ( coding for phosphinothricin acetyl transferase) genes, and bialaphos, a non-selective herbicide, was used as the selection agent throughout all phases of the tissue culture. Average transformation efficiencies of 5.3% were achieved, and for single bombardments transformation efficiencies of up to 14% were observed. The time frame from the bombardment of embryogenic callus to the harvesting of transgenic T-1 seeds was 29 weeks and 25 weeks for the diploid and two tetraploid accessions used, respectively. Since the seed-to-seed life cycle is 19 weeks for the diploid and 15 weeks for the tetraploid accessions, our B. distachyon transformation system allows testing of both the T-0 and the T-1 generation as well as production of T-2 seeds within 1 year.