A transient transformation system for gene characterization in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).
A transient transformation system for gene characterization in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).
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用于陆地棉(Gossypium hirsutum)基因表征的瞬时转化系统
DOI:
10.1186/s13007-018-0319-2
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发表时间:
2018
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影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Miao Y
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作者:
Li H;Li K;Guo Y;Guo J;Miao K;Botella JR;Song CP;Miao Y
Genetically modified cotton accounts for 64% of the world’s cotton growing area (22.3 million hectares). The genome sequencing of the diploid cotton progenitors Gossypium raimondii and Gossypium arboreum as well as the cultivated Gossypium hirsutum has provided a wealth of genetic information that could be exploited for crop improvement. Unfortunately, gene functional characterization in cotton is lagging behind other economically important crops due to the low efficiency, lengthiness and technical complexity of the available stable transformation methods. We present here a simple, fast and efficient method for the transient transformation of G. hirsutum that can be used for gene characterization studies. We developed a transient transformation system for gene characterization in upland cotton. Using β-glucuronidase as a reporter for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation assays, we evaluated multiple transformation parameters such as Agrobacterium strain, bacterial density, length of co-cultivation, chemicals and surfactants, which can affect transformation efficiency. After the initial characterization, the Agrobacterium EHA105 strain was selected and a number of binary constructs used to perform gene characterization studies. 7-days-old cotton seedlings were co-cultivated with Agrobacterium and transient gene expression was observed 5 days after infection of the plants. Transcript levels of two different transgenes under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter were quantified by real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) showing a 3–10 times increase over the levels observed in non-infected controls. The expression patterns driven by the promoters of two G. hirsutum genes as well as the subcellular localization of their corresponding proteins were studied using the new transient expression system and our observations were consistent with previously published results using Arabidopsis as a heterologous system. The Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation method is a fast and easy transient expression system enabling high transient expression and transformation efficiency in upland cotton seedlings. Our method can be used for gene functional studies such as promoter characterization and protein subcellular localization in cotton, obviating the need to perform such studies in a heterologous system such as Arabidopsis. The online version of this article (10.1186/s13007-018-0319-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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影响因子:
4.6
作者:
Chen X;Lu X;Shu N;Wang S;Wang J;Wang D;Guo L;Ye W
通讯作者:
Ye W
DOI:
10.1387/ijdb.130199bl
发表时间:
2013
期刊:
The International journal of developmental biology
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影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Pang J;Zhu Y;Li Q;Liu J;Tian Y;Liu Y;Wu J
通讯作者:
Wu J
影响因子:
1.2
作者:
Gao, Xiquan;Britt, Robert C.;He, Ping
通讯作者:
He, Ping
影响因子:
46.9
作者:
Li, Fuguang;Fan, Guangyi;Yu, Shuxun
通讯作者:
Yu, Shuxun