A new double right border binary vector for producing marker-free transgenic plants.

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dc.contributor.authorRuno, Steven
dc.contributor.authorMatheka, J. M.
dc.contributor.authorAnami, Sylvester
dc.contributor.authorGethi, James
dc.contributor.authorOmer, Rasha A
dc.contributor.authorAlakonya, Amos E.
dc.contributor.authorMachuka, Jesse
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-14T12:33:22Z
dc.date.available2013-11-14T12:33:22Z
dc.date.issued2013-11-08
dc.descriptiondoi:10.1186/1756-0500-6-448en_US
dc.description.abstractOnce a transgenic plant is developed, the selectable marker gene (SMG) becomes unnecessary in the plant. In fact, the continued presence of the SMG in the transgenic plant may cause unexpected pleiotropic effects as well as environmental or biosafety issues. Several methods for removal of SMGs that have been reported remain inaccessible due to protection by patents, while development of new ones is expensive and cost prohibitive. Here, we describe the development of a new vector for producing marker-free plants by simply adapting an ordinary binary vector to the double right border (DRB) vector design using conventional cloning procedures. We developed the DRB vector pMarkfree5.0 by placing the bar gene (representing genes of interest) between two copies of T-DNA right border sequences. The beta-glucuronidase (gus) and nptII genes (representing the selectable marker gene) were cloned next followed by one copy of the left border sequence. When tested in a model species (tobacco), this vector system enabled the generation of 55.6% kanamycin-resistant plants by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The frequency of cotransformation of the nptII and bar transgenes using the vector was 66.7%. Using the leaf bleach and Basta assays, we confirmed that the nptII and bar transgenes were coexpressed and segregated independently in the transgenic plants. This enable separation of the transgenes in plants cotransformed using pMarkfree5.0. The results suggest that the DRB system developed here is a practical and effective approach for separation of gene(s) of interest from a SMG and production of SMG-free plants. Therefore this system could be instrumental in production of "clean" plants containing genes of agronomic importance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBMC Research Notes2013, 6:448en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7626
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Research Notesen_US
dc.titleA new double right border binary vector for producing marker-free transgenic plants.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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