Agrobacterium -mediated genetic transformation of selected tropical inbred and hybrid maize ( Zea mays L.) lines
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Date
2012-10-25
Authors
Ombori, O.
Muoma, John Vincent Omondi
Machuka, Jesse
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Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult
Abstract
The study was carried out to evaluate the amenability of tropical inbred and hybrid maize lines, using Agrobacterium mediated transformation technique. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains EHA101 harbouring apTF102 binary vector, EHA101, AGL1, and LBA4404 harbouring pBECK2000.4 plasmid, LBA4404, GV and EHA105 harbouring pCAMBIA2301 plasmid, and AGL1 harbouring the pSB223 plasmid were used. Delivery of transgenes into plant tissues was assessed using transientb-glucuronidase (gus) activity on the 3rd and 4th day of co-cultivation of the infected Immature Zygotic Embryos (IZEs) and embryogenic callus. Transient gus expression was influenced by the co-cultivation period, maize geno-type and Agrobacterium strain. The expression was highest after the 3rd day of co-culture compared to the 4th day with intense blue staining was detected for IZEs which were infected with Agrobacteriumb strains EHA105 har-bouring pCAMBIA2301 and EHA101 harbouring pTF102 vector. Putative transformants (To) were regenerated from bialaphos resistant callus. Differences were detected on the number of putative transformants regenerated among the maize lines. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifica-tion of Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (bar) and gus gene confirmed the transfer of the transgenes into the maize cells. Southern blot hybridization confirmed stable inte-gration of gus into PTL02 maize genome and segregation analysis confirmed the inheritance of the gus. A transfor-mation efficiency of 1.4 % was achieved. This transfor-mation system can be used to introduce genes of interest into tropical maize lines for genetic improvement.
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doi:10.1007/s11240-012-0247-1
Keywords
Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Genetic transformation, gus expression, PCR, Southern blot hybridization, Zea mays
Citation
Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult (2013) 113:11–23