Transformation

Ion beam transformation with corn DNA alters proteinase expression in rice seedling roots

W. C. Li, Ji, S. D., Wang, X. C., Li, Z. K., Zhang, H. C., Tian, C. Z., Liu, Y. L., and Duan, C. X., Ion beam transformation with corn DNA alters proteinase expression in rice seedling roots, vol. 14, pp. 7258-7266, 2015.

Corn DNA was introduced into dry seeds of rice (cv. ‘YuJing-6’) by ion beam irradiation. Proteinase activities in rice seedling roots were subsequently analyzed by renaturation electrophoresis at pH 4.5, 7.0, and 8.5. Proteinase activity was more pronounced on gels at higher pH. Irradiation of rice seedling roots caused the loss of some proteinase bands at all pH conditions although a novel 50-kDa band was found at both pH 7.0 and 8.5. No new proteinase activity was detected at pH 4.5. However, novel bands and bands showing stronger activity were observed at pH 7.0 and 8.5.

Improved production of transgenic Dioscorea zingiberensis (Dioscoreaceae) by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation

L. Shi, Fan, J. Q., Hu, C. G., Luo, J., and Yao, J. L., Improved production of transgenic Dioscorea zingiberensis (Dioscoreaceae) by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation, vol. 11, pp. 244-253, 2012.

The establishment of high-efficiency Agrobacterium-mediated transformation techniques could improve the production of Dioscorea zingiberensis, a medicinal species with a high diosgenin content. We co-cultivated embryogenic calli induced from mature seeds with A. tumefaciens strain EHA105. A binary vector, pCAMBIA1381, which contains the gfp and hpt genes under the control of the ubiquitin promoter and the CaMV 35S promoter, respectively, was used for transformation.

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