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Cellular transformation intensities on flax (Linum usitatissimum) hypocotyl explants using disarmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens were investigated through various preculture durations, cocultivation durations and removal of epidermis. The expression of an intron-containing β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene driven by CaMV 35S promoter served as a reporter for determination of transformed tissues on hypocotyls. The binary plasmid p35SGUSINT in octopine-type Agrobacterium strain GV2260 was used as the vector system. A prolonged cocultivation duration (5–7 days) resulted in a much higher transformation staining intensity (frequency * tissue area) than 2- or 3-day-cocultivation duration on hypocotyls variously precultured prior to inoculation. A high staining intensity on the two cut ends was obtained from nonprecultured hypocotyls. A reduction in intensity on the upper cut end of hypocotyls was observed with preculture times greater than 6 days. Peeled hypocotyls with a post-peeling preculture of 2 or 3 days had a high proportion of superficial area covered by transformed tissues after a 7 day-cocultivation duration. These results will help to improve the efficiency of recovery of transgenic plants by increasing the proportion of transformation in the regenerable tissues.
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Dong, JZ., McHughen, A. Patterns of transformation intensity on flax hypocotyls inoculated with Agrobacterium tumefaciens . Plant Cell Reports 10, 555–560 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00232510
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