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Southern blot analysis indicated thatmtlD gene (encoding mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase) andgutD gene (encoding glucitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) had been integrated into the rice genome mediated byAgrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404(pBIGM). The expression of the above two genes in transgenic rice plants was demonstrated by Northern blot analysis and enzymatic activity assay. Analysis of sugar alcohol showed that transgenic rice plants could produce and accumulate mannitol and sorbitol. The salt tolerance of transgenic plants was much higher than that of their controls.
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Wang, H., Huang, D., Lu, R. et al. Salt tolerance of transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) withmtlD gene andgutD gene. Chin.Sci.Bull. 45, 1685–1690 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02898987
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