Abstract
Procedures for high efficiency production of transgenic citrus plants using an Agrobacterium tumefaciens system with plasmolysis treatment were developed. Longitudinally cut epicotyl segments of eight different citrus species [’Milam’ Rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush), ‘Volkamer’ lemon (Citrus volkameriana L), Rangpur lime (Citrus limonia L), ‘Hamlin’ sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L Osbeck), ‘Duncan’ grapefruit (’Citrus paradisi’ Macf), Sour orange (Citrus aurantium L), ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis L Osbeck x Poncirus trifoliata L Raf) ] were plasmolyzed in different concentrations of sucrose and maltose [0, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 % (w/v) ] prior to Agrobacterium inoculation. Plasmolyzed epicotyl explants were cocultivated with either the hypervirulent Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain, the EHA-101 (harboring a binary vector pGA482GG) or Agl-1 (carrying pCAMBIA1303 vector). Both binary vectors contained neomycin phosphotransferase II (NPT II) and β-glucuronidase (GUS) genes. The binary vector, pCAMBIA1303 also contained a fused mGFP5 gene at the 3’ end of GUS gene as a reporter. Epicotyl explants of Rangpur lime, Rough and ‘Volkamer’ lemons plasmolyzed in 9–12 % maltose showed transient GUS gene expression comprising up to 95 % of the cut surface of explants, while Carrizo citrange showed 80 % expression when they were plasmolyzed in 6–10 % sucrose. On the other hand, epicotyl explants of ‘Hamlin’ sweet orange, Grapefruit, Sour orange and ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin showed transient GUS expession in 80–90 % of explants with 6–10 % sucrose. Basal portions of the regenerated putative transgenic shoots harvested from the cut surface of epicotyl explants within 2–3 months, were assayed for GUS, and apical portions were shoot-tip grafted in vivo for the production of whole plants. The transformation efficiencies in different species obtained are the highest so far reported for citrus.
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Abbreviations
- CaMV:
-
Cauliflower mosaic virus
- FMV:
-
Figwort mosaic virus
- GUS:
-
β-glucuronidase
- NOS:
-
Nopaline synthase
- NPT II:
-
Neomycin phosphotransferase
- MSR:
-
Selection and regeneration medium
- X-Gluc:
-
5 Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-glucuronide
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Kayim, M., Koc, N.K. Improved Transformation Efficiency in Citrus by Plasmolysis Treatment. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 14, 15–20 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03263218
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