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Genetic transformation of plants mediated by Ri plasmid ofAgrobacterium rhizogenes occupies a special place in plant cell engineering, since this technique based on a natural phenomenon allows cultivation of isolated growing plant roots on hormone-free media. Application of wild-type unmodified agrobacterial strains allows us to obtain root cultures capable of long-term growth in vitro due to an increased sensitivity of the cells to auxins while other biochemical properties remain unaltered. A collection of pRi T-DNA transformed roots of certain dicotyledons was made; some strains in it are used to study synthesis of secondary metabolites in root cells. Thein vitro cultivated roots could synthesize root-specific metabolites, which makes possible their application for large-scale biotechnological production of ecologically pure crude drugs. Cocultivation of pRi T-DNA transformed roots with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi makes possible vital study of all stages of obligate symbiont development and interaction with plant roots. Dual axenic culture of AM fungi and pRi T-DNA transformed plants can be used to make a collection of the most valuable endomycorrhizal fungal species and to produce considerable quantities of homogeneous fungal inoculums.
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Kuzovkina, I.N., Al'terman, I.E. & Karandashov, V.E. Genetically Transformed Plant Roots as a Model for Studying Specific Metabolism and Symbiotic Contacts of the Root System. Biology Bulletin 31, 255–261 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BIBU.0000030146.87748.f0
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