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Theflavonoid 3′,5′-hydroxylase (F3′,5′H) gene, derived from petunia, was introduced into chrysanthemum tissues by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. Cotyledon expiants were co-cultured withA. tumefaciens LBA 4404 harboring the vector pMBP that carriesF3′,5′H under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter andnptll as a selectable marker gene. After 72 h of co-cultivation, the expiants were placed on an MS medium supplemented with 4 mg L-1 BA, 0.1 mg L-1 NAA, 400 mg L-1 carbenicillin, and 100 mg L-1; kanamycin. After 4 weeks, kanamycin-resistant adventitious shoots had developed at a frequency of 6.3%. These shoots were then rooted and acclimatized in potting soil. Integration ofF3′,5′H into the plant genome was confirmed by Southern blot analysis. Flower buds that had red petals did not differ between the transgenic and the wild-type plants. However, petal color did change from red to bright orange to yellow when the buds developed into fully opened flowers on the transgenics. Spectrometric analysis revealed that the content of flavonoid compounds was more rapidly reduced in the transgenic petals as floral development proceeded. RT-PCR analysis showed thatF3′,5′H andflavonoid 3′hydroxylase (F3′H) were expressed simultaneously in the transgenic plants. Therefore, we suggest that this more rapid change in petal color results from 1) competition between levels of transgenicF3′,5′H and endogenousF3′H, each of which uses the same substrate in the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway and 2) the intrinsic substrate specificity of chrysanthemumDFR (dihydroflavonol 4-reductase).
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Seo, J., Kim, S.W., Kim, J. et al. Co-expression offlavonoid 3′ 5′-hydroxylase andflavonoid 3′-hydroxylase Accelerates Decolorization in Transgenic Chrysanthemum Petals. J. Plant Biol. 50, 626–631 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03030605
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