Journal
PROTOPLASMA
Volume 258, Issue 5, Pages 1155-1162Publisher
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-021-01631-3
Keywords
Kalmegh; Andrographis paniculata; Virus-induced gene silencing; Phytoene desaturase; Agroinfiltration; Tobacco rattle virus
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- Indian National Science Academy [SP/YSP/126/2016/217]
- Department of Science and Technology
- University Grants Commission
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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The study successfully applied virus-induced gene silencing technology to achieve targeted silencing of phytoene desaturase in kalmegh, resulting in a typical photobleaching phenotype. This provides a useful method for studying gene functions related to medicinal and agricultural traits in kalmegh.
Kalmegh [Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. ex Nees] is one of the most studied medicinal plants for pharmaceutical properties and phytochemistry. However, functional genomics studies in kalmegh are so far limited due to the unavailability of a robust tool for gene silencing. Here, we tested the application of virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in kalmegh using the well-known Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-based vectors and achieved targeted silencing of phytoene desaturase (ApPDS) which is essential in plants for carotenoid biosynthesis that protects chlorophyll from photooxidation. ApPDS silencing in kalmegh leaves developed a typical photobleaching phenotype. The silencing of ApPDS was confirmed by analysing ApPDS transcript level and determining chlorophyll content in the leaves of VIGS seedlings. The analysis revealed similar to 30% reduction in chlorophyll content, and 40 to 60% reduction in ApPDS transcript level in the leaves of VIGS seedlings. These findings clearly demonstrated the applicability of VIGS in kalmegh using TRV-based vectors. The VIGS protocol presented in this study might be useful for studying gene function related to medicinal and agricultural traits in kalmegh.
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