Journal
PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 168, Issue 5, Pages 1227-1233Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2004.12.024
Keywords
agricultural biotechnology; gene transfer; cotton; imazapyr; plant transformation; ahas gene
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Imazapyr is a herbicide molecule that when applied, concentrates in the apical meristematic region of plants. It inhibits the activity of acetohydroxyacid synthase, the enzyme that catalyzes the initial step in biosynthesis of isoleucine, leucine and valine. Previously isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana, the selectable marker gene, ahas, contains a mutation at position 653. Using a combination of imazapyr, the ahas gene, and a multiple shoot induction protocol, we have developed a novel system to select transgenic cotton meristematic cells after the physical introduction of foreign genes. In the present study, we describe the protocol for obtaining germ line transformation of Brazilian cotton varieties (var. 7MH: 0.49%; var. Antares: 0.62%; var. CD-401: 0.71% and var. ITA94: 0.47%). (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available