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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Volume 126, Issue 3, Pages 363-371Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-009-9541-0
Keywords
Genetic variance; Germination; Pigmentation; Toxin
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- National Basic Research Programme of China (973 Programme) [2006 CB101901]
- National Science & Technology Supporting Programme of China [2006BAD08A06]
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In order to explore the molecular mechanisms of virulence and genetic variance of Curvularia lunata in maize, an ATMT (Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation) system was established in order to create a wide range of insertional transformants of C. lunata. Our results showed that the germinating conidia were the ideal starting material for transformation. Based on our optimised transformation condition, the transformation efficiency of C. lunata with T-DNA was improved greatly, and the average transformation frequency was as high as 84 +/- 5 transformants per 1 x 10(6) germlings. Southern blotting results of 39 randomly-selected transformants showed a unique hybridisation pattern and predominant single-copy insertions. An ATMT library containing approximate 3000 transformants was generated, and four types of transformants were screened in terms of growth rate, sporulation, mycelial pigmentation, and toxin production in vitro. This library will be used to identify genes involved in the virulence of the pathogen.
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