Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of a recalcitrant grain legume, lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)

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2009-03-01

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Akcay, Ufuk Celikkol
Mahmoudian, M.
Kamci, H.
YÜCEL, MUSTAFA
Öktem, Hüseyin Avni

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A simple and reproducible Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol for a recalcitrant legume plant, lentil (Lens culinaris M.) is reported. Application of wounding treatments and efficiencies of three Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains, EHA105, C58C1, and KYRT1 were compared for T-DNA delivery into lentil cotyledonary node tissues. KYRT1 was found to be on average 2.8-fold more efficient than both EHA105 and C58C1 for producing transient beta-glucuronidase (GUS) gene (gus) expression on cotyledonary petioles. Wounding of the explants, use of an optimized transformation protocol with the application of acetosyringone and vacuum infiltration treatments in addition to the application of a gradually intensifying selection regime played significant roles in enhancing transformation frequency. Lentil explants were transformed by inoculation with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain, KYRT1 harboring a binary vector pTJK136 that carried neomycin phosphotransferase gene (npt-II) and an intron containing gusA gene on its T-DNA region. GUS-positive shoots were micrografted on lentil rootstocks. Transgenic lentil plants were produced with an overall transformation frequency of 2.3%. The presence of the transgene in the lentil genome was confirmed by GUS assay, PCR, RT-PCR and Southern hybridization. The transgenic shoots grafted on rootstocks were successfully transferred to soil and grown to maturity in the greenhouse. GUS activity was detected in vegetative and reproductive organs of T-0, T-1, T-2 and T-3 plants. PCR assays of T-1, T-2 and T-3 progenies confirmed the stable transmission of the transgene to the next generations.

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Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, General Medicine

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46705

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PLANT CELL REPORTS

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-008-0652-4

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U. C. Akcay, M. Mahmoudian, H. Kamci, M. YÜCEL, and H. A. Öktem, “Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of a recalcitrant grain legume, lentil (Lens culinaris Medik),” PLANT CELL REPORTS, pp. 407–417, 2009, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46705.