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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana Root Explants by Using Kanamycin Selection
Contributor:
Valvekens, Dirk;
Van Montagu, Marc;
Van Lijsebettens, Mieke
imprint:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1988
Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Language:
English
ISSN:
0027-8424
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>Culture conditions were developed that induce Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. root cuttings to regenerate shoots rapidly and at 100% efficiency. The shoots produce viable seeds in vitro or after rooting in soil. A transformation procedure for Arabidopsis root explants based on kanamycin selection was established. By using this regeneration procedure and an Agrobacterium tumor-inducing Ti plasmid carrying a chimeric neomycin phosphotransferase II gene (neo), transformed seed-producing plants were obtained with an efficiency between 20% and 80% within 3 months after gene transfer. F<sub>1</sub>seedlings of these transformants showed Mendelian segregation of the kanamycin-resistance trait. The transformation method could be applied to three different Arabidopsis ecotypes. In addition to the neo gene, a chimeric bar gene conferring resistance to the herbicide Basta was introduced into Arabidopsis. The expression of the bar gene was shown by enzymatic assay.</p>