Preliminary examination of factors affecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of marula, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (Anacardiacease)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-328

  Mollel, Margaret H N ^a   Goyvaerts, Elisabeth M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

acetosyringone; chimera; GUS; transient expression; wounding

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; MARULA; SCLEROCARYA BIRREASUBSP. CAFFRA(ANACARDIACEAE); VITRO SHOOTS;

GENES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENES; SHOOTS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANACARDIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; SCLEROCARYA;

EID: 9644259029     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-004-5364-z     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Amoah BK, Wu H, Sparks C & Jones HD (2001) Factors influencing Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression of uidA in wheat inflorescence tissue. J. Exp. Bot. 52: 1135-1142
2. Atkinson RG & Gardner RC ( 1993) Regeneration of transgenic tamarillo plants. Plant Cell Rep. 12: 347-351
3. Bevan MW (1984) Binary Agrobacterium vectors for plant transformation. Nucl. Acids Res. 12: 8711-8721
4. Chakrabarty R, Viswakarma N, Bhat SR, Kirti PB, Singh BD & Chopra VL (2002) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cauliflower: optimization of protocol and development of Bt-transgenic cauliflower. J. Biosci. 27: 495-502
5. Confalonieri M, Balestrazzi A, Bisoffi S & Cella R (1995) Factors affecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation in several black poplar clones. Plant Cell Tiss. Org. Cult. 43: 215-222
6. De Villiers S (1998) Plant transformation. International training course in plant biotechnology. Roodeplaat, Pretoria
7. Dronne S, Colson M, Moija S & Faure O (1999) Plant regeneration and transient GUS expression in a range of lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia Emerci ex Loiseleur) cultivars. Plant Cell Tiss. Org. Cult. 55: 193-198
8. Egnin M, Mora A & Prakash CS (1998) Factors enhancing Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated gene transfer in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Plant. 34: 310-318
9. Gheysen G, Angenon G & Van Montagu M (1998) Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation: a scientifically intriguing story with significant applications. In: Lindsey K (ed.) Transgenic Plant Research (pp. 1-33). Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam
10. Gould JH & Magallanes-Cedeno M (1998) Adaptation of cotton shoot apex culture to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 16: 1-10
11. Gould JH, Devey M, Hasegawa O, Ulian E, Peterson G & Smith RH (1991) Transformation of Zea mays L. using Agrobacterium tumefaciens and the shoot apex. Plant Physiol. 95: 426-434
12. Hammerschlag FA, Owens LD & Smigocki AC (1989) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of peach cells derived from mature plants that were propagated in vitro. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 114: 508-510
13. Hidaka T, Omura M, Ugaki M, Tomiyama M & Motoyoski F (1990) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of citrus. In: Proc. 23rd Int. Hort. Congress, Firenze
14. James DJ, Passey AJ & Barbara DJ (1989) Genetic transformation of apple (Malus pumila Mill.) using a disarmed Tibinary vector. Plant Cell Rep. 7: 658-661
15. Janssen BJ & Gardner RC (1989) Localized transient expression of GUS in leaf discs following cocultivation with Agrobacterium. Plant Mol. Biol. 14: 61-72
16. Janssen BJ & Gardner RC (1993) The use of transient GUS expression to develop an Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer system for kiwifruit. Plant Cell Rep. 13: 28-31
17. Jefferson RA, Kavanagh TA & Bevan MW (1987) GUS fusions: β-glucuronidase as a sensitive and versatile gene fusion vector in higher plants. EMBO J. 6: 3901-3907
18. Joubert P, Beaupére D, Leliévre P, Wadouachi A, Sangwan RS & Sangwan-Norreel BS (2002) Effects of phenolic compounds on Agrobacterium vir genes and gene transfer induction a plausible molecular mechanism of phenol-binding protein activation. Plant Sci. 162: 733-743
19. Khan MR, Rashid H, Ansar M & Chaudry Z (2003) High frequency shoot regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer in canola (Brassica napus). Plant Cell Tiss. Org. Cult. 75: 223-231
20. Khanna HK & Daggard GE (2002) Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of wheat using a superbinary vector and a polyamine-supplemented regeneration medium. Plant Cell Rep. 21: 429-436
21. Knittel N, Gruber V, Hahne G & Lenee P (1994) Transformation of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): a reliable protocol. Plant Cell Rep. 14: 81-86
22. Laimer de Camara Machado M, da Camara Machado A, Hanzer V, Weiss H, Regner F, Steinkellner H, Matanovich D, Pail R, Knapp E, Kalthoff B & Katinger H (1992) Regeneration of transgenic plants of Prunus armeniaca containing the coat protein of plum pox virus. Plant Cell Rep. 11: 25-29
23. Le VQ, Belles-Isles J, Dusabenyagasani M & Tremblay FM (2001) An improved procedure for production of white spruce (Picea glauca) transgenic plants using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. J. Exp. Bot. 52: 2089-2095
24. Matsumoto S & Fukui M (2002) Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer to tea plant (Camellia sinensis) cells. Department of Tea Agronomy, National Research Institute of Vegetables, Ornamental plants and Tea, Fukujuen Co. Ltd., Japan
25. Mbuya LP, Msanga HP, Ruffo CK, Birnie A & Tengaas B (1994) Useful Trees and Shrubs of Tanzania; Identification, Propagation and Management for Agricultural and Pastoral Communities. ICRAF house, Nairobi
26. Miguel CM & Oliviera MM (1999) Transgenic almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) plants obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of leaf explants. Plant Cell Rep. 18: 387-393
27. Mondal TK, Bhattacharya A & Ahuya PS (2001) Transgenic tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze cv. Kangra Jat] plants obtained by Agrobacterium- mediated transformation of somatic embryos. Plant Cell Rep. 20: 712-720
28. Mullins MG, Tang FCA & Facciotti P (1994) Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of grapevines: transgenic plants of Vitis rupestris Scheel and buds of Vitis vinifera L. Biotechnology 8: 1041-1045
29. Murashige T & Skoog F (1962). A revised medium for rapid growth and bioassays with tobacco tissue culture. Physiol. Plant. 15: 473-497
30. Narasimhulu SB, Deng XB, Sarria R & Gelvin SB (1996) Early transcription of Agrobacterium T-DNA genes in tobacco and maize. Plant Cell 8: 873-886
31. Pan Z, Ho J, Feng Q, Huang D-S & Backhaus RA (1996) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and regeneration of guayule. Plant Cell Tiss. Org. Cult. 46: 143-150
32. Park SH, Pinson SRM & Smith RH (1996) T-DNA integration into genomic DNA of rice following Agrobacterium inoculation of isolated shoot apices. Plant Mol. Biol. 32: 1135-1148
33. Pitman N & Palmer E (1973) Trees of Southern Africa. A. A. Balkema, Cape Town
34. Santarém ER, Trick HN, Essig JS & Finer JJ (1998) Sonication-assisted Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of soybean immature cotyledons: optimization of transient expression. Plant Cell Rep. 17: 752-759
35. Shone AK (1979) Notes on the marula. Dep. Forestry Bull. 58: 64-68
36. Simute S, Phiri CL & Tengaas B (1998) Agroforestry Extension Manual for Eastern Zambia. ICRAF house, Nairobi, Kenya
37. Tang W (2002) Additional virulence genes and sonication enhance Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated loblolly pine transformation. Plant Cell Rep. 21: 555-562
38. Ulian E, Smith RH, Gould J & McKnight T (1988) Transformation of plants via the shoot apex. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 24: 951-954
39. Vancanneyt G, Schmidt R, O'Connor-Sanchez A, Willmitzer L & Rocha-Sosa M (1990) Construction of an intron-containing marker gene: splicing of the intron in transgenie plants and its use in monitoring early events in Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation. Mol. Gen. Gen. 220: 245-250
40. Venter F & Venter J-A (1996) Making the Most of Indigenous Trees. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa
41. Weber S, Friedt W, Landes N, Molinier J, Himber C, Rousselin P, Hahne G & Horn R (2003) Improved Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): assessment of macerating enzymes and sonication. Plant Cell Rep. 21: 475-482
42. Wenck AR, Quinn M, Whetten RW, Pullman G & Sederoff R (1999) High efficiency Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Loblolly pine (Pinus taedo). Plant Mol. Biol. 39: 407-416
43. Yancheva SD, Druart PH & Watillon B (2002) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plum (Prunus domestica L.). Acta Hortic. 577: 215-216