Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) var. Brunca
Common bean is a crop recalcitrant to in vitro regeneration and therefore it lacks an efficient transformation protocol that can be reproduced using A. tumefaciens. The main goal of this study was to establish a protocol for A. tumefaciens mediated transformation of Phaseolus vulgaris var. Brunca by...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán |
| Repository: | Repositorio Institucional CICY |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1003/1689 |
| Online Access: | http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/1689 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/COMMON BEAN info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/RECALCITRANT SPECIES info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/GENETIC TRANSFORMATION info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/A. TUMEFACIENS info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/GUSA ACTIVIT info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/24 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2415 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/241502 |
| Summary: | Common bean is a crop recalcitrant to in vitro regeneration and therefore it lacks an efficient transformation protocol that can be reproduced using A. tumefaciens. The main goal of this study was to establish a protocol for A. tumefaciens mediated transformation of Phaseolus vulgaris var. Brunca by marker genes (gusA and nptII) together with the gene for trehalose-6-phosphate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (TPS1) used in other species to increase tolerance to abiotic stress. The β-glucuronidase activity was detected in 45 % of the LBA4404 ElectroMAX® pCAMBIA1301 infected explants. Transformed explants regenerated new shoots after four to five months period in a kanamycin rich media. Surviving plants were evaluated by PCR and presented an 0.5 % efficiency of transformation. The established protocol for genetic transformation of common bean has two additional advantages with respect to previous reports: (1) it allows for obtaining transformed regenerants and (2) the genetic transformation was stable for the selective gene. |
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