Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14

Routineproductionoflargenumbersoftransgenicplantsisrequiredtofullyexploitadvancesincassavabiotechnologyandsupportdevelopmentofiprovedgermplasmfordeploymenttofarmers.Thisarticledescribesanimproved,high-efficiencytransformationprotocolforrecalcitrantcassavacultivarTME14preferredinAfrica.Factorsthatfav...

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Main Authors: Nyaboga, E.N., Njiru, J.M., Tripathi, L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74436
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author Nyaboga, E.N.
Njiru, J.M.
Tripathi, L.
author_browse Njiru, J.M.
Nyaboga, E.N.
Tripathi, L.
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Njiru, J.M.
Tripathi, L.
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description Routineproductionoflargenumbersoftransgenicplantsisrequiredtofullyexploitadvancesincassavabiotechnologyandsupportdevelopmentofiprovedgermplasmfordeploymenttofarmers.Thisarticledescribesanimproved,high-efficiencytransformationprotocolforrecalcitrantcassavacultivarTME14preferredinAfrica.Factorsthatfavorproductionoffriableembryogeniccalli(FEC)werefoundtobeuseofDKWmedium,crushingoforganizedembryogenicstructures(OES)through1–2mmsizedmetalwiremesh,washingofcrushedOEStissuesandshortexposureoftyrosinetosomaticembryos;andtransformationefficiencywasenhancedbyuseoflowAgrobacteriumdensityduringco-cultivation,co-centrifugationofFECwithAgrobacterium,germinationofparamomycinresistantsomaticembryosonmediumcontainingBAPwithgradualincreaseinconcentrationandvariationsofthefrequenyofsubcultureofcotyledonary-stageembryosonshootelongationmedium.Byapplyingtheoptimizedparameters,FECwereproducedforcassavacultivarTME14andtransformedusingAgrobacteriumstrainLBA4404harboringthebinaryvectorpCAMBIA2301.About70–80independenttransgeniclinespermlsettledcellvolume(SCV)ofFECwereregeneratedonselectivemedium.HistochemicalGUSassaysconfirmedtheexpressionofgusAgeneintransformedcalli,somaticembryosandtransgenicplants.ThepresenceandintegrationofthegusAgenewereconfirmedbyPCRandSouthernblotanalysis,respectively.RT-PCRanalysisoftransgenicplantsconfirmedtheexpressionofgusAgene.Thisprotocoldemonstratessignificantlyenhancedtransformationefficiencyoverexistingcassavatransformationprotocolsandcouldbecomeapwerfultoolforfunctionalgenomicsandtransferringnewtraitsintocassava.
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spelling CGSpace744362024-05-01T08:19:57Z Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14 Nyaboga, E.N. Njiru, J.M. Tripathi, L. cassava genetics Routineproductionoflargenumbersoftransgenicplantsisrequiredtofullyexploitadvancesincassavabiotechnologyandsupportdevelopmentofiprovedgermplasmfordeploymenttofarmers.Thisarticledescribesanimproved,high-efficiencytransformationprotocolforrecalcitrantcassavacultivarTME14preferredinAfrica.Factorsthatfavorproductionoffriableembryogeniccalli(FEC)werefoundtobeuseofDKWmedium,crushingoforganizedembryogenicstructures(OES)through1–2mmsizedmetalwiremesh,washingofcrushedOEStissuesandshortexposureoftyrosinetosomaticembryos;andtransformationefficiencywasenhancedbyuseoflowAgrobacteriumdensityduringco-cultivation,co-centrifugationofFECwithAgrobacterium,germinationofparamomycinresistantsomaticembryosonmediumcontainingBAPwithgradualincreaseinconcentrationandvariationsofthefrequenyofsubcultureofcotyledonary-stageembryosonshootelongationmedium.Byapplyingtheoptimizedparameters,FECwereproducedforcassavacultivarTME14andtransformedusingAgrobacteriumstrainLBA4404harboringthebinaryvectorpCAMBIA2301.About70–80independenttransgeniclinespermlsettledcellvolume(SCV)ofFECwereregeneratedonselectivemedium.HistochemicalGUSassaysconfirmedtheexpressionofgusAgeneintransformedcalli,somaticembryosandtransgenicplants.ThepresenceandintegrationofthegusAgenewereconfirmedbyPCRandSouthernblotanalysis,respectively.RT-PCRanalysisoftransgenicplantsconfirmedtheexpressionofgusAgene.Thisprotocoldemonstratessignificantlyenhancedtransformationefficiencyoverexistingcassavatransformationprotocolsandcouldbecomeapwerfultoolforfunctionalgenomicsandtransferringnewtraitsintocassava. 2015 2016-05-25T11:59:27Z 2016-05-25T11:59:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74436 en Open Access application/octet-stream Frontiers Media Nyaboga, E.N., Njiru, J.M., & Tripathi, L. (2015). Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration and agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 411.
spellingShingle cassava
genetics
Nyaboga, E.N.
Njiru, J.M.
Tripathi, L.
Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14
title Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14
title_full Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14
title_fullStr Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14
title_short Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar TME14
title_sort factors influencing somatic embryogenesis regeneration and agrobacterium mediated transformation of cassava manihot esculenta crantz cultivar tme14
topic cassava
genetics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74436
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