Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast

Soil salinity significantly limits citrus production in many areas worldwide. Carrizo citrange, considered an excellent citrus rootstock, is very sensitive to salt stress, which restricts its use in salty soils. We have successfully transformed plants of Carrizo citrange via Agrobacterium tumefacien...

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Autores principales: Cervera, Magdalena, Ortega, Carmen, Navarro, Antonio, Navarro, Luis, Pena, Leandro
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5012
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author Cervera, Magdalena
Ortega, Carmen
Navarro, Antonio
Navarro, Luis
Pena, Leandro
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Navarro, Luis
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description Soil salinity significantly limits citrus production in many areas worldwide. Carrizo citrange, considered an excellent citrus rootstock, is very sensitive to salt stress, which restricts its use in salty soils. We have successfully transformed plants of Carrizo citrange via Agrobacterium tumefaciens with the halotolerance gene HAL2, originally isolated from yeast and implicated in salt-tolerance mechanisms. Final selection of HAL2 transgenic plants was made on the basis of PCR data for the detection of HAL2 gene, instead of GUS expression assays, since integration of truncated portions of pB1121. HAL2 T-DNA fragment, where the left border (uidA cassette region) was lost, was probed to be very frequent. Ten regenerated plants, positive for HAL2 by PCR, were selected. The transgenic nature of these plants was confirmed by Southern and Northern analyses. This is the first time that a gene from yeast has been stably integrated and expressed in citrus plants.
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spelling ReDivia50122025-04-25T14:45:09Z Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast Cervera, Magdalena Ortega, Carmen Navarro, Antonio Navarro, Luis Pena, Leandro Soil salinity significantly limits citrus production in many areas worldwide. Carrizo citrange, considered an excellent citrus rootstock, is very sensitive to salt stress, which restricts its use in salty soils. We have successfully transformed plants of Carrizo citrange via Agrobacterium tumefaciens with the halotolerance gene HAL2, originally isolated from yeast and implicated in salt-tolerance mechanisms. Final selection of HAL2 transgenic plants was made on the basis of PCR data for the detection of HAL2 gene, instead of GUS expression assays, since integration of truncated portions of pB1121. HAL2 T-DNA fragment, where the left border (uidA cassette region) was lost, was probed to be very frequent. Ten regenerated plants, positive for HAL2 by PCR, were selected. The transgenic nature of these plants was confirmed by Southern and Northern analyses. This is the first time that a gene from yeast has been stably integrated and expressed in citrus plants. 2017-06-01T10:11:33Z 2017-06-01T10:11:33Z 2000 JAN article Cervera, M., Ortega, C., Navarro, A., Navarro, L., Pena, L. (2000). Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 75(1), 26-30. 0022-1589 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5012 10.1080/14620316.2000.11511195 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Cervera, Magdalena
Ortega, Carmen
Navarro, Antonio
Navarro, Luis
Pena, Leandro
Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast
title Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast
title_full Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast
title_fullStr Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast
title_full_unstemmed Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast
title_short Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast
title_sort generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance to salinity gene hal2 from yeast
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5012
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