Name: agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation, transgenic production, and its application for the study of male reproductive development in rice
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The authors would like to acknowledge Xiaofei Chen for providing the young rice inflorescences and assistance in making the rice tissue culture medium. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31900611).

1. sgRNA-CAS9 plant expression vector construction and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
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	<li>Target a male sterile gene OsABCG15 in rice according to the published literature28.</li>
	<li>Design sgRNA for the targeted site located between 106&#8211;125 bp in the second exon of OsABCG15 (Figure 1).</li>
	<li>Use T4 polynucleotide kinase to synthesize the sgRNA oligos (sgR-OsABCG15-F: 5&#8217;TGGCAAGCACATCCTCAAGGGGAT3&#8217; and 5&...

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Artificial genic male sterile mutants are traditionally generated by random physical, chemical, or biological mutagenesis. Although these are powerful techniques, their random nature fails to capitalize on the vast amount of modern genomic knowledge that has the potential to deliver tailored improvements in molecular breeding32. The CRISPR-Cas9 system has been widely used in plants due to its simple and affordable means to manipulate and edit DNA29,<sup class="xr...

Rice is the most important food crop, particularly in developing countries, and represents a staple food for over half of the world&#8217;s population. Overall, the demand for rice grain is growing and is projected to increase 50% by 2030 and 100% by 20501,2. Future improvements in rice yield will need to capitalize on diverse molecular and genetic resources that make rice an excellent model for monocotyledonous plant research. These include an efficient transformation system, advanced molecular map, and publicly accessible database of expressed sequence tags, which have been generated over many years3,4. One strategy to improve crop yield is hybrid seed production5, a central element of which is the ability to manipulate male fertility. Understanding the molecular control of male fertility in cereal crops can help to translate key knowledge into practical techniques to improve hybrid seed production and enhance crop productivity6,7.
Genetic transformation is a key tool for basic research and commercial agriculture since it enables introduction of foreign genes or manipulation of endogenous genes in crop plants, and results in the generation of genetically modified lines. An appropriate transformation protocol can help to accelerate genetic and molecular biology studies for fundamental understanding of gene regulation8. In bacteria, genetic transformation takes place naturally; however, in plants, it is performed artificially using molecular biology techniques9,10. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil-borne, Gram-negative bacterium that causes crown gall disease in plants by transferring T-DNA, a region of its Ti plasmid, into the plant cell via a type IV secretion system11,12. In plants, A. tumefaciens-mediated transformation is considered a widespread method for gene modification because it leads to stable and low copy number integration of T-DNA into the host genome13. Transgenic rice was first generated through Agrobacterium-mediated gene transformation in the mid-1990s in the japonica cultivar14. Using this protocol, several transgenic lines were obtained within a period of 4 months with a transformation efficiency of 10%&#8211;30%. The study indicated that there are two critical steps for the successful transformation: one is the induction of embryogenic callus from mature seeds and another is the addition of acetosyringone, a phenolic compound, to the bacterial culture during co-cultivation, which allows for higher transformation efficiency in plants14,15. This protocol has been extensively used with minor alterations in japonica16,17,18,19 as well as other cultivars such as indica20,21,22,23 and tropical japonica24,25. Indeed, over 80% of the articles describing rice transformation use Agrobacterium-mediated gene transformation as a tool13. To date, several genetic transformation protocols have been developed using rice seed as a starting material for callus induction16,17,18,19. However, very little is known about young inflorescence as explants for callus production. Overall, it is important to establish a rapid, reproducible, and efficient gene transformation and regeneration protocol for functional genomics and studies on crop improvement.
In recent years, the advancement of CRISPR-Cas9 technology has resulted in a precise genome editing mechanism to understand gene function and deliver agronomically important improvements for plant breeding26,27. CRISPR also offers considerable promise for the manipulation of male reproductive development and hybrid production. In this study, we utilized a gene knockout system using CRISPR-Cas9 technology and coupled it to an efficient rice gene transformation protocol using young inflorescences as explants, thereby creating stable male sterile lines for the study of reproductive development.

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agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation, transgenic production, and its application for the study of male reproductive development in rice

Male sterility is an important agronomic trait for hybrid seed production that is usually characterized by functional defects in male reproductive organs/gametes. Recent advances in CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology allow for high editing efficacy and timesaving knockout mutations of endogenous candidate genes at specific sites. Additionally, Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of rice is also a key method for gene modification, which has been widely adopted by many public and private laboratories. In this study, we applied CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tools and successfully generated three male sterile mutant lines by targeted genome editing of OsABCG15 in a japonica cultivar. We used a modified Agrobacterium-mediated rice transformation method that could provide excellent means of genetic emasculation for hybrid seed production in rice. Transgenic plants can be obtained within 2&#8211;3 months and homozygous transformants were screened by genotyping using PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing. Basic phenotypic characterization of the male sterile homozygous line was performed by microscopic observation of the rice male reproductive organs, pollen viability analysis by iodine potassium iodide (I2-KI) staining semi-thin cross-sectioning of developing anthers.

Demonstrated here is the use of gene editing technology to create a male sterile line for future research by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation in rice. To create the male sterile line of osabcg15, CRISPR-CAS9-mediated mutagenesis was used for binary vector construction. The sgRNA was driven by the OsU3 promoter, whereas the expression cassette of hSpCas9 was driven by the double 35S promoter, and the middle vector was assembled in a single binary vector pCAMBIA1300 designed for ...

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Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation, Transgenic Production, and Its Application for the Study of Male Reproductive Development in Rice

This work describes the use of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology to knockout endogenous gene OsABCG15 followed by a modified Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol to produce a stable male-sterile line in rice.

Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation, Transgenic Production, and Its Application for the Study of Male Reproductive Development in Rice

Male sterility is an important agronomic trait for hybrid seed production that is usually characterized by functional defects in male reproductive ...

Young inflorescences as explant for callus production are important for establishing a rapid and efficient gene transformation and a regeneration method for revealing gene function as well as for crop improvement. Young inflorescences as explant for callus production are important for establishing a rapid and efficient gene transformation and the regeneration method for revealing gene function. Video demonstration of this technique will help the viewer understand the process of maintaining the materials to produce that desired transgenic align without wasting time and effort.Begin by collecting young rice inflorescences from the paddy field or a greenhouse at meiosis stage, making sure that they are covered with the leaf sheath. Wipe each inflorescence with a 70%alcohol swab and let it dry before cutting. Bring the inflorescence to a sterile lab bench and cut it into small pieces with sterilized scissors, then transfer the cuttings to a Petri plate containing NBD2 medium.Incubate the plate in the dark at 26 degrees Celsius for 10 to 14 days to induce callus. To perform transformation, transfer a single colony from the white EB plate with selective antibiotics to five milliliters of liquid YEB medium containing the same antibiotics in a 50 milliliter conical sterile test tube. Shake the tube on an orbital shaker at 250 times g and 25 to 28 degrees Celsius until bacteria grow to an OD 600 of 0.5.Add one milliliter of bacterial suspension to 100 milliliters of YEB medium with the same selective antibiotics in a 250 milliliter conical flask and shake the flask on an orbital shaker at 250 times g and 28 degrees Celsius for four hours. Centrifuge the culture at 4, 000 g for 10 minutes at room temperature to collect the bacteria. Discard the supernatant and resuspend the pellet with AAM AS medium, then dilute the suspension to an OD 600 of 0.4.After the incubation, collect around 150 healthy light yellow embryogenic calli into a 150 milliliter sterile flask. Add 50 to 75 milliliters of the bacterial cell suspension into the flask and then add 10 to 25 milliliters of fresh AAM AS medium to immerse the calli for 10 to 20 minutes, shaking occasionally. Pour the bacterial suspension out of the flask carefully and dry the calli with sterile filter paper, then place them on a Petri dish with NBD AS medium and cover them with filter paper.Incubate the calli at 25 to 28 degrees Celsius in the dark for three days, checking them for bacterial overgrowth. After three days of co-cultivation, transfer the calli to a sterile Petri dish using filter paper, then air dry them for two hours on a clean bench. Ensure that the calli are not adhered to the filter paper and transfer them to the primary selection medium NBD2.After two weeks, transfer the calli evenly to a new plate containing fresh selection medium, then move the calli to fresh MS medium for differentiation and the shoot buds to MS medium with 10 milligrams per liter Hygromycin to proliferate more shoots. Transfer the new shoots into half MS medium for root induction and culture them under light at 25 to 28 degrees Celsius. The transformed plants should produce roots within two weeks.To perform reproductive phenotype observation, remove the palea and lemma from the florid and image the whole anthers under a stereo microscope. To observe pollen viability, pick mature rice spikelets before the flower anthesis and remove the palea and lemma to release the anthers. Take six anthers and place them on a glass slide.Add one drop of distilled water, crush the anther with tweezers to release the pollen grains, then add two to three drops of iodine solution and cover with a coverslip. Observe the slide under a low magnification microscope. Pollen grains dyed black show more vigorous viability while grains with no color or those dyed yellow brown are stunted or degenerated.To perform transverse sectioning microscopy, use 0.5%toluidine blue solution to stain the slides for 30 minutes, then rinse them with water and dry them in the fume hood. Once dry, seal the slides with neutral tree glue, gently place a coverslip on the slide and dry them in the fume hood, then image the sample under a microscope. This protocol was used to create a male sterile line by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation in rice.The embryogenic calli were directly used for the transformation or subcultured for proliferation to obtain more calli for further infection. After co-cultivating for 48 hours, the calli were shifted to a second round of selection medium. After 10 to 14 days, transformed calli showed newly formed microcalli while the untransformed calli turned brown and died.Later, healthy and creamy colored calli were transferred into regeneration medium. The transformed calli gradually showed green spots. These green spots were cultured in regeneration medium to allow for shoot growth and then shifted into half MS medium to induce roots.Later, healthy and vigorous growing shoots with well-developed roots were harvested. In total, 21 regenerated seedlings were obtained. PCR amplification for the Hygromycin region showed that the transformation frequency was approximately 85.71%The transformants were genotyped to identify the mutations at the sgRNA target sites.Among the 18 transgenic plants, eight heterozygous lines and three homozygous lines were CRISPR CAS9 positive. The homozygous knockout mutants were validated by basic male reproductive organ observation. The anthers of osabcg15 were smaller and paler than those of the wild type and lacked mature pollen grains.Transverse sectioning microscopy was performed to investigate the anther morphological defects in osabcg15. At stage 10, wild-type microspores became round shaped and vacuolated with dark blue stained exine. In contrast, the osabcg15 microspores collapsed and degraded.When attempting this protocol, it is important to ensure that the collected material is in meiosis stage and to control the air dry time of the calli.

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Testing Visual Sensitivity to the Speed and Direction of Motion in Lizards

Testing visual sensitivity in any species provides basic information regarding behaviour, evolution, and ecology. However, testing specific features of the visual system provide more empirical evidence for functional applications. Investigation into the sensory system provides information about the sensory capacity, learning and memory ability, and establishes known baseline behaviour in which to gauge deviations (Burghardt, 1977). However, unlike mammalian or avian systems, testing for learning and memory in a reptile species is difficult. Furthermore, using an operant paradigm as a psychophysical measure of sensory ability is likewise as difficult. Historically, reptilian species have responded poorly to conditioning trials because of issues related to motivation, physiology, metabolism, and basic biological characteristics. Here, I demonstrate an operant paradigm used a novel model lizard species, the Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) and describe how to test peripheral sensitivity to salient speed and motion characteristics. This method uses an innovative approach to assessing learning and sensory capacity in lizards. I employ the use of random-dot kinematograms (RDKs) to measure sensitivity to speed, and manipulate the level of signal strength by changing the proportion of dots moving in a coherent direction. RDKs do not represent a biologically meaningful stimulus, engages the visual system, and is a classic psychophysical tool used to measure sensitivity in humans and other animals. Here, RDKs are displayed to lizards using three video playback systems. Lizards are to select the direction (left or right) in which they perceive dots to be moving. Selection of the appropriate direction is reinforced by biologically important prey stimuli, simulated by computer-animated invertebrates.

Testing visual sensitivity in lizards using an operant conditioning paradigm that employs video playback of random-dot kinematograms and computer-generated invertebrates.

Testing visual sensitivity in any species provides basic information regarding behaviour, evolution, and ecology. However, testing specific features of ...

Lens Transplantation in Zebrafish and its Application in the Analysis of Eye Mutants

The lens plays an important role in the development of the optic cup[1,2]. Using the zebrafish as a model organism, questions regarding lens development can be addressed. The zebrafish is useful for genetic studies due to several advantageous characteristics, including small size, high fecundity, short lifecycle, and ease of care. Lens development occurs rapidly in zebrafish. By 72 hpf, the zebrafish lens is functionally mature [3]. Abundant genetic and molecular resources are available to support research in zebrafish. In addition, the similarity of the zebrafish eye to those of other vertebrates provides basis for its use as an excellent animal model of human defects[4-7]. Several zebrafish mutants exhibit lens abnormalities, including high levels of cell death, which in some cases leads to a complete degeneration of lens tissues [8]. To determine whether lens abnormalities are due to intrinsic causes or to defective interactions with the surrounding tissues, transplantation of a mutant lens into a wild-type eye is performed. Using fire-polished metal needles, mutant or wild-type lenses are carefully dissected from the donor animal, and transferred into the host. To distinguish wild-type and mutant tissues, a transgenic line is used as the donor. This line expresses membrane-bound GFP in all tissues, including the lens. This transplantation technique is an essential tool in the studies of zebrafish lens mutants.

Lens development involves interactions with other tissues. Several zebrafish eye mutants are characterized by an abnormally small lens size. Here we demonstrate a lens transplantation experiment to determine whether this phenotype is due to intrinsic causes or defective interactions with tissues that surround the lens.

The lens plays an important role in the development of the optic cup[1,2]. Using the zebrafish as a model organism, questions regarding lens development ...

Generation of Transgenic C. elegans by Biolistic Transformation

The number of laboratories using the free living nematode C. elegans is rapidly growing. The popularity of this biological model is attributed to a rapid generation time and short life span, easy and inexpensive maintenance, fully sequenced genome, and array of RNAi resources and mutant animals. Additionally, analysis of the C. elegans genome revealed a great similarity between worms and higher vertebrates, which suggests that research in worms could be an important adjunct to studies performed in whole mice or cultured cells. A powerful and important part of worm research is the ability to use transgenic animals to study gene localization and function. Transgenic animals can be created either via microinjection of the worm germline or through the use of biolistic bombardment. Bombardment is a newer technique and is less familiar to a number of labs. Here we describe a simple protocol to generate transgenic worms by biolistic bombardment with gold particles using the Bio-Rad PDS-1000 system. Compared with DNA microinjection into hermaphrodite germline, this protocol has the advantage of not requiring special skills from the operator with regards to identifying worm anatomy or performing microinjection. Further multiple transgenic lines are usually obtained from a single bombardment. Also in contrast to microinjection, biolistic bombardment produces transgenic animals with both extrachromosomal arrays and integrated transgenes. The ability to obtain integrated transgenic lines can avoid the use of mutagenic protocols to integrate foreign DNA. In conclusion, biolistic bombardment can be an attractive method for the generation of transgenic animals, especially for investigators not interested in investing the time and effort needed to become skilled at microinjection.

Generation of Transgenic C. elegans by Biolistic Transformation

Transgenic worms are commonly used in C. elegans research. Described is a simple, yet effective, protocol to introduce transgenes into worms using biolistic bombardment with DNA-coated gold particles. The effort involved and results of bombardment compare favorably with microinjection for the generation of transgenic animals.

The number of laboratories using the free living nematode C. elegans is rapidly growing. The popularity of this biological model is attributed to a rapid ...

Agrobacterium-Mediated Virus-Induced Gene Silencing Assay In Cotton

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is one of the most important crops worldwide. Considerable efforts have been made on molecular breeding of new varieties. The large-scale gene functional analysis in cotton has been lagged behind most of the modern plant species, likely due to its large size of genome, gene duplication and polyploidy, long growth cycle and recalcitrance to genetic transformation1. To facilitate high throughput functional genetic/genomic study in cotton, we attempt to develop rapid and efficient transient assays to assess cotton gene functions.
Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) is a powerful technique that was developed based on the host Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) to repress viral proliferation2,3. Agrobacterium-mediated VIGS has been successfully applied in a wide range of dicots species such as Solanaceae, Arabidopsis and legume species, and monocots species including barley, wheat and maize, for various functional genomic studies3,4. As this rapid and efficient approach avoids plant transformation and overcomes functional redundancy, it is particularly attractive and suitable for functional genomic study in crop species like cotton not amenable for transformation.
In this study, we report the detailed protocol of Agrobacterium-mediated VIGS system in cotton. Among the several viral VIGS vectors, the tobacco rattle virus (TRV) invades a wide range of hosts and is able to spread vigorously throughout the entire plant yet produce mild symptoms on the hosts5. To monitor the silencing efficiency, GrCLA1, a homolog gene of Arabidopsis Cloroplastos alterados 1 gene (AtCLA1) in cotton, has been cloned and inserted into the VIGS binary vector pYL156. CLA1 gene is involved in chloroplast development6, and previous studies have shown that loss-of-function of AtCLA1 resulted in an albino phenotype on true leaves7, providing an excellent visual marker for silencing efficiency. At approximately two weeks post Agrobacterium infiltration, the albino phenotype started to appear on the true leaves, with 100% silencing efficiency in all replicated experiments. The silencing of endogenous gene expression was also confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. Significantly, silencing could potently occur in all the cultivars we tested, including various commercially grown varieties in Texas. This rapid and efficient Agrobacterium-mediated VIGS assay provides a very powerful tool for rapid large-scale analysis of gene functions at genome-wide level in cotton.

We present the detailed protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) assay in cotton. The tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-derived VIGS vectors were deployed to induce RNA silencing of cotton GrCLA1, Cloroplastos alterados 1 gene. The albino phenotype caused by silencing GrCLA1 was observed at the seedling stage within 2 weeks after inoculation.

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is one of the most important crops worldwide. Considerable efforts have been made on molecular breeding of new varieties.  The ...

Optimization and Utilization of Agrobacterium-mediated Transient Protein Production in Nicotiana

Agrobacterium-mediated transient protein production in plants is a promising approach to produce vaccine antigens and therapeutic proteins within a short period of time. However, this technology is only just beginning to be applied to large-scale production as many technological obstacles to scale up are now being overcome. Here, we demonstrate a simple and reproducible method for industrial-scale transient protein production based on vacuum infiltration of Nicotiana plants with Agrobacteria carrying launch vectors. Optimization of Agrobacterium cultivation in AB medium allows direct dilution of the bacterial culture in Milli-Q water, simplifying the infiltration process. Among three tested species of Nicotiana, N. excelsiana (N. benthamiana &#215; N. excelsior) was selected as the most promising host due to the ease of infiltration, high level of reporter protein production, and about two-fold higher biomass production under controlled environmental conditions. Induction of Agrobacterium harboring pBID4-GFP (Tobacco mosaic virus-based) using chemicals such as acetosyringone and monosaccharide had no effect on the protein production level. Infiltrating plant under 50 to 100 mbar for 30 or 60 sec resulted in about 95% infiltration of plant leaf tissues. Infiltration with Agrobacterium laboratory strain GV3101 showed the highest protein production compared to Agrobacteria laboratory strains LBA4404 and C58C1 and wild-type Agrobacteria strains at6, at10, at77 and A4. Co-expression of a viral RNA silencing suppressor, p23 or p19, in N. benthamiana resulted in earlier accumulation and increased production (15-25%) of target protein (influenza virus hemagglutinin).

Optimization and Utilization of Agrobacterium-mediated Transient Protein Production in Nicotiana

Transient protein production in Nicotiana plants based on vacuum infiltration with Agrobacteria carrying launch vectors (Tobacco mosaic virus-based) is a rapid and economic approach to produce vaccine antigens and therapeutic proteins. We simplified the procedure and improved target accumulation by optimizing conditions of bacteria cultivation, selecting host species, and co-introducing RNA silencing suppressors.

Agrobacterium-mediated transient protein production in plants is a promising approach to produce vaccine antigens and therapeutic proteins within a short ...

Transgenic Rodent Assay for Quantifying Male Germ Cell Mutant Frequency

De novo mutations arise mostly in the male germline and may contribute to adverse health outcomes in subsequent generations. Traditional methods for assessing the induction of germ cell mutations require the use of large numbers of animals, making them impractical. As such, germ cell mutagenicity is rarely assessed during chemical testing and risk assessment. Herein, we describe an in vivo male germ cell mutation assay using a transgenic rodent model that is based on a recently approved Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) test guideline. This method uses an in vitro positive selection assay to measure in vivo mutations induced in a transgenic &#955;gt10 vector bearing a reporter gene directly in the germ cells of exposed males. We further describe how the detection of mutations in the transgene recovered from germ cells can be used to characterize the stage-specific sensitivity of the various spermatogenic cell types to mutagen exposure by controlling three experimental parameters: the duration of exposure (administration time), the time between exposure and sample collection (sampling time), and the cell population collected for analysis. Because a large number of germ cells can be assayed from a single male, this method has superior sensitivity compared with traditional methods, requires fewer animals and therefore much less time and resources.

De novo mutations in the male germline may contribute to adverse health outcomes in subsequent generations. Here we describe a protocol for the use of a transgenic rodent model for quantifying mutations in male germ cells induced by environmental agents.

De novo mutations arise mostly in the male germline and may contribute to adverse health outcomes in subsequent generations. Traditional methods for ...

A Multi-hole Cryovial Eliminates Freezing Artifacts when Muscle Tissues are Directly Immersed in Liquid Nitrogen

Studies on skeletal muscle physiology face the technical challenge of appropriately processing the specimens to obtain sections with clearly visible cytoplasmic compartments. Another hurdle is the tight apposition of myofibers to the surrounding tissues. Because the process of tissue fixation and paraffin embedding leads to the shrinkage of muscle fibers, freezing is an optimal means of hardening muscle tissue for sectioning. However, a commonly encountered issue, the formation of ice crystals, occurs during the preparation of frozen sections because of the high water content of muscle. The protocol presented here first describes a simple and efficient method for properly freezing muscle tissues by immersing them in liquid nitrogen. The problem with using liquid nitrogen alone is that it causes the formation of a nitrogen gas barrier next to the tissue, which acts as an insulator and inhibits the cooling of the tissues. To avoid this "vapor blanket" effect, a new cryovial was designed to increase the speed of liquid flow around the tissue surface. This was achieved by punching a total of 14 inlet holes in the wall of the vial. According to bubble dynamics, a higher rate of liquid flow results in smaller bubbles and fewer chances to form a gas barrier. When liquid nitrogen flows into the cryovial through the inlet holes, the flow velocity around the tissue is fast enough to eliminate the gas barrier. Compared to the method of freezing muscle tissues using pre-chilled isopentane, this protocol is simpler and more efficient and can be used to freeze muscle in a throughput manner. Furthermore, this method is optimal for institutions that do not have access to isopentane, which is extremely flammable at room temperature.

This protocol describes a procedure to freeze muscle tissues by plunging them directly into liquid nitrogen. This protocol also highlights a new cryovial that can avoid the &#34;blanket effect&#34; of nitrogen gas when liquid nitrogen contacts the tissue surface of a specimen.

Studies on skeletal muscle physiology face the technical challenge of appropriately processing the specimens to obtain sections with clearly visible ...

Agrobacterium-Mediated Immature Embryo Transformation of Recalcitrant Maize Inbred Lines Using Morphogenic Genes

Demonstrated here is a detailed protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of maize inbred lines using morphogenic genes Baby boom (Bbm) and Wuschel2 (Wus2). Bbm is regulated by the maize phospholipid transferase gene (Pltp) promoter, and Wus2 is under the control of a maize auxin-inducible (Axig1) promoter. An Agrobacterium strain carrying these morphogenic genes on transfer DNA (T-DNA) and extra copies of Agrobacterium virulence (vir) genes are used to infect maize immature embryo explants. Somatic embryos form on the scutella of infected embryos and can be selected by herbicide resistance and germinated into plants. A heat-activated cre/loxP recombination system built into the DNA construct allows for removal of morphogenic genes from the maize genome during an early stage of the transformation process. Transformation frequencies of approximately 14%, 4%, and 4% (numbers of independent transgenic events per 100 infected embryos) can be achieved for W22, B73, and Mo17, respectively, using this protocol.

Agrobacterium-Mediated Immature Embryo Transformation of Recalcitrant Maize Inbred Lines Using Morphogenic Genes

Plant morphogenic genes can be used to improve genetic transformation of recalcitrant genotypes. Described here is an Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation (QuickCorn) protocol for three important public maize inbred lines.

Demonstrated here is a detailed protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of maize inbred lines using morphogenic genes Baby boom (Bbm) ...

Real-Time Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Immune Response in Rice with a Chemiluminescence Assay

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play vital roles in a variety of biological processes, including the sensing of abiotic and biotic stresses. Upon pathogen infection or challenge with pathogen-associated chemicals (pathogen-associated molecular patterns [PAMPs]), an array of immune responses, including a ROS burst, are quickly induced in plants, which is called PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI). A ROS burst is a hallmark PTI response, which is catalyzed by a group of plasma membrane-localized NADPH oxidases-the RBOH family proteins. The vast majority of ROS comprise hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which can be easily and steadily detected by a luminol-based chemiluminescence method. Chemiluminescence is a photon-producing reaction in which luminol, or its derivative (such as L-012), undergoes a redox reaction with ROS under the action of a catalyst. This paper describes an optimized L-012-based chemiluminescence method to detect apoplast ROS production in real-time upon PAMP elicitation in rice tissues. The method is easy, steady, standardized, and highly reproducible under firmly controlled conditions.

Here, we describe a method for the real-time detection of apoplastic reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in rice tissues in pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immune response. This method is simple, standardized, and generates highly reproducible results under controlled conditions.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play vital roles in a variety of biological processes, including the sensing of abiotic and biotic stresses. Upon pathogen ...

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Narrowleaf Plantain

Species in the genus Plantago have several unique traits that have led to them being adapted as model plants in various fields of study. However, the lack of a genetic manipulation system prevents in-depth investigation of gene function, limiting the versatility of this genus as a model. Here, a transformation protocol is presented for Plantago lanceolata, the most commonly studied Plantago species. Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation, 3 week-old roots of aseptically grown P. lanceolata plants were infected with bacteria, incubated for 2-3 days, and then transferred to a shoot induction medium with appropriate antibiotic selection. Shoots typically emerged from the medium after 1 month, and roots developed 1-4 weeks after the shoots were transferred to the root induction medium. The plants were then acclimated to a soil environment and tested for the presence of a transgene using the &#946;-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter assay. The transformation efficiency of the current method is ~20%, with two transgenic plants emerging per 10 root tissues transformed. Establishing a transformation protocol for narrowleaf plantain will facilitate the adoption of this plant as a new model species in various areas.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Narrowleaf Plantain

Because of its versatile application as a model species in various fields of study, there is a need for a genetic transformation toolkit in narrowleaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata). Here, using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation, a protocol is presented that results in stable transgenic lines with a transformation efficiency of 20%.

Species in the genus Plantago have several unique traits that have led to them being adapted as model plants in various fields of study. However, the lack ...