Agrobacterium tumefaciens 에 의한 민들레의 형질전환

Transformation of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

국화과에 속하는 다년생 초본식물의 민들레가 Agrobacteria 에 대한 숙주로서의 가능성을 조사하고 여러 가지 유용한 유전자를 민들레로 도입시키기 위해, 민들레잎 절편을 pBI121으로 형질전환된 Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404와 10분동안 공동배양하여 형질전환시킨 후, 1$\mu$M IAA, 1$\mu$M BA. 50 $\mu$g/ML Km과 100$\mu$g/ML Cb이 함유된 MS 배지에서 약 2주후에 multiple shoot를 유가시켰다. 유기된 shoot로 부터 유식식물체를 얻었으며, 형질전환을 확인하기 위해 GUS활성을 측정한 결과 양성 반응을 보였다.

Genetic transformation in dandelion(Taraxacum mongolicum Hand). was studied. We used for transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens strian LBA4404 harboring a binary vector pBI121 carrying the CaMV 35S promoter-GUS gene fusion used as a reporter gene and NOS promoter-NPTII gene as a positive selection marker. To obtain transformed plants, leaf explants of dandelion were cocultured with Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 for 10 mins, then transferred to MS medium containing 1 $\mu$M IAA, 1$\mu$M BA, 100$\mu$g/ML carbenicillin and 50 $\mu$g/ML kanarmycin sulfate. After two weeks of subculture of the explants, Kanamycin-resistant shoots were formed on explants survived. When subjected to GUS histochemical assay, all of the regenerants showed the GUS-positive responses. Plantlets were be be transformed to soil for further growth.