Journal of Plant Biotechnology

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Absence of AVP1 transcripts in wild type watermelon scions grafted onto transgenic bottle gourd rootstocks

  • Kim, Byung Oh (School of Food science & Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Han, Jeung-Sul (Department of Ecological Environment, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Park, Kyung Il (Department of Horticulture & Life Science, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Jeon, Su Min (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Chang Kil (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2015.03.06
  • Accepted : 2015.03.15
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

In this study we confirmed the stable integration of Arabidopsis AVP1 in the genomes of bottle gourd $T_3$ homozygous lines and its transcription, and additionally evaluated possibility of translocation of the AVP1 mRNA from transgenic bottle gourd rootstocks to wild type watermelon scions. Each AVP1 gene in two bottle gourd T3 lines is abundantly expressed under a field condition. Given the grafting between wild type watermelon scions and AVP1-expressing bottle gourd rootstocks, no translocation of the AVP1 mRNA was detected in leaves, both sexual flowers, and fruits of the scions.

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