Abstract
Transgenic Casuarinaceae and reporter genes provide valuable tools to study gene expression in transgenic actinorhizal nodules. In this paper, we discuss the use of ß-glucuronidase for the histochemical localization and quantification of gene expression in transgenic plants of Allocasuarina verticillata and Casuarina glauca nodulated by the actinomycete Frankia. We also report on the genetic transformation of A. verticillata by the Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain C58C1(pGV2260) containing the 35S-mgfp5-ER construct encoding a modified green fluorescent protein of Aequorea victoria in a binary vector. The evolution of the GFP fluorescence was monitored through all stages of the regeneration process. The data indicate that GFP is not toxic in Casuarinaceae and that this reporter gene can be used for visual screening of transformed calli and transgenic plants. The fluorescence pattern of gfp provides a new tool for monitoring in vivo transgenc expression in actinorhizal plants.
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Abbreviations
- BA:
-
6-benzylaminopurine
- GFP:
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green fluorescent protein
- GUS:
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ß-glucuronidase
- NAA:
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α-naphtalenacetic acid
- PVPP:
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polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
- X-gluc:
-
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl ß-D-glucuronide
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Santi, C. et al. (2003). Choosing a reporter for gene expression studies in transgenic actinorhizal plants of the Casuarinaceae family. In: Normand, P., Dawson, J.O., Pawlowski, K. (eds) Frankia Symbiosis. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 100. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1601-7_24
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