Generation of large numbers of independently transformed fertile perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) plants of forage- and turf-type cultivars

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作者
Altpeter, F [1 ]
Xu, JP [1 ]
Ahmed, S [1 ]
机构
[1] AG Gentransfer, Inst Pflanzengenet & Kulturpflanzenforsch, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
关键词
biolistic gene transfer; elite germplasm; stable transformation; tissue culture; transgenic Lolium perenne L; transgenic perennial ryegrass;
D O I
10.1023/A:1026589804034
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is the most important grass species in areas with a temperate climate. Biolistic transfer of a ubiquitin promoter driven nptII expression cassette into mature or immature tissue derived calli of perennial ryegrass followed by paromomycin selection, resulted in the rapid and efficient production of fertile transgenic ryegrass plants. Transformation efficiencies after paromomycin selection in combination with the nptII selectable marker compared favourably with hygromycin selection in combination with the hph selectable marker. In total 83 independent nptII expressing plants were produced. Transformation frequency was highly affected by genotype, explant, selection regime and the duration of the callus induction period. The optimised transformation protocol for mature embryo derived calli of turf-type or forage-type cultivars resulted in an average transformation efficiency of 5.2% or 6.6% respectively. This converts into 1.7 or 2.2 independent transgenic plants per bombardment. Immature inflorescence- and immature embryo-derived calli were also successfully used as target for the gene transfer, resulting in transformation efficiencies of up to 3.7% or 11.42% respectively. Transgenic plants were transferred to soil 12 or 9 weeks after excision of mature and immature embryos or inflorescences respectively. Transgene integration and expression were confirmed by PCR and ELISA or western blot analysis. Southern blot analysis confirmed the independent nature of the transgenic lines. The majority of lines showed the integration of two to six transgene copies, while 21% of the analysed lines had a single copy insert. A short tissue culture period in comparison to recently published reports seems to be beneficial for the production of normal and fertile transgenic ryegrass plants. Consequently we report for the first time molecular evidence for sexual transgene transmission in fertile transgenic perennial ryegrass.
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