Enhanced NaCl stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco expressing bacterial choline dehydrogenase

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作者
Lilius, G [1 ]
Holmberg, N [1 ]
Bulow, L [1 ]
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[1] LUND UNIV,CTR CHEM & ENGN,DEPT PURE & APPL BIOCHEM,S-22100 LUND,SWEDEN
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BIO-TECHNOLOGY | 1996年 / 14卷 / 02期
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10.1038/nbt0296-177
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The intracellular accumulation of osmoprotectants, such as glycine betaine and other low molecular weight compounds, is a well investigated response of environmental stress occurring in a wide range of organisms, By introducing the bacterial betA gene, encoding choline dehydrogenase (CDH), into tobacco both a salt and choline resistant phenotype was achieved. As measured by dried weights, there was an 80% increase in salt tolerance between the transgenic and wild-type plants at 300 mM NaCl.
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