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Tran NT, Oguchi T, Akatsuka N, Matsunaga E, Kawaoka A, Yamada A, Ozeki Y, Watanabe KN, Kikuchi A. Development and evaluation of novel salt-tolerant Eucalyptus trees by molecular breeding using an RNA-Binding-Protein gene derived from common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.). PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2019; 17:801-811. [PMID: 30230168 PMCID: PMC6419579 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The breeding of plantation forestry trees for the possible afforestation of marginal land would be one approach to addressing global warming issues. Here, we developed novel transgenic Eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.) harbouring an RNA-Binding-Protein (McRBP) gene derived from a halophyte plant, common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.). We conducted screened-house trials of the transgenic Eucalyptus using two different stringency salinity stress conditions to evaluate the plants' acute and chronic salt stress tolerances. Treatment with 400 mM NaCl, as the high-stringency salinity stress, resulted in soil electrical conductivity (EC) levels >20 mS/cm within 4 weeks. With the 400 mM NaCl treatment, >70% of the transgenic plants were intact, whereas >40% of the non-transgenic plants were withered. Treatment with 70 mM NaCl, as the moderate-stringency salinity stress, resulted in soil EC levels of approx. 9 mS/cm after 2 months, and these salinity levels were maintained for the next 4 months. All plants regardless of transgenic or non-transgenic status survived the 70 mM NaCl treatment, but after 6-month treatment the transgenic plants showed significantly higher growth and quantum yield of photosynthesis levels compared to the non-transgenic plants. In addition, the salt accumulation in the leaves of the transgenic plants was 30% lower than that of non-transgenic plants after 15-week moderate salt stress treatment. There results suggest that McRBP expression in the transgenic Eucalyptus enhances their salt tolerance both acutely and chronically.
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- Ngoc‐Ha Thi Tran
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Tsukuba Plant‐Innovation Research CenterUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of BiotechnologyTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyoJapan
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- Agri‐Biotechnology Research LaboratoryNippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.TokyoJapan
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- Agri‐Biotechnology Research LaboratoryNippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.TokyoJapan
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- Department of BiotechnologyTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyoJapan
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- Department of BiotechnologyTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyoJapan
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- Tsukuba Plant‐Innovation Research CenterUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Tsukuba Plant‐Innovation Research CenterUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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Wierzbicki MP, Maloney V, Mizrachi E, Myburg AA. Xylan in the Middle: Understanding Xylan Biosynthesis and Its Metabolic Dependencies Toward Improving Wood Fiber for Industrial Processing. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:176. [PMID: 30858858 PMCID: PMC6397879 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Lignocellulosic biomass, encompassing cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose in plant secondary cell walls (SCWs), is the most abundant source of renewable materials on earth. Currently, fast-growing woody dicots such as Eucalyptus and Populus trees are major lignocellulosic (wood fiber) feedstocks for bioproducts such as pulp, paper, cellulose, textiles, bioplastics and other biomaterials. Processing wood for these products entails separating the biomass into its three main components as efficiently as possible without compromising yield. Glucuronoxylan (xylan), the main hemicellulose present in the SCWs of hardwood trees carries chemical modifications that are associated with SCW composition and ultrastructure, and affect the recalcitrance of woody biomass to industrial processing. In this review we highlight the importance of xylan properties for industrial wood fiber processing and how gaining a greater understanding of xylan biosynthesis, specifically xylan modification, could yield novel biotechnology approaches to reduce recalcitrance or introduce novel processing traits. Altering xylan modification patterns has recently become a focus of plant SCW studies due to early findings that altered modification patterns can yield beneficial biomass processing traits. Additionally, it has been noted that plants with altered xylan composition display metabolic differences linked to changes in precursor usage. We explore the possibility of using systems biology and systems genetics approaches to gain insight into the coordination of SCW formation with other interdependent biological processes. Acetyl-CoA, s-adenosylmethionine and nucleotide sugars are precursors needed for xylan modification, however, the pathways which produce metabolic pools during different stages of fiber cell wall formation still have to be identified and their co-regulation during SCW formation elucidated. The crucial dependence on precursor metabolism provides an opportunity to alter xylan modification patterns through metabolic engineering of one or more of these interdependent pathways. The complexity of xylan biosynthesis and modification is currently a stumbling point, but it may provide new avenues for woody biomass engineering that are not possible for other biopolymers.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Tran NHT, Oguchi T, Matsunaga E, Kawaoka A, Watanabe KN, Kikuchi A. Environmental risk assessment of impacts of transgenic Eucalyptus camaldulensis events highly expressing bacterial Choline Oxidase A gene. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (TOKYO, JAPAN) 2018; 35:393-397. [PMID: 31892828 PMCID: PMC6905223 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.18.0831a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Under the Japanese biosafety regulatory framework for transgenic plants, data for assessing a transgenic plant's impact on biodiversity must be submitted in order to obtain approval for a confined field trial. We recently reported the development of four novel transgenic Eucalyptus camaldulensis clones expressing the bacterial choline oxidase A (codA) gene, i.e., codAH-1, codAH-2, codAN-1, and codAN-2, and evaluated their abiotic tolerance by semiconfined screen house trial cultivation. Here we evaluated the impacts of the transgenic E. camaldulensis clones on productivities of harmful substances from those clones to affect soil microorganisms and/or other plants in the environment. A comparison of the assessment data between the transgenic trees and non-transgenic comparators showed no significant difference in potential impacts on biodiversity. The results contribute to sound-science evidence ensuring substantial equivalence between transgenic and non-transgenic E. camaldulensis.
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- Ngoc-Ha Thi Tran
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8752, Japan
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- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8752, Japan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8752, Japan
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- Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., 5-21-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0002, Japan
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- Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., 5-21-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0002, Japan
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- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8752, Japan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8752, Japan
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- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8752, Japan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8752, Japan
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Lange BM. Biosynthesis and Biotechnology of High-Value p-Menthane Monoterpenes, Including Menthol, Carvone, and Limonene. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 148:319-53. [PMID: 25618831 DOI: 10.1007/10_2014_289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Monoterpenes of the p-menthane group are volatile secondary (or specialized) metabolites found across the plant kingdom. They are dominant constituents of commercially important essential oils obtained from members of the genera Mentha (Lamiaceae), Carum (Apiaceae), Citrus (Rutaceae), and Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae). p-Menthane monoterpenes have also attracted interest as chiral specialty chemicals, and the harvest from natural sources is therefore supplemented by chemical synthesis. More recently, microbial and plant-based platforms for the high-level accumulation of specific target monoterpenes have been developed. In this review chapter, I discuss the properties of the genes and enzymes involved in p-menthane biosynthesis and provide a critical assessment of biotechnological production approaches.
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- Bernd Markus Lange
- Institute of Biological Chemistry and M.J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-6340, USA,
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A multi-year assessment of the environmental impact of transgenic Eucalyptus trees harboring a bacterial choline oxidase gene on biomass, precinct vegetation and the microbial community. Transgenic Res 2014; 23:767-77. [PMID: 24927812 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9809-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A 4-year field trial for the salt tolerant Eucalyptus globulus Labill. harboring the choline oxidase (codA) gene derived from the halobacterium Arthrobacter globiformis was conducted to assess the impact of transgenic versus non-transgenic trees on biomass production, the adjacent soil microbial communities and vegetation by monitoring growth parameters, seasonal changes in soil microbes and the allelopathic activity of leaves. Three independently-derived lines of transgenic E. globulus were compared with three independent non-transgenic lines including two elite clones. No significant differences in biomass production were detected between transgenic lines and non-transgenic controls derived from same seed bulk, while differences were seen compared to two elite clones. Significant differences in the number of soil microbes present were also detected at different sampling times but not between transgenic and non-transgenic lines. The allelopathic activity of leaves from both transgenic and non-transgenic lines also varied significantly with sampling time, but the allelopathic activity of leaves from transgenic lines did not differ significantly from those from non-transgenic lines. These results indicate that, for the observed variables, the impact on the environment of codA-transgenic E. globulus did not differ significantly from that of the non-transformed controls on this field trial.
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Matsunaga E, Nanto K, Oishi M, Ebinuma H, Morishita Y, Sakurai N, Suzuki H, Shibata D, Shimada T. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Eucalyptus globulus using explants with shoot apex with introduction of bacterial choline oxidase gene to enhance salt tolerance. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2012; 31:225-235. [PMID: 22009051 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1159-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Eucalyptus globulus is one of the most economically important plantation hardwoods for paper making. However, its low transformation frequency has prevented genetic engineering of this species with useful genes. We found the hypocotyl section with a shoot apex has the highest regeneration ability among another hypocotyl sections, and have developed an efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method using these materials. We then introduced a salt tolerance gene, namely a bacterial choline oxidase gene (codA) with a GUS reporter gene, into E. globulus. The highest frequency of transgenic shoot regeneration from hypocotyls with shoot apex was 7.4% and the average frequency in four experiments was 4.0%, 12-fold higher than that from hypocotyls without shoot apex. Using about 10,000 explants, over 250 regenerated buds were confirmed as transformants by GUS analysis. Southern blot analysis of 100 elongated shoots confirmed successful generation of stable transformants. Accumulation of glycinebetaine was investigated in 44 selected transgenic lines, which showed 1- to 12-fold higher glycinebetaine levels than non-transgenic controls. Rooting of 16 transgenic lines was successful using a photoautotrophic method under enrichment with 1,000 ppm CO(2). The transgenic whole plantlets were transplanted into potting soil and grown normally in a growth room. They showed salt tolerance to 300 mM NaCl. The points of our system are using explants with shoot apex as materials, inhibiting the elongation of the apex on the selection medium, and regenerating transgenic buds from the side opposite to the apex. This approach may also solve transformation problems in other important plants.
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- Etsuko Matsunaga
- Agri-Biotechnology Research Laboratory Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Girijashankar V. In vitro regeneration of Eucalyptus camaldulensis. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 18:79-87. [PMID: 23573043 PMCID: PMC3550532 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-011-0092-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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An efficient in vitro regeneration protocol enables mass multiplication, genetic modification and germplasm conservation of desired plants. In vitro plant regeneration was achieved from nodal segments of 18-months-old superior genotypes of Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees through direct organogenesis (DO) and direct somatic embryogenesis (DSE) pathways. Initial bud break (BB) stage occurred via DO while shoot multiplication phase followed both DO and DSE pathways. Interestingly, both BB and shoot multiplication stages were achieved on shoot induction and multiplication (SIM) media composed of Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with 2 mg l(-1) benzyl aminopurine (BAP) and 0.1 mg l(-1) naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). Best shoot elongation response was observed on half strength MS fortified with 0.5 mg l(-1) BAP, while root induction and elongation was superior in 1/2 MS + 1 mg l(-1) Indole butyric acid (IBA). Full strength MS fortified with cytokinins (BAP) and weak auxin (NAA) in the ratio of 20:1 favored direct regeneration pathways. Further, half strength MS supported shoot and root development. The absence of intervening callus phase in this protocol can help in minimizing the chance occurrence of somaclones. When compared to other compositions tried, hardening in 100 % coco peat resulted in maximum survival (80 %) of the in vitro raised plantlets. For mass multiplication, fortnight subculturing of a single nodal explants for eight passages on SIM medium resulted in 60-148 shoot initials. Repeated subculturing in SIM medium induced the formation of direct somatic embryos which in turn improved the turnover capacity and enabled large scale clonal multiplication of elite and desirable trees of E. camaldulensis. Following this protocol, it takes a minimum time period of four-months between in vitro explant inoculation to hardening stage. In the present study, DO and DSE pathway of plant regeneration was reported occurring simultaneously in the same nodal explants of E. camaldulensis.
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- V. Girijashankar
- Plant Breeding and Genetics, ITC R&D Centre, Hyderabad, A.P. India
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Girijashankar V. Genetic transformation of eucalyptus. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 17:9-23. [PMID: 23572991 PMCID: PMC3550564 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-010-0048-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Eucalyptus is the second most widely planted multipurpose woody tree species in the world. It is a commercially important hardwood tree for paper and wood industries. In the past two decades, various research groups reported different genetic transformation protocols and attempts towards development of transgenic eucalyptus. Much of the work related to its genetic improvement through transgenic technology has been undertaken by private companies that keep the data confidential, patented and often share only a part of the scientific information as publications. The important areas which received scientific attention are wood quantity, quality, stress resistance and rootability. The present review deals with scientific advancements and insights made through the development of transgenic eucalyptus.
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- V. Girijashankar
- Center for Biotechnology, Institute for Science and Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 500072 Andhra Pradesh India
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Southerton SG. Early flowering induction and Agrobacterium transformation of the hardwood tree species Eucalyptus occidentalis. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2007; 34:707-713. [PMID: 32689398 DOI: 10.1071/fp07118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 05/28/2007] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Investigation of the genes controlling flowering in eucalypts is hindered by the lack of an early-flowering genotype. Induction of early flowering was studied in five provenances of Eucalyptus occidentalis Endl. sourced from throughout its geographic range. Seedlings initiated flowers from 13 weeks after sowing when grown under optimal conditions with a 16-h photoperiod. By 16 weeks, seedlings from four widely dispersed provenances had initiated floral buds, suggesting that competence to flower early is a common characteristic of the species. The different provenances displayed considerable variation in seedling growth rate. Elevated levels of CO2 had no effect on seedling growth rate, but were associated with delayed flowering. Transformation experiments demonstrated that E. occidentalis is susceptible to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, in common with several other eucalypt species. E. occidentalis may be a valuable experimental species for molecular and other flowering studies in eucalypts.
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- Simon G Southerton
- Ensis Genetics, the joint forces of CSIRO and Scion, PO Box E4008, Kingston, ACT 2604, Australia.Email
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Van Beveren KS, Spokevicius AV, Tibbits J, Wang Q, Bossinger G. Transformation of cambial tissue in vivo provides an efficient means for induced somatic sector analysis and gene testing in stems of woody plant species. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2006; 33:629-638. [PMID: 32689272 DOI: 10.1071/fp06057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Large-scale functional analysis of genes and transgenes suspected to be involved in wood development in trees is hindered by long generation times, low transformation and regeneration efficiencies and difficulties with phenotypic assessment of traits, especially those that appear late in a tree's development. To avoid such obstacles many researchers have turned to model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., Zinnia elegans Jacq. and Nicotiana ssp., or have focused their attention on in vitro wood formation systems or in vivo approaches targeting primary meristems for transformation. Complementing such efforts, we report the use of Agrobacterium to introduce transgenes directly into cambial cells of glasshouse-grown trees in order to create transgenic somatic tissue sectors. These sectors are suitable for phenotypic evaluation and analysis of target gene function. In our experiments the wood formation zone containing the cambium of Eucalyptus, Populus and Pinus species of varying age was inoculated with Agrobacterium containing a CaMV 35S::GUS construct. Following an initial wound response, frequent and stable transformation was observed in the form of distinct GUS-staining patterns (sectors) in newly formed secondary tissues. Sector size and extent depended on the cell type transformed, the species and the length of time treated plants were allowed to grow (more than two years in some cases). Induced somatic sector analysis (ISSA) can now be efficiently used to study cell fate and gene function during secondary growth in stems of forest tree species.
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- Kim S Van Beveren
- School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Water Street, Creswick, Vic. 3363, Australia
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- School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Water Street, Creswick, Vic. 3363, Australia
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- School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Water Street, Creswick, Vic. 3363, Australia
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- School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Water Street, Creswick, Vic. 3363, Australia
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- School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Water Street, Creswick, Vic. 3363, Australia
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Poke FS, Vaillancourt RE, Potts BM, Reid JB. Genomic research in Eucalyptus. Genetica 2005; 125:79-101. [PMID: 16175457 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-005-5082-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2004] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Eucalyptus L'Hérit. is a genus comprised of more than 700 species that is of vital importance ecologically to Australia and to the forestry industry world-wide, being grown in plantations for the production of solid wood products as well as pulp for paper. With the sequencing of the genomes of Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa and the recent completion of the first tree genome sequence, Populus trichocarpa, attention has turned to the current status of genomic research in Eucalyptus. For several eucalypt species, large segregating families have been established, high-resolution genetic maps constructed and large EST databases generated. Collaborative efforts have been initiated for the integration of diverse genomic projects and will provide the framework for future research including exploiting the sequence of the entire eucalypt genome which is currently being sequenced. This review summarises the current position of genomic research in Eucalyptus and discusses the direction of future research.
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- Fiona S Poke
- Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry and School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Churchill Avenue, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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Spokevicius AV, Van Beveren K, Leitch MA, Bossinger G. Agrobacterium-mediated in vitro transformation of wood-producing stem segments in eucalypts. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2005; 23:617-624. [PMID: 15322811 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-004-0856-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2004] [Revised: 07/15/2004] [Accepted: 07/16/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The genetic manipulation of perennial woody tree species presents a range of additional challenges compared to that of annual weedy crop species. These include long generation times and reproductive cycle, the heterogeneity of plants under investigation and, when investigating wood properties, a number of physical and biochemical limitations to microscopical and molecular experimentation. The use of in vitro wood formation systems for molecular studies and Agrobacterium-mediated introduction of transgenes overcomes many of these obstacles. Using a commercially relevant Eucalyptus species as model organism, we demonstrate here that in vitro wood formation systems can be readily employed to introduce transgenes into growing wood-producing tissue, initially leading to frequent transient gene expression in a range of cell types. Stable transformation events were observed as sectors of transformed tissue derived from primary transformation events in individual cells. The usefulness of such systems for the analysis of gene function during the process of wood formation and wood quality determination, as well as for constructing developmental fate maps of cambial derivatives, is discussed.
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- Antanas V Spokevicius
- School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Creswick, Victoria, 3363, Australia
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