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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (8): 195-204.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210820

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Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation System of Catalpa bungei

Yunxin Cen1,Jia Liu1,Faju Chen1,Jingyuan Yang2,Qiang Liu2,Tao Wang2,Hongwei Liang1,*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Germplasm Innovation in the Three Gorges Region(China Three Gorges University) Biotechnology Research Center, China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002
    2. Shennongjia National Park Administration Shennongjia 442421
  • Received:2020-10-16 Online:2021-08-25 Published:2021-09-30
  • Contact: Hongwei Liang

Abstract:

Objective: Embryogenic callus of Catalpa bungei was used to establish an effective genetic transformation system, in order to provide a basis for the genetic improvement of C. bungei in the future. Method: Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation was carried out with embryogenic callus as explants. The optimal genetic transformation conditions were obtained through orthogonal test, and then exogenous genes were transferred into C. bungei. Result: Selective pressure screening was performed in 1/2 MS medium with different gradient concentrations of kanamycin. The differentiation rate of embryogenic callus was 0.00%, and the survival rate was only 5.71% in 1/2 MS medium supplemented with 60 mg·L-1 Kana. Therefore, 60 mg·L-1 Kana was identified as the selective pressure for genetic transformation of C. bungei. The orthogonal design was carried out by L18(37) table in Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation experiments. The transient expression rate was obtained by GUS histochemical staining. The intuitive analysis of the orthogonal test and one-way ANOVA were performed to the data obtained from the experiment. The results showed that Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency was the highest under the conditions of 2 days of pre-culture, EHA105 of Agrobacterium strain, OD600 0.7 of liquid concentration, 300 μmol·L-1 of acetyleugenone(AS), 10 min of infection, and 5 days of co-culture time. And the two factors that have the biggest influence on the transformation efficiency are AS concentration and pre-culture time. A total of 32 resistant tissue groups were obtained by screening and culture of the infected embryogenic callus for 8 months. PCR detection was conducted on 15 resistant callus with high proliferation. The results showed that 86.67% resistant tissue groups had exogenous genes integrated into the genome of C. bungei. Endogenous hormone levels affect somatic embryo differentiation, cytokinin(CTK) and abscisic acid(ABA) promote somatic embryogenesis, and auxin(IAA) and gibberellin(GA) inhibit somatic embryogenesis. According to the determination of endogenous hormones, the levels of CTK and ABA in transgenic resistant tissue were significantly lower than those in the embryogenic callus of wild-type, while the levels of IAA and GA were significantly higher than those in the wild-type callus. Therefore, the level of endogenous hormones may be the reason for the poor somatic embryo differentiation ability of transgenic resistant tissue of C. bungei. Conclusion: Through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the embryogenic callus of C. bungei, PCR detection was conducted on 15 screened resistant callus, among which 13 resistant callus had integration of exogenous genes. The somatic embryo differentiation ability of transgenic resistant tissues is poor, and the change of endogenous hormone level may be the reason that the resistant callus is difficult to differentiate.

Key words: Agrobacterium-mediated, Catalpa bungei, genetic transformation, endogenous hormones

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