Haddad, R., Morris, K., Buchanan-Wollaston, V. (2002). Regeneration and Transformation of Oilseed (Brassica napus) Using CaMV 35S Promoter- β-glucuronidase Gene. , 4(3), 151-160.
R. Haddad; K. Morris; V. Buchanan-Wollaston. "Regeneration and Transformation of Oilseed (Brassica napus) Using CaMV 35S Promoter- β-glucuronidase Gene". , 4, 3, 2002, 151-160.
Haddad, R., Morris, K., Buchanan-Wollaston, V. (2002). 'Regeneration and Transformation of Oilseed (Brassica napus) Using CaMV 35S Promoter- β-glucuronidase Gene', , 4(3), pp. 151-160.
Haddad, R., Morris, K., Buchanan-Wollaston, V. Regeneration and Transformation of Oilseed (Brassica napus) Using CaMV 35S Promoter- β-glucuronidase Gene. , 2002; 4(3): 151-160.

Regeneration and Transformation of Oilseed (Brassica napus) Using CaMV 35S Promoter- β-glucuronidase Gene

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 151-160    PDF (231.96 K)
Authors
R. Haddad* 1; K. Morris2; V. Buchanan-Wollaston2
1Agricultural Biotechnology Department, Imam Khomeiny International University, P. O. Box: 34194- 288, Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2Department of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick, CV34 9EF, U.K.
Abstract
CaMV 35S promoter activity has not been analysed in different stages of growth in oil-seed (B. napus). Higher plants lack intrinsic β-glucuronidase activity, thus enhancing the sensitivity with which measurements can be made. The binary transformation vector pVW432 (Buchanan-Wollaston, unpublished), carrying the GUS gene fused to the CaMV 35S promoter, was used to test transformation efficiencies and promoter activity in B. napus. The effect of different components of culture media was tested. Having studied different antibiotics, two selectable markers, and Agrobacterium strains, the combination of 500 mg/l carbenicillin with 25 mg/l kanamycin was the optimum level for inhibition of Agrobacterium strain C58pGV3101 and the selection of transformants, respectively. Dif-ferent developmental stages of plants were analysed by protein assay. DNA extraction and PCR amplification confirmed the presence of the gene. High level of β-glucuronidase activity, hence CaMV 35S promoter activity, was observed for one of the transgenic plants. The β-glucuronidase activity altered from maturity to senescence indicating that the CaMV 35S promoter has different activity at different developmental stages in B. napus. Therefore, the growth stage of B. napus may influence the CaMV 35S promoter activity.
Keywords
CaMV 35S Promoter; β-glucuronidase (GUS) activity; B. napus; Growth stages; Transformation
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