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ArticlePlant cell reports2016

Level of tissue differentiation influences the activation of a heat-inducible flower-specific system for genetic containment in poplar (Populus tremula L.).

Hans Hoenicka, Denise Lehnhardt, Suneetha Nunna, Richard Reinhardt, Albert Jeltsch, Valentina Briones, Matthias Fladung

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Article in Plant cell reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hans HoenickaThünen-Institute of Forest Genetics, 22927, Grosshansdorf, Germany. hans.hoenicka@ti.bund.de.
Denise LehnhardtThünen-Institute of Forest Genetics, 22927, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
Suneetha NunnaInstitute of Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
Richard ReinhardtMax-Planck-Genome-Centre Cologne, 50829, Cologne, Germany.
Albert JeltschInstitute of Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
Valentina BrionesUniversidad Nacional de La Plata, 1900, La Plata, Argentina.
Matthias FladungThünen-Institute of Forest Genetics, 22927, Grosshansdorf, Germany. matthias.fladung@ti.bund.de.
University of Stuttgart · DEUniversidad Nacional de La Plata · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key messageDifferentiation level but not transgene copy number influenced activation of a gene containment system in poplar. Heat treatments promoted CRE gene body methylation. The flower-specific transgene deletion was confirmed. Gene flow between genetic modified trees and their wild relatives is still motive of concern. Therefore, approaches for gene containment are required. In this study, we designed a novel strategy for achieving an inducible and flower-specific transgene removal from poplar trees but still expressing the transgene in the plant body. Hence, pollen carrying transgenes could be used for breeding purposes under controlled conditions in a first phase, and in the second phase genetic modified poplars developing transgene-free pollen grains could be released. This approach is based on the recombination systems CRE/loxP and FLP/frt. Both gene constructs contained a heat-inducible CRE/loxP-based spacer sequence for in vivo assembling of the flower-specific FLP/frt system. This allowed inducible activation of gene containment. The FLP/frt system was under the regulation of a flower-specific promoter, either CGPDHC or PTD. Our results confirmed complete CRE/loxP-based in vivo assembling of the flower-specific transgene excision system after heat treatment in all cells for up to 30 % of regenerants derived from undifferentiated tissue cultures. Degradation of HSP::CRE/loxP spacer after recombination but also persistence as extrachromosomal DNA circles were detected in sub-lines obtained after heat treatments. Furthermore, heat treatment promoted methylation of the CRE gene body. A lower methylation level was detected at CpG sites in transgenic sub-lines showing complete CRE/loxP recombination and persistence of CRE/loxP spacer, compared to sub-lines with incomplete recombination. However, our results suggest that low methylation might be necessary but not sufficient for recombination. The flower-specific FLP/frt-based transgene deletion was confirmed in 6.3 % of flowers.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGene FlowHot TemperaturePlants, Genetically ModifiedPopulusRecombination, GeneticBiosafetyGene flowHeat shockPopulusRecombination

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