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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2019

Development of an efficient root transgenic system for pigeon pea and its application to other important economically plants.

Dong Meng, Qing Yang, Biying Dong, Zhihua Song, Lili Niu, Litao Wang, Hongyan Cao, Hanghang Li, Yujie Fu

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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60 citing papers in PubMed, 146 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dong MengBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Qing YangThe College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Biying DongThe College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Zhihua SongThe College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Lili NiuKey Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Litao WangThe College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Hongyan CaoThe College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Hanghang LiThe College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Yujie FuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0445-0768
Beijing Forestry University · CNNortheast Forestry University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For non-model plants, functional characterization of genes is still hampered by lack of efficient stable transformation procedures. Here, we report a simple, fast and efficient transformation technique with Agrobacterium rhizogenes for generating stable transgenic roots in living plants to facilitate functional studies in vivo. We showed that injection of A. rhizogenes into stems of various plant species lead to stable transgenic root generation, which can sustain plant growth after the original, non-transgenic roots were cut off. A transformation system was established for pigeon pea, a major woody food crop, after optimizing the selection of A. rhizogenes strains, bacterium concentration, injection position and seedling age. RT-PCR and fluorescence observation indicated a transgenic root induction efficiency of about 39% in pigeon pea. Furthermore, induction of hairy roots was achieved in nine out of twelve tested economically important plants at an efficiency of 15-39%. As proof of concept, bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay was applied to test the interaction between CcCIPK14 and CcCBL1/2 in pigeon pea. Additionally, ectopic expression of the bZIP transcription factor MdHY5 from apple confirmed the utility of the transformation technique for engineering anthocyanin synthesis in roots. Taken together, we show that this method allows fast in vivo studies of gene function in a wide range of plant species.

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Transformation, GeneticAgrobacteriumCajanusGenes, PlantPlant RootsPlants, Genetically ModifiedAgrobacterium rhizogeneshairy rootnon-model plantstransgenic root

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PMID30803117
PMCPMC6686128
OpenAlexW2918050672

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