Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens Culture

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated gene transfer is the most commonly used method for plant genetic engineering. However, during the period of A. tumefaciens culture, the effects of Agrobacterium culture before inoculation on genetic transformation are poorly understood. In the present study, we inv...

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Main Authors: Huimin Zhao, Yaqi Jia, Yanting Cao, Yucheng Wang
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.501358/full
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author Huimin Zhao
Yaqi Jia
Yanting Cao
Yucheng Wang
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Yaqi Jia
Yanting Cao
Yucheng Wang
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description Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated gene transfer is the most commonly used method for plant genetic engineering. However, during the period of A. tumefaciens culture, the effects of Agrobacterium culture before inoculation on genetic transformation are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the factors that affect the genetic transformation efficiency during Agrobacterium culture using Tamarix hispida as transgenic plant material. Agrobacterium treatment with spermidine (Spe), azacitidine (5-AzaC), dithiothreitol (DTT), or acetosyringone (AS) alone all significantly improved the efficiency of T-DNA transfer. Treatment with 5-AzaC reduced DNA methylation in Agrobacterium to induce the expression of virulence (vir) family genes, including virA, virB1, virC1, virD2, virD4 virE2, and virG. Spe treatment significantly induced the expression of all the studied genes, including virA, virB1, virC1, virD1, virD2, virD4, virE2, and virG. DTT treatment decreased reactive oxygen species accumulation. AS treatment activated the expression of the genes virA, virB1, virC1, virD1, virD2, virD4 and virG. All these effects resulted in increased T-DNA transfer. Additionally, combined Spe, 5-AzaC, DTT, and AS treatment improve Agrobacterium infection to a greater extent compared with their use alone, increasing T-DNA transfer by more than 8-fold relative to no treatment. Therefore, to improve genetic transformation, pretreatment of Agrobacterium during the culture period is important for improving genetic transformation efficiency.
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spelling doaj.art-383c2eabd630469fa8446be3c5ab88982022-12-21T17:59:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2020-09-011110.3389/fpls.2020.501358501358Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens CultureHuimin ZhaoYaqi JiaYanting CaoYucheng WangAgrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated gene transfer is the most commonly used method for plant genetic engineering. However, during the period of A. tumefaciens culture, the effects of Agrobacterium culture before inoculation on genetic transformation are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the factors that affect the genetic transformation efficiency during Agrobacterium culture using Tamarix hispida as transgenic plant material. Agrobacterium treatment with spermidine (Spe), azacitidine (5-AzaC), dithiothreitol (DTT), or acetosyringone (AS) alone all significantly improved the efficiency of T-DNA transfer. Treatment with 5-AzaC reduced DNA methylation in Agrobacterium to induce the expression of virulence (vir) family genes, including virA, virB1, virC1, virD2, virD4 virE2, and virG. Spe treatment significantly induced the expression of all the studied genes, including virA, virB1, virC1, virD1, virD2, virD4, virE2, and virG. DTT treatment decreased reactive oxygen species accumulation. AS treatment activated the expression of the genes virA, virB1, virC1, virD1, virD2, virD4 and virG. All these effects resulted in increased T-DNA transfer. Additionally, combined Spe, 5-AzaC, DTT, and AS treatment improve Agrobacterium infection to a greater extent compared with their use alone, increasing T-DNA transfer by more than 8-fold relative to no treatment. Therefore, to improve genetic transformation, pretreatment of Agrobacterium during the culture period is important for improving genetic transformation efficiency.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.501358/fullAgrobacterium-mediated transformation methodspermidine (Spe)azacitidine (5-AzaC)dithiothreitol (DTT)acetosyringone (AS)T-DNA transfer
spellingShingle Huimin Zhao
Yaqi Jia
Yanting Cao
Yucheng Wang
Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens Culture
Frontiers in Plant Science
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method
spermidine (Spe)
azacitidine (5-AzaC)
dithiothreitol (DTT)
acetosyringone (AS)
T-DNA transfer
title Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens Culture
title_full Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens Culture
title_fullStr Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens Culture
title_full_unstemmed Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens Culture
title_short Improving T-DNA Transfer to Tamarix hispida by Adding Chemical Compounds During Agrobacterium tumefaciens Culture
title_sort improving t dna transfer to tamarix hispida by adding chemical compounds during agrobacterium tumefaciens culture
topic Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method
spermidine (Spe)
azacitidine (5-AzaC)
dithiothreitol (DTT)
acetosyringone (AS)
T-DNA transfer
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.501358/full
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