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      Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) var. Brunca Translated title: Transformación de frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris) var. Brunca mediada por Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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          Abstract Common bean is a crop recalcitrant to in vitro regeneration and therefore it lacks an efficient transformation protocol that can be reproduced using A. tumefaciens. The main goal of this study was to establish a protocol for A. tumefaciens mediated transformation of Phaseolus vulgaris var. Brunca by marker genes (gusA and nptII) together with the gene for trehalose-6-phosphate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (TPS1) used in other species to increase tolerance to abiotic stress. The β-glucuronidase activity was detected in 45 % of the LBA4404 ElectroMAX® pCAMBIA1301 infected explants. Transformed explants regenerated new shoots after four to five months period in a kanamycin rich media. Surviving plants were evaluated by PCR and presented an 0.5 % efficiency of transformation. The established protocol for genetic transformation of common bean has two additional advantages with respect to previous reports: (1) it allows for obtaining transformed regenerants and (2) the genetic transformation was stable for the selective gene.

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          Resumen El frijol común en un cultivo recalcitrante a la regeneración in vitro y se carece de un protocolo eficiente y reproducible de transformación genética usando A. tumefaciens. Desarrollamos un protocolo de transformación genética mediada por A. tumefaciens de frijol común variedad Brunca utilizando genes marcadores (gusA y nptII) junto con el gen de la trehalosa-6-fosfato sintasa de levadura (TPS1) utilizado para incrementar tolerancia a estrés abiótico. La actividad de la β-glucoronidasa fue detectada en 45 % de los explantes infectados con la cepa LBA4404 de A. tumefaciens transformada con pCAMBIA1301. Después de 4 o 5 meses se regeneraron tallos en un medio adicionado con kanamicina. Los explantes supervivientes se evaluaron mediante PCR y presentaron una eficiencia de transformación de 0.5 %. El protocolo de transformación genética de frijol común establecido tiene dos ventajas adicionales con respecto a los reportes previos: (1) permite la obtención de regenerares transformados y (2) la transformación genética fue estable para el gen selectivo.

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            GUS fusions: beta-glucuronidase as a sensitive and versatile gene fusion marker in higher plants.

            We have used the Escherichia coli beta-glucuronidase gene (GUS) as a gene fusion marker for analysis of gene expression in transformed plants. Higher plants tested lack intrinsic beta-glucuronidase activity, thus enhancing the sensitivity with which measurements can be made. We have constructed gene fusions using the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter or the promoter from a gene encoding the small subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcS) to direct the expression of beta-glucuronidase in transformed plants. Expression of GUS can be measured accurately using fluorometric assays of very small amounts of transformed plant tissue. Plants expressing GUS are normal, healthy and fertile. GUS is very stable, and tissue extracts continue to show high levels of GUS activity after prolonged storage. Histochemical analysis has been used to demonstrate the localization of gene activity in cells and tissues of transformed plants.
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              A bifunctional TPS-TPP enzyme from yeast confers tolerance to multiple and extreme abiotic-stress conditions in transgenic Arabidopsis.

              Improving stress tolerance is a major goal for agriculture. Trehalose is a key molecule involved in drought tolerance in anhydrobiotic organisms. Here we describe the construction of a chimeric translational fusion of yeast trehalose-6-phosphate synthase and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase. This construct was overexpressed in yeast cells displaying both TPS and TPP enzyme activities and trehalose biosynthesis capacity. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the gene fusion was overexpressed using either the 35S promoter or the stress-regulated rd29A promoter. Transgene insertion in the genome was checked by PCR and transcript expression by RT-PCR. Several independent homozygous lines were selected in the presence of kanamycin and further analyzed. Trehalose was accumulated in all these lines at low levels. No morphological or growth alterations were observed in lines overexpressing the TPS1-TPS2 construct, whereas plants overexpressing the TPS1 alone under the control of the 35S promoter had aberrant growth, color and shape. TPS1-TPS2 overexpressor lines were glucose insensitive, consistent with a suggested role of trehalose/T6P in modulating sugar sensing and carbohydrate metabolism. Moreover, TPS1-TPS2 lines displayed a significant increase in drought, freezing, salt and heat tolerance. This is the first time that trehalose accumulation in plants is shown to protect against freezing and heat stress. Therefore, these results demonstrate that engineering trehalose metabolism with a yeast TPS-TPP bifunctional enzyme confers multiple stress protection in plants, comprising a potential tool to improve stress-tolerance in crops.
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                Journal
                rbt
                Revista de Biología Tropical
                Rev. biol. trop
                Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, San José, Costa Rica )
                0034-7744
                0034-7744
                April 2019
                : 67
                : 2
                : 83-94
                Affiliations
                [2] orgnameUniversidad Veracruzana Mexico aandrade@ 123456uv.mx
                [1] orgnameUniversidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica laura.solisramos@ 123456ucr.ac.cr
                [3] orgnameUniversidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica arturo.brenes@ 123456ucr.ac.cr
                [4] orgname
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                S0034-77442019000200083 S0034-7744(19)06700200083
                10.15517/rbt.v67i2supl.37208
                63854183-6f0e-443c-a387-2d694df076a6

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License.

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                : 11 October 2017
                : 17 January 2019
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 33, Pages: 12
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                transformación genética,A. tumefaciens,actividad gusA,nptII,common bean,recalcitrant species,genetic transformation,gusA activit,frijol común,especies recalcitrantes

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