The optimization of voltage parameter for tissue electroporation in somatic embryos of Astragalus chrysochlorus (Leguminosae)

Turgut-Kara N., Ari S.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.29, ss.4584-4588, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 29
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4584-4588
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Somatic embryo tissues of Astragalus chrysochlorus were transformed with the beta-glucuronidase (GUS) and neomycin phosphotransferase II (npt II) genes by electroporation. The effect of electric field strength was tested for transient expression. It was found that 1000 V/cm and 200 mu s and 1 pulse was the optimum combination to transform embryo tissues (expression level was 61.5%). Electroporated somatic embryo tissues were positive for GUS expression and PCR analysis for the genes GUS and npt II. After PCR analysis, we found that the efficiency of the somatic embryos with transient GUS expression by electroporation was 48%.