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Optimization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Maize
1 College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
2 College of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
* Corresponding Authors: Shuyan Guan. Email: ; Yiyong Ma. Email:
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Plant Physiology for Crop Production and Sustainable Agriculture)
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2022, 91(2), 363-374. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2022.016325
Received 25 February 2021; Accepted 16 June 2021; Issue published 26 September 2021
Abstract
Immature embryos of inbred maize (Zea mays) lines (H8183, H8184, and H8185) were used for Agrobacterium infection. We used the β-glucuronidase gene (GUS) as the target gene and the glufosinate resistance gene (bar) as the selection marker. We conducted research on several aspects, such as different genotypes, coculture conditions, screening agent concentrations, and concentrations of indole-3-butytric acid (IBA), 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA), and ascorbic acid (Vc) in the differentiation medium. We optimized the genetic transformation system, and the obtained results indicated that among the three lines studied, the induction rate of H8185 was the highest at 93.2%, followed by H8184, with H8183 having the lowest induction rate (80.1%). The best coculture method was that using the N6 coculture medium layered with a sterile filter paper. Using orthogonal analysis, we found that the optimal combination of the three factors in the differentiation medium was A3 (1 mg mL−1 IBA), B3C1 (1.6 mg mL−1 6-BA), and D3 (1.5 mg mL−1 Vc). Through GUS staining analysis, Bar test-strip analysis, and polymerase chain reaction, five transgenic plants were finally obtained. This study established the optimal conditions for genetic transformation in maize.Keywords
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