Production of anti-virus, viroid plants by genetic manipulations
2002
Ishida, Isao | Tukahara, Masayoshi | Yoshioka, Masaharu | Ogawa, Toshiya | Kakitani, Mokoto | Toguri, Toshihiro
Many pathogenic plant viruses are RNA viruses, which initiate production of double-stranded RNA intermediates when they replicate in host plant cells. Introduction of double-stranded RNA-specific ribonucleases such as the Schizosaccharomyces pombe derived pac I protein and animal cell derived interferon-induced 2′,5′-oligoadenylate synthetase (2-5Aase)/ribonuclease L (RNase L) system into various plants may make plants resistant to various pathogenic viruses and viroids. We have demonstrated that pac I and 2-5Aase/RNase L transgenic tobacco plants are resistant to various viruses including tobacco mosaic virus, cucumber mosaic virus and potato virus Y. In addition, pac I transgenic potato plants are resistant to potato spindle tuber viroid. Using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, we have established a transformation system for chrysanthemum plants and have recently developed pac I transgenic chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora cv Reagan) resistant to chrysanthemum stunt viroid and have grown them in isolated fields for an evaluation of their effects.
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