Heterologous expression of P5CS gene in chickpea enhances salt tolerance without affecting yield
2011
Kiran Kumar Ghanti, S., Gulbarga Univ. (India). Dept. of Botany | Sujata, K.G., University of Agricultural Science, Bengaluru (India). Dept. of Crop Physiology | Vijay Kumar, B.M., Indian Inst. of Science, Bengaluru (India) | Nataraja Karba, N., University of Agricultural Science, Bengaluru (India). Dept. of Crop Physiology | Janardhan Reddy, K., Osmania Univ., Hyderabad (India). Dept. of Botany | Srinath Rao, M., Gulbarga Univ. (India). Dept. of Botany | Kavi Kishor, P.B., Osmania Univ., Hyderabad (India). Dept. of Genetics
Vigna delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS) cDNA was transferred to Cicer arietinum (cultivar Annigeri) via Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation. Following selection on hygromycin and regeneration, 60 hygromycin-resistant plants were recovered. Southern blot analysis of five fertile independent lines of T0 and T1 generation revealed single and multiple insertions of the transgene. RT-PCR and Western blot analysis of T0 and T1 progeny demonstrated that the P5CS gene is expressed and produced functional protein in chickpea. T1 transgenic lines accumulated higher amount of proline under 250 mM NaCl compared to untransformed controls. Higher accumulation of Na+ was noticed in the older leaves but negligible accumulation in seeds of T1 transgenic lines as compared to the controls. Chlorophyll stability and electrolyte leakage indicated that proline overproduction helps in alleviating salt stress in transgenic chickpea plants. The T1 transgenics lines were grown to maturity and set normal viable seeds under continuous salinity stress (250 mM) without any reduction in plant yield in terms of seed mass.
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