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Mohana Anita
(2005)
Biolistic Transformation of Selected Orchid Hybrids for Improved Shelf Life and Cloning of Partical ACC Oxidase Gene from Oncidium Gower Ramsey.
Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Abstract
The aim of the project was to lengthen the shelf life of orchid flowers to get
superior quality flowers. The strategy used was by retarding the internal
ethylene biosynthesis pathway through transferring the ACC oxidase gene
in the reverse orientation (antisense) into the orchid cells of Dendrobium
Savin White and Oncidium Gower Ramsey. This is complimented by
isolation of ACC oxidase gene fragments from Oncidium for future genetic
manipulation.
A tissue culture system was established to provide plant materials for
transformation work. Protocorm-like bodies (plbs) of Dendrobium and
Oncidium were used to induce callus on half strength MS (Murashige and
Skoog, 1962) medium. In Dendrobium, unwounded plbs or wounded plbs
were tested to induce callus with Picloram (0, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9 mg/L) in
combination with Kinetin (0, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9 mg/L). Oncidium callus was
induced with Picloram (0, 12, 20, 30, 40, 50 mg/L) or 2,4 Diphenoxyacetic
acid (2,4-D) at concentrations of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 mg/L separately. The
highest rate of Dendrobiurn callus (42%) was obtained using unwounded plbs
with 0.9 mg/L Picloram combined with 0.8 mg/L Kinetin. Unwounded
Dendrobium plbs produced the highest rate of callus (17%) with
combinations of 0.8 mg/L Picloram and 0.7 mg/L Kinetin or 0.9 mg/L
Picloram and 0.9 mg/L Kinetin. The most effective callus induction (43.3%)
for Oncidium was obtained with 5mg/L of 2,4-D. Picloram at 50 mg/L had
the highest rate of callus induction (36.7%). Histological observations
revealed that callus cells were undifferentiated whereas plbs had distinctive
meristematic areas. Regeneration of Dendrobium and Oncidium callus was
successfully obtained.
Before transformation, a protocol was established for the selection of
putative transgenic cells using hygromycin. Optimization of particle
bombardment parameters (helium gas pressure and target/macrocarrier
distance) was done with GUS assay. Helium pressure of 1100 psi (7580 kPa)
with platform levels 1,3 or 1,4 was found suitable. ACC oxidase antisense
construct (pPhACOAS1) was used for transformation and after hygromycin
selection; one transgenic line of Dendrobium was obtained and regenerated.
Confirmation of the transformed "lines" was done by Polymerase Chain
Reaction (PCR) and Southern Blot.
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ACC oxidase gene was isolated from pollinated Oncidium flowers. Physical
changes during senescence of pollinated flowers were observed and
ribonucleic acid (RNA) was isolated from various stages after pollination (0
hr, 18 hrs, 24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs, 72 hrs) and unpollinated flowers. ACC
oxidase expression from the RNA samples was analyzed through Northern
Blot and showed increased levels of expression over time. The Reverse-
Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) technique was used to
isolate ACC oxidase gene fragments from the RNA samples and was
successfully amplified from three stages (unpollinated, 18 hours and 48
hours after pollination). The gene fragments were then cloned into vectors,
sequenced and characterized. The nucleic sequence and deduced amino acid
sequence obtained from the three different stages had high homology with
other ACC oxidase sequences in the Genebank. The analysis of the positive
clones obtained showed two versions of ACC oxidase sequences (OncACO1
and OncAC02) which were successfully isolated.
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