Application of an inducible transposon with anther culture in generation of di-haploid homologous mutants

Botanical Studies
Hsiu-Chun Yang, Yuh-Chyang Charng

Abstract

Insertional mutagenesis represents one of the most effective ways to acquire information about a plant gene's function. However, it is hindered by the autosomal genome being diploid and therefore, most mutations being recessive. The problem is addressed by inducing the transposition during anther culture so that selected mutations can be transmitted and then regenerated to a homozygous state. To this end, we treated transgenic rice floral tissues containing the inducible transposon with an inducer, salicylic acid. Excision events were detected in regenerated calli and subsequent plantlets. DNA blot and PCR assay were used to determine the homogeneity of knockout mutants. About 5% of the mutants containing transposition events were homozygous. Furthermore, the inducible transposon was active during calli regeneration. This strategy could be applicable to improve transposition efficiency in microspore development stages to create stable di-haploid mutants in plants.

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