Transformation of maize (Zea mays L.) protoplasts and regeneration of haploid transgenic plants
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Plant Cell Reports
- Vol. 13 (2) , 63-68
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00235291
Abstract
Transgenic haploid maize (Zea mays L.) plants were obtained from protoplasts isolated from microspore-derived cell suspension cultures. Protoplasts were electroporated in the presence of plasmid DNA containing the gus A and npt II genes encoding ß-glucuronidase (GUS) and neomycin phosphotransferase II (NPT II), respectively. Transformed calli were selected and continuously maintained on kanamycin containing medium. Stable transformation was confirmed by enzyme assays and DNA. analysis. Stably transformed tissue was transferred to regeneration medium and several plants were obtained. Most plants showed NPT II activity, and some also showed GUS activity. Chromosome examinations performed on representative plants showed that they were haploid. As expected, these plants were infertile.Keywords
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