CrylAb gene was transformed into four rice varieties, Zhejing 22, Zhejing 27, Jiahua 1 and Xiushui 63 mediated by Agrobacterium-mixture co-transformation. Rice genotype had an important effect on callus induction and ...CrylAb gene was transformed into four rice varieties, Zhejing 22, Zhejing 27, Jiahua 1 and Xiushui 63 mediated by Agrobacterium-mixture co-transformation. Rice genotype had an important effect on callus induction and transformation efficiency. Different mixtures of Agrobacterium strains （EHA105 and EHA101） contained Hpt and CrylAb genes resulted in different frequencies of resistant calli. There was no correlation between the frequency of transformants with the ratio of the Agrobacterium strain mixture contained Hpt and CrylAb genes. A total of 509 transgenic plants were obtained from the four rice varieties, and 272 T2 progenies were analyzed for CrylAb and Hpt genes. PCR analysis revealed that 412 regenerated plants were Hpt positive （80.94%）, 62 plants were also CrylAb co-transformants （15.05% in total frequency）, and 42 plants among the 272 T2 progenies were CrylAb positive but Hpt negative. This suggests that marker-free transgenic plants could be produced by co-transformation mediated by mixed Agrobacterium strains with the selectable marker gene and target gene Southern blot analysis of five independent marker-free T2 transgenic lines co-transformed from Zhejing 22 showed that CrylAb gene had been inserted into rice genome with a single copy. The transgenic plants showed significantly stronger resistance to lepidopteron than the non-transgenic plants under no application of insecticides against lepidopteron.展开更多
The safety of feeding transgenic crylAb/crylAc rice （a genetically modified （GM） rice variety） to broilers was examined from an immunological perspective. HatchlingArborAcres chickens （240） were assigned to two ...The safety of feeding transgenic crylAb/crylAc rice （a genetically modified （GM） rice variety） to broilers was examined from an immunological perspective. HatchlingArborAcres chickens （240） were assigned to two dietary treatments （diets containing GM or non-GM rice） with 12 replicates per group and 10 birds per replicate. Traits were measured on one randomly selected bird from each replicate at d 21 and 42. The 42-d feeding trial revealed that crylAb/crylAc rice had no significant effect relative to non-GM rice on body weight and the immune organ indices. No significant pathological lesion in the spleen and bursa of Fabricius was found in the GM rice group. There were no significant differences in serum concentrations of immunoglobulin Y （IgY）, IgM, interleukin 4 （IL-4） and IL-6 between the two groups at d 21 or 42, except for IL-6 being higher （P〈0.05） in the GM- fed chickens at d 42. There were no differences in the T and B lymphocyte transformation rate and CD4＋/CD8＋ ratio between the two groups at d 42. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the two diets in expression of relevant genes viz. the major histocompatibility complex class II beta chain （BLB2）, interferon beta 1 （IFNβ）, tumour necrosis factor alpha-like （TNFa） and toll-like receptor 4 （TLR4）in the spleen and bursa of Fabricius. All the data demonstrated that transgenic crylAb/ crylAc rice had no adverse effect on these aspects of immune function of broilers during 42-d feeding trial. Transgenic rice was therefore indistinguishable from non-GM rice in terms of short-term feeding in chickens.展开更多
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.Z305650 and No.Y3080361)the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province,China (Grant No.2004C12020)+1 种基金the National Key Technology Research & Development Program,China (Grant No.2006BAD01A01-5 and No.2008ZX08001-001)the 151 Foundation for the Talents of Zhejiang Province,China
文摘CrylAb gene was transformed into four rice varieties, Zhejing 22, Zhejing 27, Jiahua 1 and Xiushui 63 mediated by Agrobacterium-mixture co-transformation. Rice genotype had an important effect on callus induction and transformation efficiency. Different mixtures of Agrobacterium strains （EHA105 and EHA101） contained Hpt and CrylAb genes resulted in different frequencies of resistant calli. There was no correlation between the frequency of transformants with the ratio of the Agrobacterium strain mixture contained Hpt and CrylAb genes. A total of 509 transgenic plants were obtained from the four rice varieties, and 272 T2 progenies were analyzed for CrylAb and Hpt genes. PCR analysis revealed that 412 regenerated plants were Hpt positive （80.94%）, 62 plants were also CrylAb co-transformants （15.05% in total frequency）, and 42 plants among the 272 T2 progenies were CrylAb positive but Hpt negative. This suggests that marker-free transgenic plants could be produced by co-transformation mediated by mixed Agrobacterium strains with the selectable marker gene and target gene Southern blot analysis of five independent marker-free T2 transgenic lines co-transformed from Zhejing 22 showed that CrylAb gene had been inserted into rice genome with a single copy. The transgenic plants showed significantly stronger resistance to lepidopteron than the non-transgenic plants under no application of insecticides against lepidopteron.
基金supported by the grants from the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2012ZX08011001005)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program, China (ASTIP-IAS04)the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-Industry Technology Research System, China (CARS-42)
文摘The safety of feeding transgenic crylAb/crylAc rice （a genetically modified （GM） rice variety） to broilers was examined from an immunological perspective. HatchlingArborAcres chickens （240） were assigned to two dietary treatments （diets containing GM or non-GM rice） with 12 replicates per group and 10 birds per replicate. Traits were measured on one randomly selected bird from each replicate at d 21 and 42. The 42-d feeding trial revealed that crylAb/crylAc rice had no significant effect relative to non-GM rice on body weight and the immune organ indices. No significant pathological lesion in the spleen and bursa of Fabricius was found in the GM rice group. There were no significant differences in serum concentrations of immunoglobulin Y （IgY）, IgM, interleukin 4 （IL-4） and IL-6 between the two groups at d 21 or 42, except for IL-6 being higher （P〈0.05） in the GM- fed chickens at d 42. There were no differences in the T and B lymphocyte transformation rate and CD4＋/CD8＋ ratio between the two groups at d 42. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the two diets in expression of relevant genes viz. the major histocompatibility complex class II beta chain （BLB2）, interferon beta 1 （IFNβ）, tumour necrosis factor alpha-like （TNFa） and toll-like receptor 4 （TLR4）in the spleen and bursa of Fabricius. All the data demonstrated that transgenic crylAb/ crylAc rice had no adverse effect on these aspects of immune function of broilers during 42-d feeding trial. Transgenic rice was therefore indistinguishable from non-GM rice in terms of short-term feeding in chickens.
