Cork Oak Trees (Quercus suber L.).

TitleCork Oak Trees (Quercus suber L.).
Publication TypeCase
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsAlvarez, R., Toribio M., Cortizo M., & Fernández R-J. Ordás
Secondary AuthorsWang, K.
ReporterMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Reporter Volume344
First Page113-123
CourtHumana Press
Accession Number17033056
KeywordsAGL1, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Cork oak, Fagaceae, kanamycin resistance, pBINUbiGUSint, Quercus suber, Somatic embryogenesis, Tree genetic transformation, β-glucuronidase
Abstract

A transformation system for selected mature Quercus suber L. trees using Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been established. Embryos obtained from recurrent proliferating embryogenic masses are inoculated with AGL1 strain harbouring the plasmid pBINUbiGUSint, which carries the nptII and uidA genes. Evidence of stable transgene integration is obtained by polymerase chain reaction for nptII and uidA genes, Southern blotting and expression of the uidA gene. The transgenic embryos are germinated and successfully transferred to soil.