Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science (한국약용작물학회지)

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Thermotolerant Transgenic Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) by Introducing Isoprene Synthase Gene through Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated Transformation

  • Kim, Ok-Tae (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Hyun, Dong-Yun (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Bang, Kyong-Hwan (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Jung, Su-Jin (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Young-Chang (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Shin, Yu-Su (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hwi (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Swon-Won (Department of Food Science and Nutrition College of National Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Seong, Nak-Sul (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Cha, Seon-Woo (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Park, Hee-Woon (Division of Ginseng and Medicinal Crops, National Institute of Crop Sciences, RDA)
  • Published : 2007.04.30
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Abstract

The cost of conventional cultivation of ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) is very expensive, because shadow condition should be maintained during cultivation periods owing to inherently weak plant for high-temperature. Therefore, application of plant biotechnology may be possible to overcome these difficulties caused by conventional breeding of ginseng. Transgenic plants were produced via Agrobacterium tumefaciens Gv3101, both carrying the binary plasmid pBI121 mLPISO with nptII and Iso (isoprene synthase) gene. Integration of the transgenes into the P. ginseng nuclear genome was confirmed by PCR analysis using nptII primers and Iso primers. RT-PCR result also demonstrated the foreign isoprene synthase gene in three transgenic plant lines (T1, T3, and T5) which was expressed at the transcriptional level. When whole plants of transgenic ginseng were exposed to high temperature at $46^{\circ}C$ for 1 h, a non-transformed plant was wilted from heat shock, whereas a transgenic plant appeared to remain healthy. We suggest that the introduction of exogenous isoprene synthase is considered as alternative methods far generating thermotolerance ginseng.

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