Abstract:
Objective Leaf lettuce genetic transformation was optimized by reformulating the hormones used in culture medium.
Methods BINFEN-3 was used as the receptor to construct the pKSE401-MYB75 knockout vector to be introduced into Agrobacterium GV3101 for the transformation. On the basic MS medium with the types and concentrations of plant growth regulators kept constant, varied ratios of 6-BA, NAA, KT, and 2,4-D were added for pre-culture and co-culture. Schemes A, B, C, and D were designed for the formulation optimization.
Results For efficient lettuce bud induction, a pre-culture/co-culture medium of MS + 0.1mg NAA·L−1 + 0.05mg 6-BA·L−1 and a differentiation/selective medium of MS + 0.1mg NAA·L−1 + 0.05mg 6-BA·L−1 + 300mg Tim·L−1 + 50mg Kan·L−1 were used. A callus rate of 99%, a budding rate of 50%, and a conversion efficiency of positive seedlings reaching 6.4% were obtained on the culture.
Conclusion The genetic transformation of BINFEN-3 was achieved with the optimized plant growth regulators ratio for the Agrobacterium-mediated callus regeneration.