Production of Transgenic Maize (Zea mays L.) Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation

옥수수 미숙배배양과 Agrobacterium tumefaciens공동배양법에 의해 형질전환체를 생산하였다. Hi II계통의 미숙배를 Ubiquitin 1 promoter-GUS유전자와 선발마커로서 nptII 유전자로 제작된 pPTN290벡터를 C58C1에 도입한 후 형질전환 균주로 사용하였다. 7개의 paromomycin저항성 배 발생캘러스를 얻었으며, GUS양성반응을 나타내는 7개의 독립적인 식물체를 얻었다. Southern분석법에 의하여 $T_1$ 세대 식물체로부터 nptII유전자가 안정적으로 도입되어 있음을 확인하였다. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated immature embryo transformation was used to produce transgenic maize. Immature embryo of Hi II genotype were co-cultivated with strains Agrobacterium tumefaciens (C58C1) containing the binary vectors (pPTN290) carrying with Ubiquitin promoter-GUS gene as reporter gene and NOS promoter-nptll gene conferring resistance to paromomycin as selective agent. Seven embryogenic callus lines transformed showed the resistance in paromomycin antibiotics. Histochemical GUS assay showed that 7 individual lines transformed with the GUS gene were positive response among the transformants. Southern blot analysis revealed that the nptll gene segregated and expressed in their progeny.