Abstract
Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus, family Apocynaceae) is a reservoir of more than 130 monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) including the famous anti-neoplastic dimeric MIAs vinblastine and vincristine, and anti-hypertensive monomeric MIAs ajmalicine and serpentine. Understanding the biosynthetic steps and regulatory factors leading to the formation of MIAs is crucial for rational engineering to achieve targeted enhancement of different MIAs. Due to its highly recalcitrant nature, C. roseus is considered genetically non-tractable for transformation at the whole-plant level. Though few reports have demonstrated tissue culture-mediated regeneration and transformation of C. roseus at whole-plant level recently, the efficiency and reproducibility of these protocols have been a major challenge. To overcome this, we have developed a tissue-culture-independent Agrobacterium-mediated in planta transformation method in C. roseus. Using this method, we were able to efficiently generate stable transgenic plants without relying on the cumbersome methods of tissue-culture regeneration and transformation. Moreover, the transformed plants obtained through this in planta method exhibited stability in subsequent generations. Our method is useful not only for the elucidation of biosynthetic and regulatory steps involved in MIA formation through transgenic plant approach but also for metabolic engineering at the whole-plant level in C. roseus.
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This work was supported by the Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India) supported project (GAP-272: BT/PR6109/AGII/106/857/2012) to D.A.N. D.P.B is the recipient of Research Fellowship from University Grant Commission (UGC) and enrolled under Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR). Shilpashree H.B is the recipient of ICMR JRF fellowship and enrolled under CIMAP-JNU PhD program. The institutional communication number for this article is CIMAP/PUB/2021/APR/21.
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Bomzan, D.P., Shilpashree, H.B., Nagegowda, D.A. (2022). Agrobacterium-Mediated in Planta Transformation in Periwinkle. In: Courdavault, V., Besseau, S. (eds) Catharanthus roseus. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2505. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2349-7_22
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