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This study is the first report of a protocol for transfer and expression of foreign chimeric genes into cotyledons excised from Pinus pinea L. embryos. Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA105 harbouring the plasmid p35SGUSint was more infective than LBA4404 or C58 GV3850, as determined by the percentage of cotyledons showing uidA expression. Factors which significantly affected the T-DNA transfer included: (1) preinduction and concentration of bacteria, (2) days of coculture and (3) the wounding procedure applied. More efficient transfer of the uidA gene was achieved growing the bacteria in YEP medium at pH 7, infecting the cotyledons according to the sonication-assisted Agrobacterium-mediated transformation procedure with a bacterial density of 1 (OD600 nm) for 5 min, and coculture for 72 h. Using this protocol, 49.7% of the cotyledons showed a diffuse blue staining 7 days after infection. However, all were necrotic 30 days after inoculation. Since a decrease in bacterial density to 0.01 allowed the recovery of about 4% of cotyledons forming buds 1 month after inoculation, we conclude that the high mortality associated with the infection may be related to the hypersensitive response of the plant to bacterial infection.
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Received: 19 October 1998 / Revision received: 18 February 1999 / Accepted: 24 February 1999
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Humara, J., López, M. & Ordás, R. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Pinus pinea L. cotyledons: an assessment of factors influencing the efficiency of uidA gene transfer. Plant Cell Reports 19, 51–58 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050709
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050709