A systematic study to determine the extent of gene silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana and other Solanaceae species when heterologous gene sequences are used for virus-induced gene silencing

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作者
Senthil-Kumar, M.
Hema, R.
Anand, Ajith
Kang, Li
Udayakumar, M.
Mysore, Kirankumar S.
机构
[1] Samuel Roberts Noble Fdn Inc, Div Plant Biol, Ardmore, OK 73401 USA
[2] Univ Agr Sci Bangalore, Dept Crop Physiol, GKVK, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka, India
关键词
functional genomics; gene silencing; Nicotiana benthamiana; Solanaceae; virus-induced gene silencing;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02225.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
center dot Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a rapid and robust method for determining and studying the function of plant genes or expressed sequence tags (ESTs). However, only a few plant species are amenable to VIGS. There is a need for a systematic study to identify VIGS-efficient plant species and to determine the extent of homology required between the heterologous genes and their endogenous orthologs for silencing. center dot Two approaches were used. First, the extent of phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene silencing was studied in various Solanaceous plant species using Nicotiana benthamiana NbPDS sequences. In the second approach, PDS sequences from a wide range of plant species were used to silence the PDS gene in N. benthamiana. center dot The results showed that tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-mediated VIGS can be performed in a wide range of Solanaceous plant species and that heterologous gene sequences from far- related plant species can be used to silence their respective orthologs in the VIGS-efficient plant N. benthamiana. A correlation was not always found between gene silencing efficiency and percentage homology of the heterologous gene sequence with the endogenous gene sequence. center dot It was concluded that a 21-nucleotide stretch of 100% identity between the heterologous and endogenous gene sequences is not absolutely required for gene silencing.
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