Co-overexpression of chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase significantly enhanced the resistance of Iranian wheat cultivars to Fusarium.

Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101088663 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1472-6750 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14726750 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Biotechnol Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: [London] : BioMed Central, 2001-

Chitinases*/genetics ; Chitinases*/metabolism ; Disease Resistance*/genetics ; Fusarium*/genetics ; Plant Diseases*/microbiology ; Plant Diseases*/genetics ; Triticum*/genetics ; Triticum*/metabolism ; Triticum*/microbiology; Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase/genetics ; Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase/metabolism ; Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics ; Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism ; Iran

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating fungal disease affecting different cereals, particularly wheat, and poses a serious threat to global wheat production. Chitinases and β-glucanases are two important proteins involved in lysing fungal cell walls by targeting essential macromolecular components, including chitin and β-glucan micro fibrils. In our experiment, a transgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum) was generated by introducing chitinase and glucanase genes using Biolistic technique and Recombinant pBI121 plasmid (pBI-ChiGlu (-)). This plasmid contained chitinase and glucanase genes as well as nptII gene as a selectable marker. The expression of chitinase and glucanase was individually controlled by CaMV35S promoter and Nos terminator. Immature embryo explants from five Iranian cultivars (Arta, Moghan, Sisun, Gascogen and A-Line) were excised from seeds and cultured on callus induction medium to generate embryonic calluses. Embryogenic calluses with light cream color and brittle texture were selected and bombarded using gold nanoparticles coated with the recombinant pBI-ChiGlu plasmid. Bombarded calluses initially were transferred to selective callus induction medium, and later, they were transfferd to selective regeneration medium. The selective agent was kanamycin at a concentration of 25 mg/l in both media. Among five studied cultivars, A-Line showed the highest transformation percentage (4.8%), followed by the Sisun, Gascogen and Arta in descending order. PCR and Southern blot analysis confirmed the integration of genes into the genome of wheat cultivars. Furthermore, in an in-vitro assay, the growth of Fusarium graminearum was significantly inhibited by using 200 μg of leaf protein extract from transgenic plants. According to our results, the transgenic plants (T1) showed the resistance against Fusarium when were compared to the non-transgenic plants. All transgenic plants showed normal fertility and no abnormal response was observed in their growth and development.
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Keywords: Biolistic method; Chitinase; Transgenic wheat; β-1,3-glucanases

EC 3.2.1.14 (Chitinases)
EC 3.2.1.58 (Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase)

Date Created: 20240524 Date Completed: 20240525 Latest Revision: 20250807

20260130

PMC11127306

10.1186/s12896-024-00859-0

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