Keragaman Jumlah Salinan Transgen Galur T0 Padi Kultivar Nipponbare Berdasarkan Analisis QPCR Dengan Penanda Gen HptII

The development of transgenic crop using Agrobacterium tumefaciens produces different inserted transgenes, whether copy numbers or location in the plant genome. The research was performed to detect chimeric phenomena based on the transgene quantity analysis in tillers of a clump and of some clumps which were derived from the same calli. CsNitr1–L gene and hptII gene as a marker on a binary plasmid pCAMBIA1300 was transformed into the Nipponbare rice genome using A. tumefaciens strain LBA 4404. Molecular analysis was carried out on three tillers of each four clumps of Nipponbare transgenic T0 generation (events number 1, 2, 3, and 4) and four groups of T0 clump derived from one callus. Three T0 clump samples were collected from each of the four groups of T0 clumps. The results of qPCR analysis showed that the transgene copy numbers of tillers which were derived from one T0 clump were the same. qPCR analysis also discovered that not all plants from one callus demonstrated the same transgene copy numbers. This implies that each T0 rice clump which grows from the transformed calli was needed to be split in the acclimatization step so that the uniform T1 seeds would be obtained

Keragaman Jumlah Salinan Transgen Galur T0 Padi Kultivar Nipponbare Berdasarkan Analisis qPCR dengan Penanda Gen hptII

Keragaman Jumlah Salinan Transgen CsNitr1-L pada Galur Transforman T0 Padi Kultivar Nipponbare. Perakitan tanaman transgenik dengan menggunakan bantuan Agrobacterium tumefaciens menghasilkan penyisipan transgen yang berbeda, baik dalam jumlah salinan maupun letak transgen dalam genom tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keberadaan kimera dan jumlah salinan pada tiap anakan dalam satu rumpun dan beberapa rumpun padi Nipponbare transforman T0 yang berasal dari kalus yang sama. Gen CsNitr1-L pada plasmid biner pCAMBIA1300 ditranformasikan ke dalam genom tanaman padi kultivar Nipponbare dengan menggunakan A. tumefaciens strain LBA 4404. Analisis molekuler dilakukan terhadap tiga anakan dari masing-masing empat rumpun tanaman Nipponbare transgenik generasi T0 (event 1, 2, 3, dan 4) dan empat kelompok rumpun tanaman T0 yang berasal dari kalus yang sama. Dari masing-masing kelompok tersebut diambil 3 rumpun T0. Hasil analisis qPCR menunjukkan bahwa anakan-anakan yang berasal dari satu rumpun tanaman T0 memiliki jumlah salinan transgen yang seragam. Selain itu, hasil analisis qPCR juga mengungkap bahwa tidak semua tanaman yang berasal dari kalus yang sama memiliki jumlah salinan transgen yang seragam. Implikasi dari hasil ini bahwa setiap rumpun padi T0 yang tumbuh dari kalus hasil transformasi perlu dipisah saat aklimatisasi supaya benih T1 yang dihasilkan seragam. 

Resistance Analysis of CRISPR/Cas9 Genome-Edited Chili M2 Mutant Lines against Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Viral Disease

Pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV) infection transmitted by silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci [Gennadius]) can decrease chili pepper yield up to 100%. At this moment, there is no chili pepper variety resistant to PepYLCV available. Genome editing approach through CRISPR/Cas9 is an effort to develop variety resistance to the viral infection. The purpose of this study was to obtain M2 lines developed by CRISPR/Cas9 system on proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) gene for resistance to PepYLCV. A total of four M2 lines (C47-7, L84-2, L84-23, and L120-19) consisting of 60 chili plants were tested for their resistance to PepYLCV. PCR analysis was performed to detect the presence (infection) of the virus. The results showed that a total of 35 plants derived from the four lines were resistant to PepYLCV. They consisted of 7 plants from C47-7 line, 11 plants from L84-2 line, 9 plants from L84-23 line, and 8 plants from L120-19 line. PCR analysis confirmed that the resistant plants obtained from this study were negatively infected by the virus. Since not all tested plants were resistant to virus infection, the PCNA gene allele in these resistant lines were most likely heterozigotes. Sequencing of PCNA gene of the resistant lines is needed to confirm that the resistance phenotypes obtained was due to mutation of the gene. Therefore, further selection needs to be performed to obtain stable and PepYLCV-resistant lines

Introduksi Konstruk Gen CsNitr1-L dengan Promotor Ubiquitin melalui Agrobacterium Tumefaciens dan Deteksi Molekulernya pada Padi Kultivar Nipponbare

Nitrogen based fertilizers such as urea and NPK are primary needs for rice farmers. To get significant improvement of crop yield, the more quantity of fertilizers are applied. It make negative impact for surrounding environment. Based on that, the efforts should be done to suppress the demand of fertilizers such as by developing Nitrogen Use Efficiency crops. CsNitr1-L is one of gene that related to Nitrogen Use Efficiency trait in plant. The objectives of this research are to develop the construction of CsNitr1-L gene candidate in pCAMBIA1300-Ubi1 promoter and to obtain the transformants of rice cultivar Nipponbare which contain the construction of CsNitr1-L gene candidate. The construction of pCAMBIA1300::Ubi1::CsNitr1-L has successfully assembled and was transformed to immature embryo of rice cultivar Nipponbare using Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404. It was obtained 146 lines of T0 Nipponbare. PCR analysis of T0 Nipponbare lines showed that 66 of them was identified as positive T0 lines contained hptII and CsNitr1-L genes. Transformation efficiency obtained was 11,9%. The result of analysis copy number using Southern Hybridization in positive PCR of T0 lines randomly indicated that 4 lines have a single copy of transgene. Based on these results, it can be concluded that CsNitr1-L gene construct was successfully introduced into the genome of the rice plant cultivar Nipponbare and the positive PCR of T0 lines containing the gene of hptII and CsNitr1-L, also a single copy of the transgene was obtained

Construction of Binary Vector and Transformation of Synthetic LcCsp Gene into Nipponbare Rice Genome by Agrobacterium tumefaciens Transformation Method

Cold shock protein (Csp) is an essential bacterial protein for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, especially cold stress. Several studies discovered that overexpression of the gene successfully improves the tolerances of several types of plant not only under cold stress, but also other abiotic stresses, e.g. hot and drought conditions. The objectives of this study were to construct a binary vector containing the LcCsp gene modified from Lactobacillus casei and transform the gene into Nipponbare rice genome. The native LcCsp gene sequence, however, has low GC content (46.7%) while rice as transformation target plant has 52% GC content. The native LcCsp gene sequence, therefore, was optimized to the level close to 52.7% similar to GC content of the rice genome. This LcCsp gene was synthesized by using DNA printing technology (gBlocks® Gene Fragments Entry, IDT). The synthetic LcCsp gene was successfully inserted into the pCAMBIA1300-int binary vector driven by Ubiquitin1 promoter and NOS terminator. The T-DNA cassette was successfully transformed into Nipponbare rice genome by Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 using immature embryo transformation protocol. A total of 51 T0 Nipponbare lines survived from hygromycin selections and 21 lines were successfully acclimatized. Molecular analysis of the candidate lines showed that all Nipponbare transgenic putative lines contain the LcCsp gene demonstrating high transformation efficiency of 11.8%. The rice lines resulted from this study should be further analyzed and might be useful for developing rice transgenic lines tolerance to heat, drought, or saline stress condition

Optimasi Ekstraksi RNA dan Teknik Kloning: Studi Kasus Kloning Gen Heading Date 3a pada Kelapa Sawit

Pembungaan memegang peranan penting bagi tumbuhan karena memfasilitasi rekombinasi genetik, sehingga mendukung perkembangan keragaman genetik yang penting. Keluarga protein phosphatidylethanolamine binding proteins (PEBP) memainkan peran penting dalam mengatur waktu pembungaan dan dormansi benih di beragam spesies tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang vektor biner dengan membangun pCAMBIA1300 yang menggabungkan rangkaian gen EgHd3a dari kelapa sawit. Proses konstruksi gen meliputi ekstraksi RNA, sintesis cDNA, amplifikasi gen EgHd3a, kloning gen menjadi vektor kloning, subkloning ke dalam vektor biner pCAMBIA1300, dan diakhiri dengan validasi gen melalui analisis sekuens. Pada ekstraksi RNA, metode PCL-Chisam telah terbukti efektif melalui ekstraksi berulang, meningkatkan kualitas dan kuantitas total RNA. Dalam proses kloaning, metode konvensional menghadapi tantangan dalam memilih lokasi pembelahan yang tepat. Untuk mengatasi kendala ini, penggunaan enzim dengan overhang yang kompatibel diusulkan sebagai solusi potensial. Secara khusus, penggantian BamHI dari BglII telah secara efektif mengatasi tantangan ini. Konfirmasi integrasi fragmen gen ke dalam plasmid pCAMBIA1300 dicapai melalui pengurutan. Meskipun perbedaan diidentifikasi dalam rangkaian EgHd3a-2, perubahan ini tidak berdampak pada asam amino yang dikodekan, sehingga menjaga integritas rangkaian protei

Detection and quantification of splicing variants of Hd3a gene in oil palm

Alternative splicing is a complex process that contributes to the generation of diverse mRNA and protein isoforms, including in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Despite their importance, many functions of alternative splicing genes remain poorly characterized. This study aims to investigate splicing variants of gene encoding Heading date 3a in E. guineensis (EgHd3a) using the GenBank database and ClustalW algorithm. To ensure the data accuracy and reliability of design isoform‐ specific primers, special emphasis is given to primer design techniques and validation using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative real‐time (qRT)‐PCR analysis. The designed primers demonstrated high specificity and discrimination between mRNA specimens. Nucleotide variations at the 3’‐end influenced the specificity of primers with the addition of GC composition. Furthermore, qRT‐PCR analysis revealed a strong correlation between Ct values and gene concentration for the isoforms which indicates a reliable amplification of EgHd3a. Although two isoforms, Hd3a‐X2 and Hd3a‐X3, showed slightly higher than acceptable PCR efficiency values, caution is advised to prevent non‐specific amplification. Despite the challenge posed by the limitation of primer positioning due to alternative splicing, the chosen primer proved optimal for analysis. This study highlights the importance of considering alternative splicing in gene quantification experiments and provides insights into the critical steps, methods, and quality control measures necessary for accurately detecting alternative splicing events, contributing to understanding this complex biological process