Cold tolerance of potato plants transformed with yeast invertase gene

Autor: Elena P. Sabel´nikova, T. I. Trunova, Alexander N. Deryaabin, Irena M. Dubinina, Elena A. Burakhanova, Maxim S. Sinkevich, Nina V. Astakhova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Acta Agrobotanica, Vol 57, Iss 1-2, Pp 31-39 (2013)
Popis: Our study was carried out with potato plants (Solanum tuberosun L.,cv. Désirée) transformed with the yeast invertase gene under the control of the B33 class I patatin promoter and with the proteinase inhibitor II leader peptide sequence providing for the apoplastic enzyme localization (B33-inv plants) and with the plants transformed with the reporter gene encoding bb-glucuronidase under the control of the 35S CaMV promoter (control plants). Exposure to 5°C during 6 days caused an increase in invertase activity and sugar content in B33-inv leaves in comparison with the control plants. Cell membranes of B33-inv plant cells showed greater cold tolerance under low temperature conditions than control plants that was recorded by electrolyte release. We supposed that higher cold tolerance of B33-inv plants was caused by stabilizing effect of sugar on the membranes, because B33-inv plants differ from the control plants in higher invertase activity, induced by expression of yeast invertase gene, and high content of sugars.
Databáze: OpenAIRE