Long-Term Potato Virus X (PVX)-Based Transient Expression of Recombinant GFP Protein in Nicotiana benthamiana Culture In Vitro
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. In Vitro Tissue Culture Establishment: Regeneration and Micropropagation of Plants with Long-Term Transient Expression of Recombinant Protein
2.2. GFP Production in N. benthamiana Regenerants
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Materials and Methods
5.1. Genetic Constructions and Bacterial Strains
5.2. Plant Material and Growth Conditions in Greenhouse
5.3. Agroinfiltration Procedure
5.4. In Vitro Tissue Culture Establishment, Plant Regeneration, and Micropropagation
5.5. DNA Isolation and PCR Analysis
5.6. GFP Detection, Isolation, and Analysis
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Stage | Time Required (Days) |
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Plant growing prior to infection | 35–55 |
An agroinfiltration procedure | 1–2 |
System infection and transient gene expression in the upper leaves | 5–10 |
Transferring leaves to in vitro conditions | 1 |
Shoots regeneration | 14–45 |
Roots appearing | 14–30 |
Cycle step to “rejuvenate” plant tissue culture: leaves of regenerants growing in vitro can be put on a regeneration medium to obtain the young regenerants. | |
It is possible to postpone the next step and maintain the regenerants in vitro for up to 6 months. | |
Transferring the regenerants to soil and yielding the recombinant protein from the whole plant | 35–50 |
Total time required to obtain the recombinant protein | Minimum—2 months (when tissue culture is established)Maximum—6–7 months (starting from the plant growing stage) |
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Sindarovska, Y.; Kuchuk, M. Long-Term Potato Virus X (PVX)-Based Transient Expression of Recombinant GFP Protein in Nicotiana benthamiana Culture In Vitro. Plants 2021, 10, 2187. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102187
Sindarovska Y, Kuchuk M. Long-Term Potato Virus X (PVX)-Based Transient Expression of Recombinant GFP Protein in Nicotiana benthamiana Culture In Vitro. Plants. 2021; 10(10):2187. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102187
Chicago/Turabian StyleSindarovska, Yana, and Mykola Kuchuk. 2021. "Long-Term Potato Virus X (PVX)-Based Transient Expression of Recombinant GFP Protein in Nicotiana benthamiana Culture In Vitro" Plants 10, no. 10: 2187. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102187