Transformation Lab - Recent Literature on Transgenic Citrus

2008

Ananthakrishnan, G., Orbovic, V., Pasquali, G., Alovi, M., & Grosser, J. W. (2008). Transfer of citrus tristeza virus (CTV)-derived resistance candidate sequences to four grapefruit cultivars through Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. In vitro cellular & developmental biology - plant, 43 (6), 593-601.

Ballester, A., Cervera, M., & Pena, L. (2008). Evaluation of selection strategies alternative to nptII in genetic transformation of citrus. Plant Cell Reports, 27 (6), 1005-1015.

Cervera, M., Navarro, A., Navarro, L., & Pena, L. (2008). Production of transgenic adult plants from clementine mandarin by enhancing cell competence for transformationa nd regeneration. Tree Physiology, 28 (1), 55-66.

Febres, V. J., Lee, R. F., & Moore, G. A. (2008) Transgenic resistance to Citrus tristeza virus in grapefruit. Plant Cell Reports, 27 (1), 93-104.

Guo, W. W., Duan, Y. X., Li, D. L., Liu, X., Tan, B., Cai, X. D., Grosser, J. W., Deng, X. X. (2008). Citrus genetic transformation with interest target genes and further uses of transgenic lines in somatic fusion. Acta Horticulturae, 773, 25-28.

Omar, A. A., Dekkers, M.G.H., Graham, J.H., & Grosser, J.W. (2008). Estimation of transgene copy number in transformed citrus plants by auantitative multiplex real-time PCR. Biotechnology Progress, 24 (6), 1241-1248.

Rodriguez, A., Cervera, M., Peris, J. E., & Pena, L. (2008). The same treatment for transgenic shoot regeneration elicits the opposite effect in mature explants from two closely related sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.) genotypes. Plant Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture, 93 (1), 97-106.

Zanek, M. C., Reyes, C. A., Cervera, M., Pena, E. J., Velazquez, K., Costa, N., Plata, M. I., Grau, O., Pena, L., Garcia, M. L. (2008). Genetic transformation of sweet orange with the coat protein gene of citrus psorosis virus and evaluation of resistance against the virus. Plant Cell Reports 27 (1), 57-66.

Zou, XiuPing, Li, DeMou, Ying, Luo Xiao, KeMing, Luo, & Yan, Pei. (2008). An improved procedure for Agobacterium-mediated transformation of trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) via indirect organogenesis. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 44 (3), 169-177.

2007

Ballester, A., Cervera, M., & Pena, L. (2007). Prodcution of transgneic citrus plants using isopenenyltransferase (ipt) positive selection and removal of the marker gene by site-specific recombination. Acta Horticulturae, 738, 191-200.

Ballester, A., Cervera, M., & Pena, L. (2007). Efficient production of transgenic citrus plants using isopentenyl transferase positive selectiona nd removal of the marker gene by site-specific recombination. Plant Cell Reports, 26 (1), 39-45.

Chen, C. X., Zheng, Q., Soneji, J. R., Xiang, X., Choi, Y. A., Huang, S., Rao, M. N., & Gmitter, F. G., Jr. (2007). Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in citrus using a new GFP vector. Acta Horticulturae, 738, 207-211.

Chen, C. X., Zheng, Q., Xiang, X., Soneji, J. R., Huang, S., Choi, Y. A., Rao, M. N., & Gmitter, F. G., Jr. (2007). Development of pGreen-derived GFP binary vectors for citrus transformation. HortScience, 42 (1), 7-10.

Omar, A. A., Song, W. Y., & Grosser, J. W. (2007). Introduction of Xa21, a Xanthomonas-resistance gene from rice, into 'Hamlin' sweet orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck] using protoplast-GFP co-transformation or single plasmid transformation. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 82 (6), 914-923.

Omar, A. A., & Grosser, J. W. (2007). Protoplast co-transformationa nd regeneration of transgenic 'Hamlin' sweet orange plants containing a cDNA Xa21 Xanthomonas resistance gene and GFP. Acta Horticulturae, 738, 235-243

Orbovic, V., Pasquali, G., & Grosser, J. W. (2007). A GFP-containing binary vector for Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation. Acta Horticulturae, 738, 245-253.

Soneji, J. R., Chen, C. X., Rao, M. N., Huang, S., Choi, Y. A., & Gmitter, F. G., Jr. (2007). Agrobacterium, mediated transformation of citrus using two binary vectors. Acta Horticulturae, 738, 261-264.

2006

Azevedo, F. A., Mourao Filho, F.A.A., Mendes, B. M. J., Almeida, W. A. B., Schinor, E. H., Pio, r., Barbos, J. M., Guidetti-Gonzalez, S., Carrer, H., & Lam, E. (2006). Genetic transformation of Rangpur lime (Citrus limonia Osbeck) with the bO (bacterio-opsin) gene and its initial evaluation for Phytophthora nicotianae resistance. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 24 (2), 185-196.

Boscariol, R. L., Monteiro, M., Takahashi, E. K., Chabregas, S. M., Vieira, M. L. C., Vieira, L. G. E., Pereira, L. F. P., Mourao Filho, F. de A. A., Cardoso, S. C., Christiano, R. S. C., Bergamin Filho, A., Barbosa, J. M., Azevedo, F. A., & Mendes, B. M. J. (2006). Attacin A gene from Tricloplusia ni reduces susceptibility to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri in transgenic Citrus sinensis 'Hamlin'. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 131 (4), 530-536.

Cai, XiaoDong, Liu, Xin, & Guo WenWu. (2006). GFP expression as an indicator of somatic hybrids between transgenic Satsuma mandarin and calamondin at embryoid stage. Plant Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture, 87 (3), 245-253.

Fagoaga, C., Lopez, C., Mendoza, A. H. de, Moreno, P., Navarro, L., Flores, R., & Pena, L. (2006). Post-trnascriptional gene silencing of the p23 silencing suppressor of Citrus tristeza virus confers resistance ot the virus in transgenic Mexican lime. Plant Molecular Biology, 60 (2), 153-165.

Khawale, R. N., Singh, S. K., Garg, G., Baranwal, V. K., & Ajirlo, S. A. (2006). Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Nagpur mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blando. Current Science, 91 (12), 1700-1705.

2005

Cervera, M., Juarez, J., Navarro, L., & Pena, L. (2005). Genetic transformation of mature citrus plants. In Methods in Molecular Biology (pp. 177-187).

Endo, T., Shimada, T., Fujii, H., Kobayashi, Y., Araki, T., & Omura, M. (2005). Ectopic expression of an FT homolog from Citrus confers an early flowering phenotype on trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.). Transgenic Research, 14 (5), 703-712.

Fagoaga, C., Lopez, C., Moreno, P., Navarro, L., Flores, R., & Pena, L. (2005). Viral-like symptoms induced by the ectopic expression of the p23 gene of Citrus tristeza virus are citrus specific and do not correlate with the pathogenicity of the virus strain. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 18 (5), 435-445.

Guo, W. W., Duan, Y. X., Olivares-Fuster, O., Wu, Z. C., Arias, C. R., Burns, J. K., et al. (2005). Protoplast transformation and regeneration of transgenic Valencia sweet orange plants containing a juice quality-related pectin methylesterase gene. Plant Cell Reports, 24 (8), 482-486.

Guo, W. W., & Grosser, J. W. (2005). Somatic hylbrid vigor in Citrus: Direct evidence from protoplast fusion of an embryogenic callus line with a transgenic mesophyll parent expressing the GFP gene. Plant Science, 168 (6), 1541-1545.

Han, S. H., Ahn, H. J., Kang, S. K., & Kim, H. Y. (2005). Expression of green fluorescent protein gene in the callus of Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu cv. Miyagawa Wase) by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Journal of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science, 46 (1), 39-42.

Kayim, M., Ceccardi, T. L., Berretta, M. J. G., Barthe, G. A., & Derrick, K. S. (2004). Introduction of a citrus blight-associated gene into Carrizo citrange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbc. x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.] by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Plant Cell Reports, 23 (6), 377-385.

Kayim, M., & Koc, N. K. (2005). Improved transformation efficiency in citrus by plasmolysis treatment. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 14 (1), 15-20.

Molinari, H. B. C., Marur, C. J., Bespalhok, J. C., Kobayashi, A. K., Pileggi, M., Leite, R. P., et al. (2004). Osmotic adjustment in transgenic citrus rootstock Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis Osb. x Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) overproducing proline. Plant Science, 167 (6), 1375-1381.

Rhim, S. L., Kim, I. I. G., Jin, T. E., Lee, J. H., Kuo, C. I., Suh, S. C., et al. (2004). Transformation of citrus with coleopteran specific delta-endotoxin gene from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp tenebrionis. Journal of Plant Biotechnology, 6 (1), 21-24.

Trainin, T., Lipsky, A., Levy, A. A., & Holland , D. (2005). Prolonged somatic transposition in citrus: The autonomous Ac transposable element remains active in the citrus genome for several years. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 130 (1), 95-101.

2004

Gentile, A., Z.N. Deng, S.l. Malfa, F. Domina, C. Germana, and E. Tribulato. 2004. Morphological and physiological effects of rolABC genes into citrus genome. Acta Horticulturae. 632: 235-242.

Hu, R., H. Wei, S. Chen, and Y. He. 2004. Construction of the plant expression vector with hepatitis A capsid protein fusion gene and genetic transformation of Citrus sinensis Osbeck. Hereditas Beijing. 26: 425-431.

Iwanami, T., T. Shimizu, T. Ito, and T. Hirabayashi. 2004. Tolerance to citrus mosaic virus in transgenic trifoliate orange lines harboring capsid polyprotein gene. Plant Disease. 88: 865-868.

Molinari, H.B.C., J.C. Bespalhok, A.K. Kobayashi, L.F.P. Pereira, and L.G.E. Vieira. 2004. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Swingle citrumelo (Citrus paradisi Macf. x Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) using thin epicotyl sections. Scientia Horticulturae. 99: 379-385.

Pena, L., R.M. Perez, M. CERVERA, J.A. JUAREZ, and L. NAVARRO. 2004. Early Events in Agrobacterium-mediated Genetic Transformation of Citrus Explants. Annals of Botany. 94: 67-74.

2003

Boscariol, R.L., W.A.B. Almeida, M.T.V.C. Derbyshire, F.A.A. Mourao-Filho, and B.M.J. Mendes. 2003. The use of the PMI/mannose selection system to recover transgenic sweet orange plants (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). Plant Cell Reports. 22: 122-128.

Li, D.D., W. Shi, and X.X. Deng. 2003. Factors influencing Agrobacterium-mediated embryogenic callus transformation of Valencia sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) containing the pTA29-barnase gene. Tree Physiology. 23: 1209-1215.

Niedz, R.P., W.L. McKendree, and R.G. Shatters. 2003. Electroporation of embryogenic protoplasts of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) and regeneration of transformed plants. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant. 39: 586-594.

Olivares-Fuster, O., G.H. Fleming, M.R. Albiach-Marti, S. Gowda, W.O. Dawson, and J.W. Grosser. 2003. Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) resistance in transgenic citrus based on virus challenge of protoplasts. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant. 39: 567-572.

Sambade, A., C. Lopez, L. Rubio, R. Flores, J. Guerri, and P. Moreno. 2003. Polymorphism of a specific region in gene p23 of Citrus tristeza virus allows discrimination between mild and severe isolates. Archives of Virology. 148: 2325-2340.

2002

Olivares-Fuster, O., L. Pena, N. Duran-Vila, and L. Navarro. 2002. Green fluorescent protein as a visual marker in somatic hybridization. Annals of Botany. 89: 491-497.

Dominguez, A., C. Fagoaga, L. Navarro, P. Moreno, and L. Pena. 2002. Efficient production of transgenic citrus plants expressing the coat protein gene of citrus tristeza virus. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 267: 544-556.

Febres, V.J., C. Niblett, R.F. Lee, and G.A. Moore. 2002. Characterization of grapefruit plants (Citrus paradisi Macf.) transformed with citrus tristeza closterovirus genes. Plant Cell Reports. 21: 421-428.

2001

Wong, W. S., G. G. Li, W. Ning, Z. F. Xu, W. L. W. Hsiao, L. Y. Zhang and N. Li (2001). "Repression of chilling-induced ACC accumulation in transgenic citrus by over-production of antisense 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase RNA." Plant Science 161 : 969-977.

2000

Cervera, M., C. Ortega, A. Navarro, L. Navarro and L. Pena (2000). "Generation of transgenic citrus plants with the tolerance-to-salinity gene HAL2 from yeast." Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 75 (1): 26-30.

Fleming, G.H., Olivares-Fuster, O., Fatta del Bosco, S., and Grosser, J.W. (2000) "An alternative method for the genetic transformation of sweet orange." In Vitro Cellular and Devopmental.Biology-Plant 36 :450-455

Grosser, J.W., F.G. Gmitter, G.H. Fleming, and J.L. Chandler. 2000. Applications of biotechnology to citrus cultivar improvement at the Citrus Research and Education Center. Acta Horticulturae. 535: 213-220.

Koltunow, A.M., P. Brennan, S. Protopsaltis, and N. Nito. 2000. Regeneration of West Indian limes (Citrus aurantifolia) containing genes for decreased seed set. Acta Horticulturae. 535: 81-91.

Sanchez-Ballesta, M. T., M. T. Lafuente, L. Zacarias and A. Granell (2000). "Involvement of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in the response of Fortune mandarin fruits to cold temperature." Physiologia Plantarum 108 (4): 382-389.

Yang, Z.N., I.L. Ingelbrecht, E. Louzada, M. Skaria, and T.E. Mirkov. 2000. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the commercially important grapefruit cultivar Rio Red (Citrus paradisi Macf.). Plant Cell Reports. 19: 123-1211.

1999

Asins, M. J., A. J. Monforte, P. F. Mestre and E. A. Carbonell (1999). "Citrus and Prunus copia-like retrotransposons." Theoretical and Applied Genetics 99 (3-4): 503-510.

Ghorbel, R., J. Juarez, L. Navarro and L. Pena (1999). "Green fluorescent protein as a screenable marker to increase the efficiency of generating transgenic woody fruit plants." Theoretical and Applied Genetics 99 (1-2): 350-358.