A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation

A quick protocol is needed to determine transgene, ACC oxidase 2 expression in putative transgenic Eksotika papaya lines targeting at selecting potential lines for field evaluation. In this study, three housekeeping genes, 18S ribosomal RNA, 40S ribosomal protein and actin, were used for normalisati...

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Main Authors: Sekeli, Rogayah, Abdullah, Janna Ong, Namasivayam, Parameswari, Muda, Pauziah, Abu Bakar, Umi Kalsom, Wee, Chien Yeong
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Published: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2015
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author Sekeli, Rogayah
Abdullah, Janna Ong
Namasivayam, Parameswari
Muda, Pauziah
Abu Bakar, Umi Kalsom
Wee, Chien Yeong
author_facet Sekeli, Rogayah
Abdullah, Janna Ong
Namasivayam, Parameswari
Muda, Pauziah
Abu Bakar, Umi Kalsom
Wee, Chien Yeong
author_sort Sekeli, Rogayah
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description A quick protocol is needed to determine transgene, ACC oxidase 2 expression in putative transgenic Eksotika papaya lines targeting at selecting potential lines for field evaluation. In this study, three housekeeping genes, 18S ribosomal RNA, 40S ribosomal protein and actin, were used for normalisation of the ACC oxidase 2 gene expression. Comparison with a non-transformed seedling-derived plants revealed that 42 putative transgenic lines exhibited between 2- and 5-fold reduction of ACC oxidase 2 expression level. Based on the gene expression data of the in vitro putative transgenic papaya plants obtained, 24 independent potential lines were selected for field evaluation. Gene expression analysis on field grown papaya plants showed similar profile of ACC oxidase 2 expression levels as compared to in vitro papaya plants. Increase in storage shelf life was also examined in the transgenic lines grown in the field with the most potential transgenic line was 27-3, which required 14 days to achieve full yellow colour index. Overall, the findings in this study revealed that reduction of ethylene was successful in the Eksotika papaya by manipulating the ACC oxidase 2 using the antisense technique. This reflects that future production of longer shelf life Eksotika papaya fruits is possible through antisense technique and it will help boost the papaya industry further by opening up new export markets in distant destinations.
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spelling upm-435572016-10-12T04:51:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43557/ A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation Sekeli, Rogayah Abdullah, Janna Ong Namasivayam, Parameswari Muda, Pauziah Abu Bakar, Umi Kalsom Wee, Chien Yeong A quick protocol is needed to determine transgene, ACC oxidase 2 expression in putative transgenic Eksotika papaya lines targeting at selecting potential lines for field evaluation. In this study, three housekeeping genes, 18S ribosomal RNA, 40S ribosomal protein and actin, were used for normalisation of the ACC oxidase 2 gene expression. Comparison with a non-transformed seedling-derived plants revealed that 42 putative transgenic lines exhibited between 2- and 5-fold reduction of ACC oxidase 2 expression level. Based on the gene expression data of the in vitro putative transgenic papaya plants obtained, 24 independent potential lines were selected for field evaluation. Gene expression analysis on field grown papaya plants showed similar profile of ACC oxidase 2 expression levels as compared to in vitro papaya plants. Increase in storage shelf life was also examined in the transgenic lines grown in the field with the most potential transgenic line was 27-3, which required 14 days to achieve full yellow colour index. Overall, the findings in this study revealed that reduction of ethylene was successful in the Eksotika papaya by manipulating the ACC oxidase 2 using the antisense technique. This reflects that future production of longer shelf life Eksotika papaya fruits is possible through antisense technique and it will help boost the papaya industry further by opening up new export markets in distant destinations. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43557/2/A%20quick%20protocol%20to%20facilitate%20the%20selection%20of%20putative%20delayed%20ripening%20transgenic%20papaya%20lines%20for%20field%20evaluation.pdf Sekeli, Rogayah and Abdullah, Janna Ong and Namasivayam, Parameswari and Muda, Pauziah and Abu Bakar, Umi Kalsom and Wee, Chien Yeong (2015) A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 43 (2). pp. 155-164. ISSN 1394-9829; ESSN: 2289-9650 http://ejtafs.mardi.gov.my/index.php/publication/issues/archive/148-2015a/volume-43-no-2/876-430209
spellingShingle Sekeli, Rogayah
Abdullah, Janna Ong
Namasivayam, Parameswari
Muda, Pauziah
Abu Bakar, Umi Kalsom
Wee, Chien Yeong
A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation
title A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation
title_full A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation
title_fullStr A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation
title_full_unstemmed A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation
title_short A quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation
title_sort quick protocol to facilitate the selection of putative delayed ripening transgenic papaya lines for field evaluation
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43557/
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