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Agrobacterium Protocols M E T H O D S I N M O L E C U L A R B I O L O G Y™ John M. Walker, SERIES EDITOR 371. Biological Aging: Methods and Protocols, edited by 349349. YAC Protocols, Second Edition, edited by Alasdair Trygve O. Tollefsbol, 2007 MacKenzie, 2006 370. Adhesion Protein Protocols, Second Edition, edited 348348. Nuclear Transfer Protocols: Cell Reprogramming by Amanda S. Coutts, 2007 and Transgenesis, edited by Paul J. Verma and Alan 369. Electron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols, Trounson, 2006 Second Edition, edited by John Kuo, 2007 347.347 Glycobiology Protocols, edited by Inka Brockhausen- 368. Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols, Schutzbach, 2006 Second Edition, edited by John G. Day and Glyn 346.346 Dictyostelium discoideum Protocols, edited by Stacey, 2007 Ludwig Eichinger and Francisco Rivero-Crespo, 2006 367. 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Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 EISBN 1-59745-130-4 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Agrobacterium protocols / edited by Kan Wang.— 2nd ed. p. ; cm. — (Methods in molecular biology ; 343) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58829-536-2 (alk. paper) 1. Agrobacterium. 2. Agricultural biotechnology. [DNLM: 1. Rhizobium radiobacter—genetics—Laboratory Manuals. 2. Rhizobium radiobacter—isolation & purification—Laboratory Manuals. 3. Bacteriological Techniques—methods—Laboratory Manuals. 4. Genetic Techniques—Laboratory Manuals. QW 25 A281 2006] I. Wang, Kan, 1957- II. Series: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 343. QR82.R45A37 2006 631.5’233—dc22 2005029677 To Marc Van Montagu and Jeff Schell (1935–2003), my PhD mentors, for their inspiration and encouragement. Preface Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil bacterium that for more than a century has been known as a pathogen causing the plant crown gall disease. Unlike many other pathogens, Agrobacterium has the ability to deliver DNA to plant cells and permanently alter the plant genome. The discovery of this unique feature 30 years ago has provided plant scientists with a powerful tool to genetically transform plants for both basic research purposes and for agricultural development. Compared to physical transformation methods such as particle bombard- ment or electroporation, Agrobacterium-mediated DNA delivery has a number of advantages. One of the features is its propensity to generate a single or a low copy number of integrated transgenes with defined ends. Integration of a single transgene copy into the plant genome is less likely to trigger “gene silencing” often associated with multiple gene insertions. When the first edition of Agrobacterium Protocols was published in 1995, only a handful of plants could be routinely transformed using Agrobacterium. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is now commonly used to introduce DNA into many plant species, including monocotyledon crop species that were previously considered non-hosts for Agrobacterium. Most remarkable are recent developments indicating that Agrobacterium can also be used to deliver DNA to non-plant species including bacteria, fungi, and even mammalian cells. While the list of organisms that can be infected by Agrobacterium has increased significantly over the past decade, the success in transformation also relies on culture responsiveness of the target cells/tissues subsequent to the co-cultivation with Agrobacterium. Essentially, the dynamic interactions between the two living organisms are critical for development of transforma- tion methods. The second edition of Agrobacterium Protocols contains 80 chapters (two volumes) divided into 14 parts. Part I in Volume 1 (Agrobacterium Handling) provides six chapters describing basic techniques in Agrobacterium manipula- tion and strategies for vector construction,