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Biotechnology- Gene Transfer: Terminology, Techniques, and Problems Involved matically examined to find the best. Additional crosses or back- superior line from a conventional breeding program; or 2) insertion crosses with one of the parents are often required, adding time to in a sexually compatible line that then can be used as a parent in a the process. Likewise, conventional breeding is limited to a rela- conventional breeding program. With either, it is evident that gene tively narrow genetic base since the trait must be present in a sex- transfer using recombinant DNA technology will not replace con- ually compatible species. Even within a species, there is often ventional breeding programs. Rather, it represents a powerful new considerable incompatibility, impeding the incorporation of selected tool for plant breeders that will allow them to achieve previously traits into new cultivars. The use of recombinant DNA opens the unthinkable accomplishments with their individual crops. door to a vast array of beneficial genes-genes that are not restricted Since the number of horticulturists using recombinant DNA rep- to a given plant species, but may be obtained from any organism. resents only a minute percentage of our total Society, our intent The ability to isolate, clone, and insert specific genes into plants allows specific improvements in superior lines. At present, how- was to present a colloquium directed toward horticulturists not in- ever, only traits controlled by one or very few genes can be trans- volved in recombinant DNA research. In the following reports, we ferred. Likewise, our knowledge of the mechanisms controlling hope to provide: 1) an overview of how recombinant DNA is used gene expression is limited. Insertion of a gene that is transcribed in to produce transgenic plants; 2) an understandable critique of the the wrong tissue, at the wrong time, or to an undesired degree is new vocabulary that has emerged; 3) the state of genetic engineering of little value. for horticultural crops; 4) a description of some of the problems Two approaches that have been proposed for the incorporation that are slowing progress; and 5) the potential for the use of recom- of superior genes using recombinant DNA are: 1) insertion in a binant DNA in horticulture. Biotechnology- Gene Transfer: Terminology, Techniques, and Problems Involved Dennis A. Schaff1 Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19717-1303 To most nonspecialists, the language and concepts of the molec- Transgenic plants have the potential to increase our basic knowl- ular biology of gene transfer seem to be incomprehensible at worst edge of plant genetics (Schell, 1987). Therefore, a basic under- and nebulous at best. The terminology and concepts will become standing of the techniques and concepts involved in the production more commonplace as the techniques of plant gene transfer become of transgenic plants is essential. This paper provides an overview more routine. However, little of the terminology involved has been of transgenic plant production and some aspects of molecular bi- defined in ways that nonspecialists (both scientists and casual read- ology that relate to plant gene transfer. ers) can readily understand, and, therefore, the concepts remain confusing to these individuals. The goal here is to provide defini- TERMINOLOGY tions of some of the common terms associated with these techniques and concepts so that the reader can better understand the concepts Genes, vectors, clones, and libraries of biotechnology as they apply to plant molecular biology. Biotechnology can be defined in broad terms as the use of bio- A gene can be defined as a colinear piece of DNA that consists logical agents, systems, or materials to produce goods or services of a promoter (regulatory, 5' upstream sequences), coding regions for trade, industry, or commerce. Within this definition, biotech- (exons), noncoding regions (introns or intervening sequences), and nology can be divided into four major areas: 1) bioprocesses- a polyadenylation signal sequence (3’ downstream sequences). The fermentation for products such as wine, bread, and pharmaceuticals; reason that this general definition has been chosen is that in eukar- 2) tissue culture-the culture of plants or plant parts in vitro for use yotes, such as plants, introns are present and the messenger RNA in propagation, pathogen elimination, germplasm preservation, or (mRNA) is polyadenylated, whereas in prokalyotes, such as bac- for the induction and selection of useful variants; 3) immunology- teria (i.e., Escherichia coli), introns are absent and the mRNA is the use of antibodies for the detection of plant disease-causing agents not polyadenylated. These points might seem minor, but they be- such as viruses; and 4) genetic engineering-the manipulation of come very important when the goal is expression of a plant gene plant DNA to alter the plant’s characteristics. Although all of these in a bacterial system or of a bacterial gene in a plant system. The areas are equally important, this paper will focus on the area of plant promoter and the introns must be removed and the coding genetic engineering as it pertains to plant gene transfer (transgenic region attached to a bacterial promoter to express a plant gene in a plants). bacterial system. The coding region of the gene must be joined at Genetic engineering of plants can be achieved by traditional plant the 5' end to a plant promoter and at the 3' end to a plant poly- breeding techniques and practices, or by recombinant DNA tech- adenylation signal sequence for the expression of a bacterial or niques. The aim of plant breeding is to develop new cultivars with nonplant gene in a plant system (Fraley et al., 1983; Kuhlemeier enhanced or altered characteristics. Traditionally, new cultivars have et al., 1987; Rothstein et al., 1987; Schell, 1987). Most selectable been developed through the selection of progeny derived from sex- markers and reporter genes in current use in plant gene transfer are ual crosses (intraspecific and interspecific) between compatible spe- of bacterial or nonplant origin (Fraley et al., 1983; Weising et al., cies. Recently, the use of recombinant DNA technology and tissue 1988). culture for the production of transgenic plants has overcome the Cloning vectors are genetically engineered plasmids, viruses, or limitation of sexual compatibility. These techniques allow the trans- bacteriophages used to deliver and replicate foreign DNA in cells fer of genes from sexually and nonsexually compatible plants, as (usually bacteria). In general, these vectors contain a bacterial origin well as from other organisms (Goodman et al., 1987). of replication, a selectable marker (i.e., an antibiotic-resistant gene), and a scoreable marker so that the vector can be selected and ma- Published as Miscellaneous Paper no. 1324 of the Delaware Agricultural nipulated in bacteria. The widely used pUC vectors have an origin Experiment Station. of replication for replication in bacteria, an ampicillin-resistant gene 1Assistant Professor of Plant Molecular Biology. for selection of bacteria that have been transformed, and a lacZ HORTSCIENCE, VOL. 26(8), AUGUST 1991 1021 gene for a scoreable marker (Yanisch-Perron et al., 198.5). The lacZ and the vector DNA are ligated (bonded) together with DNA ligase gene has been engineered to possess a region of DNA that contains to form recombinant DNA molecules. These molecules are subse- several unique restriction enzyme recognition sequences. The lacZ quently used to transform competent E. coli cells. After the trans- gene product becomes nonfunctional when foreign DNA is inserted formation procedure, the bacterial cells are plated on a selective into this region. This phenomenon allows for the identification and medium containing an antibiotic that allows only bacteria trans- selection of recombinant (vector DNA plus plant DNA) from the formed with the vector DNA to grow. Bacteria that have been nonrecombinant vectors. transformed with the recombinant DNA molecules can then be se- To manipulate genes using molecular techniques, a clone of the lected. Each of the transformed bacterial colonies that contain a gene is needed. A clone is a collection of identical DNA molecules recombinant plasmid will have a clone of a portion of the plant derived from a single ancestral DNA molecule. Cloning vectors that genome. All the clones together comprise the genomic library. allow for the selection and propagation of recombinant DNA clones A cDNA library is different from a genomic library in that it is (plant DNA plus vector) in bacteria are available commercially. a collection of mRNAs from currently expressed genes that do not Clones can be either genomic DNA or complementary DNA (cDNA) contain promoter and intron sequences. The construction of cDNA that are isolated from genomic or cDNA libraries. A genomic library libraries was made possible with the discovery of the enzyme re- is a collection of recombinant DNA molecules that, together, carry verse transcriptase in RNA viruses (Verma, 1977). The function of the sequences representative of a species genome. The cDNA li- reverse transcriptase is to copy RNA into DNA. In short, a cDNA brary is also a collection of recombinant DNA molecules, but rep- library is constructed by isolating total RNA from the plant part resents only a population of expressed genes (transcribed mRNA). that is expressing the genes of interest. The mRNA that is poly- Therefore, many different cDNA libraries can be produced from adenylated at its 3' end (poly-A+ RNA) is then separated from the the same plant using different plant parts (root, leaf, flower, etc.). total RNA (ribosomal, transfer, and mRNA) on an oligo-dT col- umn. These mRNAs are converted into cDNA with reverse tran- Transgenic plants scriptase. Each cDNA molecule is then ligated into a cloning vector The mid- to late 1980s have been a time of significant advances and is used to transform competent E. coli. The transformed bacteria in the production of transgenic plants.
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