Publication Date

1997

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The objective of this study is to generate transgenic ryegrass plants with a down-regulation of two major pollen allergenic proteins Lol p I and Lol p II. Antisense vectors for Lol p I and Lol p II cDNAs driven by the pollen-specific promoter Zm13 have been constructed. Corresponding transgenic plants have been recovered by particle inflow gun-mediated microprojectile bombardment of embryogenic suspension cells from perennial and Italian ryegrass using chimeric Act1-hph gene as a selectable marker. Their transgenic nature has been demonstrated by Southern hybridization analysis. The analysis of reproductive development and accumulation of pollen allergens in the transgenic ryegrasses is in progress.

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Gene Transfer of Ryegrasses: Down-Regulation of Major Pollen Allergens in Transgenic Plants

The objective of this study is to generate transgenic ryegrass plants with a down-regulation of two major pollen allergenic proteins Lol p I and Lol p II. Antisense vectors for Lol p I and Lol p II cDNAs driven by the pollen-specific promoter Zm13 have been constructed. Corresponding transgenic plants have been recovered by particle inflow gun-mediated microprojectile bombardment of embryogenic suspension cells from perennial and Italian ryegrass using chimeric Act1-hph gene as a selectable marker. Their transgenic nature has been demonstrated by Southern hybridization analysis. The analysis of reproductive development and accumulation of pollen allergens in the transgenic ryegrasses is in progress.