Method of gene transfer into pollen by ion beam irradiation

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Process of mutation – cell fusion – or genetic modification – Introduction of a polynucleotide molecule into or...

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435447, 435440, C12N 1582, C12N 1501, C12N 1500

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ABSTRACT:
A specific gene or DNA can be directly transferred into the pollen of a plant by selectively irradiating the shell of the pollen with ion beams without affecting the cell nucleus and thereafter immersing the irradiated pollen in a solution containing the specific gene or DNA of interest. The shell of the pollen of a plant may be irradiated with ions having a linear energy transfer (LET) of 5-10,000 keV/.mu.m to a controlled depth of ion injection. Hybridizing with pollen into which the specific gene or DNA has been transferred allows the specific gene to be transferred into a fertile embryo, thereby creating a transgenic plant.

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Tanaka et al., "Beam Interactions with Materials & Atoms," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 129, 42-48 (1997).

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