Targeted manipulation of maize genes in vivo using chimeric RNA/DNA oligonucleotides.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 96(15): 8768-73, 1999 Jul 20.
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ABSTRACT
Site-specific heritable mutations in maize genes were engineered by introducing chimeric RNA/DNA oligonucleotides. Two independent targets within the endogenous maize acetohydroxyacid synthase gene sequence were modified in a site-specific fashion, thereby conferring resistance to either imidazolinone or sulfonylurea herbicides. Similarly, an engineered green fluorescence protein transgene was site-specifically modified in vivo. Expression of the introduced inactive green fluorescence protein was restored, and plants containing the modified transgene were regenerated. Progeny analysis indicated Mendelian transmission of the converted transgene. The efficiency of gene conversion mediated by chimeric oligonucleotides in maize was estimated as 10(-4), which is 1-3 orders of magnitude higher than frequencies reported for gene targeting by homologous recombination in plants. The heritable changes in maize genes engineered by this approach create opportunities for basic studies of plant gene function and agricultural trait manipulation and also provide a system for studying mismatch repair mechanisms in maize.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
DNA
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RNA
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Marcação de Genes
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Zea mays
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Ano de publicação:
1999
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos