The tomato iron transporter gene (LeIRT2)was introduced to Malus robusta Rehd. via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to produce iron-deficiency tolerant apple rootstock. A total of 19putative transformants were obtained, 11 of which were verified by PCR amplification to carry a fragment of the transgene. Among them, nine were confirmed to carry the transgene by Southern blot analysis with one to three copies of the transgene integrated into the plant genome. Two transgenic plants, one carrying one copy and the other three copies of the transgene, were hydroponically cultured to test their tolerance to iron-deficiency, which was found only in the transgenic plant with a single copy, which weighted 21%-34% greater than those of the control plants.%用农杆菌介导法,成功地将番茄铁转运蛋白基因导入了苹果砧木八棱海棠.获得了19个卡那霉素抗性株系,其中有11个株系经PCR鉴定为阳性.Southern杂交结果显示:有9个转基因株系基因组中整合了完整的目的基因.选择其中含有单拷贝和3个拷贝目的基因的各一个株系进行水培试验,结果表明整合了单拷贝目的基因的转基因株系表现出较强的抗缺铁胁迫能力,5周后其植株的鲜重比对照高21%～34%.
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