Abstract
The latest report has estimated the number of rice genes to be ∼32 000. To elucidate the functions of a large population of rice genes and to search efficiently for agriculturally useful genes, we have been taking advantage of the Full-length cDNA Over-eXpresser (FOX) gene-hunting system. This system is very useful for analyzing various gain-of-function phenotypes from large populations of transgenic plants overexpressing cDNAs of interest and others with unknown or important functions. We collected the plasmid DNAs of 13 980 independent full-length cDNA (FL-cDNA) clones to produce a FOX library by placing individual cDNAs under the control of the maize Ubiquitin-1 promoter. The FOX library was transformed into rice by Agrobacterium-mediated high-speed transformation. So far, we have generated approximately 12 000 FOX-rice lines. Genomic PCR analysis indicated that the average number of FL-cDNAs introduced into individual lines was 1.04. Sequencing analysis of the PCR fragments carrying FL-cDNAs from 8615 FOX-rice lines identified FL-cDNAs in 8225 lines, and a database search classified the cDNAs into 5462 independent ones. Approximately 16.6% of FOX-rice lines examined showed altered growth or morphological characteristics. Three super-dwarf mutants overexpressed a novel gibberellin 2-oxidase gene, confirming the importance of this system. We also show here the other morphological alterations caused by individual FL-cDNA expression. These dominant phenotypes should be valuable indicators for gene discovery and functional analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 357-371 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Plant Molecular Biology |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords*
- Full-length cDNA
- Functional genomics
- Gain-of-function
- Oryza sativa
- Rice
- Transgenic plants
Field of Science*
- 1.6 Biological sciences
- 4.1 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database