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Article Dans Une Revue Research in Microbiology Année : 2010

Long-term persistence and bacterial transformation potential of transplastomic plant DNA in soil

Alessandra Pontiroli
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John Poté
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Walter Wildi
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Elizabeth Kay
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The long-term physical persistence and biological activity of transplastomic plant DNA (transgenes contained in the chloroplast genome) either purified and added to soil or naturally released by decaying tobacco leaves in soil was determined. Soil microcosms were amended with transplastomic tobacco leaves or purified plant DNA and incubated for up to 4 years. Total DNA was extracted from soil and the number of transgenes (aadA, which confers resistance to both spectinomycin and streptomycin) was quantified by quantitative PCR. The biological activity of these transgenes was assessed by transformation in the bacterial strain Acinetobacter sp. BD413(pBAB2) in vitro. While the proportion of transgenes recovered increased with the increasing amount of transplastomic DNA added, plant DNA was rapidly degraded over time. The number of transgenes recovered decreased about 10,000 fold within 2 weeks. Data reveal, however, that a small fraction of the plant DNA escaped degradation. Transgene sequences were still detected after 4 years and transformation assays showed that extracted DNA remained biologically active and could still transform competent cells of Acinetobacter sp. BD413(pBAB2). The approach presented here quantified the number of transgenes (based on quantitative PCR of 50% of the gene) released and persisting in the environment over time and provided new insights into the fate of transgenic plant DNA in soil. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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hal-00539229 , version 1 (24-11-2010)

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Alessandra Pontiroli, Maria Teresa Ceccherini, John Poté, Walter Wildi, Elizabeth Kay, et al.. Long-term persistence and bacterial transformation potential of transplastomic plant DNA in soil. Research in Microbiology, 2010, 161 (5), pp.326-334. ⟨10.1016/j.resmic.2010.04.009⟩. ⟨hal-00539229⟩
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