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Transformation of monocot cells

Assignee: Bayer CropScience NV
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Filing: 1993-04-14
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Granted: 1997-10-21
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Expires: 2013-04-14
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Abstract

Abstract PCT No. PCT/EP93/00905 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 15, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 15, 1995 PCT Filed Apr. 14, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/21335 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 28, 1993A process for genetically transforming the nuclear genome of a cell of a rice plant, comprising the steps of: providing without any enzymatic pretreatment or mechanical cell wall removal a culture of aggregated suspension cells which are preplasmolyzed in a hypertonic buffer, transforming said cells by electroporating and optionally regenerating a transformed plant.

Inventors

  • 👤 Elke Gobel
  • 👤 Fumio Nakakido

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:30
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N5/00; C12N5/04; C12N15/00; C12N15/09; C12N15/63; C12N15/79; C12N15/82; C12N15/8201; C12N15/8206

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
A process for integration of a DNA fragment in the genome of a cell of a rice plant, comprising the steps of: providing without any enzymatic pretreatment or mechanical cell wall removal thereto, a culture of aggregated suspended intact plant cells; preplasmolyzing said culture of aggregated suspension plant cells by suspension in a hypertonic buffer; transforming cells from said culture with a DNA fragment by electroporation of said cells in the presence of said DNA fragment; optionally regenerating, from said transformed cell, a transformed phenotypically normal plant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
A process for integration of a DNA fragment in the genome of a cell of a rice plant, comprising the steps of: providing without any enzymatic pretreatment or mechanical cell wall removal thereto, a culture of aggregated suspended intact plant cells; preplasmolyzing said culture of aggregated suspension plant cells by suspension in a hypertonic buffer; transforming cells from said culture with a DNA fragment by electroporation of said cells in the presence of said DNA fragment; optionally regenerating, from said transformed cell, a transformed phenotypically normal plant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said culture of suspended plant cells, is a culture of suspended cell clumps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said culture of suspended plant cells, is a cell suspension culture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 3, wherein said culture of suspended plant cells, is a regenerable cell suspension culture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 3, wherein said culture of suspended plant cells, is an embryogenic cell suspension culture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said culture of suspended cells is not older than about four months.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said culture of suspended cells is not older than about three months.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said culture of suspended cells is transformed not later than about 25 days after initiation of said culture of suspended cells.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said culture of suspended cells is transformed not later than about 18 days after initiation of said culture of suspended cells.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said culture of suspended cells is transformed not later than about 12 days after initiation of said culture of suspended cells.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said culture of suspended cells is transformed not later than about 6 days after initiation of said culture of suspended cells.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said culture of suspended cells is transformed immediately after initiation of said culture of suspended cells.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process of claim 3, wherein 75% of the cells of said culture of suspended cell clumps have a normal chromosome number.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process of claim 3, wherein 80% of the cells of said culture of suspended cell clumps have a normal chromosome number.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process of claim 3, wherein 90% of the cells of said culture of suspended cell clumps have a normal chromosome number.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein said preplasmolysis is achieved by suspension in a hypertonic buffer for a period of about 15 minutes to about 3 hours.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of claim 16, wherein said preplasmolysis is achieved by suspension in a hypertonic buffer for a period of about 45 minutes to about 1.5 hours.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of anyone of claim 1-15, wherein said hypertonic buffer comprises mannitol at a concentration of at least 0.4M.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 37 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said electroporation is carried out in a cuvette containing: 30 to 150 mg of cell aggregates of said culture of suspended cells; and 5 to 30 μg of said DNA fragment.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process of claim 19, wherein said cuvette contains 75 to 100 mg of cell aggregates of said culture of suspended cells.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process of claim 19, wherein said cuvette contains 10 to 20 μg of said DNA fragment.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 39 words
The process of claim 19, wherein the electroporation is carried out by discharging a single pulse with an initial field strength of between 600 to 700 V/cm from a capacitor with a capacitance of between 800 to 900 μF.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process of claim 19, wherein said cuvette contains 100 to 200 μl of electroporation buffer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 23 words
The process of anyone of claims 1-15, wherein said culture of suspended plant cells is derived from rice cultivars Chiyonishiki, Nipponbare or Kochihibiki.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 16, wherein said culture of suspended plant cells is derived from rice cultivars Chiyonishiki, Nipponbare or Kochihibiki.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 22, wherein said culture of suspended plant cells is derived from rice cultivars Chiyonishiki, Nipponbare or Kochihibiki.

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