Abstract:
PURPOSE: A transformant having high content of methionine using perilla-derived seed storage protein is provided to specifically overexpress PrLeg in potato tuber and produce crops having rich necessary amino acid content. CONSTITUTION: An expression vector contains a gene of perilla-derived seed storage protein. A promoter of a gene for tuber-specific expression is Patatin promoter derived from potato. The gene of seed storage protein is nucleic acid encoding PrLeg protein. The expression vector is CaMV35S::PrLeg/pSJ001, or Patatin::PrLeg/pSJpatatin01. A method for preparing a transformant having high content of methionine comprises: a step of preparing the expression vector; a step of transforming plant tissue with the expression vector; and a step of selecting transformant in which the expression vector is introduced.
Abstract:
Provided is a method for preparing a transformed potato which includes the increased contents of vitamin C in a tuber and a leaf, and improve resistivity to external stress so that the transformed potato grows up well. A transformed potato is transformed to a dihydroascorbate reductase gene derived from a hairy root of sesame. The increased amount of dihydroascorbate reductase gene is expressed in a leaf of the potato when compared with a wild potato under promoter control of a gene for general expression. The promoter of the gene for general expression is a CaMV35S promoter. The increased amount of dihydroascorbate reductase gene is expressed in a tuber of the potato when compared with the wild potato under promoter control of a gene for tuber specific expression. The promoter of the gene for tuber specific expression is a promoter of a patatin gene.