PMID- 23050791 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130425 LR - 20211021 IS - 1469-8137 (Electronic) IS - 0028-646X (Print) IS - 0028-646X (Linking) VI - 196 IP - 4 DP - 2012 Dec TI - Suppression of Ku70/80 or Lig4 leads to decreased stable transformation and enhanced homologous recombination in rice. PG - 1048-1059 LID - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04350.x [doi] AB - Evidence for the involvement of the nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway in Agrobacterium-mediated transferred DNA (T-DNA) integration into the genome of the model plant Arabidopsis remains inconclusive. Having established a rapid and highly efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system in rice (Oryza sativa) using scutellum-derived calli, we examined here the involvement of the NHEJ pathway in Agrobacterium-mediated stable transformation in rice. Rice calli from OsKu70, OsKu80 and OsLig4 knockdown (KD) plants were infected with Agrobacterium harboring a sensitive emerald luciferase (LUC) reporter construct to evaluate stable expression and a green fluorescent protein (GFP) construct to monitor transient expression of T-DNA. Transient expression was not suppressed, but stable expression was reduced significantly, in KD plants. Furthermore, KD-Ku70 and KD-Lig4 calli exhibited an increase in the frequency of homologous recombination (HR) compared with control calli. In addition, suppression of OsKu70, OsKu80 and OsLig4 induced the expression of HR-related genes on treatment with DNA-damaging agents. Our findings suggest strongly that NHEJ is involved in Agrobacterium-mediated stable transformation in rice, and that there is a competitive and complementary relationship between the NHEJ and HR pathways for DNA double-strand break repair in rice. CI - (c) 2012 The Authors. New Phytologist (c) 2012 New Phytologist Trust. FAU - Nishizawa-Yokoi, Ayako AU - Nishizawa-Yokoi A AD - Plant Genome Engineering Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan. FAU - Nonaka, Satoko AU - Nonaka S AD - Plant Genome Engineering Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan. AD - Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan. FAU - Saika, Hiroaki AU - Saika H AD - Plant Genome Engineering Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan. FAU - Kwon, Yong-Ik AU - Kwon YI AD - Plant Genome Engineering Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan. AD - Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, 641-12 Maioka-cho, Yokohama, 244-0813, Japan. FAU - Osakabe, Keishi AU - Osakabe K AD - Plant Genome Engineering Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan. AD - Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, Shimo-Okubo 255, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, 338-8570, Japan. FAU - Toki, Seiichi AU - Toki S AD - Plant Genome Engineering Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan. AD - Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, 641-12 Maioka-cho, Yokohama, 244-0813, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121010 PL - England TA - New Phytol JT - The New phytologist JID - 9882884 RN - 0 (DNA, Bacterial) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) RN - 0 (T-DNA) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) RN - EC 3.6.4.- (DNA Helicases) RN - EC 6.5.1.- (DNA Ligases) RN - EC 6.5.1.1 (DNA Ligase ATP) SB - IM MH - Agrobacterium/genetics MH - DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded MH - DNA End-Joining Repair/genetics MH - DNA Helicases/*genetics/metabolism MH - DNA Ligase ATP MH - DNA Ligases/genetics/metabolism MH - DNA Repair MH - DNA, Bacterial MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Plant MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - *Homologous Recombination MH - Oryza/*genetics/metabolism MH - Plant Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Plants, Genetically Modified MH - *Transformation, Genetic PMC - PMC3532656 EDAT- 2012/10/12 06:00 MHDA- 2013/04/26 06:00 CRDT- 2012/10/12 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/08/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/04/26 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04350.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - New Phytol. 2012 Dec;196(4):1048-1059. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04350.x. Epub 2012 Oct 10.