About Lesson
- Ti plasmid has a T-DNA region (15-24 kb) which is bounded by a pair of 24 bp repeats. T-DNA carries genes for auxin, cytokinins and opine synthesis which are responsible for tumor formation.
- Transfer of T-DNA depends on 35 kb virulence (vir) region of the Ti plasmid.
- The protein products of these genes respond to phenolics to generate a copy of T-DNA and mediate its transfer into the cell.
- The T-DNA when transferred from the Agrobacterium to the plant cell integrates with the chromosome, and the plant cells which are affected begin to synthesize opines, auxins and cytokinins.
- Plant wound exudates contain phenolics, which attract Agrobacterium and induce virgenes.
- The exogenous DNA is inserted into the T-DNA region of the Ti plasmid by homologous recombination using an intermediate vector system or directly using binary vectors.
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