Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The genus Utricularia belongs to Lentibulariaceae, the largest family of carnivorous plants, which includes terrestrial, epiphytic and aquatic species. The development of specialized structures that evolved for carnivory is a feature of this genus that has been of great interest to biologists since Darwin's early studies. Utricularia gibba is itself an aquatic plant with sophisticated bladder traps having one of the most complex suction mechanisms for trapping prey. However, the molecular characterization of the mechanisms that regulate trap development and the biophysical processes involved in prey trapping are still largely unknown due to the lack of a simple and reproducible gene transfer system.

Results

Here, we report the establishment of a simp

SUBMITTER: Oropeza-Aburto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7149871 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature