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Abstract

The herbicide glyphosate is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase in higher plants. A complementary DNA (cDNA) clone encoding EPSP synthase was isolated from a complementary DNA library of a glyphosate-tolerant Petunia hybrida cell line (MP4-G) that overproduces the enzyme. This cell line was shown to overproduce EPSP synthase messenger RNA as a result of a 20-fold amplification of the gene. A chimeric EPSP synthase gene was constructed with the use of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35 S promoter to attain high level expression of EPSP synthase and introduced into petunia cells. Transformed petunia cells as well as regenerated transgenic plants were tolerant to glyphosate.

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Shah, D. M., Horsch, R. B., Klee, H. J., Kishore, G. M., Winter, J. A., Tumer, N. E., Hironaka, C. M., Sanders, P. R., Gasser, C. S., Aykent, S., Siegel, N. R., Rogers, S. G., & Fraley, R. T. (1986). Engineering Herbicide Tolerance in Transgenic Plants. Science, 233(4762), 478–481.

Authors 13
  1. Dilip M. Shah (first)
  2. Robert B. Horsch (additional)
  3. Harry J. Klee (additional)
  4. Ganesh M. Kishore (additional)
  5. Jill A. Winter (additional)
  6. Nilgun E. Tumer (additional)
  7. Cathy M. Hironaka (additional)
  8. Patricia R. Sanders (additional)
  9. Charles S. Gasser (additional)
  10. Serdar Aykent (additional)
  11. Ned R. Siegel (additional)
  12. Stephen G. Rogers (additional)
  13. Robert T. Fraley (additional)
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@article{Shah_1986, title={Engineering Herbicide Tolerance in Transgenic Plants}, volume={233}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.233.4762.478}, DOI={10.1126/science.233.4762.478}, number={4762}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Shah, Dilip M. and Horsch, Robert B. and Klee, Harry J. and Kishore, Ganesh M. and Winter, Jill A. and Tumer, Nilgun E. and Hironaka, Cathy M. and Sanders, Patricia R. and Gasser, Charles S. and Aykent, Serdar and Siegel, Ned R. and Rogers, Stephen G. and Fraley, Robert T.}, year={1986}, month=jul, pages={478–481} }