The following table gives information about
gene addition projects that
have been done with plants. The gene, source organism, and characteristic
conferred on transformed plants is given.
|
Gene for |
Source Organism |
Characteristic conferred on transformed plants |
|
delta-Endotoxin |
Bacillus thuringiensis |
Insect resistance |
|
Proteinase inhibitors |
Various legumes |
Insect resistance |
|
Chitinase |
Rice |
Fungal resistance |
|
Glucanase |
Alfalfa |
Fungal resistance |
|
Ribosome-inactivating protein |
Barley |
Fungal resistance |
|
Ornithine carbamoyltransferase |
Pseudomonas syringe |
Bacterial resistance |
|
Virus coat proteins |
Various viruses |
Virus resistance |
|
Satellite RNA's |
Various viruses |
Virus resistance |
|
2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase |
Rat |
Virus resistance |
|
Mutant form of 5-enolpyruvyl-shikimic acid 3-phosphate synthase |
Salmonella typhimurium |
Herbicide resistance |
|
Phosphinothricin acetyl transferase |
Streptomyces hygroscopicus |
Herbicide resistance |
|
Ribonuclease |
Bacillus amyloliquesfaciens |
Male sterility |
|
Methionine-rich protein |
Brazil nuts |
improved S content |
|
Thaumatin |
Thaumatococcus danielli |
Sweetness |
|
Monellin |
Thaumatococcus danielli |
Sweetness |
|
Stearyl-CoA desaturase |
Rat |
Higher monounsaturated fatty acid content |
This table was taken from "Gene Cloning an introduction" (3rd
Edition)
written by T.A. Brown and published by Stanley Thornes Ltd.
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Created by Matthew Kuure-Kinsey and Beth McCooey for Biochemical Engineering Fall 2000