Table 2

Summary of Agrobacterium strains and vectors used to investigate wheat transformation.

Agrobacterium strain (binary vector)
Chromosomal background
Ti plasmid
Opine classification
Additional vir genes on binary or helper plasmids
Binary type
Selectable and scorable marker on T-DNA. (Promoter shown in parentheses)

ABI (pMON18365) [17, 18]
C58
Disarmed pTiC58
Nopaline
pMON18365, none reported
normal-binary
nptII (E35S) GUS (E35S)
C58C1 (pPTN155) [15]
C58
Cured/disarmed?
Nopaline
pPTN155, none reported
normal-binary
nptII (35S) GUS (E35S)
AGL1 (pAL154/156) [21]
C58, RecA
pTiBo542 ΔT-DNA
Succinamopine
pAL154, 15.2 Kb fragment from pTiBo542 [47], pAL156, none
super-binary
bar (Ubi1) GUS (Ubi1)
AGL0 (pBGX1 and pTO134) [19]
C58
pTiBo542 ΔT-DNA
Succinamopine
pBGX1, none reported pTO134, none reported
normal-binary
hpt (35S) gfp (Ubi1)
bar (35S) sgfpS65T (35S)
AGL1 (pDM805)
C58, RecA
pTiBo542 ΔT
Succinamopine
pDM805, none reported
normal-binary
bar (Ubi1) GUS (Act1)







LBA4404 (pTOK233) [45]
Ach5
DNA Disarmed pAL4404
Octopine
pTOK233, extra copy of virB, virC and virG from pTiBo542 47, [48]
super-binary
hpt (35S) GUS (35S)
LBA4404 (pHK21) [20]
RecA Ach5
Disarmed pAL4404
Octopine
pHK21, extra copy of virB, virC and virG from pTiBo542 [47]
super-binary
bar (Ubi1) GUS (Ubi1)
AGL1 (pUNN-2) [46]
C58, RecA
pTiBo542 ΔT-DNA
Succinamopine
pUNN-2, none reported
normal-binary
nptII (Ubi1))
ABI (pMON30139 and others) [16]
C58
Disarmed pTiC58
Nopaline
pMON30139, none reported
normal-binary
aroA:CP4 (Act1) aroA:CP4 (e35S+ hsp intron)

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