scholarly journals A glutathione s-transferase confers herbicide tolerance in rice

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingzhang Hu

Plant glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) have been a focus of attention due to their role in herbicide detoxification. OsGSTL2 is a glutathione S-transferase, lambda class gene from rice (Oryza sativa L.). Transgenic rice plants over-expressing OsGSTL2 were generated from rice calli by the use of an Agrobacterium transformation system, and were screened by a combination of hygromycin resistance, PCR and Southern blot analysis. In the vegetative tissues of transgenic rice plants, the over-expression of OsGSTL2 not only increased levels of OsGSTL2 transcripts, but also GST and GPX expression, while reduced superoxide. Transgenic rice plants also showed higher tolerance to glyphosate and chlorsulfuron, which often contaminate agricultural fields. The findings demonstrate the detoxification role of OsGSTL2 in the growth and development of rice plants. It should be possible to apply the present results to crops for developing herbicide tolerance and for limiting herbicide contamination in the food chain.

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideyuki Takahashi ◽  
Yuji Hotta ◽  
Mitsunori Hayashi ◽  
Maki Kawai-Yamada ◽  
Setsuko Komatsu ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 1378-1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maki Katsuhara ◽  
Kazuki Koshio ◽  
Mineo Shibasaka ◽  
Yasuyuki Hayashi ◽  
Takahiko Hayakawa ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 785-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Ye Jiang ◽  
Ritu Bhalla ◽  
Rengasamy Ramamoorthy ◽  
Hong-Fen Luan ◽  
Prasanna Nori Venkatesh ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 1190
Author(s):  
Yun-Peng WANG ◽  
Jing-Yong MA ◽  
Rui MA ◽  
Jian MA ◽  
Wen-Guo LIU

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