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Human Protein C (hPC) is a vitamin K-dependent serine protease that has a critical role in the naturally-occurring anticoagulant pathway. Upon activation of the zymogen by thrombin at the endothelial cell surface, the active form of hPC has anticoagulant activity in hemostasis due to its ability to inactivate factors Va and VIIIa. For biological activity, hPC requires several post-translational modifications including proteolytic cleavage, disulfide bond formation, b-hydroxylation, g-carboxylation, and N-linked glycosylation. Plants have the eukaryotic protein modifying mechanisms required for many human proteins and may provide a safe, cost-effective system for producing hPC on a large-scale basis. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is particularly well suited for use as a bioreactor for high-value recombinant proteins. Tobacco is one of the easiest plants to transform, it is an excellent biomass producer and can produce up to a million seeds from a single genetically engineered plant. Previous attempts to produce hPC in tobacco were limited by expression levels. The overall goal of the research was to develop transgenic plants that express hPC at higher levels. A cDNA encoding hPC was fused to an enhanced constitutive 35S promoter (35SDE ) and introduced into a plant transformation vector. The hPC construct was introduced into tobacco leaf disks using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation, and 30 transgenic plants were generated. Stable integration of the hPC gene construct into the tobacco genome and transgene copy number were determined by genomic Southern hybridization and segregation analyses. The majority of transgenic plants expressed the hPC transgene based on RNA analyses by northern hybridization. Plants utilizing the enhanced 35S promoter had equivalent levels of expression to previously generated hPC-containing plants. A variety of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies raised against hPC were tested for detection of hPC standards and tobacco-synthesized hPC by western immunoblotting. Novel proteins in the size range of hPC heavy chain cross-reacted with anti-heavy chain hPC antibodies in 35SDE:hPC plants. Thus, plants may be capable of synthesizing hPC and proteolytically processing it to light and heavy chains. Although further experiments will be required to confirm the identity of these putative hPC proteins in tobacco, these result suggest that analyses of hPC expressed in plants have been limited by effective tools for detecting the hPC gene product rather than expression levels determined by the transgene promoter. / Master of Science

Orientador: Sérgio Hugo Benez / Banca: Paulo Roberto Arbex Silva / Banca: Luiz Malcon Mano de Mello / Banca: Silvio José Bicudo / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência dos preparos: grade intermediaria, cultivo mínimo e plantio direto na produtividade e demanda energética de dois cultivares de soja transgênica e uma cultivar não transgênica. O preparo do solo visa à melhoria das suas condições físicas, químicas e biológicas. Objetivando com isso uma boa emergência e desenvolvimento das plantas. Os diferentes tipos de preparo do solo podem interferir nas características agronômicas e produtividade das plantas e no uso de energia, o que pode ocasionar variação nos custos de produção. Plantas geneticamente modificadas podem ser uma das alternativas quanto à redução de custo de produção das lavouras por reduzirem as aplicações de defensivos, possibilitando alta produtividade das mesmas com menor impacto ambiental. O ensaio foi conduzido no ano agrícola 2010/2011, na Fazenda Experimental Lageado, pertencente à Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas - UNESP, localizada no município de Botucatu - SP, em área cultivada em sistema de plantio direto há 12 anos. O delineamento experimental foi realizado em fatorial 3x3, em blocos casualizados, os tratamentos foram constituídos de três sistemas de preparo de solo, cultivo mínimo, preparo com grade intermediaria e plantio direto e três cultivares de soja: MGBR-46 Conquista (convencional), Valiosa RR (Transgênica) e Dow 5D688 RR (Transgênica). Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade. Com os resultados analisados pôde-se observar que houve diferença significativa entre os tratamentos, tanto para preparo do solo... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Preparation of soil for crops intends to improve its physical and chemical conditions, this way it aims at a good emergence and development of plants. However, the different types of preparation may interfere in the agronomic characteristics of plants, in productivity and energy use; they also influence the machines' fuel consumption, which can cause variation in production costs. Genetically modified plants can be an alternative for reducing the production cost of tilling, enabling their high productivity, with less environmental impact. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the tillage of conventional soil, minimum tillage, and no-tillage on transgenic and conventional soybean productivity, as well as its energetic demand in the three tillage systems. The experiment was carried out during the agricultural year 2010/2011, at the Experimental Farm Lagedo, which belongs to Faculty of Agronomic Sciences - UNESP, located in Botucatu - SP, in area cultivated in no-tillage system for 12 years. The experiment was conducted in a 3x3 factorial, in randomized blocks, in which the factors were three systems of tillage, minimum tillage, conventional tillage and no-tillage and three soybean cultivars: MGBR-46 Conquista (conventional), Valiosa RR (transgenic) and Dow 5d688 RR (transgenic). The data were subjected to analysis of variance by Tukey test at 5% probability. With the analyzed results, a significant... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

In mature chloroplasts, the DNA (cpDNA) is surrounded by a potentially genotoxic environment that would make the mitochondrial DNA milieu look like a “nadree” (picnic). And yet, the slower evolution of cpDNA compared to other cellular genomes suggests that this organelle must have efficient mechanisms for repairing DNA. Unfortunately, those mechanisms have been barely noted, much less studied. This dissertation describes a novel approach that was developed to study how chloroplasts of Arabidopsis repair the most severe form of DNA damage, a double-strand break (described in Chapter 2). The success with this approach also prompted the development of a new method for site-specific modification of tobacco cpDNA that is described in Chapter 3. To study the consequences and repair of a break in the circular plastid genome, we developed an inducible system based on a psbA-intron endonuclease from Chlamydomonas (I-CreII) that specifically cleaves the psbA gene of Arabidopsis. The protein was targeted to the chloroplast using the rbcS1 transit peptide, and activation of the nuclear gene was made dependent on an exogenous inducer (β-estradiol). In Chlamydomonas, I-CreII cleavage at psbA was repaired, in the absence of the intron, by homologous recombination between repeated sequences (20-60 bp) that are abundant in that genome. By comparison, Arabidopsis cpDNA is very repeat-poor. Nonetheless, phenotypically strong and weak transgenic lines were obtained, and shown to correlate with I-CreII expression levels. Southern blot hybridizations indicated a substantial loss of psbA, but not cpDNA as a whole, in the strongly-expressing line. PCR analysis identified deletions nested around the I-CreII cleavage site that were indicative of repair using microhomology (6-12 bp perfect repeats, or 10-16 bp with mismatches) or no homology. The results provide evidence of alternative repair pathways in the Arabidopsis chloroplast that resemble the nuclear microhomology-mediated and nonhomologous end-joining pathways, in terms of the homology requirement. Moreover, when taken together with the results from Chlamydomonas, plus other considerations, the data suggests that an evolutionary relationship may exist between the repeat structure of cpDNA and the organelle’s ability to repair broken chromosomes. Taking advantage of the inducible I-CreII system, I developed a method to delete defined regions of cpDNA in tobacco, which was named DREEM (for direct repeat and endonuclease mediated). Chloroplast transformation was used to introduce an I-CreII cleavage site adjacent to an aadA:gfp marker and flanked by a direct repeat of 84 bp. When chloroplast-targeted I-CreII was induced with β-estradiol during germination, complete loss of the aadA:gfp marker occurred by SSA-type repair involving the 84-bp direct repeat. I obtained additional evidence for DREEM effectiveness by deleting 3.5 kb of native cpDNA that included part of the large ycf1 gene. DREEM can be used for other modifications besides gene deletions, partly because it is seamless and leaves no trace of introduced DNA. Since expression of the endonuclease is controlled by steroid application (and concentration), and the deleted cpDNA is probably destroyed during the SSA process, this inducible gene-ablation technique could enable the study of essential chloroplast genes in vivo. / text

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A produção de papel e celulose representa um importante componente do setor industrial brasileiro, com perspectivas a expandir-se nos próximos anos, sendo o Brasil o principal produtor de celulose a partir de eucalipto. A técnica de transformação genética pode contribuir significativamente para introduzir caracteres de interesse econômico que permitam: aumentar a produtividade da cultura, resistência a doenças e melhorar a qualidade da madeira. Os sistemas de transformação genética requerem um sistema de regeneração de plantasin vitro eficiente associado a um sistema de integração estável do transgene ao genoma das mesmas. Por este motivo o trabalho foi dividido em duas etapas. A primeira parte foi orientada para o desenvolvimento de um sistema de regeneração eficiente e reproduzível por organogênese indireta tanto para E. grandis como para o híbrido E. grandis x E. urophylla. Foram realizados experimentos para avaliar-se o efeito dos diferentes tipos de explantes, genótipos, concentrações de reguladores de crescimento e taxa regenerativa de diferentes clones. A regeneração de cotilédones e folhas de plântulas apresentou uma eficiência de 30 % e 25 respectivamente. Além destes sistemas, o protocolo de regeneração a partir de folhas de clones comerciais de E. grandis mostrou-se bastante eficiente. Na segunda parte do trabalho desenvolveu-se a metodologia de transformação genética de E. grandis e E. grandis x E. urophylla, via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. O efeito de diferentes tempos de pré-cultivo dos explantes, tempo de sonicação, influência dos meios de co-cultivo e dos agentes seletivos, foram avaliados. As sementes pré-cultivadas durante 2 e 15 dias apresentaram as maiores porcentagens de expressão da???? -glucuronidase (GUS) (21,7 e 37,4 %, respectivamente), quando sonicadas. As sementes pré-cultivadas por 2 dias apresentaram mais de 90 % das áreas transformadas localizadas nos cotilédones e no colo. Já as sementes pré-tratadas por 15 e 17 dias apresentaram 60 % das áreas de transformação localizadas no primeiro par de folhas. A condição mais adequada para a transformação de cotilédones foi a sonicação por 120 s, de sementes pré-cultivadas por 2 dias, sendo o melhor meio de co-cultivo o MS. Plantas transgênicas de E. grandis e E. grandis x E. urophylla foram obtidas, abrindo assim uma grande perspectiva na área de melhoramento do eucalipto, com a introdução das técnicas de transformação gênica. / The pulp and paper industry is an important sector of Brazilian industry, showing good perspectives of expansion, once Brazil is the main cellulose producer from Eucalyptus. Genetic transformation may contribute to increase productivity by the introduction of desirable traits, such as pest resistance and improvement of wood quality. However, the prerequisite for the success of the transformation strategy is the establishment of an efficient, in vitro, regeneration system. The recovery of transgenic plants is only possible from cells that respond to both processes: the integration of the transgene and also the plant regeneration. Hence, this work was divided in two phases. The first study was carried out to develop an efficient and reproducible regeneration system by indirect organogenesis of E. grandis and the hybrid E. grandis x E. urophylla. The experiments were organized to evaluate the effect of the different seedling explants, genotypes, hormonal concentration and regenerative rate of clonal material. The regeneration efficiency of cotyledons and leaves of seedling explants was around 30 % and 25 %, respectively. In addition, an efficient regeneration protocol of Eucalyptus grandis was developed which uses leaf explants from clonal plants. In the second study the procedure for genetic transformation of E. grandis and E. grandis X E. urophylla using Agrobacterium is described. Several experimental parameters were evaluated such as the length of precultivation, the sonication effect, the cocultivation media and the selective agents. Germinating seeds of 2 and 15 days had the highest percentage of ? -glucuronidase (GUS) expression (21.7% and 37.4%, respectively), when sonicated. Germinating seeds imbibed for 2 days showed over 90% of the blue sectors localized in cotyledons and in the intersection of the hypocotyls and roots, whereas, seedlings that had germinated for 15-17 days had an average of 60% of the transformed sectors localized in the first pair of leaves. The best condition for an efficient genetic transformation was 2-day precultivation, associated with 120-s sonication and MS media for cocultivation. Transgenic plants of E. grandis and E. grandis x E. urophylla were obtained by this method, opening an important perspective for the breeding of Eucalyptus through genetic transformation techniques.

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A produção de papel e celulose representa um importante componente do setor industrial brasileiro, com perspectivas a expandir-se nos próximos anos, sendo o Brasil o principal produtor de celulose a partir de eucalipto. A técnica de transformação genética pode contribuir significativamente para introduzir caracteres de interesse econômico que permitam: aumentar a produtividade da cultura, resistência a doenças e melhorar a qualidade da madeira. Os sistemas de transformação genética requerem um sistema de regeneração de plantasin vitro eficiente associado a um sistema de integração estável do transgene ao genoma das mesmas. Por este motivo o trabalho foi dividido em duas etapas. A primeira parte foi orientada para o desenvolvimento de um sistema de regeneração eficiente e reproduzível por organogênese indireta tanto para E. grandis como para o híbrido E. grandis x E. urophylla. Foram realizados experimentos para avaliar-se o efeito dos diferentes tipos de explantes, genótipos, concentrações de reguladores de crescimento e taxa regenerativa de diferentes clones. A regeneração de cotilédones e folhas de plântulas apresentou uma eficiência de 30 % e 25 respectivamente. Além destes sistemas, o protocolo de regeneração a partir de folhas de clones comerciais de E. grandis mostrou-se bastante eficiente. Na segunda parte do trabalho desenvolveu-se a metodologia de transformação genética de E. grandis e E. grandis x E. urophylla, via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. O efeito de diferentes tempos de pré-cultivo dos explantes, tempo de sonicação, influência dos meios de co-cultivo e dos agentes seletivos, foram avaliados. As sementes pré-cultivadas durante 2 e 15 dias apresentaram as maiores porcentagens de expressão da???? -glucuronidase (GUS) (21,7 e 37,4 %, respectivamente), quando sonicadas. As sementes pré-cultivadas por 2 dias apresentaram mais de 90 % das áreas transformadas localizadas nos cotilédones e no colo. Já as sementes pré-tratadas por 15 e 17 dias apresentaram 60 % das áreas de transformação localizadas no primeiro par de folhas. A condição mais adequada para a transformação de cotilédones foi a sonicação por 120 s, de sementes pré-cultivadas por 2 dias, sendo o melhor meio de co-cultivo o MS. Plantas transgênicas de E. grandis e E. grandis x E. urophylla foram obtidas, abrindo assim uma grande perspectiva na área de melhoramento do eucalipto, com a introdução das técnicas de transformação gênica. / The pulp and paper industry is an important sector of Brazilian industry, showing good perspectives of expansion, once Brazil is the main cellulose producer from Eucalyptus. Genetic transformation may contribute to increase productivity by the introduction of desirable traits, such as pest resistance and improvement of wood quality. However, the prerequisite for the success of the transformation strategy is the establishment of an efficient, in vitro, regeneration system. The recovery of transgenic plants is only possible from cells that respond to both processes: the integration of the transgene and also the plant regeneration. Hence, this work was divided in two phases. The first study was carried out to develop an efficient and reproducible regeneration system by indirect organogenesis of E. grandis and the hybrid E. grandis x E. urophylla. The experiments were organized to evaluate the effect of the different seedling explants, genotypes, hormonal concentration and regenerative rate of clonal material. The regeneration efficiency of cotyledons and leaves of seedling explants was around 30 % and 25 %, respectively. In addition, an efficient regeneration protocol of Eucalyptus grandis was developed which uses leaf explants from clonal plants. In the second study the procedure for genetic transformation of E. grandis and E. grandis X E. urophylla using Agrobacterium is described. Several experimental parameters were evaluated such as the length of precultivation, the sonication effect, the cocultivation media and the selective agents. Germinating seeds of 2 and 15 days had the highest percentage of ? -glucuronidase (GUS) expression (21.7% and 37.4%, respectively), when sonicated. Germinating seeds imbibed for 2 days showed over 90% of the blue sectors localized in cotyledons and in the intersection of the hypocotyls and roots, whereas, seedlings that had germinated for 15-17 days had an average of 60% of the transformed sectors localized in the first pair of leaves. The best condition for an efficient genetic transformation was 2-day precultivation, associated with 120-s sonication and MS media for cocultivation. Transgenic plants of E. grandis and E. grandis x E. urophylla were obtained by this method, opening an important perspective for the breeding of Eucalyptus through genetic transformation techniques.

Une meilleure compréhension de la physiologie de la semence des céréales constitue certainement un moyen pour améliorer et développer de nouvelles variétés capables de correspondre aux besoins économiques et écologiques du moment. Les rédoxines constituent des marqueurs intéressants pour appréhender la qualité technologique et germinative du grain de blé en particulier. Le criblage des banques de données a permis d’isoler des isoformes de ces rédoxines. Cette étude a confirmé l’implication des thiorédoxines dans la réduction des protéines de réserve du blé et de maïs. Elle a permis de mettre en évidence un autre rôle de certains isoformes de thiorédoxines h dans la formation de polymères de hauts poids moléculaires. L'inhibition de l’expression de gènes par interférence ADN montre que les thiorédoxines et les glutarédoxines sont impliquées dans la protection contre le stress oxydatif chez le blé. De même, l'application d’un stress biotique simulé par la laminarine a permis de discriminer l'implication de différents marqueurs du stress, et de montrer en particulier que la 1-Cys-Prx peut être considérée comme un indicateur de l'état redox du grain pendant la germination. La mise en place d’une méthode simple et efficace de transformation des céréales via Agrobacterium, constitue un moyen pour comprendre davantage le rôle de ces rédoxines dans la gestion des stress, et les éventuelles conséquences sur la qualité technologique du grain. / A better understanding of the physiology of seed cereal constitutes certainly a means to improve and develop new varieties capable of corresponding to the actual economic and ecological needs. Redoxins are interesting markers to apprehend the technological and germinative quality of wheat seed in particular. The screening of data banks allowed isolating isoforms of these redoxins. This study confirmed the implication of thioredoxins in the reduction of storage proteins in wheat and corn seeds. It allowed to bring to light another role of some thioredoxins h isoforms in the formation of high molecular weights polymers. The inhibition of the expression of genes by DNA interference shows that thioredoxins and glutaredoxins are involved in the protection against oxidative stress in wheat. Also, the application of a biotic stress simulated by laminarin allowed to discriminate the implication of various stress markers, and to highlight in particular that the 1-Cys-Prx can be considered as an indicator of the redox state of the grain during germination and seedling. The implementation of a simple and effective method of transformation of cereal via Agrobacterium constitutes a means to understand more on the role of these redoxins in the management of the stress, and the possible consequences on the technological quality of the seed.