The Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase Gene as a Conditional Negative-Selection Marker Gene in
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l h e human herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase type 1 gene (HSVtk) acts as a conditional lethal marker in mammalian cells. The HSVtk-encoded enzyme is able to phosphorylate certain nucleoside analogs (e.g. ganciclovir, an antiherpetic drug), thus converting them to toxic DNA replication inhibitors. l h e utility of HSVtk as a conditional negative-selection marker was explored in Arabidopsis thaliana (1.) Heynh. HSVtk was introduced into Arabidopsis by Agrobaderium-mediated transformation. lransgenic plants were morphologically indistinguishable from wild type and exhibited normal fertility. Canciclovir at lO-’ to 10-4 M drastically reduced shoot regeneration on transgenic, HSVtk+ root explants or callus formation on HSVtk+ leaf explants but did not affect the wild-type cultures. lhere was a 35-fold reduction in shoot regeneration 8 d after transfer to shoot-induction medium. Negative selection against HSVtk activity along with kanamycin selection was also efficient in Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer experiments. Shoot regeneration was 25 times lower on double-selective (ganciclovir plus kanamycin) plates than in the kanamycin control. This regeneration rate in double-selective plates is in the range of the frequency of shoots normally escaping kanamycin selection in Arabidopsis cultures.
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