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P-13<br />
Ripening-related Ethylene Responsive Factor characterization by Agrobacterium-mediated<br />
stable gene transfer in grapevine<br />
A. Dal Ri*, L. Dalla Costa, V. Poletti, L. Martinelli, C. Moser<br />
IASMA Research <strong>and</strong> Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, S. Michele a/Adige I-<br />
38010, Italy<br />
*Corresponding author: ant1781.dalri@gmail.com<br />
The onset of ripening in grape is characterized by a dramatic transcriptional change, but<br />
knowledge of the regulatory circuits <strong>and</strong> the transcription factors involved in this important<br />
process is still lacking. Although the grape berry is considered a non climacteric fruit, there is<br />
evidence of ethylene playing a role in fruit ripening, <strong>and</strong> we have recently identified four<br />
ethylene responsive factor (ERF) genes which are transcriptionally modulated at the veràison<br />
phase. ERF1 <strong>and</strong> ERF062 genes showed a great increase of expression at this developmental<br />
stage <strong>and</strong> remained highly expressed during ripening, whereas ERF3b <strong>and</strong> ERF4 transcripts were<br />
very abundant in the green berries but showed a minimum of expression at veràison. These gene<br />
expression profiles suggest they are possibly involved in ripening regulation. In order to<br />
underst<strong>and</strong> the function of the ERF1 gene in grape, its over-expression <strong>and</strong> silencing were<br />
carried out by gene transfer technology in Vitis vinifera 'Brachetto'. The complete ERF1 coding<br />
sequence was cloned in pK7WG2 vector for over-expression, whereas a 209 bp ERF1 specific<br />
sequence was cloned in pK7GWIWG2 (II) for gene silencing. ‘Brachetto’ embryogenic callus<br />
was co-cultured for two days <strong>with</strong> Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain EHA105 carrying the<br />
binary vectors <strong>and</strong> then transferred to media <strong>with</strong> Timentin for Agrobacterium elimination <strong>and</strong><br />
subsequently <strong>with</strong> kanamycin for the selection. Putatively transgenic embryos have been<br />
regenerated <strong>and</strong> induced to convert into plantlets, <strong>and</strong> molecular assays will be necessary to<br />
evaluate transgene insertion, copy number quantification, <strong>and</strong> expression.<br />
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