Seed ecology of Lepidosperma scabrum (Cyperaceae), a dryland sedge from Western Australia with physiological seed dormancy

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 643 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Heat Shock ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
High Germination ◽  
Smoke Water

Lepidosperma scabrum is a common understorey species currently required for urban bushland restoration, although its propagation has been highly problematic. In this context, the overall aims of the present study were to (1) document key characteristics for seed-dormancy classification; (2) assess the effectiveness of different germination-promoting treatments; and (3) quantify changes in nutlet fill, dormancy and germination following soil storage under natural and nursery conditions. Initial investigations found that naturally shed nutlets (the natural germination unit) have high seed fill and viability (>90.0%) and a small (~468 µm) capitate embryo that readily grew (>95.0%) when extracted and cultured in vitro. Intact nutlets also imbibed moisture to a similar percentage (15.0 ± 1.4%) as nicked nutlets (18.0 ± 1.8%). Fresh nutlets germinated only in response to heat shock (100°C for 10 min), which was enhanced with additional treatment with 2.89 mM gibberellic acid (13.3%), 10% v/v smoke water (16. 6%) or a combination of both (23.3%). Nutlets placed into a burial trial maintained viability for 3 years and started to germinate (19.9 ± 9.5%) in response to smoke water by the third winter season. Heat shock was also found to significantly improve germination (81.1 ± 4.2%) for soil-aged nutlets. The present study is the first report of high germination from intact nutlets of any Lepidosperma spp. and provides practical techniques for the large-scale production of plants for horticulture and restoration.

Optimizing in vitro large scale production of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) by liquid medium culture

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Cavallaro ◽  
Cristina Patanè ◽  
Salvatore L. Cosentino ◽  
Isabella Di Silvestro ◽  
Venera Copani
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Medium ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Arundo Donax ◽  
Giant Reed ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Medium Culture ◽  
Arundo Donax L

Large-scale production of polyoma middle T antigen by using genetically engineered tumors

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1795-1799
Author(s):  
D R Kaplan ◽  
B Bockus ◽  
T M Roberts ◽  
J Bolen ◽  
M Israel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nude Mice ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
T Antigen ◽  
Genetically Engineered ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Metallothionein Promoter ◽  
Polyoma Middle T Antigen ◽  
Nih 3T3

A recombinant plasmid containing a metallothionein promoter-polyoma middle T cDNA fusion was constructed and used to transfect NIH 3T3 cells. Transformed cells expressing middle T were injected into nude mice. Within 3 weeks, each mouse produced tumors containing middle T equivalent to that in 250 to 1,000 100-mm dishes of polyomavirus-infected cells. This middle T, partially purified by immunoaffinity chromatography, retained activity as measured by its ability to be phosphorylated in vitro. The combined approach of fusing strong promoters to genes of interest and utilizing nude mice to grow large quantities of cells expressing the gene provides a quick, inexpensive alternative to other expression systems.

scholarly journals Production of Phytotoxic Metabolite Using Biphasic Fermentation System from Strain C1136 of Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae, a Potential Bioherbicidal Agent

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-377
Author(s):  
Charles Oluwaseun ADETUNJI ◽  
Julius Kola OLOKE ◽  
Gandham PRASAD ◽  
Moses ABALAKA ◽  
Emenike Onyebum IROKANULO
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Wild Strain ◽  
Fermentation Medium ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Phytotoxic Metabolite ◽  
Biphasic Fermentation

Formulation of effective and environmental friendly bioherbicides depends on the type of fermentation medium used for the production of phytotoxic metabolites. The effect of biomass, colony forming unit and the phytotoxic metabolite produced from the biphasic fermentation was carried out, while the phytotoxic metabolite was  tested in vivo and in-vitro on Echinochola crus-galli and dicotyledonous Chromolaena odorata. The mutant strain of Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae C1136 (Lp90) produced the highest amount of conidia and the largest necrotic area on the two tested weeds when compared to its wild strain in the different biphasic media combinations. The study revealed that the biphasic system containing PDB + rice produced the highest bioherbicidal activities. Therefore, the phytotoxic metabolites from strain C1136 are suggested for large scale production of bioherbicides for the management of weeds in conventional farming to improve yield and enhance food security.

scholarly journals Large-scale production of polyoma middle T antigen by using genetically engineered tumors.

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1795-1799 ◽  
Author(s):  
D R Kaplan ◽  
B Bockus ◽  
T M Roberts ◽  
J Bolen ◽  
M Israel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nude Mice ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
T Antigen ◽  
Genetically Engineered ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Metallothionein Promoter ◽  
Polyoma Middle T Antigen ◽  
Nih 3T3

A recombinant plasmid containing a metallothionein promoter-polyoma middle T cDNA fusion was constructed and used to transfect NIH 3T3 cells. Transformed cells expressing middle T were injected into nude mice. Within 3 weeks, each mouse produced tumors containing middle T equivalent to that in 250 to 1,000 100-mm dishes of polyomavirus-infected cells. This middle T, partially purified by immunoaffinity chromatography, retained activity as measured by its ability to be phosphorylated in vitro. The combined approach of fusing strong promoters to genes of interest and utilizing nude mice to grow large quantities of cells expressing the gene provides a quick, inexpensive alternative to other expression systems.

scholarly journals Transcriptome profiling of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebellar organoids reveals faster commitment under dynamic conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa P. Silva ◽  
Rui Sousa-Luís ◽  
Tiago G. Fernandes ◽  
Evguenia P. Bekman ◽  
Carlos A. V. Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Disease Modeling ◽  
Dynamic Condition ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Gene Expression Profiles ◽  
Brain Diseases ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Large Scale Production

AbstractHuman induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have great potential for disease modeling. However, generating iPSC-derived models to study brain diseases remains a challenge. In particular, the ability to recapitulate cerebellar development in vitro is still limited. We presented a reproducible and scalable production of cerebellar organoids by using the novel Vertical-Wheel single-use bioreactors, in which functional cerebellar neurons were obtained. Here, we evaluate the global gene expression profiles by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) across cerebellar differentiation, demonstrating a faster cerebellar commitment in this novel dynamic differentiation protocol. Furthermore, transcriptomic profiles suggest a significant enrichment of extracellular matrix (ECM) in dynamic-derived cerebellar organoids, which can better mimic the neural microenvironment and support a consistent neuronal network. Thus, an efficient generation of organoids with cerebellar identity was achieved for the first time in a continuous process using a dynamic system without the need of organoids encapsulation in ECM-based hydrogels, allowing the possibility of large-scale production and application in high-throughput processes. The presence of factors that favors angiogenesis onset was also detected in dynamic condition, which can enhance functional maturation of cerebellar organoids. We anticipate that large-scale production of cerebellar organoids may help developing models for drug screening, toxicological tests and studying pathological pathways involved in cerebellar degeneration.

scholarly journals Cannabis sativa: From Therapeutic Uses to Micropropagation and Beyond

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2078
Author(s):  
Tristan K. Adams ◽  
Nqobile A. Masondo ◽  
Pholoso Malatsi ◽  
Nokwanda P. Makunga
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Gene Editing ◽  
Cannabis Sativa ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Indirect Organogenesis ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

The development of a protocol for the large-scale production of Cannabis and its variants with little to no somaclonal variation or disease for pharmaceutical and for other industrial use has been an emerging area of research. A limited number of protocols have been developed around the world, obtained through a detailed literature search using web-based database searches, e.g., Scopus, Web of Science (WoS) and Google Scholar. This article reviews the advances made in relation to Cannabis tissue culture and micropropagation, such as explant choice and decontamination of explants, direct and indirect organogenesis, rooting, acclimatisation and a few aspects of genetic engineering. Since Cannabis micropropagation systems are fairly new fields, combinations of plant growth regulator experiments are needed to gain insight into the development of direct and indirect organogenesis protocols that are able to undergo the acclimation stage and maintain healthy plants desirable to the Cannabis industry. A post-culture analysis of Cannabis phytochemistry after the acclimatisation stage is lacking in a majority of the reviewed studies, and for in vitro propagation protocols to be accepted by the pharmaceutical industries, phytochemical and possibly pharmacological research need to be undertaken in order to ascertain the integrity of the generated plant material. It is rather difficult to obtain industrially acceptable micropropagation regimes as recalcitrance to the regeneration of in vitro cultured plants remains a major concern and this impedes progress in the application of genetic modification technologies and gene editing tools to be used routinely for the improvement of Cannabis genotypes that are used in various industries globally. In the future, with more reliable plant tissue culture-based propagation that generates true-to-type plants that have known genetic and metabolomic integrity, the use of genetic engineering systems including “omics” technologies such as next-generation sequencing and fast-evolving gene editing tools could be implemented to speed up the identification of novel genes and mechanisms involved in the biosynthesis of Cannabis phytochemicals for large-scale production.

scholarly journals Biosynthesis And Structural Characterization of Levan By A Recombinant Levansucrase From Bacillus Subtilis ZW019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyue Wang ◽  
Xinan Xu ◽  
Fangkun Zhao ◽  
Nan Yin ◽  
Zhijiang Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Fermentation Broth ◽  
Monosaccharide Composition ◽  
Enzymatic Reactions ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Nmr Techniques ◽  
One Step ◽  
Activity Of Enzymes

Abstract Purpose: The yield of levan extracted from microbial fermentation broth is low, so in vitro catalytic synthesis of levan by levansucrase is expected to be one of the industrial production approaches of levan. Methods: A recombinant plasmid pET-28a-AcmA-Z constructed in the previous study was used to produce levansucrase. The effects of temperature, pH, and metal ions on the levan formation activity of the levansucrase were investigated. The polymer was analyzed by means of HPIC, FTIR, NMR techniques.Results: The recombinant levansucrase could be easily purified in one step and the purified enzyme had a single band clearly visible in SDS-PAGE. The conditions for enzymatic reactions was optimal at pH 5.2 and 40 ℃, and the activity of enzymes was stimulated by K+ and Ca2+. The yield of levan biosynthesis from 10% (w/v) sucrose with 6.45 U/g sucrose of levansucrase was 30.6 g/L. The molecular weight of the levan was about 1.56×106 Da, as measured by GPC. HPIC analysis showed that the monosaccharide composition of the levan was fructose and glucose. The results of FTIR and NMR analysis indicated that the polymer produced by the recombinant levansucrase was β-(2, 6) levan.Conclusions: The results of this study provide a basis for large-scale production of levan by enzymatic method.

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