Judul: Cloning Trehalose Synthase Gene And Its Expression In Arabidopsis thaliana
Abstrak: Trehalose is a well known as biological stabilizer functioning as stress protecting agent. It is ubiquitously found in bacteria, fungi, invertebrates, and certain desert-adapted resurrection plants such as Selaginella. In most flowering plants, trehalose is synthesized in amounts nearing the detection limit. Gene(s) encoding trehalose-metabolizing enzymes from E.coli, trehalose synthase and trehalose phosphate phosphatase (OtsA and or OtsB) and the same gene from yeast (TPS1 and or TPP) have been introduced to plants and increased stresses resistance, yet resulted in phenotypic defect, due to accumulation of its intermediate product, trehalose-6-phosphate (T6P). T6P increases along with the increase of trehalose level. This research was aimed to find out if introducing trehalose synthase gene (TreS) which does not produce T6P which prevent phenotypic defect resulted from trehalose accumulation, and whether the presence of TreS in plant improves plant resistance to stresses. The use of TreS as an alternative among non toxic selectable markers was also assessed. For this reason, genes encoding trehalose synthase originated from Thermobifida fusca (TfTreS) and originated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MtTreS) had been cloned into plant expression vector (pBIN1935S). TfTreS was isolated from T. fusca using PCR and was inserted to pGemT for sequencing. DNA sequent analysis of the 2 clones, TfTreS within pGemT were identical to the published data yet several silent point mutations occured. TfTreS from these clones were inserted into pBIN19 with CaMV35S promoter. It has been successfully transferred to Arabidopsis thaliana via Agrobacterium mediated transformation. MtTreS readily available in pBlunt TOPO II, was exiced from the plasmid and was inserted to pBin1935S, and transferred to Arabidopsis in the same manner, but it has not been successfully transferred to the plant.
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Judul: Transformasi Genetik Tembakau dengan Gen BtCspB Penyandi Cold Shock Protein Melalui Perantara Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Abstrak: Cold shock protein (Csp) is essential for organisms to survive in the abiotic stress condition. It protects RNA from misfolding caused by various abiotic stresses. BtCsp gene had been isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis, fused to promoter of ubiquitin in the T-DNA of pCambia 1300int, and introduced into Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404. We suppose that plant overexpressing this gene would be tolerant to abiotic stress including cold heat and drought stress. This research had an objective to transform genetically Nicotiana tabacum cv Samsun by BtCsp gene under the control of pUbiquitin promoter and NosT terminator mediated by A. tumefaciens. Leaf disks were inoculated by the method of co-cultivation with A. tumefaciens LBA4404 harboring pCambia1300int-BtCspB. We compared the effect of shoaking time between 20 and 30 minutes on the transformation efficiency. The transformation calli were selected on the medium containing 20 mg/l and 50 mg/l hygromcin and regenerated on MS medium containing 1 mg/l BAP and 0,1 mg/L IAA. Based on resistant calli to 50 mg/l hygromicin, the efficiency of transformation between 20 and 30 minutes was selatively equal i.e 65% and 57.5% respectively. PCR analaysis showed that BtCspB gene under the control of Ubquitin promoter is integrated into N. tabacum genome of To generation. Genetic analysis showed that hpt gene was inherited to the progeny T1 generation following Mendalian law. Based on chi-square analysis, the ratio of resistant and sensitive plant To hygromycin in T1 generation was 3:1, indicating that only one copy of hpt gene was integrated into the genome of transgenic plant in To generation.
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Judul: Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan Dalam Surat Kabar (Analisis Isi terhadap Berita Perkosaan dalam Surat Kabar Pikiran Rakyat dan Galamedia Periode (April - September 2004)
Abstrak: Kasus kekerasan terhadap perempuan di Indonesia, dalam hal ini perkosaan, menurut data dari Komite Nasional Perempuan menunjukkan peningkatan. Pada tahun 2002 tercatat sekitar 5.163 kasus kekerasan terhadap perempuan, setahun kemudian kasus tersebut meningkat menjadi 5.934 (Pikiran Rakyat, 11 Februari 2004). Kasus yang tercatat ternyata jauh lebih kecil dibandingkan dengan kenyataan yang ada dalam masyarakat karena seringkali kasus tersebut disembunyikan (Pikiran Rakyat, 20 Juni 2004). Hal ini disebabkan karena diancam oleh pelaku dan juga adanya anggapan bahwa peristiwa perkosaan merupakan peristiwa yang memalukan sehingga membuat korban maupun keluarganya jarang melaporkan ke pihak yang berwajib. Padahal, dengan melaporkan peristiwa perkosaan berarti memberi kesempatan kepada surat kabar untuk membuka peristiwa tersebut kepada khalayak lebih luas agar peristiwa itu mendapat perhatian dan dijadikan pelajaran bagi pembacanya untuk dapat mengurangi terjadinya peristiwa itu (Abrar, 1997). Ha ilik IPBU Namun, pada kenyataannya, surat kabar justru memberitakan berita perkosaan dengan tidak adil, dalam arti membuat posisi korban menjadi semakin terpojok, misalnya, dengan mendeskripsikan fisik korban yang akan membuat peristiwa itu seolah-olah disebabkan oleh perempuan itu sendiri (Eriyanto, 1998). Pemberitaan seperti itu dapat membentuk opini dalam masyarakat, yaitu masyarakat akan menganggap bahwa peristiwa perkosaan merupakan peristiwa yang wajar yang terjadi karena perempuan itu sendiri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui signifikansi berita perkosaan dalam surat kabar dan pembahasan teks berita perkosaan yang dilakukan surat kabar Pikiran ..dst
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