Judul: Soybean transformation with proteinase inhibitor 11 gene through agrobacterium and particle bombardment
Abstrak: The objectives of these research were (1) to obtain the best protocols of soybean transformation using Agrobacterhm-mediated bransformation and Particle Bombardment, (2) to transfer and regenerate soybean explants transformed with the proteinase inhibitor I1 gene, and to obtain soybean plants that contained the proteinme inhibitor II gene and resistant to pod barer. Research was included three experiments i.e 1) Soybean transformation using gus gen, 2) Soybean trmsfarmation using proteinase inhibitor (pin) II gene, and 3) Evaluation of soybean transformant plants. Two soybean cdtivars (Wilis and Tidar) were used in this experiments. Both cdtivars were chosen because it shown good response on early in vitro plant regeneration study and very popular to the farmers, especially cv. Wilis. On the first activity, soybean explants were inoculated with A. tumefaciens strain EHA 105 which is contained plasmid pCambia 1301 with p s gene in T-DNA region. The treatments were included an optical density (0.5; 1 and 1.5), inoculation time (60 and 90 minutes), co-cultivation time (3 and 5 days) and type of explants (young embryo and cotyledon). Result indicated that the best protocol for inoculation was using young cotyledon as explants with 1 x 10' celYrnl of Agrobacterium for 90 minutes inoculation and 5 days co-cdtivation. While on the particle bombardment method, young embryos and cotyledons were bombarded with pRQ6 plasmid. Treatment were included Helium gas pressure (1 1 00 and 1 300 psi), shooting distance (5 and 7 cm) and number of bombardment (once and twice). The best treatment was using young cotyledon as explant, bombarded once or twice with gold particles at 1 100 psi of the Helium gas pressure and 5 crn of shooting distance. On the second activity, 1539 young cotyledon explants from Wilis and 984 explants from Tidar were inoculated with A. tumefaciens which is contained proteinase inhibitor II gene on plasmids pGApin LI construct. Result from plant regeneration and selection of tsansformant explants on media with 200 mgA Kariamycine (spesific for nptII gene selection) indicated that c.v Wilis were better than Tidar, because its produced more plantlets/plants 8 plants (coded: A W I -AW8), while Tidar produced only one plant (coded: AT& On the Particle Bombardment experiments, 1274 young cotyledon explants of Wilis and 1 763 explants of Tidar were bombarded using gold particle coated with pTWa plasmids (contained pinn and bar genes). Result of plant regeneration and selection of transformant explants on media with 3 mg~l Basta (spesific for bar gene selection) indicated that cv. Tidar produced three plants (TPI-TP3) while cv.Wi1is produced only 2 plants (WPI and WP2). On the third activity, transformant plants were evaluated through molecular and bioassay analysis. Molecular analysis of nine soybean plants obtained from Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (8 Wilis and 1 Tidar) using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique indicated that only event ATI (Tidar) was positive to pin I1 gene test, while 8 plants from event AW (Wilis) were negative. PCR test of five soybean plants obtained from bombardments experiments (2 Wilis and 3 Tidar ) indicated that no plants were positive to pin 11 gene, except WP2 (Wilis). Seeds fiom these positive
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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: Karakteristik Anatomi Skelet Kepala Buaya senyulong (Tomistoma schlegelii).
Abstrak: Buaya sepit atau senyulong (Tomistoma schlegelii) merupakan jenis buaya asli Indonesia yang berhabitat di sungai-sungai Sumatera, Kalimantan, dan juga pedalaman Sulawesi. Salah satu ciri khas buaya senyulong adalah bentuk moncong yang runcing dan sempit, namun hingga saat ini informasi mengenai struktur skelet kepala buaya senyulong sangat terbatas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari karakteristik anatomi skelet kepala buaya senyulong yang dikatikan dengan fungsi dan perilakunya. Penelitian dilakukan secara eksploratif dengan melakukan pengamatan, pencatatan, dan pengambilan gambar dari skelet kepala buaya senyulong. Skelet kepala berukuran panjang 70 cm, lebar 29 cm, dan tingggi 17 cm dengan permukaan kasar pada os nasale, os frontale, os maxilla, os mandibula, os lacrimale, os jugale. Jumlah gigi pada buaya ini sebanyak 78 buah, terdiri dari 4 buah gigi premaxila, 16 buah gigi maxila, dan 19 buah gigi mandibula. Pada regio orbitalis ditemukan dua pasang fenestrae temporales yang berkembang baik. Fenestra supratemporale merupakan lubang oval yang membentang di sepanjang os parietale. Fenestra infratemporale berbentuk segitiga dan dibatasi oleh os squamosum, os postorbitale, os jugulare, dan os quadratum. Os mandibula hewan ini mempunyai symphysis mandibularis yang panjang yaitu garis yang melintang di corpus mandibulae. Secara fungsional ukuran symphysis mandibularis berkaitan dengan adaptasi hewan terhadap diet makan.
Keyword: kepala, moncong, Tomistoma schlegelii