Judul: Konstruksi vektor ekspresi gen untuk mengeliminasi gen penyeleksi antibiotik pada tanaman padi (Oryza sativa L.)Transgenik
Abstrak: Gen penanda seleksi diperlukan untuk proses seleksi tanaman transgenik, tetapi tidak diperlukan setelah tanaman transgenik dihasilkan. Eliminasi gen ini dapat dilakukan dengan memisahkan gen ini dari gen sasaran pada saat integrasi ke dlam genom tanaman.
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Judul: Pc13-35s-Intron-Sma: Vektor Biner Fleksibel Untuk Ekspresi Gen Target Secara Konstitutif Pada Transformasi Tanaman Melalui Agrobacterium
Abstrak: Teknik penyisipan gen target ke dalam tanaman menggunakan vektor alami Agrobacterium telah menjadi hal rutin dalam perakitan tanaman transgenik. Bakteri ini memiliki kemampuan dalam menyalin, memindahkan, dan menyisipkan daerah T-DNA ke dalam kromosom tanaman yang berada pada vektor biner. Vektor biner pC13-35S-Intron-Sma memungkinkan gen target yang disisipkan pada situs SmaI (CCCGGG) diatur ekspresinya oleh promoter kuat 35S dan terminator Nos untuk membentuk cassette ekspresi dengan cepat. Gen target akan mendapat tambahan intron (cat1) di ujung 5’- dan 6 kali histidin di ujung karboksil. Keberadaan intron untuk memastikan ekspresi gen target tidak berasal dari Agrobacterium. Komponen 6 kali histidin dapat berfungsi sebagai penanda untuk purifikasi dan deteksi pada tingkat protein. Untuk mengetahui keberhasilan dari konstruksi pC13-35S-Intron-Sma disisipkan gen enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) pada situs SmaI membentuk pC13-35S-Intron-eGFP dan ditransformasi ke padi varietas Nipponbare menggunakan Agrobacterium EHA105. Infeksi dilakukan pada kalus yang berumur lima hari dan ditanam pada media kultivasi. Pengamatan kalus transforman yang berusia satu bulan setelah infeksi menunjukkan adanya sinyal ekspresi eGFP dengan terbentuknya pendaran berwarna hijau di bawah sinar biru. Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa vektor biner pC13-35S-Intron-Sma dapat digunakan untuk transformasi tanaman dengan Agrobacterium.
Keyword: vektor biner, eGFP, intron, Agrobacterium, transformasi tanaman

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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