Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2004, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (01): 61-65.

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Construction of cDNA Library from the Callus of Saussrea medusa Maxim

JIN Zhi-Ping, ZHAO De-Xiu, QIAO Chuan-Ling, FU Chun-Xiang   

  1. 1(Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093)2(Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100090)
  • Received:2002-12-29 Revised:2003-07-07 Online:2004-02-20 Published:2004-02-20
  • Contact: ZHAO De-Xiu

Abstract: Total RNA of 1~15 d red line callus of S.medusa was extracted by TRIZOL Reagent. cDNA library was constructed with SMART cDNA Library Construction Kit. The primary library has a high titer from 1.5×106 to 4×106, in which 98% clones are recombinant and the insert cDNAs are from 0.5 kb to 3 kb. The amplified library has a titer of 1011. The positive signals of CHS, DFR and SmP gene were detected by PCR in the amplified library, though SmP gene was expressed at low abundance . This high quality cDNA library provides a useful tool for the study of the molecular mechanisms of the secondary metabolism of the flavonoids of S.medusa.