Expression of Soybean Proteinase Inhibitor in Sweetpotato

Transformation of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) with serine-type proteinase inhibitors (Pls) offer a new strategy for developing host resistance against sweetpotato weevil (Cyclas spp.), the major threat to sweetpotato worldwide. This paper describes the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sweetpotato with a soybean kunitz trypsin inhibitor (SKTI-4) cDNA clone and the analysis of recombinant SBTI produced in sweetpotato cells against trypsin and sweetpotato leaf proteinases.

Authors: G.Cipriani, D.Michaud, F.Brunelle, A.Golmirzaie, Dapeng Zhang , G.Cipriani, D.Michaud, F.Brunelle, A.Golmirzaie, Dapeng Zhang

Subjects: Weevil resistance through biotechnology

Pages: 7

Publisher: International Potato Center

Publication Date: 1998

Rights: International Potato Center

Keywords: Biotechnology, Sweetpotato weevil, Weevil resistance

HOW TO CITE

G.Cipriani, D.Michaud, F.Brunelle, A.Golmirzaie, & D.P.Zhang. (1999). Expression of Soybean Proteinase Inhibitor in Sweetpotato. In I. P. Center (Ed.), Impact on a Changing World. International Potato Center. Program Report 1997-1998 (pp. 271-277). Lima: International Potato Center.