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The transgenic cell line of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don S10 was used to study the effect of the presence of the synthetic auxins naphthalene acetic acid and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyeacetic acid in the culture medium on the accumulation of terpenoid indole alkaloids. Line S10 carries a recombinant, constitutively over-expressed version of the endogenous strictosidine synthase gene. The experiments were carried out using a two-stage culture system, consisting of a growth phase of 7 to 10 days and a production phase of 14 or 30 days. The hormonal composition was a crucial factor when formulating both the growth and the production media. It was determined that the presence of naphthalene acetic acid during the production phase led to lower levels of alkaloid accumulation. The presence of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in the growth medium reduced culture aggregation and repressed secondary metabolism. Cultures grown in medium containing 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid showed reduced capacity to supply biosynthetic precursors, which resulted in low levels of accumulation of terpenoid indole alkaloids. Cultures grown in 2,4-D-containing medium showed reduced capacity to supply biosynthetic precursors and higher rates of catabolic activity, which resulted in low levels of TIA accumulation. The expression of the gus and strictosidine synthase transgenes, measured at the enzyme level, was similarly high under all conditions tested.
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Whitmer, S., Verpoorte, R. & Canel, C. Influence of auxins on alkaloid accumulation by a transgenic cell line of Catharanthus roseus. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 53, 135–141 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006019620897
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