Arabidopsis can be stably transformed using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transfer of T-DNA. We describe the generation of transgenic plants via root transformation in tissue culture, which can be useful for transforming sterile mutants. - [Read Root Transformation of Arabidopsis Protocol]
Topo Cloning procedure for cloning of small amounts DNA fragments by PCR. Cloning the PCR fragment into the TOPO vector, transforming E. Coli cells, and using blue/white selection to determine transformants. Culture inoculation, Qiagen Plasmid Prep protocol for plasmid isolation of the plasmid containing the cloned copies. Preuss Lab, Univ. Chicago. - [Read Topo Cloning Procedure]
Protocol describes a method for transforming Agrobacterium with plasmid DNA using electroporation in a manner similar to that commonly used for Escherichia coli. Although the transformation efficiency for Agrobacterium is lower than that for E. coli, it is possible to obtain adequate numbers of Agrobacterium transformants with this technique. - [Read Transformation of Agrobacterium Using Electroporation Protocol]
Protocol describes a method for transforming Agrobacterium with plasmid DNA using a freeze-thaw technique. Although the transformation efficiency for Agrobacterium is lower than that for Escherichia coli, it is possible to obtain adequate numbers of transformants with this technique. - [Read Transformation of Agrobacterium Using the Freeze-Thaw Method Protocol]
This procedure, which uses a root transformation protocol, provides a rapid method for assessing gene expression in Arabidopsis roots. It is useful for testing promoter:reporter gene constructs, for expressing genes, the overexpression of which is lethal in whole plants, and for transforming the roots of plants that are recalcitrant to conventional transformation techniques. The protocol has been used successfully with Ws, No-0, and RLD ecotypes. - [Read Transgene Expression in Regenerated Roots]
Protocol describes the use of PCR to characterize a peptide library encoded in a plasmid vector. In this example, the library was obtained by transforming bacteria with the ligation reaction at the end of Use of PCR to Prepare a Double-Stranded DNA Library Encoding Random Peptides. - [Read Use of PCR for Quality Control of a Peptide DNA Library Protocol]