A cDNA fragment, named PVY-CP, encoding coat protein(CP) of potato virus Y (PVY-VN) was obtained by RT-PCR. The PVY-CP cDNA was manipulated to construct an untranslatable form in which three stop codons are introduced near the start codon by site-dire...
A cDNA fragment, named PVY-CP, encoding coat protein(CP) of potato virus Y (PVY-VN) was obtained by RT-PCR. The PVY-CP cDNA was manipulated to construct an untranslatable form in which three stop codons are introduced near the start codon by site-directed mutagenesis. The untranslatable PVY-CP cDNA was inserted into plant expression vector and transferred to Nicotiana tabacum cv. NC 82 by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method. The untranslatable PVY-CP cDNA transformed plants were regenerated and PVY resistant transformants were selected based on symptom development after mechanical inoculation. Genomic PCR and Southern blot analysis confirmed that one of more copies of the untranslatable PVY-CP cDNA was integrated into the genome of tobacco plants which are highly resistant to PVY.