Cloning and molecular analysis of GA2ox1 gene mutation generated by gamma-ray 60Co irradiation in mutagenized Tamxoan - TDB06 rice cultivar

In the present study, we have used various rice cultivars such as Nipponbare, Tamxoan Hai Hau and mutagenized TDB06 which was obtained from Tamxoan Hai Hau calli irradiated by gamma-ray 60Co with the aim of cloning, sequencing and investigating the molecular mutants of GA2ox1 gene which regulates the height of rice cultivars. Interestingly, we have found that the nucleotide sequence of GA2ox1 gene of mutagenized TDB06 is slightly changed compare to that of original Tamxoan Hai Hau and Nipponbare. The GA2ox1 gene sequence differences of mutagenized TDB06 compared to Tamxoan Hai Hau and Nipponbare are 9 and 2 nucleotides, respectively. We have also shown that the amino acid sequence of GA2ox1 protein is also different among various cultivars in which amino acids corresponding to positions 137 (Alanine), 167 (Threonine), 222 (Valine), 227 (Histidin) of mutagenized TDB06 were replaced with other amino acids Valine, Alanine, Arginine and Lysin, respectively. Nucleotide sequences of GA2ox1 gene isolated from mutagenized TDB06 and Tamxoan Hai Hau cultivars have been registered in Genbank/NCBI with accession numbers EF164903 and EF164904. Based on these initial results, we continuously isolate genes related to dwarf character, construct vectors and do transformation. This strategy can significantly contribute to improve efficiency of rice breeding in Vietnam. (author)