Paper · 2025 · Horticultural Plant Journal

Efficient regeneration and genetic transformation of fig (Ficus carica) from stem thin cell layer explants

Xiaojiao Gu; Jiajun He; Huaying He; et al.

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Abstract

In this study, a rapid, efficient, and stable Agrobacterium -mediated genetic transformation system was successfully developed using stem slices of fig cultivar ‘117D’ as explants. In the Murashige and Skoog basal medium supplemented with 2 mg · L⁻ 1 thidiazuron (TDZ) and 0.05 mg · L⁻ 1 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), the highest shoot-induction rate was 53.33%, while the medium with a hormone ratio of 3 mg · L⁻ 1 TDZ and 0.05 mg · L⁻ 1 NAA achieved a maximum callus-induction rate of 78.89%. The optimal infection parameters for fig callus and stem slices were obtained by infecting thin cell layers (TCLs) with Agrobacterium tumefaciens K599 (OD 600 = 0.6) under vacuum for 10 min, and shaking at 120 r · min -1 , 28 °C for 30 min. Finally, transgenic callus and plants were identified through green fluorescent protein screening, β-glucuronidase staining, PCR analysis, and Western blot analysis, successfully obtaining positive FcMYB114 -overexpressing (OE) callus and three transgenic plants. Utilizing these FcMYB114 transgenic callus and plants allows us to gain deeper insights into their roles in the growth, development, and metabolism of fig. In the future, we aim to identify new regulatory factors and leverage this efficient transgenic technology to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of key molecules in fig. The advancement of fig regeneration and transgenic systems provides a valuable tool for validating genetic functions in fruit trees and enhancing the agronomic traits of fig.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Medium with 2 mg/L TDZ and 0.05 mg/L NAA gave the highest shoot-induction rate (53.33%).

Taxon
Ficus caricaFicus caricat0
Treatment
thidiazuron (TDZ)e1
Outcome
shoot-induction ratee1
Direction
higheste1
Value
53.33%e1

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Ficus carica
Ficus carica · TaxonRyan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“fig (Ficus carica)”

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“In the Murashige and Skoog basal medium supplemented with 2 mg · L⁻ 1 thidiazuron (TDZ) and 0.05 mg · L⁻ 1 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), the highest shoot-induction rate was 53.33%”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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A hormone ratio of TDZ and NAA gave the maximum callus-induction rate (78.89%).

Taxon
Ficus caricaFicus caricat0
Treatment
hormone ratioe2
Outcome
callus-induction ratee2
Direction
maximume2
Value
78.89%e2

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Ficus carica
Ficus carica · TaxonRyan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“fig (Ficus carica)”

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“the medium with a hormone ratio of 3 mg · L⁻ 1 TDZ and 0.05 mg · L⁻ 1 NAA achieved a maximum callus-induction rate of 78.89%”

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Optimal Agrobacterium infection parameters for fig callus and stem slices were OD600 0.6 with 10 min vacuum infection.

Taxon
Ficus caricaFicus caricat0
Treatment
under vacuum for 10 mine3
Interactor
Agrobacterium tumefaciens K599Agrobacterium tumefaciense3other
Outcome
optimal infection parameters for fig callus and stem slicese3
Value
OD 600 = 0.6e3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Ficus carica
Ficus carica · TaxonRyan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Agrobacterium tumefaciens · InteractorClemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“fig (Ficus carica)”

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“The optimal infection parameters for fig callus and stem slices were obtained by infecting thin cell layers (TCLs) with Agrobacterium tumefaciens K599 (OD 600 = 0.6) under vacuum for 10 min”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Transformation yielded three transgenic fig plants overexpressing FcMYB114.

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Ficus caricaFicus caricat0
Gene
FcMYB114e4
Outcome
three transgenic plantse4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Ficus carica
Ficus carica · TaxonRyan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“fig (Ficus carica)”

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“successfully obtaining positive FcMYB114 -overexpressing (OE) callus and three transgenic plants”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A rapid, efficient and stable Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation system was developed for fig.

Taxon
Ficus caricaFicus caricat0
Outcome
genetic transformation systeme5
Qualifier
rapid, efficient, and stablee5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Ficus carica
Ficus carica · TaxonRyan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“fig (Ficus carica)”

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“a rapid, efficient, and stable Agrobacterium -mediated genetic transformation system was successfully developed using stem slices of fig cultivar ‘117D’ as explants”

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Thidiazuron · growth · Ficus carica (common fig)Results agree

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class · growth · Ficus carica (common fig)Positive and negative results

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