Microbiome

Plant Vectors

Plant transformation vectors are plasmids specifically designed to facilitate the production of transgenic plants. Binary vectors are a standard tool for Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of higher plants. It consists of T-DNA borders, multiple cloning sites, and replication functions in E. coli. Ti plasmid is the most commonly used natural vector for plant gene cloning. In plant genetic engineering, Ti plasmids can be used to carry foreign genes into plant cells. The Ti plasmid is the virulence factor of the soil-borne bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Applications of virus-based vectors include the production of human/animal therapeutic proteins in plant cells, and the specific study of plant biochemical processes, including those conferring resistance to pathogens.