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Lecture 8 Plant Tissue Culture &
Applications
What is it?
• Tissue culture is the term used for “the
process of growing cells artificially in the
laboratory” (OSMS.otago.ac.nz/main/bursary)
• Tissue culture involves both plant and animal
cells
• Tissue culture produces clones, in which all
product cells have the same genotype
(unless affected by mutation during culture)
What’s the Background?
• Tissue culture had
its origins at the
beginning of the
20th century with
the work of Gottleib
Haberlandt (plants)
and Alexis Carrel
(animals)
Haberlandt
Carrel
The Background, II
• The first commercial use
of plant clonal
propagation on artificial
media was in the
germination and growth
of orchid plants, in the
1920’s
• In the 1950’s and 60’s
there was a great deal of
research, but it was only
after the development of
a reliable artificial
medium (Murashige &
Skoog, 1962) that plant
tissue culture really ‘took
off’ commercially
Young cymbidium orchids
The Background, III
• A more recent advance is the use of plant and animal
tissue culture along with genetic modification using
viral and bacterial vectors and gene guns to create
genetically engineered organisms
What is needed?
Tissue culture, both plant and animal has
several critical requirements:
• Appropriate tissue (some tissues culture better than
others)
• A suitable growth medium containing energy sources
and inorganic salts to supply cell growth needs. This
can be liquid or semisolid
• Aseptic (sterile) conditions, as microorganisms grow
much more quickly than plant and animal tissue and
can over run a culture
What is Needed, II
• Growth regulators - in plants, both
auxins & cytokinins. In animals, this is not
as well defined and the growth
substances are provided in serum from
the cell types of interest
• Frequent subculturing to ensure
adequate nutrition and to avoid the build
up of waste metabolites
Culturing (micropropagating)
Plant Tissue - the steps
• Selection of the plant
tissue (explant) from a
healthy vigorous
‘mother plant’ - this is
often the apical bud,
but can be other tissue
• This tissue must be
sterilized to remove
microbial contaminants
The Steps, II
• Establishment of the
explant in a culture
medium. The medium
sustains the plant cells
and encourages cell
division. It can be solid
or liquid
• Each plant species (and
sometimes the variety
within a species) has
particular medium
requirements that must
be established by trial
and error
The Steps, III
• Multiplication- The
explant gives rise to a
callus (a mass of
loosely arranged cells)
which is manipulated by
varying sugar
concentrations and the
auxin (low): cytokinin
(high) ratios to form
multiple shoots
• The callus may be
subdivided a number of
times
Dividing shoots
Warmth and good light are essential
The Steps, IV
• Root formation - The
shoots are
transferred to a
growth medium with
relatively higher
auxin: cytokinin
ratios
The bottles on these racks
are young banana plants and
are
growing roots
Tissue culture plants sold to
a nursery & then potted up
The Steps, V
• The rooted shoots are
potted up (deflasked)
and ‘hardened off’ by
gradually decreasing
the humidity
• This is necessary as
many young tissue
culture plants have no
waxy cuticle to prevent
water loss
presentation_plant_tissue_culture_and_applications_1458709606_158882.ppt
Why do Plant Tissue Culture?
• A single explant can be multiplied into
several thousand plants in less than a
year - this allows fast commercial
propagation of new cultivars
• Taking an explant does not usually
destroy the mother plant, so rare and
endangered plants can be cloned safely
• Once established, a plant tissue culture
line can give a continuous supply of
young plants throughout the year
Why do Plant Tissue Culture, II
• In plants prone to virus diseases, virus free
explants (new meristem tissue is usually virus
free) can be cultivated to provide virus free
plants
• Plant ‘tissue banks’ can be frozen, then
regenerated through tissue culture
• Plant cultures in approved media are easier to
export than are soil-grown plants, as they are
pathogen free and take up little space (most
current plant export is now done in this
manner)
Why do Plant Tissue Culture, III
• Tissue culture allows fast selection for
crop improvement - explants are chosen
from superior plants, then cloned
• Tissue culture clones are ‘true to type’ as
compared with seedlings, which show
greater variability
Culturing Animal Tissue-
the Steps
• Animal tissue is obtained
either from a particular
specimen, or from a
‘tissue bank’ of cryo-
preserved (cryo = frozen
at very low temperatures
in a special medium)
• Establishment of the
tissue is accomplished in
the required medium
under aseptic conditions
Culture vessels and medium
for animal cell culture
Culturing Animal Tissue, II
• Growing the cells /
tissue requires an
optimum
temperature, and
subculturing when
required
• Human cells, for
example are grown
at 37degrees and
5% CO2
Incubator
Animal tissue/cell culture -
differences from plant tissue culture
• Animal cell lines have limited numbers of cell
cycles before they begin to degrade
• Animal cells need frequent subculturing to
remain viable
• Tissue culture media is not as fully defined as
that of plants - in addition to inorganic salts,
energy sources, amino acids, vitamins, etc.,
they require the addition of serum (bovine
serum is very common, but others are used)
Animal tissue/cell culture -
differences from plant tissue culture
II
• Animal tissue cultures
can pose biohazard
concerns, and cultures
require special
inactivation with
hypochlorite (e.g.
Janola,Chlorox, etc.)
and then incineration
The pipettes are disposable
Gloves and labcoat are
always worn
Uses of Animal Tissue Culture
• Growing viruses - these
require living host cells
• Making monoclonal
antibodies, used for
diagnosis and research
• Studying basic cell
processes
• Genetic modification &
analysis
Photo courtesy of Sigma Aldrich
Uses of Animal Tissue Culture
II
• ‘Knockout’ technology - inactivating
certain genes and tracing their effects
• Providing DNA for the Human Genome
Project (and other species’ genome
projects)
Bibliography
• Dodds, J.H., Roberts, L.W., 1995,
Experiments in Plant Tissue Culture, 3rd ed.,
Cambridge University Press
• Hartmann, H., Kester, D., et.al., 1997, Plant
Propagation, 6th ed., Prentice Hall
International
• http://www.une.edu.au/agronomy/AgSrHortT
Cinfo.html
• http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu
/tisscult/pltissue/pltissue.html
• http://www.liv.ac.uk/~sd21/tisscult/what.htm
• http://user.school.net.th/~anoparp/bptc1.htm

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presentation_plant_tissue_culture_and_applications_1458709606_158882.ppt

  • 1. Lecture 8 Plant Tissue Culture & Applications
  • 2. What is it? • Tissue culture is the term used for “the process of growing cells artificially in the laboratory” (OSMS.otago.ac.nz/main/bursary) • Tissue culture involves both plant and animal cells • Tissue culture produces clones, in which all product cells have the same genotype (unless affected by mutation during culture)
  • 3. What’s the Background? • Tissue culture had its origins at the beginning of the 20th century with the work of Gottleib Haberlandt (plants) and Alexis Carrel (animals) Haberlandt Carrel
  • 4. The Background, II • The first commercial use of plant clonal propagation on artificial media was in the germination and growth of orchid plants, in the 1920’s • In the 1950’s and 60’s there was a great deal of research, but it was only after the development of a reliable artificial medium (Murashige & Skoog, 1962) that plant tissue culture really ‘took off’ commercially Young cymbidium orchids
  • 5. The Background, III • A more recent advance is the use of plant and animal tissue culture along with genetic modification using viral and bacterial vectors and gene guns to create genetically engineered organisms
  • 6. What is needed? Tissue culture, both plant and animal has several critical requirements: • Appropriate tissue (some tissues culture better than others) • A suitable growth medium containing energy sources and inorganic salts to supply cell growth needs. This can be liquid or semisolid • Aseptic (sterile) conditions, as microorganisms grow much more quickly than plant and animal tissue and can over run a culture
  • 7. What is Needed, II • Growth regulators - in plants, both auxins & cytokinins. In animals, this is not as well defined and the growth substances are provided in serum from the cell types of interest • Frequent subculturing to ensure adequate nutrition and to avoid the build up of waste metabolites
  • 8. Culturing (micropropagating) Plant Tissue - the steps • Selection of the plant tissue (explant) from a healthy vigorous ‘mother plant’ - this is often the apical bud, but can be other tissue • This tissue must be sterilized to remove microbial contaminants
  • 9. The Steps, II • Establishment of the explant in a culture medium. The medium sustains the plant cells and encourages cell division. It can be solid or liquid • Each plant species (and sometimes the variety within a species) has particular medium requirements that must be established by trial and error
  • 10. The Steps, III • Multiplication- The explant gives rise to a callus (a mass of loosely arranged cells) which is manipulated by varying sugar concentrations and the auxin (low): cytokinin (high) ratios to form multiple shoots • The callus may be subdivided a number of times Dividing shoots Warmth and good light are essential
  • 11. The Steps, IV • Root formation - The shoots are transferred to a growth medium with relatively higher auxin: cytokinin ratios The bottles on these racks are young banana plants and are growing roots
  • 12. Tissue culture plants sold to a nursery & then potted up The Steps, V • The rooted shoots are potted up (deflasked) and ‘hardened off’ by gradually decreasing the humidity • This is necessary as many young tissue culture plants have no waxy cuticle to prevent water loss
  • 14. Why do Plant Tissue Culture? • A single explant can be multiplied into several thousand plants in less than a year - this allows fast commercial propagation of new cultivars • Taking an explant does not usually destroy the mother plant, so rare and endangered plants can be cloned safely • Once established, a plant tissue culture line can give a continuous supply of young plants throughout the year
  • 15. Why do Plant Tissue Culture, II • In plants prone to virus diseases, virus free explants (new meristem tissue is usually virus free) can be cultivated to provide virus free plants • Plant ‘tissue banks’ can be frozen, then regenerated through tissue culture • Plant cultures in approved media are easier to export than are soil-grown plants, as they are pathogen free and take up little space (most current plant export is now done in this manner)
  • 16. Why do Plant Tissue Culture, III • Tissue culture allows fast selection for crop improvement - explants are chosen from superior plants, then cloned • Tissue culture clones are ‘true to type’ as compared with seedlings, which show greater variability
  • 17. Culturing Animal Tissue- the Steps • Animal tissue is obtained either from a particular specimen, or from a ‘tissue bank’ of cryo- preserved (cryo = frozen at very low temperatures in a special medium) • Establishment of the tissue is accomplished in the required medium under aseptic conditions Culture vessels and medium for animal cell culture
  • 18. Culturing Animal Tissue, II • Growing the cells / tissue requires an optimum temperature, and subculturing when required • Human cells, for example are grown at 37degrees and 5% CO2 Incubator
  • 19. Animal tissue/cell culture - differences from plant tissue culture • Animal cell lines have limited numbers of cell cycles before they begin to degrade • Animal cells need frequent subculturing to remain viable • Tissue culture media is not as fully defined as that of plants - in addition to inorganic salts, energy sources, amino acids, vitamins, etc., they require the addition of serum (bovine serum is very common, but others are used)
  • 20. Animal tissue/cell culture - differences from plant tissue culture II • Animal tissue cultures can pose biohazard concerns, and cultures require special inactivation with hypochlorite (e.g. Janola,Chlorox, etc.) and then incineration The pipettes are disposable Gloves and labcoat are always worn
  • 21. Uses of Animal Tissue Culture • Growing viruses - these require living host cells • Making monoclonal antibodies, used for diagnosis and research • Studying basic cell processes • Genetic modification & analysis Photo courtesy of Sigma Aldrich
  • 22. Uses of Animal Tissue Culture II • ‘Knockout’ technology - inactivating certain genes and tracing their effects • Providing DNA for the Human Genome Project (and other species’ genome projects)
  • 23. Bibliography • Dodds, J.H., Roberts, L.W., 1995, Experiments in Plant Tissue Culture, 3rd ed., Cambridge University Press • Hartmann, H., Kester, D., et.al., 1997, Plant Propagation, 6th ed., Prentice Hall International • http://www.une.edu.au/agronomy/AgSrHortT Cinfo.html • http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /tisscult/pltissue/pltissue.html • http://www.liv.ac.uk/~sd21/tisscult/what.htm • http://user.school.net.th/~anoparp/bptc1.htm