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Isolation of egg cells and zygotes of Torenia fournieri L. and determination of their surface charge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2008

S.H. Chen ,
Y.H. Yang ,
J.P. Liao ,
A.X. Kuang  and
H.Q. Tian
S.H. Chen
Affiliation:
South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
Y.H. Yang
Affiliation:
School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
J.P. Liao
Affiliation:
South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
A.X. Kuang
Affiliation:
School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. Department of Biology, University of Texas – Pan American, Edinburg, Texas, USA.
H.Q. Tian*
Affiliation:
School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
*
All correspondence to: Hui Qiao Tian. School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. Tel: +11 86 592 2186486. Fax: +11 86 592 2181015. e-mail: hqtian@xmu.edu.cn
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Summary

Egg cells of Torenia fournieri were isolated from embryo sacs 1 day after anthesis using enzymatic digestion or mechanical dissection. About 5% of the egg cells and zygotes (2–3 from 50 ovules) could be mechanically dissected within 2 h. When 0.1% cellulase and 0.1% pectinase were added to the mannitol isolation solution, about 18% of the egg cells (8–10 from 50 ovules) could be isolated within 2 h. The egg cells isolated by mechanical dissection could be used for in vitro fertilization studies without any of the potentially deleterious effects of the enzymes on the plasma membrane of egg cell. The egg cells isolated using enzymatic digestion could be used in the study of the molecular biology of female gamete because more egg cells could be isolated with this technique. Using enzymatic digestion, over 10 zygotes from 50 ovules (over 20%) were isolated from the pollinated ovules. Coupled with our successful isolation of mature sperm cells, the isolation of egg cells of T. fournieri will make in vitro fertilization possible in a dicotyledon plant.

Keywords

Egg cellIsolationTorenia fournieriZygote
Type
Research Article
Information
Zygote , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 2008 , pp. 179 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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