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  • Agricultural Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Biotechnology

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  • Sugarcane is a vital global crop for food and fuel.
  • Biotechnology offers potential for improving sugarcane traits and applications.
  • High transgene expression is crucial for successful crop biotechnology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop novel molecular tools for enhanced gene expression in sugarcane.
  • To identify potent promoters for high transgene expression in sugarcane leaves and stems.
  • To improve gene modification strategies for sugarcane.

Main Methods:

  • Identification and characterization of novel sugarcane promoters.
  • Utilizing the Cestrum yellow leaf curling virus promoter and maize phosphonenolpyruvate carboxylase promoter.
  • Optimizing codon usage for increased transgene expression.
  • Development of a dual transcriptional enhancer.

Main Results:

  • A Cestrum yellow leaf curling virus promoter demonstrated significantly higher constitutive transgene expression than the maize polyubiquitin-1 (Zm-Ubi1) promoter.
  • A maize phosphonenolpyruvate carboxylase promoter showed strong, leaf-preferred expression comparable to Zm-Ubi1.
  • Gene modification, including codon optimization, increased transgene expression approximately 50-fold.
  • A novel dual transcriptional enhancer boosted Zm-Ubi1 expression over eightfold.

Conclusions:

  • New molecular tools, including strong promoters and enhancers, significantly improve gene expression capabilities in sugarcane.
  • These tools are valuable for advancing sugarcane biotechnology and crop improvement.
  • Optimized gene expression strategies pave the way for diverse sugarcane applications beyond traditional uses.