Development of marker-free transgenic Jatropha curcas producing curcin-deficient seeds through endosperm-specific RNAi-mediated gene silencing

• Main Authors: Gu, Keyu, Tian, Dongsheng, Mao, Huizhu, Wu, Lifang, Yin, Zhongchao
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Jatropha curcas; Curcin; RNAi; Gene silencing; Detoxification; Marker-free transformation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80985; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39033
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Jatropha curcas L. is a potential biofuel plant and its seed oil is suitable for biodiesel production. Despite this promising application, jatropha seeds contain two major toxic components, namely phorbol esters and curcins. These compounds would reduce commercial value of seed cake and...