FISH analysis of the integration patterns in transgenic rice co-transformed by microprojectile bombardment

Using multi-color fluorescencein situ hybridization (FISH), we localized transferredbarnase-ps1 andpHctinG DNA sequences onto chromosomes of two transgenic rice plants, named Q12 and Q13, both of which were produced by micro-projectile bombardment. In both Q12 and Q13, each detected cell showed 2–3 signal spots on their chromosomes respectively. The signals of bothbarnase-ps1 andpHctinG were mostly detected in the adjacent chromosomal sites in which their signals were overlapped and could be recognized by the signal color on the metaphase chromosomes. Fiber FISH further demonstrated that the multiple copies in each of the two DNA sequences distributed adjacently on the DNA fiber in Q13. Combined with the results of Southern hybridization, the possible integration patterns in transgenic rice co-transformed by micro-projectile bombardment have been discussed.