Spontaneous Regeneration of Plantlets Derived from Hairy Root Cultures of Lopezia racemosa and the Cytotoxic Activity of Their Organic Extracts

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Title: Spontaneous Regeneration of Plantlets Derived from Hairy Root Cultures of Lopezia racemosa and the Cytotoxic Activity of Their Organic Extracts
Authors: Norely Vargas-Morales, Norma Elizabeth Moreno-Anzúrez, Janeth Téllez-Román, Irene Perea-Arango, Susana Valencia-Díaz, Alfonso Leija-Salas, Edgar R. Díaz-García, Pilar Nicasio-Torres, María Del Carmen Gutiérrez-Villafuerte, Jaime Tortoriello-García, Jesús Arellano-García
Source: Plants, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 150 (2022)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Botany
Subject Terms: organogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, Lopezia racemosa, genetic transformation, cancer cell lines, Botany, QK1-989
More Details: A histological analysis was performed with the aim of elucidating the spontaneous regeneration process of the hairy root lines LRT 2.3 and LRT 6.4, derived from Lopezia racemosa leaf explants and genetically transformed with the Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain ATCC15834/pTDT. The analysis showed both lines regenerate via indirect somatic embryogenesis; LRT 6.4 also regenerated by direct organogenesis. The morphogenic characteristics of the regenerated plantlets from both lines showed the typical characteristics, described previously, including a higher number of axillary shoot formation, short internodes, and plagiotropic roots compared with wild-type seedlings. The regeneration process occurred without the addition of plant growth regulators and was linked to the sucrose concentration in the culture medium. Reducing the sucrose concentration from 3% to 2%, 1%, and 0.5% increased the regeneration rate in LRT 6.4; the effect was less pronounced in LRT 2.3. The cytotoxic activity of different organic extracts obtained from roots and shoots were evaluated in the cancer cell lines HeLa (cervical carcinoma), HCT-15 (colon adenocarcinoma), and OVCAR (ovary carcinoma). The hexane and dichloromethane extracts from roots of both lines showed cytotoxic activity against the HeLa cell line. Only the dichloromethane extract from the roots of PLRT 2.3 showed cytotoxic activity against the OVCAR cell line. None of the methanol extracts showed cytotoxic activity, nor the shoot extracts from any solvent.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2223-7747
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/2/150; https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747
DOI: 10.3390/plants11020150
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/c61a54ec06eb4f12a147e2d9ccac57d4
Accession Number: edsdoj.61a54ec06eb4f12a147e2d9ccac57d4
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22237747
DOI:10.3390/plants11020150
Published in:Plants
Language:English