We have developed a new community resource, called the WiscDsLox collection, for performing reverse-genetic analysis in arabidopsis.
This resource is composed of 10,459 T-DNA lines generated using the
Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype Columbia. The flanking sequence tag for each T-DNA insertion has been deposited in public databases, and seed for
each line is currently available from the
Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center. The pDsLox vector used to create this new population contains a
Ds transposon and
Cre/Lox recombination sites. Each WiscDsLox line therefore has the potential to serve as a launch-pad for performing local saturation
mutagenesis by mobilization of the
Ds element. In addition,
Cre-Lox recombination between the T-DNA and a transposed
Ds element should enable targeted deletion of specific genomic regions. We generated the WiscDsLox collection using an improved
high-throughput pipeline that streamlines analysis of large numbers of independent
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Hyenh. lines. In this paper we describe the details of this novel method and also provide potential users of WiscDsLox
T-DNA lines with useful background information about this collection. Experiments to characterize the utility of the
Ds transposon and
Cre/Lox elements present in the WiscDsLox lines are in progress and will be reported in the future.
Keywords Arabidopsis - T-DNA lines - Community resource - Reverse-genetics - High-throughput pipeline