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Living Modified Organism (LMO)
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Decisions on the LMO Risk Assessments  
last updated: 30 Sep 2015
Living Modified Organism identity
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Barley modified for increased (1,3-1,4)-β-glucan degradation
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pJH271-Beta-Glu-307
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Barley was modified with the insertion of a chimeric (1,3-1,4)-β-glucanase leading to increased degradation of (1,3-1,4)-β-glucane in the endosperm and aleuron during germination.

This allows α-amylases and proteases to access starch and storage proteins that are stored in the endosperm, and therefore providing carbohydrates and amino acids to the growing shoot. This increases the nutritional profile of this barley when used as feed. For usage in beer brewing, where barley grains are heated, the expressed (1,3-1,4)-β-glucanase is thermostable.
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The term “Recipient organism” refers to an organism (either already modified or non-modified) that was subjected to genetic modification, whereas “Parental organisms” refers to those that were involved in cross breeding or cell fusion.
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Characteristics of the modification process
pJH271
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  • Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Some of these genetic elements may be present as fragments or truncated forms. Please see notes below, where applicable.
The chimeric (1,3-1,4)-β-glucanase gene was synthesised through the intragenic recombination of two (1,3-1,4)-β-glucanases, specifically amino acids 1-12 of the glucanaseBacillus amyloliquefaciens and amino acids 13-214 of glucanase from Bacillus macerans.

The nucleotide sequence was codon-optimized to ensure functionality of the microbial gene in plants by raising the GC content to 63%. The resulting enzyme has the same substrate specificity as it homologous barley counterpart but has enhanced thermostability.

Te expression cassetes were cloned in to the pBIN19 vector and also includes LB and RB of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, parts of the lacZ gene from E. coli and fragments of the bacteriophage M13 origin of replication, which are not functional in plants, as well as fragments of the nopaline synthase gene promoter from Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

The expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) and bialaphos resistance gene (bar) serve as selection markers
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LMO characteristics
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  • Research
Detection method(s)
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Additional Information
For transformation of pJH271-Beta-Glu-307 the barley variety Golden promise was used. By crossing with the elite line Baronesse for several generations the genetic background changed, however, a few alleles from Golden Promise are reported to be introgressed into the genome.
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