[Effective agrobacterium-mediated transformation of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) using vector with gene of tuberculosis antigene ESAT6].

: Transgenic plants were regenerated from Cichorium intybus L. hairy roots transformed with genes of tuberculosis antigenes ESAT6 and Ag85B or human interferon alpha2b. The plant regeneration was light-dependent and occurred on the media without growth regulators. The DNA PCR and RT-PCR analyses have shown the presence and expression both selective and target genes in all root lines and regenerated plants.