番茄HP1和HP2基因RNA共干涉载体的构建及遗传转化

番茄HP1和HP2是色素积累的负调控因子,在光形态建成和色素积累调控中起着重要作用.将番茄HP1、HP2基因片段导入到植物表达载体pBI121,用番茄果实特异表达的TMF7基因的启动子替换原有的CaMV 35S启动子,构建果实特异表达HP1、HP2双基因RNA共干涉植物表达载体pBI121-TMF7-HP1HP2.通过根癌农杆菌介导转入番茄子叶,经组织培养成功获得转基因植株.半定量RT-PCR分析显示,转基因植株果实内HP1、HP2的表达量均明显低于野生型植株果实.转基因植株果实叶绿素含量比野生型明显升高,而叶片中的叶绿素含量无明显差异.该研究结果为采用基因工程的方法改善番茄果实营养品质作出了新的尝试和提出了新的思路.图6表2参15     

金针菇菌柄特异性蛋白质Flammutoxin的表达

通过地高辛标记的Flammutoxin基因特异性探针与金针菇(Flammulina velutipes)菌丝体、菌柄和菌盖中的mRNA进行杂交,结果表明在金针菇的菌柄中有该蛋白质的表达,而在菌丝体和菌盖中均无该蛋白质的表达.此外在检测的平菇(Pleurotus ostreatus)、香菇(Lentinus edodes)、杏鲍菇(P.eryngii)和双孢蘑菇(Agaricus bisporus)中也无该蛋白质基因的表达.     

过量表达SlWD6基因增强番茄抗旱和耐盐功能

WD40蛋白广泛存在于真核生物体内,在生物体内协助细胞行使多种功能,目前关于WD40蛋白的研究多集中在拟南芥菜和水稻中.生物信息学分析显示,Sl WD6蛋白包含两个保守的WD-repeat结构域,属于WD40家族.为了解番茄中Sl WD6基因的功能,采用RT-PCR方法检测番茄的根、茎、叶、花和不同发育时期果实中Sl WD6基因表达量.利用RT-PCR方法获得Sl WD6基因全长,并且构建Sl WD6过量表达载体,通过农杆菌介导法获得转基因植株,利用Realtime PCR检测3个独立的转基因株系(WD6-393、WD6-418和WD6-421)中Sl WD6基因的表达量,并进行耐盐和抗旱性分析.结果显示,番茄Sl WD6基因为组成型表达,果实各时期表达量较高,在红果时期表达量达到最高;转基因株系中Sl WD6基因的表达量显著高于野生型;在干旱和高盐胁迫下,转基因植株叶片脯氨酸(Pro)含量显著高于野生型,丙二醛(MDA)含量与野生型相比则显著降低.用Na Cl和甘露醇介导耐盐和干旱胁迫,Sl WD6转基因植株T2代种子的根长和苗长显著高于野生型植株.综上,Sl WD6基因的过量表达能够显著增强番茄的抗旱和耐盐功能.     

番茄微管结合蛋白EB1调控盐胁迫应答

微管结构的动态受微管结合蛋白(Microtubule-associated proteins,MAPs)调控,在植物的生长发育和环境信号响应中有重要作用. EB1(End-binding protein 1)是微管正末端特异结合的MAP,蛋白同源序列比对搜索显示番茄基因组有2个EB1基因,SlEB1a(Solyc03g116370)和SlEB1b(Solyc02g092950).构建SlEB1a基因的过表达番茄植株和同时干涉SlEB1a基因和SlEB1b基因的RNAi番茄植株,并分析它们对微管解聚药物戊炔草胺和盐胁迫的敏感性.结果证明番茄微管结合蛋白EB1(SlEB1)在盐胁迫应答中有重要作用.与野生型番茄植株相比,过表达番茄植株对1μmol/L微管解聚药物戊炔草胺更加敏感,而RNAi植株对1μmol/L戊炔草胺更加耐受,与此相反,过表达番茄植株对100 mmol/L NaCl更加耐受而RNAi番茄植株对100 mmol/L NaCl更加敏感.因此,SlEB1可能通过负调控番茄周质微管的稳定性而正调控番茄对盐胁迫的应答;本研究结果可为进一步研究植物周质微管动态在盐胁迫应答中的作用机制奠定基础.     

番茄ARF4基因果实特异RNAi载体的构建及遗传转化

构建ARF4基因果实特异表达的RNA干涉载体,对转基因番茄果实进行初步分析,可为采用基因工程方法改良番茄果实品质做出新尝试.利用RT-PCR技术从番茄果实cDNA中扩增SlARF4基因全长,将番茄ARF4基因正反向重复序列片段导入到植物表达载体pBI121上,启动子是番茄果实特异表达的TFM7.将构建的ARF4基因果实特异RNA干涉载体pBI121-TFM7-A4Ri通过根癌农杆菌介导转入到野生型番茄中,进而对转化获得的植株进行了阳性鉴定.分别以转基因番茄和野生型番茄为材料,分析ARF4在果实中的表达水平,测定绿熟期果实叶绿素含量、果实的单果重量和果皮厚度.酶切证实pBI121-TFM7-A4Ri果实特异表达载体构建成功,而且,PCR检测也得到阳性转基因株.半定量RT-PCR分析显示,转基因番茄果实中ARF4的表达量明显低于野生型果实.转基因番茄果实的叶绿素含量、单果重量和果皮厚度都比野生型有提高.因此,ARF4果实特异表达的RNAi方法能够改良番茄果实品质.     

用单个特异引物扩增桃ACC氧化酶cDNA及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

用单个特异引物和通用引物ｏｌｉｇｏ（ｄＴ）１５从桃受伤叶片ｃＤＮＡ中扩增出１．３ｋｂ左右大小的片段．将该扩增产物克隆并对重组克隆作酶切分析发现至少可分为３类．用桃ＡＣＣ氧化酶基因组ＤＮＡ为探针进行点杂交表明,４,７,９,１０,１１,１２重组质粒能与之杂交,其中７,９,１０,１１,１２号重组质粒酶切图谱与已报导的桃果实成熟相关的ＡＣＣ氧化酶ｃＤＮＡ基因基本一致,而４号克隆则不同．ＤＮＡ序列分析和ＰＣＲ鉴定表明,插入片段均由５′端特异引物单个引物扩增出来,对７号重组克隆插入片段ＤＮＡ全序列分析表明,７号重组克隆插入片段全长１１４６ｂｐ,包含了除启始密码子外的全部编码区和１９２ｂｐ的３′端非编码区．通过补上起始密码子ＡＴＧ构建重组表达载体,在大肠杆菌中表达出３５×１０３的非融合蛋白     

番茄SIZ1-like1基因的克隆与功能

SUMO(Small ubiquitin-related modifi er)化修饰是植物体内一种重要的蛋白质功能调节方式.它调控植物细胞中蛋白的降解与定位,植物抗性及激素调节等.SIZ1是SUMO的E3连接酶并在SUMO化中起重要作用.为了解SIZ1基因在番茄中的功能,成功克隆番茄(Solanum lycopersicum)SIZ1基因(SIZ1-like1)并构建番茄SIZ1-like1RNA干涉和过表达载体后,通过农杆菌介导转入野生型番茄,成功获得6个独立的转基因阳性植株.荧光定量PCR(Real-time PCR)分析野生型番茄中SIZ1-like1基因的组织表达特异性,发现SIZ1-like1在植物的各个组织中都有表达.构建SIZ1-like1黄色荧光蛋白融合表达载体,通过对SIZ1-like1融合黄色荧光蛋白转基因番茄的根尖进行荧光显微观察,证实番茄SIZ1蛋白定位于细胞核.干旱胁迫实验分析显示,过表达转基因植株抗旱性强于野生型,且脯氨酸含量是野生型的3倍左右,而RNAi植株抗旱能力则较弱.因此SIZ1基因对番茄抗旱起到了正调控作用.     

种子特异启动子At2S3驱动热激转录因子AtHsfA6a提高烟草热抗性

特异启动子指导外源基因在某一特定时空表达,避免个体多余营养的浪费,在作物品质及逆境适应性改良中具有重要应用潜力.采用种子特异启动子联合抗性基因的方法,对拟南芥种子特异启动子At2S3和热激转录因子At Hsf A6a进行克隆,构建p BI121双元表达载体(p At2S3::At Hsf A6a),利用农杆菌菌株转化烟草,获得转基因烟草稳定株系,并进行种子抗高温胁迫萌发实验.结果显示:At Hsf A6a表达量随高温胁迫持续而不断积累,45℃高温处理后,热激转录因子At Hsf A6a的表达量最高上调28倍.转基因烟草株系(L2,L3)与野生型烟草(WT)相比,在45℃高温处理12 h、18 h和24 h后,最终萌发率分别为100%、98%和80%,98%、94%和76%以及97%、92%和70%.根长实验表明转基因株系L2和L3的根长为未处理时的74%和60%,而WT根长为未处理时的52%.上述结果说明超表达烟草株系的萌发和根系生长较之WT对热激处理更不敏感,呈现出更高的抗性;可为种子特异启动子加抗性基因的组合提高转基因植株抗胁迫能力提供直接实验证据,为基因工程育种提供种子特异启动子和抗胁迫新策略.     

邻苯二酚2,3-双加氧酶基因克隆、定位和高效表达

采用特异性引物，以菲、芘降解菌株ZL5的代谢性质粒为模板，扩增出邻苯二酚2，3—双加氧酶(C23O)基因，将该基因和表达载体pET—30a( )连接，转化E.coli JM109(DE3)，获得了高效表达的转化子，SDS—PAGE结果表明，转化子的C23O蛋白不仅在细胞内存在，而且能被分泌到胞外，薄层扫描显示，转化子细胞内和细胞外表达蛋白总量占细胞总蛋白的42％，酶活分析表明，分布在转化子细胞内、外的表达蛋白都具有较高的C23O比活力，Southern杂交将菌株ZL5的C23O基因定位在内生质粒的不同酶切片段上。图5表1参12。     

干扰烟草GA 20-氧化酶siRNA植物表达载体的构建及矮化烟草的产生

根据烟草(Nicotiana tabacum)GA 20-氧化酶基因序列,设计2对分别含有特定酶切位点的特异引物,以烟草基因组DNA为模板,扩增目的基因(约250 bp)片段.将正、反向目的片段分别插入中间载体的内含子两侧.再经BamH I和Sac I双酶切回收约700 bp的目的片段,插入到双元载体质粒p2355中,成功构建了含GA 20-氧化酶基因片段的反向重复序列植物表达载体p23700,其转录产物能形成发夹RNA(hpRNA),产生小分子干扰RNA,干扰目的基因的表达.将p23700质粒导入根癌农杆菌EHA105中并转化烟草叶片细胞,经选择分化培养,获得表型矮化的转基因烟草.图4参14     

辣椒倍半萜环化酶基因在几种非生物诱发因子作用下的表达

报道了在CuCl2,HgCl2及NaCl、紫外线等几种诱发因子作用下辣椒倍半萜环化酶活性表达，并利用从辣椒中克隆出来的2个倍半萜环化酶等位基因cDNA的特异性片段，研究这两个等位基因在上述诱发因子作用下的表达情况，结果表明：在CuCl2,HgCl2,NaCl2、紫外线诱发作用下，离体辣椒叶片均能表现一定的倍半萜环化酶活性，而CK中几乎检测不出倍半萜环化酶活性，Northern Blot分析表明，辣椒倍半萜环化酶基因在逆境下被诱转导，两个cDNA在不同的诱发因子在相同的逆境胁迫下的表达有一定的特异性，推测该基因家族的不同成员在辣椒适应不同逆境的防御反应中有一定的意义，图5参6。     

桃ACC合酶基因组DNA（pACSG01）的序列分析及其表达

以桃基因组DNA为模板，用套式PCR技术扩增并克隆了桃ACC合酶基因片段，将其克隆（定名为pACSG01）并进行序列测定，表明该自然全长1320bp，并富含HindⅢ和EcoRⅠ位点，与其它ACC合酶基因结构序列有一定的相似性，内含有两个内含子，编码的氨基酸序列与已克隆桃ACC合酶cDNA推导的氨基酸序列的同源性分别为57．4％和56．8％，pACSG01与我们已克隆的两个桃ACC合酶cDNA基因表达有所不同，RNA点杂交和RT－PCR结合Southern杂交分析表明，该基因在成熟和乙烯处理的果实均不表达，伤处理、LiCl和生长素处理也不能诱导核基因的表达，在衰老花瓣中也不表达，图3参18。     

Multi–gene-pool Surveys in Areas with Rapid Genetic Erosion: An Example from the Aïr Mountains, Northern Niger

Abstract: A survey to sample and document wild and cultivated plants with crop and forage genetic resources was carried out in the Aïr Mountains of northern Niger in 1984, 1985, and 1986. This ecogeographical survey was begun in the 1984 drought after considerable desertification had already occurred. Over the last century in this area, there has been progressive alteration and loss of habitat and populations, with probable genetic erosion. The focus was on wild and weedy species in the following gene pools: Pennisetum, Sorghum, Olea, Andropogon, Cenchrus, Brachiaria, Eragrostis, Panicum, Setaria, Acacia, Ziziphus , and Grewia ; and on crops from irrigated gardens, including pearl millet, sorghum, and barley. Due to the high degree of environmental heterogeneity and the loss of habitat, relativity small numbers of individuals and clumps were identified a significant portion were probably part of previously contiguous occurrences. In this type of setting, surveys of rapidly diminishing crop and forage genetic resources are especially needed A basis for identifying strategies for sampling and monitoring as species ecology and successional and cultural factors is outlined.     

Variability in herbivore-induced odour emissions among maize cultivars and their wild ancestors (teosinte)

Summary. Maize plants respond to caterpillar feeding with the release of relatively large amounts of specific volatiles, which are known to serve as cues for parasitoids to locate their host. Little is known about the genetic variability in such herbivore-induced plant signals and about how the emissions in cultivated plants compare to those of their wild relatives. For this reason we compared the total quantity and the qualitative composition of the odour blend among eleven maize cultivars and five wild Zea (Poaceae) species (teosinte), as well as among the offspring of eight Zea mays mexicana plants from a single population. Young plants were induced to release volatiles by mechanically damaging the leaves and applying oral secretions of Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) caterpillars to the wounded sites. Volatiles were collected 7 h after treatment and subsequently analysed by gas chromatography. The total amounts of volatiles released were significantly different among maize cultivars as well as among the teosintes. Moreover, striking differences were found in the composition of the induced odour blends. Caryophyllene, for instance, was released by some, but not all varieties and teosintes, and the ratios among monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes varied considerably. The offspring of different mother plants of the Z. m. mexicana population showed some variation in the total amounts that they released, but the composition of the odour blend was very consistent within the population of this teosinte species. We discuss the ecological significance of these findings in terms of specificity and reliability of induced plant signals for parasitoids.     

Phylogenetic Reanalysis of the Saudi Gazelle and Its Implications for Conservation

Abstract: The identification of taxonomically appropriate populations of endangered species for captive breeding and reintroduction programs is fundamental to the success of those programs. The Saudi gazelle (   Gazella saudiya ) was endemic to the Arabian peninsula but is now considered extinct in the wild and is potentially a candidate for captive breeding and reintroduction. Using 375 base pairs of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome b gene derived from museum samples collected from the wild prior to the presumed extinction of this species, we show that G. saudiya is the sister taxon of the African dorcas gazelle (  G. dorcas ). Reciprocal monophyly of G. saudiya mtDNA haplotypes with G. dorcas , coupled with morphological distinctiveness, suggests that it is an evolutionarily significant unit. These data indicate that captive populations identified previously as potential sources of G. saudiya for captive breeding appear incorrectly designated and are irrelevant to the conservation of G. saudiya. The polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism ( PCR-RFLP) analysis of several private collections of living gazelles in Saudi Arabia provides no evidence for the survival of G. saudiya. We recommend that field surveys be undertaken to establish whether G. saudiya is indeed extinct in the wild and that other private collections within the Arabian peninsula be screened genetically. We urge caution when captive animals of unknown provenance are used to investigate the phylogenetics of cryptic species groups.     

Anti-sense expression of putrescine N-methyltransferase confirms defensive role of nicotine in Nicotiana sylvestris against Manduca sexta

Summary. Several lines of evidence support the defensive function of nicotine production in the Nicotiana genus against a range of herbivores, but the evidence is largely correlative. To suppress nicotine production in planta and to test its defensive function, we expressed DNA of putrescine N-methyl transferase in an anti-sense orientation (AS-PMT) in N. sylvestris and fed leaf material from two lines of transformed and wild type plants to Manduca sexta larvae. Larvae consumed more leaf area and gained more mass on the foliage of plants with low PMT expression and low nicotine levels as compared to plants with high PMT expression and high nicotine levels and wild type plants. Overall, larval consumption and performance were negatively correlated with constitutive nicotine levels. We conclude that nicotine decreases the palatability of N. sylvestris leaves to the nicotine-resistant M. sexta larvae.     

Mapping loci that control lateral spike development in Tibetan barley by bulked segregant analysis (BSA)北大核心CSCD

Fertility of lateral spikelets determines the two-rowed or six-rowed spikes of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), which results in significantly different grain yields. The change in row type from two-rowed to six-rowed shows remarkable domestication characteristics. The Qinghai-Tibet plateau has abundant resources of wild and cultivated barley, and is considered one of the centers of domestication and genetic diversity of cultivated barley. In order to obtain a primary understanding of the genetic basis of lateral spike development regulation and the domestication process in cultivated Tibetan barley, an F2 segregation population was constructed by crossing the two-rowed wild barley accession ZYM0083 with the six-rowed landraces Linzhiheiliuleng. Genetic analysis showed that the row type was controlled by a single gene. Using the specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq) technology and bulked segregant analysis (BSA), two DNA pools from 22 two-rowed spike individuals and 22 six-rowed spike individuals of the F2 population were constructed and sequenced. A total of 456 691 SLAF tags were obtained. By adopting the ED and SNP index for association analysis, three candidate regions with a 53.84-Mb interval and containing 536 genes were obtained. Four-hundred thirteen, 189, and 160 annotated genes were acquired by GO, KEGG, and COG libraries, respectively. Loci that control lateral spike development in Tibetan barley were primarily mapped by SLAF-seq, and the results presented in this study will facilitate the fine mapping and cloning of target genes. © 2018 Science Press. All rights reserved.