种子胚特异性启动子的克隆及其功能验证

以水稻品种日本晴DNA为模板,用PCR的方法从水稻胚特异性表达基因OsESG上游序列扩增出特异性条带,克隆出种子胚特异性启动子,长度为1.1kb,且已知的功能部位序列没有发生改变。用它构建了带动报告基因GUS表达的双元载体,并用农杆菌介导法转化水稻得到了转基因植株。对GUS基因的表达检测表明,由该启动子序列引导的GUS基因仅在胚中特异性表达,而其它组织中都未表达,证实该启动子具有胚特异性表达的功能。     

杨树维管组织特异启动子的克隆与启动活性分析

启动子在基因表达调控中起关键性作用,它在很大程度上决定所控基因表达的时间、空间和强度。依据拟南芥ATH1芯片分析杨树维管形成时期特异表达基因的结果,选取了差异表达基因NST3,通过BLAST比对在杨树EST数据库(PopulusDB)中找到同源性较高的基因NAC068。以毛白杨为材料,在其基因组中克隆得到该基因5'侧翼区901 bp长的片段,命名为pProNAC068,将该片段置换pBI121载体中的CaMV35S启动子,并在84K杨中检测报告基因GUS的表达情况。经过GUS活性检测分析发现:该启动子可以控制外源基因在次生维管组织中特异表达,从而为基因工程中有目的的控制外源基因在维管组织中的表达奠定基础。     

A novel cold-inducible promoter,P<Emphasis Type="Italic">ThCAP</Emphasis> from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Tamarix hispida</Emphasis>, confers cold tolerance in transgenic <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis thaliana</Emphasis>

Our previous studies have revealed that the ThCAP gene plays a vital role in transgenic Populus (P. davidiana × P. bolleana) in response to cold stress. However, the regulatory mechanism of ThCAP gene expression has been unclear. In this study, the 5′ flanking region of the ThCAP promoter (PThCAP) was cloned using a genome-walking method. By analyzing cis-acting regulatory elements of PThCAP, a DRE motif and MYC and MYB elements were found to be located in the promoter. To identify the regulatory elements that control the expression of the ThCAP gene promoter, a series of deletion derivatives of PThCAP, P1–P5, from the translation start code (?1538, ?1190, ?900, ?718 and ?375 bp), were fused to the GUS reporter gene, and then each deletion was stably introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Deletion analysis of the promoter suggested that only the P2 fragment had strong GUS expression in leaves and roots of A. thaliana exposed to low temperature stress. These results suggest that this 290-bp region (?1190 to ?900 bp), as an important part in PThCAP, was associated with cold tolerance of A. thaliana. Our results provide evidence for the regulatory mechanism of ThCAP gene involved in the response to cold stress, and that the gene is promising candidate gene for genetic improvement of crops.     

杨树皮储藏蛋白基因启动子的克隆和功能研究

杨树树皮储藏蛋白BSP是类似种子储藏蛋白的氮素储藏物 ,冬季在韧皮部薄壁细胞中大量积累 ,是落叶树氮代谢中的重要成分。为了研究BSP基因启动子在转基因植物中的表达特性 ,探索其在植物基因工程研究中潜在的应用价值 ,我们用PCR方法从美洲黑杨基因组中DNA扩增得到了BSA启动子片段。与GUS基因融合构建中间载体后 ,转化烟草 ,获得了一批PCR检测为阳性的转化再生植株。经GUS组织化学检测 ,发现若干转基因烟草的茎和叶柄韧皮部以及叶脉都呈GUS染色阳性 ,初步证明杨树BSP基因启动子确有韧皮部表达特性 ,可介导GUS基因在转基因烟草韧皮部特异表达。     

Cloning and expression analysis of the FvNCED3 gene and its promoter from ash(Fraxinus velutina)

The 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase(NCED)gene is rate-limiting in abscisic acid(ABA) biosynthesis.In this study, an NCED gene, designated FvNCED3(KY008746), was cloned from velvet ash(Fraxinus velutina Torr.) with a RACE method. The full length c DNA of FvNCED3 encodes a 573-amino acid polypeptide.Sequencing analysis showed that the FvNCED3 protein was highly homologous to other NCED proteins. The expression patterns of FvNCED3 in different ash organs were analyzed by real-time PCR which revealed that FvNCED3 expression levels were highest in leaves and lowest in roots. The gene expression patterns of FvNCED3 under abiotic stress indicated that its expression increased under drought, salt and ABA stress and decreased due to high and low temperatures. There were no obvious changes under ultraviolet light. The 1094-bp upstream sequence 5' flank regulation region of the FvNCED3 gene was also cloned from ash using the Genome Walking method. To assess the activity of the FvNCED3 promoter, a p FvNCED3 p::GUS plant expression vector was constructed for tobacco transformation. GUS expression of the FvNCED3 GUS enzyme activity was detected in almost all transgenic tobacco tissues, especially in the young leaves,stigma, anther, ovule and ovary. After treating the transgenic tobacco with NaCl and placing it under drought stress, GUS staining of tobacco leaves increased compared with that under normal growth conditions. This result indicates that gene expression driven by the FvNCED3 promoter can be induced by salt and drought stress.     

Evaluation of promoters and visual markers for transformation of eastern white pine

This report serves to evaluate possible promoters for use in theproduction of transgenic eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.).Embryogenic cultures of eastern white pine were bombarded with goldparticles coated separately with a variety of gene constructs containingthe UidA -glucuronidase (GUS) or green fluorescentprotein (GFP) reporter gene. Transient expression of the UidAgene, driven by a novel algal virus adenine methyl transferase genepromoter, as well as five other promoters used in angiospermtransformation, were evaluated. The maize alcohol dehydrogenase promoterwas not effective in eastern white pine cultures. The construct with thedoubled Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35S promoter plus Alfalfa Mosaic Virusenhancer showed the highest levels of expression. GUS expression wasdetected within 24 hours, but decreased after 5 days and was notdetectable 15 days after bombardment. Expression of GUS activity wasrecorded mainly in somatic embryonal heads of various stages ofdevelopment and occasionally in suspensor cells. Similar to GUSexpression, modified green fluorescent protein (GFP) was detected in theembryonal head cells 24 hours after bombardment. GFP-expressingsuspensor cells were both more infrequent and difficult to detect, astheir highly vacuolate nature rendered the GFP presence less visibleagainst the yellow background autofluorescence.     

Cloning of a flower-specific expression promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana and its plant expression vector construction

Given the sequence of Chs gene promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana reported in GenBank (AF248988), a pair of specific     

Transgenic sterility in Populus: expression properties of the poplar PTLF, Agrobacterium NOS and two minimal 35S promoters in vegetative tissues

Transgenic sterility is a desirable trait for containment of many kinds of transgenes and exotic species. Genetically engineered floral sterility can be imparted by expression of a cytotoxin under the control of a predominantly floral-tissue-specific promoter. However, many otherwise desirable floral promoters impart substantial non-floral expression, which can impair plant health or make it impossible to regenerate transgenic plants. We are therefore developing a floral sterility system that is capable of attenuating undesired background vegetative expression. As a first step towards this goal, we compared the vegetative expression properties of the promoter of the poplar (Populus trichocarpa Torr. & Gray) homolog of the floral homeotic gene LEAFY (PTLF), which could be used to impart male and female flower sterility, to that of three candidate attenuator-gene promoters: the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S basal promoter, the CaMV 35S basal promoter fused to the TMV omega element and the nopaline synthase (NOS) promoter. The promoters were evaluated via promoter::GUS gene fusions in a transgenic poplar hybrid (Populus tremula L. x P. alba L.) by both histochemical and fluorometric GUS assays. In leaves, the NOS promoter conveyed the highest activity and had a mean expression level 5-fold higher than PTLF, whereas the CaMV 35S basal promoter fused to the omega element and the CaMV 35S basal promoter alone directed mean expression levels that were 0.5x and 0.35x that of PTLF, respectively. Differential expression in shoots, leaves, stems and roots was observed only for the NOS and PTLF promoters. Strongest expression was observed in roots for the NOS promoter, whereas the PTLF promoter directed highest expression in shoots. The NOS promoter appears best suited to counteract vegetative expression of a cytotoxin driven by the PTLF promoter where 1:1 toxin:attenuator expression is required.     

The <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis NST3/SND1</Emphasis> promoter is active in secondary woody tissue in poplar

Wood biomass is one of the promising future materials for biofuels with no competing food uses. However, the higher cost to produce bioethanol from wood feedstocks is regarded as a priority issue. Genetic engineering techniques have been proposed to enhance the quality and quantity of wood materials to overcome the cost problem. Although many genetically engineered trees with applicable traits such as low lignin, a high syringyl to guaiacyl ratio and high cellulose content are generated, ectopic expression of an effector gene under a constitutive promoter can sometimes induce untoward side effects on plant growth and development. Our recent study demonstrated that AtNST3/SND1 promoter of Arabidopsis thaliana is a candidate tool for driving a potent activator to enhance wood biomass production in poplar without any growth retardation. However, the tissue- and cell-dependent activity of the promoter remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we generated transgenic poplar expressing AtNST3/SND1promoter::GUS to examine in detail the activity of the AtNST3/SND1 promoter. Histochemical analysis revealed that the promoter was predominantly active in secondary woody tissue. Our result indicates that the AtNST3/SND1 promoter is an option for expressing an effector gene to modify secondary cell wall components and wood biomass.     

毛竹小RNA高通量测序及病毒分析

以毛竹叶片为材料,采用小RNA高通量测序结合生物信息学对小RNA数据库进行组装,进一步分析了毛竹中存在的病毒和类病毒,并采用RT-PCR和RACE进行验证。结果表明:在竹子样品中存在水稻东格鲁病毒(RTBV),覆盖率达到91.0%。在毛竹样品中扩增得到1 992 bp RTBV病毒类似序列,占其基因组的24.9%。RTBV病毒在多个毛竹样品中存在且不存在多态性。RTBV病毒可能是一个古老的植物病毒,在进化过程中禾本科植物将其序列整合到基因组中来防御RTBV病毒的浸染。     

Preliminary Studies on Establishment of Genetic Transformation System in Loblolly Pine

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工能基因组学:T-DNA介导的基因诱捕和植物基因鉴定(英文)

拟南芥菜、水稻、蕃茄、土豆、玉米、小麦和大豆的全基因组测序为植物细胞和发育生 物学研究提供了许多有用的信息。基因组学的中心任务是利用这些信息去探索蛋白质的功能 和鉴定与发育有关的重要基因。尽管依赖于毁坏基因和产生可识别的突变表型的经典遗传学 方法仍然是极为成功的基因鉴定方法，借助于报告基因结构，随机插入植物基因组的T-DNA 介导的基因诱捕正发展成为植物细胞和发育生物学研究的极强有力的技术。本文描述了基因 诱捕、启动子诱捕和增强子诱捕在植物生物学中的应用，并且希望这些基因鉴定方法有助于 植物分子生物学家和生物技术工作者的研究。     

杨树因伤诱导型启动子的克隆及功能分析

机械损伤或病虫害侵扰引起植物一系列防御相关基因的激活,其中一些是因伤诱导表达的．Ｂｒａｄｓｈａｗ等１９８９年报道了杨树Ｗｉｎ３基因家族中的一员,其编码产物类似于白薯和豆类胰蛋白酶抑制剂,并且是因伤诱导表达的。为了更全面的了解这一基因启动子在因伤介导表达中的作用,探讨其在基因工程用于控制外源基因表达的可能性,本文分别从欧洲黑杨（Ｐ．ｎｉｇｒａ）和美洲黑杨（Ｐ．ｄｅｌｔｏｉｄｅｓ）中扩增出ｗｉｎ３基因启动子ＷＩＮＰ（７０５ｂｐ）和ＷＩＤＰ（７９１ｂｐ）．这两个启动子与来自大肠杆菌的ＧＵＳ基因融合,通过根癌农杆菌Ｔｉ质粒转化系统引入烟草中．证实了ＷＩＮＰ和ＷＩＤＰ控制的ＧＵＳ基因的表达不仅在损伤部位,而且具有系统的因伤诱导效应．对８株转基因烟草的组织化学分析表明,其表达模式与以前的报道一致。无论是在受损伤组织还是完整组织中,ＷＩＮＰ的伤诱导活性总比ＷＩＤＰ高。这两个启动子需要进一步改造以增强其活性。     

利用拟南芥基因芯片和突变体对木材形成相关基因的初步分析

木材形成是木本植物特有的生物学过程,拟南芥在适当的诱导条件下也能形成类似“木材”的维管组织,因而可以借助拟南芥丰富的基因资源研究木材形成的分子机制.利用前期建立的毛白杨次生维管系统再生实验体系,通过拟南芥表达谱芯片分析再生过程中的基因表达变化,获得149个差异表达基因.选择其中转录因子等调控基因及功能未知基因共89个基因的总计151个拟南芥突变体,经次生诱导培养发现,20个突变体的发芽率或成活率降低,10个突变体表型变化明显,出现维管系统次生生长发育受到抑制、生长速度减慢等,推测这些基因参与调控拟南芥的次生生长.将木本植物与草本植物的研究体系相结合,利用拟南芥次生生长诱导体系研究木材发育相关基因功能,为木材发育的基因功能研究提供一条可行、有效,快速解析基因功能的新途径.     

拟南芥FLC基因抑制成花机理研究进展

控制成花的各基因在植物生长过程中具有重要的作用.FLC是拟南芥中抑制成花的基因,通过负调控FLC的转录及蛋白表达水平,促进拟南芥的某些晚花生态型和晚花突变体开花.研究发现,FLC的表达水平与植株低温处理的时间呈数量关系,低温处理时间越长,FLC的表达越弱.介绍了拟南芥FLC基因的分子特征以及基因表达被抑制的分子机理及相关内容.     

杨树油菜素内酯合成基因DET2的克隆与功能分析

[目的]DET2基因编码一个5α-还原酶,是油菜素内酯(BRs)合成过程中的关键限速基因。研究DET2基因在杨树生长发育中的作用,对于进一步研究油菜素内酯在木本植物中的调控机制有重要意义。[方法]从银腺杨84K(Populus alba×P. glandulosa,‘84K’)克隆得到拟南芥AtDET2同源基因PagDET2,利用生物信息学对其进行序列比对、生化特征分析、构建系统发育进化树。通过RT-PCR分析其在杨树中的表达模式。构建由CaMV 35S强启动子驱动的过表达载体,通过农杆菌介导的叶盘转化法转化84K杨,得到PagDET2-OE转基因植株。分析过表达DET2基因对于转基因植株内源BRs含量、植株生长和抗逆的影响。[结果]克隆了包含全长编码区PagDET2基因全长,可编码一个长度为257个氨基酸的蛋白质。其蛋白序列与毛果杨、拟南芥、水稻、棉花、大豆、番茄DET2蛋白同源性较高,说明该基因在进化过程中相对保守。PagDET2在84K杨不同组织中均检测到表达,其在茎中的表达较高。通过ELISA检测植物BRs含量发现,过量表达DET2可以显著提高杨树内源BRs含量。过量表达DET2基因,可以导致转基因植株的高生长,但对盐胁迫更加敏感。[结论]DET2基因作为BRs合成的关键基因,在杨树中过量表达可以显著提高内源BRs含量,促进植株增高。DET2转基因植株的获得为进一步分析BR参与木本植物生长发育的调控机制奠定了基础。     

Genetic transformation of loblolly pine using mature zygotic embryo explants by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Introduction1Genetictransformationinconifershasthepotentialtoallowtheselectiveimprovementofindividualtraitsinelitecloneswhilestillmaintainingtheexistingcombinationofgenesresponsibleforthesuperiorphenotype(Charestetal.1991;Jamesetal.1996;Walteretal.1999).Atpresent,althoughconsiderableresearchefforthasbeendevotedtothegeneticengineeringofconiferspecies(Sederoffetal.1986;Bekkauoietal.1988,1990;Robertsonetal.1992;Bomminenietal.1993;Shinetal.1994;Klimaszewskaetal.1997),ithaslaggedbehindadvancesma…     

杨树R2R3 MYB基因PeMYBLI的克隆及表达

An R2R3 MYB gene,PeMYBL1,was isolated from male inflorescence of Populus×euramericana by homologous cloning combined with in silico cloning techniques.The full length of PeMYBL1 cDNA was 1 094 bp encoding 276 amino acids.The deduced amino acid sequence contained two conserved MYB domains near the N-terminus,a conserved E1 motif and an acidic Ser/Thr rich region toward its C terminus.Phylogenetic analysis revealed that PeMYBL1 was clustered with AtMYB85 from Arabidopsis thaliana,ZmMYBL1 from Zea mays,OsMYB15...