BvGLP1过表达增强了转基因小麦对根腐病的抗性

类萌发素蛋白(germin-like protein, GLP)是一类含有cupins结构域的糖蛋白, 在植物基础抗性等方面起着重要作用。本研究人工合成了甜菜GLP基因BvGLP1, 并利用基因重组技术构建了受韧皮部特异表达启动子RSS1P驱动的BvGLP1基因单子叶植物表达载体pA20-RSS1P::BvGLP1。通过基因枪介导法将其转入小麦品种扬麦18中, 对转基因扬麦18的T₀至T₃代植株中BvGLP1进行了PCR、半定量RT-PCR和荧光定量QPCR检测, 并对转基因小麦进行根腐病和纹枯病抗性鉴定。结果表明, BvGLP1已转入转基因小麦扬麦18, 并能在转基因小麦中遗传、转录表达; 5个转BvGLP1基因小麦株系的根腐病抗性比受体品种扬麦18有显著提高, 说明BvGLP1过表达增强了转基因小麦对根腐病的抗性。

Expression of BvGLP1 in Transgenic Wheat Enhances Resistance to Common Root Rot

BvGLP1 is a kind of germin-like protein (GLP) from sugar beet. GLP catalyzes the oxidation of oxalic acid to produce hydrogen peroxide that induces plant defense response to pathogen and results in enhanced-resistance. The open-reading-frame sequenceof BvGLP1 was synthesized and used to construct a BvGLP1 expression vector pA20-RSS1P::BvGLP1. In the vector, the expression of BvGLP1 was controlled by rice sucrose synthase-1 promoter (RSS1P). BvGLP1 was introducedinto wheat variety Yangmai 18 through bombardment. The presence and expression of BvGLP1 in T₀ to T₃ transgenic wheat plants were characterized by PCR, RT-PCR, and QPCR analyses. The common root rot and sharp eyespot disease tests on BvGLP1 transgenic wheat plants following artificial inoculation with the pathogens revealed that the expression of BvGLP1 in five transgenic wheat lines significantly enhanced resistance to common root rot.