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。     

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。     

ACC氧化酶cDNA克隆及其对美洲黑杨体内乙烯产生的反义抑制

利用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术克隆了番茄ＡＣＣ氧化酶基因ＬＥＥＴＨＹＢＲ编码区０．９ｋｂ的ｃＤＮＡ片段,经酶切图谱分析和序列分析鉴定后,反向插入到植物表达载体ｐＢｉｎ４３８中,构建了表达ＡＣＣ氧化酶反义ＲＮＡ的二元载体。用农杆菌侵染美洲黑杨叶片,在含卡那霉素的ＭＳ培养基上选择转化子和植株再生,通过ＰＣＲ检测筛选到１６株转基因杨树植株,Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ分析初步确证了外源基因是以单拷贝插入到杨树基因组中;对杨树幼苗乙烯释放量的测定结果表明转基因杨树的乙烯释放量为对照植株的２８％。     

正交设计在杨树最佳遗传转化体系的建立

本试验以建立的南林95杨高频再生体系为基础,利用正交试验设计,通过GUS组织染色分析法研究了预培养时间、茵液浓度、As浓度、侵染时间和共培养时间5个因素在4个水平上对南林95杨遗传转化的影响,并探讨了南林95杨转化中添加卡那霉素的适宜浓度。运用DPS软件对试验结果进行分析,建立了杨树遗传转化体系。结果表明：外植体预培养7d,在含As200μmol／L的茵液浓度为0．6的农杆菌液中侵染20rain,共培养3d为最佳遗传转化体系,适宜的卡那霉素筛选浓度为50mg／L;本试验共获得6株转化植株,经GUS染色检测和PCR分析表明．GUS基因已初步整合进入南林95杨基因组中。     

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。     

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.     

GH3::GUS reflects cell-specific developmental patterns and stress-induced changes in wood anatomy in the poplar stem

GH3 genes related to the auxin-inducible Glycine max (L.) Merr. GmGH3 gene encode enzymes that conjugate amino acids to auxin. To investigate the role of GH3 enzymes in stress responses and normal wood development, Populus x canescens (Ait.) was transformed with the promoter-reporter construct GH3::GUS containing a GH3 promoter and the 5' UTR from soybean. beta-Glucuronidase (GUS) activity was present in the vascular tissues of leaves and in developing lateral roots and was inducible in silent tissues by external auxin application. A decrease in GUS activity from the stem apex to the bottom corresponded to decreases in auxin concentrations in these tissues. High auxin concentration and high GH3::GUS activity were present in the pith tissue, which may provide storage for auxin compounds. GH3 reporter was active in ray cells, paratracheal parenchyma cells, maturing vessels and in cells surrounding maturing phloem fibers but not in the cambium and immature phloem, despite high auxin concentrations in the latter tissues. However, the GH3 promoter in these tissues became active when the plants were exposed to abiotic stresses, like bending or salinity, causing changes in wood anatomy. We suggest that adjustment of the internal auxin balance in wood in response to environmental cues involves GH3 auxin conjugate synthases.     

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。     

Constitutive Expression of Sense & Antisense PtAP3, an AP3 Homologue Gene of Populus tomentosa, Affects Growth and Flowering Time in Transgenic Tobacco

To analyze the function of PtAP3, an APETALA3 (AP3) homologue gene isolated from Populus tomentosa Carr., the full length sequence (1 797 bp) and a fragment (870 bp) of PtAP3 were fused to a CaMV 35S promoter of pBI121 to generate the sense and antisense constructs of PtAP3. These constructs were transformed into tobacco by Agrobacterium infection of leaf disks and selection on kanamycin medium. Some sense and antisense transgenic tobacco plants were obtained by PCR and Southern blot analysis. Great phenotypic differences in transgenic tobacco plants were observed. Almost all of sense PtAP3 to transgenic tobaccos showed a higher growth rate than those of antisense transformants and a few developed pregnancy earlier than wild type seedlings and antisense transformants under the same conditions.     

Constitutive Expression of Sense & Antisense PtAP3, an AP3 Homologue Gene of Populus tomentosa, Affects Growth and Flowering Time in Transgenic To-bacco

To analyze the function of PtAP3, an APETALA3 (AP3) homologue gene isolated from Populus tomentosa Carr., the full length sequence (1 797 bp) and a fragment (870 bp) of PtAP3 were fused to a CaMV 35S promoter of pBI121 to generate the sense and antisense constructs of PtAP3. These constructs were transformed into tobacco by Agrobacterium infection of leaf disks and selection on kanamycin medium. Some sense and antisense transgenic tobacco plants were obtained by PCR and Southern blot analysis. Great phenotypic differences in transgenic tobacco plants were observed. Almost all of sense PtAP3 to transgenic tobaccos showed a higher growth rate than those of antisense transformants and a few developed pregnancy earlier than wild type seedlings and antisense transformants under the same conditions.     

35杨微繁殖与叶片不定芽再生研究

以35杨茎段外植体为供试材料,对腋芽微繁殖、叶片不定芽再生、生根以及移植的离体培养技术体系进行了研究,结果表明：获得初始无菌苗的取材以4月取田间杨树新枝茎段外植体为最好;茎段外植体的启动培养基以附加NAA0．1mCL、0．5mg／L6-BA及GA,0．5mg／L的WPM培养基为优;腋芽微繁殖最快的培养基为WPM＋0．2mg／L6-BA＋0．1mg／LIAA＋0．1mg／LIBA;生根培养基以3／5WPM＋0．1mg／LIBA为好;叶片不定芽再生培养基以WPM＋0．2mg／L 6-BA＋0．1mg／LIAA＋0．1mg／LIBA再生频率最高,达92．86％;叶片不定芽在生根培养基上培养20d后获健壮生根苗,移栽成活率达100％。     

Over-expression of Tryptophan Decarboxylase Gene in Poplar and its Possible Role in Resistance Against Malacosoma disstria

Amines and their derivatives are known to influence insect behavior involved in feeding and reproduction. In order to examine the feasibility of improving the resistance of poplar to insect pests by the introduction of a plant-derived amine-generating transgene, explants from the hybrid poplar clone ‘INRA 717 1B4’ (P. tremula ×P. albo) were transformed with a Camptotheca acuminata tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC, EC 4.1.1.28) cDNA driven by the CaMV 35S promoter. The enzyme TDC catalyzes the decarboxylation of tryptophan to tryptamine, which, in addition to being a bioactive amine itself, is known to act as a precursor of various other indole derivatives. Putative transgenic lines were confirmed by PCR for the TDC1 gene sequence and by the expression analysis of the transgene mRNA and encoded protein. No visible phenotypic changes were associated with ectopic TDC1 expression. Chemical and radiotracer analyses of the transgenic plants revealed tryptamine accumulation as high as 4 mM in leaf tissue, and suggested that the tryptamine produced by ectopically expressed TDC was not further metabolized. Insect bioassays with the TDC transgenic plants showed that the tryptamine accumulation was consistently associated with adverse effects on feeding potential and physiology of Malacosoma disstria (forest tent caterpillar).     

Antisense expression of a caffeic acidO-methyltransferase ofStylosanthes humilis in transgenic poplar: Effect of expression onO-methyltransferase activity and lignin composition

Poplar (Populus tremula) was transformed with a construct carrying an antisense caffeic acidO-methyltransferase (COMT) cDNA (pOMT8) from a tropical pasture legume,Stylosanthes humilis. pOMT8 shows 83% overall homology to the corresponding COMT gene (pPCLA) of poplar. Of the 200 putatively-transformed plants regenerated on selective media after co-cultivation of poplar stem explants withAgrobacterium tumefaciens harbouring a CaMV 35S-antisensepOMT8 construct, a subset of 20 plants were randomly chosen for further analysis. PCR and Southern blot analysis demonstrated the stable integration of T-DNA into the genome of these plants. Antisense expression ofpOMT8 resulted in reductions in total COMT activity in the majority of the transgenic plants with the lowest total COMT activities (61–70% of untransformed control plants) being observed in four transgenic plants. The composition of lignin in transgenic plants was also changed, as detected by reductions in the content of syringyl units using infrared spectroscopy. However, no changes were found in the amount of insoluble lignin in transgenic plants as compared to untransformed control plants. These results indicate the potential of thepOMT8 gene to partially suppress COMT activity and modify the composition of lignin in transgenic poplar. This work was partly supported by General Management of Turkish Pulp and Paper Mills.     

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of lombardy poplar (Populus nigra L. var.italica Koehne) using stem segments

Genetically transformed lombardy poplar (Populus nigra L. var.italica Koehne) plants were regenerated by co-cultivation of stem segments withAgrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 that harbored a binary vector (pBI121) which included genes for β-glucuronidase (GUS) and neomycin phosphotransferase. Successful transformation was confirmed by the ability of stem segments to produce calli in the presence of kanamycin, histochemical and fluorometric assays of GUS activity in plant tissues, and Southern blot analysis.     

黑龙江不同地区杨树扦插苗生长特性的比较

为选择出适宜黑龙江不同平原区的寒地杨树扦插品种,收集小黑杨、黑林5号杨（A5）、大青杨等22个杨树无性系进行不同地区杨树扦插苗生长特性的比较试验。通过各品种杨树扦插苗苗高、地径、木质化程度及病虫害指数分析比较,初选出适宜三江平原区的小黑14、德杂1号、美黑3号、J7、甜×小黑等5个杨树扦插品种,适宜松嫩平原区的A5、小黑14、钻×俄和J7等4个杨树扦插品种。     

Expression of a carrot 36 kD antifreeze protein gene improves cold stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco

Antifreeze proteins （AFPs） enable organisms to survive under cold conditions, and have great potential in improving cold tolerance of cold-sensitive plants, In order to determine whether expression of the carrot 36 kD antifreeze protein gene confers improved cold-resistant properties to plant tissues, we tried to obtain transgenic tobacco plants which expressed the antifreeze protein. Cold, salt, and drought induced promoter Prd29A was cloned using PCR from Arabidopsis. Two plant expression vectors based on pBI121 were constructed with CaMV35S：AFP and Prd29A：AFP. Tobacco plantlets were transformed by Agrobacterium-medicated transformation. PCR and Southern blotting demonstrated that the carrot 36 kD afp gene was successfully integrated into the genomes of transformed plantlets. The expression of the afp gene in transgenic plants led to improved tolerance to cold stress. However, the use of the strong constitutive 35S cauliflower mosaic virus （CaMV） promoter to drive expression of afp also resulted in growth retardation under normal growing conditions. In contrast, the expression of afp driven by the stress-inducible Prd29A promoter from Arabidopsis gave rise to minimal effects on plant growth while providing an increased tolerance to cold stress condition （2℃）. The results demonstrated the prospect of using Prd29A-AFP transgenic plants in cold-stressed conditions that will in turn benefit agriculture.     

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.