农杆菌介导的玉米遗传转化研究进展

农杆菌介导的转基因法是目前玉米遗传转化的主流方法之一。目前,模式玉米种质幼胚的转化体系已程式化,且开发了新筛选基因和获得不含筛选基因转基因玉米的方法,但是大多数育种骨干自交系转化频率低和转化受体基本上是幼胚。从农杆菌、受体及培养条件多方面各种因素对问题进行分析,多数研究认为针对特定基因型和受体材料建立好的受体再生系统,结合高效率农杆菌转化体系,获得多目的基因聚合（无其它外源片段）的转基因玉米将是农杆菌介导玉米转化体系研究的最终目标。本文主要从农杆菌介导（转基因）法应用于玉米遗传转化的历史、现状、问题等方面进行综述,为同领域的研究者提供一定的参考。     

转基因玉米研究现状及发展趋势

玉米作为世界主要的粮食作物和重要的饲料及工业原料,其转基因研究一直备受关注。近年来,应用基因枪、农杆菌介导、花粉管通道等转基因技术对玉米重要农艺性状进行遗传改良,在抗虫、抗除草剂、高赖氨酸、雄性不育、抗旱耐盐等转基因新品种方面取得了重大进展,抗虫和抗除草剂及两者复合性状的转基因玉米新品种已在全球16个国家大面积推广,产生了巨大的经济、社会和生态效益。本文概述玉米转基因技术及应用现状等方面的研究进展,并探讨了未来的发展趋势和研究方向。     

转基因玉米LY038转化事件的特异性检测

转基因高赖氨酸玉米LY038在畜禽饲料中已得到广泛应用,但目前还没有关于其侧翼序列扩增及转化事件特异性定性PCR检测方法方面的报道.本研究采用修饰接头连接PCR(modified adapter-linked PCR,M-AL-PCR)技术获得了转基因玉米LY038的外源基因与玉米基因组之间的5′端侧翼序列.据此侧翼 序列设计其转化事件特异性引物,建立了转基因玉米LY038转化事件特异性定性检测方法,扩增片段175bp.以转基因玉米(Zea mays L.)LY038、MIR604、Bt176、Bt11、MON810、MON863、GA21、NK603、非转基因玉米、转基因水稻(Oryza sativa L.)Cry1C*、Cry2A*、转基因大豆(Glycine max)Roundup Ready和转基因油菜(Brassica campestris L.)GT73为材料,验证该方法具有高特异性及灵敏度,最低检测限约为0.1%.研究结果提示,该定性检测体系可准确、快速、高效的检测转基因玉米LY038及其产品.     

抗亚洲玉米螟、抗草甘膦转基因玉米的培育

5-烯醇式丙酮酸莽草酸-3-磷酸合酶基因(5-enolpyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate synthase,epsps)是一个高抗草甘膦的基因,苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis)的杀虫蛋白基因(Bt基因)cry1Ac M是一个能在单子叶植物中高效表达的抗亚洲玉米螟基因。为了获得具有抗虫、抗除草剂优良复合性状的转基因玉米,本研究构建出质粒p CAMBIA1302-P35S::epsps-Tnos-Pubi::cry1Ac M-Tnos,通过农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefacien)介导的玉米(Zea mays)茎尖遗传转化法将目标基因转入玉米。通过分子检测、草甘膦抗性筛选和田间接种亚洲玉米螟(Ostrinia furnacalis(Guenée))试验筛选出转基因株系,在此基础上进行了转基因植株室内抗亚洲玉米螟试验和田间草甘膦抗性分析,并采用RT-PCR检测和Western blot方法确定了抗虫蛋白在转基因植株中稳定表达。从大量转基因株系中优选出6个遗传稳定且抗亚洲玉米螟、抗除草剂草甘膦的转基因玉米株系,这些株系的抗亚洲玉米螟、抗草甘膦特性完全满足大田应用的需求。综上所述,将改造后的Bt抗虫基因cry1Ac M和抗草甘膦基因epsps一同转入玉米,赋予两种玉米骨干自交系植株抗玉米螟、抗草甘膦特性,为我国抗亚洲玉米螟抗草甘膦转基因玉米的大面积推广培育出了优良自交系。     

转Bt基因玉米自交系及其杂交种的抗螟性鉴定

采用基因枪法将Bt基因(GFM CrylA)导入东北春玉米自交系铁7922的幼胚中,获得转基因植株。经过连续3年的田间接卵、室内饲喂玉米螟鉴定,获得稳定抗虫转基因系。以此为亲本与常规自交系配制了四密25Bt、通单24Bt、吉单209Bt3个杂交种。转基因自交系和杂交种的抗螟性鉴定结果表明：转基因系间抗虫性差异极显著,同一转基因系单株间和配制的3个杂交种间抗虫性也存在差异;与对照相比,转基因系配制的杂交种抗虫性明显提高,差异显著。农艺性状鉴定结果显示,转基因系配制的杂交种与对照在株高、穗长、穗行数、行粒数、百粒重上无显著差异。本研究认为,GFM CrylA(Bt)基因可用于玉米的抗螟性改良,也为转Bt基因玉米自交系能够直接用于育种提供了依据。     

玉米HVA22基因启动子的克隆与功能验证

利用转基因技术转化利用外源抗性基因,可提高玉米对非生物逆境的抵抗能力,改良其在不良环境下的稳产性。但是,在过去的研究中,大多采用组成型启动子启动外源抗逆基因过量表达,虽然可以改良转基因株系的抗逆性,但其生长发育受到不同程度抑制,适应性代价较大。用非生物逆境诱导启动子,可培育出只在逆境胁迫下表达的转基因抗逆品种,避免正常条件下抗逆基因过量表达的不良影响。本研究以水稻HVA22蛋白质的氨基酸序列为探针,搜索玉米基因组同源mRNA序列HVA22,用PlantCARE软件分析并同源克隆其上游启动子序列,实时荧光定量PCR验证HVA22基因在非生物逆境胁迫下的差异表达,构建HVA22基因启动子HVA22s启动GUS基因的表达载体,基因枪法转化玉米愈伤组织,GUS染色检测启动活性。结果表明,玉米HVA22s启动子长度1478 bp,含有多种与非生物逆境应答相关的调控元件。HVA22基因在高温胁迫,以及脱落酸和乙烯诱导下上调表达。用HVA22s启动GUS基因转化的玉米愈伤组织,在脱落酸诱导、甘露醇模拟高渗处理、低温和高盐胁迫条件下,GUS染色均可显现靛蓝色斑点,说明HVA22s启动子确有非生物逆境启动功能,进一步验证其启动活性后可运用于玉米抗逆转基因研究。     

转基因玉米多重PCR-基因芯片联用检测方法的研究

根据七种转基因玉米的重组DNA结构分别对Bt11、Bt176 、Mon810 、Mon863 、TC1507、 GA21 和NK603设计转化体特异性引物,进行多重PCR检测。在此基础上分别设计和筛选了七种转基因玉米转化体特异性oligo探针,制备转基因玉米的寡核苷酸芯片。实验表明,该探针特异性好,同常用的凝胶电泳检测方法相比,芯片杂交的灵敏度（0.01%）,优于凝胶电泳检测（0.1%）,由于采用了多重PCR技术一次可同时检测多个基因,提高了检测的准确率和效率。     

提高外源基因在转基因植物中表达效率的途径

利用转基因技术获得具有目的性状的转基因植株,是进行作物品种改良的有效方式.但基因沉默等现象降低了外源基因在转基因植物中的表达效率.从外源基因的DNA修饰水平、翻译后蛋白的定位、以及转基因方式等方面综述了国内外植物基因工程中的相关研究;分析了外源基因表达效率低的原因;提出了克服基因沉默并实现外源基因高效表达的途径.     

用复合PCR方法检测6种转基因玉米中外源DNA的特异性

利用本实验室研制的植物DNA提取试剂盒，从玉米（Zea mays）种子中提取符合PCR检测要求的DNA。根据不同转基因玉米中重组DNA的结构，分别设计引物，可对Btl1、Event176、T25、MON810、GA21和NK603等6种转基因玉米进行特异性PCR检测。在此基础上建立了针对6种转基因玉米的特异性DNA片段和玉米内参照基因（zein）的复合PCR检测方法，能同时对7对引物进行扩增，通过产物的长度差异对不同的转基因玉米进行辨别，实现了在同一个PCR反应管中同时对6种不同转基因玉米的特异性检测。     

转植酸酶基因玉米的研究与安全评价

植酸酶是应用最广泛的饲料添加剂之一,它在自然界中广泛存在,能提高饲料中磷的利用率,对减轻动物高磷粪便导致的环境水域污染有着重要意义。玉米是动物饲料的主要原料,在玉米饲料中添加植酸酶易造成饲料成本升高和生产效率降低等问题。近年来随着基因工程技术的发展,已克隆出多个真菌植酸酶基因,并成功在微生物、植物系统中表达。本文主要介绍了植酸酶基因的微生物来源与相关研究成果,阐述了转基因技术的常用方法和转植酸酶基因玉米的研究进展,并详细评价了转植酸酶基因玉米的安全性。通过对转植酸酶基因玉米的深入探讨,对改善玉米的品质,降低成本及推广植酸酶在饲料工业中的应用具有重要意义。     

Fungal growth and fusarium mycotoxin content in isogenic traditional maize and genetically modified maize grown in France and Spain

Fungi of the genus Fusarium are common fungal contaminants of maize and are also known to produce mycotoxins. Maize that has been genetically modified to express a Bt endotoxin has been used to study the effect of insect resistance on fungal infection of maize grains by Fusarium species and their related mycotoxins. Maize grain from Bt hybrids and near-isogenic traditional hybrids was collected in France and Spain from the 1999 crop, which was grown under natural conditions. According to the ergosterol level, the fungal biomass formed on Bt maize grain was 4-18 times lower than that on isogenic maize. Fumonisin B(1) grain concentrations ranged from 0.05 to 0.3 ppm for Bt maize and from 0.4 to 9 ppm for isogenic maize. Moderate to low concentrations of trichothecenes and zearalenone were measured on transgenic as well as on non-transgenic maize. Nevertheless, significant differences were obtained in certain regions. The protection of maize plants against insect damage (European corn borer and pink stem borer) through the use of Bt technology seems to be a way to reduce the contamination of maize by Fusarium species and the resultant fumonisins in maize grain grown in France and Spain.     

Relative activity of a tobacco hybrid expressing high levels of a tobacco anionic peroxidase and maize ribosome-inactivating protein against Helicoverpa zea and Lasioderma serricorne

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants grown from seed obtained by crossing a tobacco line that expressed an activated maize ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) with a line that overexpressed tobacco anionic peroxidase were tested for their effects on corn earworm Helicoverpa zea and cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne larvae as compared to the wild-type plant cross. Significant feeding reductions were noted for transgenic plants expressing both resistance proteins as compared to wild-type plants for both H. zea and L. serricorne. Significant increases in mortality were also noted for those insects fed on the transgenic cross as compared to wild-type plants in some cases. Levels of both peroxidase and maize RIP were significantly higher in transgenic as compared to wild-type plants (which did not produce maize RIP). The degree of feeding was significantly negatively correlated with the level of RIP or peroxidase individually.     

玉米单倍体胚性愈伤的诱导与鉴定

为建立一套适合玉米单倍体胚性愈伤培养和快速筛选体系,以单倍体诱导系MT-1为父本,18-599红为母本进行单倍体诱导,设置暗培养、全光照培养和光暗周期培养3种光照培养方式,均分别培养0、1、5、10、20、40 h后,观察幼胚形态和颜色。结果表明,自交系18-599红的单倍体和二倍体幼胚均能正常诱导形成胚性愈伤组织;不同光照培养方式对紫色(二倍体)愈伤率的检出效果依次为光培养>光暗周期培养>暗培养。通过光照筛选的方法可在早期鉴定愈伤组织,其二倍体愈伤的筛选率在培养20 h时可达68%,40 h时为71%,剔除了大部分非单倍体愈伤,综合分析确定光照强度为2 000 lx、20℃处理20 h为最适光照筛选处理。染色体压片技术获得的拟单倍体愈伤中有二倍体愈伤的检出,但经流式细胞仪检出获得的拟单倍体愈伤再经染色体压片检测,无二倍体愈伤,表明流式细胞仪检测单倍体愈伤的准确性高于染色体压片技术。通过光照初步筛选结合流式细胞仪的精确鉴定,迅速从3 000个单倍体愈伤中获得110个单倍体愈伤,单倍体愈伤率3.67%。本研究结果为以玉米单倍体愈伤为转基因受体,快速获得转基因植株提供了一定的技术支撑和理论参考。     

Characterization of protein fractions from Bt-transgenic and non-transgenic maize varieties using perfusion and monolithic RP-HPLC. Maize differentiation by multivariate analysis

Protein fractions from transgenic Bt and non-transgenic maize varieties, extracted by the Osborne solvent fraction procedure, were characterized for the first time by perfusion and monolithic RP-HPLC in very short analysis times. Albumins and globulins from different transgenic Bt maizes as well as from their non-transgenic isogenic varieties were eluted in four peaks using perfusion RP-HPLC, whereas prolamins and glutelins were separated in seven peaks. Monolithic RP-HPLC enabled the separation of maize proteins in a large number of peaks showing 6 and 10 main peaks for albumins and globulins, respectively. Prolamins migrated at retention times higher than 5 min as seven peaks, whereas glutelins were separated in three main peaks appearing at retention times higher than 6.0 min. Moreover, chromatograms of the whole protein extracts showed 8 and 11 components for perfusion and monolithic RP-HPLC, respectively. A comparison of the chromatograms of the whole protein extracts relative to transgenic and non-transgenic varieties evidenced quantitative differences on the percentages of area, mainly for peaks 2 and 3 by perfusion RP-HPLC and for peaks 3 and 7 by monolithic RP-HPLC. A discriminant analysis based on these proteic profiles was carried out to classify and predict transgenic Bt maize lines, achieving 100% correct classification using perfusion RP-HPLC.     

Real-time quantitative PCR detection of genetically modified Maximizer maize and Roundup Ready soybean in some representative foods

A fast and quantitative method was developed to detect transgenic "Maximizer" maize "event 176" (Novartis) and "Roundup Ready" soybean (Monsanto) in food by real-time quantitative PCR. The use of the ABI Prism 7700 sequence detection system allowed the determination of the amplified product accumulation through a fluorogenic probe (TaqMan). Fluorescent dyes were chosen in such a way as to coamplify total and transgenic DNA in the same tube. Using real-time quantitative PCR, 2 pg of transgenic or total DNA per gram of starting sample was detected in 3 h after DNA extraction and the relative amounts of "Maximizer" maize and "Roundup Ready" soybean in some representative food products were quantified.     

Enhanced resistance to Helicoverpa zea in tobacco expressing an activated form of maize ribosome- inactivating protein

Progeny of two transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) lines that expressed an activated form of maize (Zea mays L.) ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) had varying resistance to the insect species tested. A subset of R(2) plants from the two lines appeared to be more resistant to larvae of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.), and the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.) than the wild type plants. Progeny (R(3)) of the more resistant R(2) plants were tested more extensively for insect resistance. Resistance to the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), was most consistent, with significantly decreased feeding often accompanied by increased mortality and reduced weights of survivors fed on leaf disks of the two transgenic lines compared to the wild type. The amount of damage by H. zea was significantly inversely correlated with levels of RIP. Resistance of RIP-producing plants to H. zea was greater than expected on the basis of prior in vitro results using diet-incorporated maize RIP. The R(3) transgenic plant leaf disks were also often more resistant to feeding by larvae of L. serricorne compared to wild type plants. Although reduced feeding by M. sexta was noted when they were fed leaf disks from transgenic compared to wild type plants the first day of exposure, differences were not significant. This information provides further support for maize RIP having a role in resistance to maize-feeding insects.