Essential oil production increased by using virus-free patchouli plants derived from meristem-tip culture

For the production of virus-free patchouli ( Pogostemon cablin ), isolated meristem tips were cultured on a medium supplemented with 0·2 ppm 6-benzylaminopurine. Multiple shoot proliferation was initiated during the culture. Complete plantlets were regenerated by transferring multiple shoots to a medium devoid of phytohormones. Plantlets thus produced were transplanted to soil with a high rate of survival and tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to check elimination of patchouli mild mosaic virus. Following further propagation by stem cuttings, virus-free plants were grown in the northern and southern parts of Mindanao Island, Philippines. Significant increases in biomass and essential oil yield were observed in virus-free plants grown at both localities. Using gas chromatographic analyses, a full set of major sesquiterpenes was detected in the essential oils recovered from virus-free patchouli plants. Reinfection of healthy clones with the virus took place within 4 months of cultivation in the field.     

Effects of patchouli and wormwood oils on the bioassays and behaviors of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Abstract

The fumigation bioassays, the oviposition inhibition and repellent bioassays of patchouli and wormwood oils to T. cinnabarinus were determined in the laboratory with the methods of fumigation and repellency. Ethovision XT6 was used to analyze the effects of two essential oils at sublethal dosages on the behaviors of T. cinnabarinus. Based on the results, compared with wormwood oil, the fumigation bioassay of patchouli oil was stronger against T. cinnabarinus. In a simultaneous fumigation experiment, the effects of patchouli oil on the inhibition of oviposition of T. cinnabarinus were significantly higher (P?<?0.01) than those of wormwood oil at the tested dosages. When T. cinnabarinus was exposed to the two essential oils at LD₁₀, LD₂₀, and LD₃₀, the spontaneous movement tracks of T. cinnabarinus changed significantly, with the highest mobility frequencies at LD₁₀. Moreover, the effects of exposure to patchouli oil on the spontaneous movement abilities of T. cinnabarinus were greater than those on movements following exposure to wormwood oil. Thus, patchouli oil is a promising candidate as a green vegetable, botanical acaricide.     

Occurrence of Peanut stripe virus on patchouli and raising of virus-free patchouli plants by meristem tip culture

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) was found infected with a viral disease showing mosaic symptoms on the leaves in the Chand-pur farm at Institute of...     

Expression of NEP1 by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. erythroxyli After Gene Replacement and Overexpression Using Polyethylene Glycol-Mediated Transformation

ABSTRACT The necrosis inducing extracellular protein Nep1 is produced by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. erythroxyli in liquid culture. NEP1, the Nep1 protein structural gene, was disrupted in F. oxysporum f. sp. erythroxyli isolate EN-4 by gene replacement using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated transformation. NEP1 disruption was verified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Southern blot, and northern blot analysis. NEP1-disrupted transformants failed to produce Nep1 in liquid culture. NEP1 disruption did not affect the pathogenicity of isolate EN-4 toward Erythroxylum coca. Transformation of isolate EN-4 with construct pPB-FO11-45 carrying NEP1 between the trpC promoter and terminator resulted in increased production of Nep1 in potato dextrose broth plus 1% casamino acids or Czapek-Dox broth plus 1% casamino acids but not in potato dextrose broth alone. Transformation of EN-4 with construct pPB-FO11-45 was verified by PCR and Southern blot analysis. Overexpression of NEP1 was confirmed by northern blot and Tricine-sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis. NEP1-overexpressing transformant 15 produced 64 to 128 times as much Nep1 as EN-4 wild type when grown in shake cultures. Transformants overexpressing Nep1 in liquid culture were no more or less pathogenic toward E. coca than wild-type isolates. Nep1 was not detected in E. coca seedlings infected with NEP1-overexpressing transformants or with EN-4 wild type. In large-scale fermentations of NEP1-overexpressing transformant 15, the amount of secreted protein including Nep1 was 15.1 times that of the wild-type EN-4, providing a ready source of Nep1 for future study.     

Insect resistance to Nilaparvata lugens and Cnaphalocrocis medinalis in transgenic indica rice and the inheritance of gna+sbti transgenes

Molecular genetic analysis and insect bioassay of transgenic indica rice 'Zhuxian B' plants carrying snowdrop lectin gene (gna) and soybean trypsin inhibitor gene (sbti) were investigated in detail. PCR, 'dot' blot and PCR-Southern blot analysis showed that both transgenes had been incorporated into the rice genome and transmitted up to R3 progeny in most lines tested. Some transgenic lines exhibited Mendelian segregation, but the other showed either 1:1 (positive: negative for the transgenes) or other aberrant segregation patterns. The segregation patterns of gna gene crossed between R2 and R3 progeny. In half of transgenic R3 lines, gna and sbti transgenes co-segregated. Two independent homozygous lines expressing double transgenes were identified in R3 progeny. Southern blot analysis demonstrated that the copy numbers of integrated gna and sbti transgenes varied from one to ten in different lines. Insect bioassay data showed that most transgenic plants had better resistance to both Nilaparvata lugens (Stahl) and Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) than wild-type plants. The insect resistance of transgenic lines increased with the increase in transgene positive ratio in most of the transgenic lines. In all, we obtained nine lines of R3 transgenic plants, including one pure line, which had better resistance to both N lugens and C medinalis than wild-type plants.     

hpRNA的茎环比例对RNA介导的病毒抗性产生的影响

 以马铃薯Y病毒坏死株系(PVY^N)的外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)基因3'端50bp片段为hpRNA的茎,以pUC19不同长度的序列为hpRNA的环,构建了茎环比例分别为4:1、2:1、1:1、1:2、1:4和1:8的植物表达载体。利用农杆菌介导法转化烟草品种NC89,获得了多种转基因植株。室内抗病性检测发现:不同茎环比例的hpRNA介导的病毒抗性效率不同;茎环比例为4:1、2:1和1:1时效率较高,抗性植株的比例达60%左右;随着环长度的逐渐增加,抗性植株的比例逐渐降低;当茎环比例为1:8时,抗性植株的比例仅为9.52%。Southern blot分析结果表明:外源基因已整合于烟草的基因组中,且转基因植株的抗病性与转基因的拷贝数之间无明显的相关性。Northern blot分析结果表明:目的片段转录产物的积累量与植株的抗病性呈负相关,证明所获得的抗病性是RNA介导的。     

利用RNA介导的抗病性获得高度抗马铃薯Y病毒的转基因烟草

 以马铃薯Y病毒坏死株系(PVY^N)的RNA为模板,应用反转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)方法,扩增出长度为801 bp的非翻译的马铃薯Y病毒外壳蛋白基因。将扩增的片段克隆到pBSK的BamHI和KpnI之间并进行了序列测定。用BamHI和KpnI从重组克隆载体上切下该基因并插入到质粒pROKII内得到植物表达载体pPVYCP。通过根癌农杆菌(LBA4404)介导的方法转化烟草NC89,经卡那霉素抗性筛选、PCR和Southern blot检测,获得82株转基因植株。Northern blot和Western blot分析表明,转基因植株只在RNA水平上得到了表达。抗病性试验表明转基因植株之间抗性水平存在着差异,其中有7株是对PVY^N高度抗病性的植株。转基因植株抗病特异性试验初步表明,对PVY^N表现高度抗病的植株对PVY^O也具有高度抗病性。     

马铃薯Y病毒CP基因5'端和3'端反向重复结构介导的抗病性研究

 本研究克隆了来源于马铃薯Y病毒坏死株系(PVY^N)外壳蛋白(CP)基因(PVY^N CP)5'端和3'端的反向重复cDNA序列,并构建了植物表达载体pROKⅡ-5'IR和pROKⅡ-3'IR,利用农杆菌介导的叶盘法转化烟草NC89,分别获得166和126株转基因烟草。抗病性试验表明,转化PVY^N CP基因3'端茎50 bp(环50 bp) hpRNA(hairpin RNA)的烟草抗病率达69%,而转化PVY^N CP基因5'端相同片段长度的hpRNA的烟草却全部发病。Southern blot结果表明,转基因植株的抗病性与转基因的拷贝数之间无明显的相关性;Northern blot结果表明,目的片段转录产物的积累量与植株的抗病性呈负相关,证明所获得的抗病性是RNA介导的抗病性。研究结果证明PVY^N CP基因的3'端比5'端更能有效地诱发基因沉默,并且hpRNA茎部的长度可减少到50 bp。该结果为探索利用CP基因的最短长度和有效部位的基因片段来培育多抗病毒转基因植物提供了依据。     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium tumefaciens</Emphasis>-mediated transformation as a tool for random mutagenesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Colletotrichum trifolii</Emphasis>

We transformed Colletotrichum trifolii, the causal agent of alfalfa anthracnose, using Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a new tool for random insertional mutagenesis. Fungal spores of C. trifolii were transformed with T-DNA including the hygromycin phosphotransferase gene (hph). Southern analysis showed that every randomly selected transformant had a unique hybridization pattern of T-DNA, suggesting that the T-DNA was randomly integrated into the fungal genome. More significantly, about 75% of transformants had a single copy of the T-DNA. The results demonstrate that insertional mutagenesis via A. tumefaciens is a useful tool for studying the function of C. trifolii genes.     

转隐地蛋白基因烟草的抗病性及遗传分析

 对转隐地蛋白(Cryptogein)基因烟草植株进行了抗病性测定、抗病分子机理及遗传分析的研究。结果表明:80%以上的转基因植株对烟草上3种重要病原菌的抗病性均增强,且能稳定遗传;转基因烟草植株的抗病性与整合的拷贝数成负相关,即绝大多数高度抗病的植株只含有1个拷贝,而感病植株一般为2~3个拷贝;部分转基因烟草植株Northern杂交分析表明:病程相关蛋白和渗透调节蛋白等防卫反应相关基因的表达丰度与转基因植株的抗病性存在着一定的正相关性,表达丰度越高,抗病性越强;综合农艺性状考察表明Cryptogein基因对烟草植株的生长有显著的促进作用。     

抗芜菁花叶病毒转基因大白菜的培育

 以大白菜栽培品种"福山大包头"的子叶柄为供试材料,对影响大白菜植株再生和基因转化频率的因素进行了研究。在此基础上,建立了大白菜高效再生体系和有效的基因转化体系,并将芜菁花叶病毒的CP基因(TuMV-CP)导入大白菜中,获得转化植株。PCR检测和Southern杂交分析证明TuMV-CP基因已整合于大白菜的基因组中;Northern杂交分析及EL ISA检测表明TuMV-CP基因在转录和翻译水平上进行了有效表达。转基因植株T1代的遗传分析表明,外源基因在转基因植株后代中遵循3:1的分离规律。抗病性测定结果显示,转基因植株具有明显的抗病毒侵染能力。     

Relationship among expression, amplification, and methylation of FE4 esterase genes in Italian populations of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae)

The wide use of insecticides containing an esteric group selected resistant Myzus persicae populations characterised by the overproduction of one of two closely related carboxylesterases (E4 and FE4). In this paper, we present data collected from Italian population indicating that all the 22 populations analysed possess amplified FE4 gene only. The estimation of FE4 copy number, carried out by densitometric scanning of dot and Southern blots, puts in evidence that the different populations possess a gene copy number ranging from 6 to 104. Statistical analysis shows the existence of a high positive correlation between gene copy number and total esterase activity. In aphid strain with low FE4 copy number, these genes are almost totally methylated. On the contrary, aphid strains with high FE4 gene number evidenced highly variable methylation levels and absence of correlation between the number of genes and their methylation state. The same result has been observed when comparing FE4 methylation levels and esterase activity.     

菌寄生真菌纤细齿梗孢一丝氨酸-苏氨酸蛋白激酶基因OPK1的克隆及序列分析

 Using degenerate PCR and TAIL-PCR, a protein kinase gene OPK1 (Genebank accession No.:EU417815) was cloned from mycoparasite fungi Olpitrichum tenellum. OPK1 has an open reading frame of 2 031 bp interrupted by two introns (108 bp, 84 bp) and putatively encodes a protein of 676 aa. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that OPK1 was most similar to other serine-threonine protein kinase in fungi. Southern blot analysis indicated that OPK1 is present as a single copy in the genome. RT-PCR showed it could be transcribed both in the phase of spore germination and hyphal growth.     

瓜类细菌性果斑病菌hrcN基因的生物学功能分析

以分离自西瓜上的Aac5菌株为例,通过同源重组的方法,构建了hrc N基因插入缺失突变体,通过PCR方法和Southern blot验证突变菌株,对突变体进行致病性、致敏性、生长曲线和运动性测定。为明确hrc N基因与其他基因的关系,通过实时荧光定量PCR法定量检测了hrp A、hrc V、hrc U、Lux I、LuxR 5个基因的表达量。结果显示:与野生型相比,突变体致病力和致敏性明显减弱,致病时间延迟,群体感应信号减弱,生长能力明显下降,运动性减弱,互补菌株只能恢复部分功能;5个基因在突变体中的表达量均上调,hrc N基因与这5个基因之间均为负调控关系。说明hrc N基因在果斑病菌致病能力上发挥重要作用。     

产harpin的成团泛菌工程菌的构建

 梨火疫病菌(Erwinia amylovora)产生的胞外蛋白harpin是引发其非寄主植物过敏反应的因子。harpin蛋白还具有诱导植物抗性的功能。成团泛菌(Pantoea agglomerans)308R对链格胞属(Alternaria)的真菌具有拮抗活性,是一株抗利福霉素的自发突变株,对壮观霉素敏感。本文通过电击转化法将带有梨火疫病菌hrp基因簇的重组质粒pCPP430导入308R。所得转化子具有pCPP430的壮观霉素抗药性标记,在番茄上引起过敏反应;从转化子中提取到与pCPP430大小一样的质粒,其酶切物理图谱也与pCPP430完全相同;用地高辛标记的harpin的结构基因hrpN为探针对转化子中的质粒进行Southern blotting分析,结果在转化子中得到信号明显的杂交片段,而受体菌308R中未出现杂交信号;提取细菌的外壁的蛋白质进行PAGE分析,在大约44 kd的位置上308R(pCPP430)比308R明显多出1条带。这些结果表明成团泛菌能够表达梨火疫病菌的hrp基因簇,所产harpin蛋白也是有活性的。     

转基因水稻中β-1,3-葡聚糖酶基因启动子缺失体P3的激发子诱导活性

 选择合适的启动子是植物抗病基因工程的关键性因素,病原菌诱导型启动子的获得将为植物提供更多的启动子选择。将大麦β-1,3-葡聚糖酶同工酶GⅢ基因启动子的缺失体片段P3与报告基因gus (β-葡聚糖酸醛苷酶基因)偶联,构建植物表达载体,通过农杆菌介导法转化水稻。PCR结果表明,所获得的10株潮霉素抗性水稻植株均呈PCR阳性;DNA印迹法结果显示,9株含P3/gus的融合基因已整合到水稻基因组DNA中。GUS组织化学染色及荧光法结果显示,P3缺失体驱动的gus在激发子诱导后,获得了高水平表达。T₁代种子的GUS组织化学染色结果也表明,激发子可以诱导高水平的P3活性。     

Effects of plant essential oils and components from Oriental sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis) on growth and morphogenesis of three phytopathogenic fungi

Commercial plant essential oils obtained from 40 plant species were tested for their antifungal activity against Phytophthora cactorum, Cryphonectria parasitica, and Fusarium circinatum. Strong antifungal activity against Phytophthora cactorum was achieved with the essential oil derived from Oriental sweetgum, Liquidambar orientalis at 28 × 10⁻³ mg/mL air concentration. In a test with C. parasitica, inhibition rate of patchouli was 51.0%, whereas the other essential oils showed weak activity. Essential oils of manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) and patchouli (Pagostemon patchouli) showed moderate activity against F. circinatum. Analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry led to identification of 11 compounds in the oil of L. orientalis. The antifungal activity of identified compounds was tested singularly by using standard or synthesized compounds. Inhibition rates of cinnamyl aldehyde and benzaldehyde were 100% against P. cactorum at 28 × 10⁻³ mg/mL air concentration. There was a significant morphological alternation in three phytopathogenic fungi after oil or compound treatment.     

Cloning of a Genomic DNA Encoding Caffeoyl-coenzyme A 3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-methyltransferase of Citrus

In recent studies, we found that Apll (a PthA homologue) bound to three citrus proteins. Amino acid sequence analysis revealed that one of the target proteins was homologous to that of S-adenosyl-l-methionine : trans-caffeoyl-coenzyme A 3-O-methyltransferase (CCoAMT), an enzyme which is specific for the substrate trans-caffeoyl-CoA and catalyzes the synthesis of trans-feruloyl-CoA. From the consensus nucleotide sequences of CCoAMT genes, primers were chosen for PCR amplification of this gene from citrus total DNA. Two selected DNA fragments of 1.0 kb and 2.0 kb were obtained. These fragments were used as the probe to screen a citrus library. One clone, pCCl00, contained a 1.0-kb SalI fragment that hybridized to the probes. The nucleotide sequence of this fragment was determined in both directions. In this fragment, there was an open reading frame of 232 amino acids interrupted by an intron of 106 nt, and the deduced amino acid sequence had 95.9% homology to tobacco CCoAMT. Southern blot analysis of total citrus DNA showed that four EcoRI fragments hybridized to the probes, suggesting the presence of more than one copy of CCoAMT in the citrus DNA. Received 4 November 1999/ Accepted in revised form 26 November 1999