Mixing properties and dough functionality of transgenic lines of a commercial wheat cultivar expressing the 1Ax1, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 HMW glutenin subunit genes

In this work we report the effects of the HMW-GS 1Ax1, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 on the breadmaking quality of the bread wheat cultivar Anza that contains the HMW-GS pairs 1Dx2 + 1Dy12 and 1Bx7* + 1By8, and is null for the Glu-A1 locus. This allows the characterization of individual subunits 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 in the absence of subunit 1Dx5, and the interactions between these subunits and subunits 1Dx2 and 1Dy12 to be determined. Three transgenic lines termed T580, T581 and T590, containing, respectively, the HMW-GS 1Ax1, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 were characterized over 3 years using a range of widely-used grain and dough testing methods. The transgenic subunits 1Ax1, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 accounted for 25.2%, 20.3% and 17.9%, respectively, of the total HMW-GS in the three transgenic lines. Although lines T581 and T590 expressed similar levels of subunits 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 they had different effects on other aspects of protein composition, including changes in the ratios of glutenin/gliadin, of HMW/LMW-GS, the 1Dx2/1Dy12, the x-type/y-type HMW-GS and the proportions of high molecular mass glutenin polymers. In contrast, lines transformed to express subunits 1Ax1 and 1Dx5 showed similar changes in protein composition, with higher protein contents and decreased ratios of glutenin/gliadin and 1Dx2/1Dy12. In addition, both transgenic lines showed similar increases in the ratio of x-type/y-type subunits compared to the control line. The transgenic lines were analysed using Farinograph, Mixograph and Alveograph. This confirmed that the expression of all three subunits resulted in increased dough strength (and hence breadmaking quality) of the cultivar Anza. A beneficial effect of subunit 1Dx5 has not been reported previously, transgenic wheat lines expressing this subunit giving overstrong dough unsuitable for breadmaking. However, the expression of subunit 1Dy10 had a greater effect on breadmaking quality than subunits 1Ax1 and 1Dx5. The Farinograph parameters such as dough stability and peak time were increased by 9.2-fold and 2.4-fold, respectively, in line T590 (expressing 1Dy10) with respect to the control line. Similarly, the Mixograph mixing time was increased by four-fold and the resistance breakdown decreased by two-fold in line T590 compared with the control line. The Alveograph W value was also increased by 2.7-fold in line T590 compared to the control line. These transgenic lines are of value for studying the contribution of specific HMW-GS to wheat flour functional properties.     

Technological quality of field grown transgenic lines of commercial wheat cultivars expressing the 1Ax1 HMW glutenin subunit gene

Ten transgenic lines were studied which expressed a transgene encoding HMW subunit 1Ax1 in three elite spring wheat cultivars: Imp, Canon and Cadenza. These lines contained one to five copies of the transgene and the 1Ax1 subunit was expressed as 1–20% of the total glutenin protein. These lines were grown in field trials in a continental, arid climate (Martonvásár, Hungary) over two years (2004, 2005). The expression of the transgenes and their effects on the grain properties were stably inherited over the two years. Significant differences in yield were observed between three of the transgenic lines and the original genotypes, but no differences were found in their adaptiveness. Clear differences were found in the technological and rheological properties of four lines, with all the parameters characterising dough strength and extensibility (GI, W, G, Re, Ext, A) changing significantly. These differences were associated with increases in the ratio of HMW/LMW subunits and decreases in the ratios of 1Dx/1Dy and 1Bx/1By subunits. Two transgenic lines of cv Imp had high over-expression of the 1Ax1 subunit which in one line resulted in an overstrong type of dough, similar to that described previously for lines over-expressing HMW subunit 1Dx5. Transformation of cvs. Canon and Cadenza resulted in two lines with increased dough stability due to the significantly improved gluten quality. It is concluded that significant changes in the structure of the glutenin polymers caused by the altered ratio of x-type to y-type HMW subunits led to the changes in flour functional properties.     

Introgression of transgenes into a commercial cultivar confirms differential effects of HMW subunits 1Ax1 and 1Dx5 on gluten properties

Transgenes encoding the HMW subunits 1Ax1 and 1Dx5 have been transferred from “model” wheat lines into the commercial French bread wheat cultivar Soissons, using three backcrosses. Five pairs of BC3 expressing and null lines were isolated from each cross and multiplied to provide grain for functionality studies. Analysis of white flour samples confirmed the expression of the transgenes. SE-HPLC and Reomixer studies showed that the two transgenes had differential effects on dough functional properties. Thus, subunit 1Dx5 resulted in detrimental effects on dough development which were associated with decreased extractability of large glutenin polymers. In contrast, lines expressing subunit 1Ax1 contained increased proportions of extractable large glutenin polymers with three lines showing higher torque at similar mixing times (i.e. increased dough strength). This confirms the results obtained with the model wheat lines and shows that the 1Ax1 transgene can be used to increase dough strength in commercial cultivars.     

Stacking HMW-GS transgenes in bread wheat: Combining subunit 1Dy10 gives improved mixing properties and dough functionality

We have determined the technological properties of four lines containing combinations of three HMW-GS transgenes, encoding HMW-GS 1Ax1, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10. These lines were produced by conventional crossing of three single transgenic lines of the bread wheat cultivar Anza that contains the endogenous HMW-GS pairs 1Dx2 + 1Dy12 and 1Bx7* + 1By8 and is null for the Glu-A1 locus. Consequently, the total number of HMW-GS ranged from 4 in the control line Anza to 7 in line T618 which contains all three HMW-GS transgenes. The lines were studied over two years using a range of widely used grain and dough testing methods. All lines with transgenic subunits showed higher levels of glutenin proteins than the Anza control, and these differences were highly significant for lines T616, T617 and T618, containing, respectively, the transgenes encoding HMW-GS 1Ax1 and 1Dy10, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 and 1Ax1, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10. These increases in glutenin levels are compensated by lower levels of gliadins present in transgenic lines. These changes affected the ratio of polymeric to monomeric gluten proteins (poly:mono), the ratio of HMW-GS to LMW-GS (HMW:LMW) and the contents of individual 1Ax, 1Bx, 1By, 1Dx and 1Dy subunits. Transgenic lines expressing subunit 1Dy10 together with x-type subunits (T616, T617 and T618) were superior to line T606, which had only increases in x-type subunits. In particular, the combination of transgenic subunits 1Dx5 and 1Dy10 (line T617) gave better dough rheological properties than the other combinations of transgenic subunits. For example, dough development time and stability were increased by 3.5-fold and 8.5-fold, respectively, while the mixing tolerance index (MTI) was decreased by 3.3-fold in line T617 with respect to the control line. Alveograph analyses showed that all four transgenic combinations had increased P values compared to the Anza control but subunit 1Dx5 greatly reduced the extensibility (L). These results show that stacking HMW-GS transgenes by conventional crossing is a valid strategy for the improvement of wheat quality, with different effects being related to the different HMW-GS combinations.     

Pasting properties of transgenic lines of a commercial bread wheat expressing combinations of HMW glutenin subunit genes

Seven transgenic lines of a commercial wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar expressing transgenic subunits 1Ax1, 1Dx5 and 1Dy10, alone or in combination have been developed. Pasting properties were determined in these transgenic lines using a Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA) in order to determine the possible impact of HMW-GS transgene expression on the starch properties. Expression of the HMW-GS transgenes increased the proportions of the corresponding 1Ax, 1Dx and 1Dy subunits affecting significantly the ratios of HMW-GS:LMW-GS and x-type:y-type HMW-GS. Starch granule size distribution varied significantly among all transgenic lines, with the Anza control and transgenic line T616 (expressing subunits 1Ax1 and 1Dy10) showing the highest and the lowest percentage of B granules, respectively. All transgenic lines increased the water-binding capacities (WBC) at 25 °C and 90 °C. Line T606 (expressing subunits 1Ax1 and 1Dx5) and line T590 (expressing subunit 1Dy10) showed the lowest and the highest values for peak viscosity, respectively. Notably, lines expressing only transgenic x-type subunits (T580, T581 and T606), with high ratios of x-type:y-type HMW-GS, had low peak viscosities, final viscosities and breakdown viscosities. Line T590 had the highest breakdown viscosity while lines T606 and T581 had the lowest.     

转基因小麦与普通小麦杂交后代中稳定株系的筛选

为了给小麦品质改良提供优异的种质,以小麦转1Dx5和1Ax1基因品系为父本,以长江中下游冬麦区小麦栽培品种为母本配制杂交组合,获得BC1F1、BC1F2、BC1F3和BC1F4代.在各杂交后代中,采用系谱选择法结合SDS-PAGE检测技术,鉴定各系的HMW-GS组成,获得了多个外源1Dx5或1Ax1基因稳定超表达的小麦新型纯系.     

Expression of an extended HMW subunit in transgenic wheat and the effect on dough mixing properties

Wheat line L88-31 was transformed with a gene encoding an extended form of subunit 1Dx5 to study the relationship between subunit size and the effect on dough mixing properties. Four transgenic lines were recovered, one of which expressed a truncated form of the protein with mobility between those of the wild type and extended subunits. Comparison of the Mixograph profiles and gluten protein compositions with those of the control lines and a line expressing the wild type subunit 1Dx5 transgene showed that two of the transgenic lines had poor mixing properties and that this was associated with co-suppression of HMW subunit gene expression. The other two transgenic lines had improved mixing properties (measured as increased mixing time) and this was associated with increased proportions of large glutenin polymers. None of the transgenic lines expressing the extended form of the 1Dx5 subunit showed the ‘overstrong’ mixing properties exhibited by transgenic lines expressing the wild type 1Dx5 transgene.     

57份陕西新育成小麦品种（系）HMW-GS组成及品质分析

为探究陕西关中地区小麦HMW-GS亚基与品质性状间的关系,采用SDS-PAGE法对57份陕西关中地区小麦品种（系）HMW-GS亚基组成及相关品质性状进行了分析。结果表明,供试品种（系）中共检测出7种HMW-GS亚基类型和8种HMW-GS亚基组合;Glu-A1位点上有3种亚基类型,分别为1、2^*和Null,以1亚基为主（78.95%）;Glu-B1位点上检测到7+8（61.40%）与7+9（38.60%）两个类型;Glu-D1位点上检测到5+10（70.18%）和2+12（29.82%）两个类型。3个HMW-GS基因位点编码亚基共组成8种亚基组合,品质得分6～10分,其中1/7+8/5+10组合品质得分10分,出现频率最高。就HMW-GS不同位点对品质性状效应进行分析发现,Glu-D1位点对b^*值、形成时间、稳定时间、弱化度和粉质质量指数的影响达到极显著水平（P＜0.01）;对面团流变学特性的影响,Glu-D1>Glu-B1。不同类型亚基对小麦品质的效应存在差异,7+8亚基对蛋白质含量、湿面筋含量和容重具有正效应,7+9和5+10亚基对形成时间和稳定时间的影响显著高于其他亚基（P＜0.05）;携带1/7+8/5+10亚基组合小麦的蛋白质、湿面筋含量和容重最高;携带1/7+9/5+10亚基组合具有较高面粉L^*值和面团流变学特性指标值。     

高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基组成及其与小麦品质性状的关系分析

为进一步明确小麦高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基(HMW-GS)与小麦品质性状的关系,以黄淮麦区的127份小麦品种(系)为材料,利用SDS-PAGE技术、近红外谷物分析仪、粉质仪和拉伸仪等对其进行HMW-GS鉴定和品质检测。结果表明,参试材料在 Glu-A1、 Glu-B1和 Glu-D1 3个位点上分别检测到2(x1、x-null)、4(x7+y8、x7+y9、x14+y15、x17+y18)、2(x5+y10、x2+y12)种不同的亚基类型,其中x1、x7+y9、x5+y10在各自位点上出现的频率均最高,分别为70.1%、42.5%和51.2%;共发现有14种HMW-GS组合类型,其中1Ax1/1Bx7+1By8/1Dx5+1Dy10和1Ax1/1Bx7+1By9/1Dx2+1Dy12出现的频率较高,分别为18.9%和17.3%。1Ax1、1Bx7+1By8、1Bx17+1By18、Dx5+1Dy10亚基对蛋白质、沉降值、稳定时间、最大抗延阻力和拉伸面积等品质性状有显著的正向效应,而1Bx14+1By15亚基对除蛋白质和湿面筋以外的其他品质性状有负向效应。携带1Ax1/1Bx7+1By8/1Dx5+1Dy10品种(系)的被测品质性状显著高于携带其他组合类型的品种(系),其次是携带1Ax1/1Bx17+1By18/1Dx5+1Dy10的品种(系),而携带1Ax-null/1Bx7+1By9/1Dx2+1Dy12和1Ax-null/1Bx14+1By15/1Dx5+1Dy10品种(系)的各个品质性状显著低于携带其他组合类型的品种(系)。该结果可为进一步提高优质亚基的育种利用率和我国小麦品质的遗传改良提供参考依据。     

Overexpression of a Gluten Protein in Transgenic Wheat Results in Greatly Increased Dough Strength

The transgenic wheat line B73-6-1 contains additional genes encoding a gluten protein called HMW subunit 1Dx5, resulting in a four-fold increase in the proportion of this component in the seed proteins and corresponding increases in the proportions of total HMW subunits and total glutenins. This is associated with a dramatic increase in dough strength, as measured using a small scale Mixograph, with dough produced from B73-6-1 being too strong to be used in conventional breadmaking.     

A transgenic durum wheat line that is free of marker genes and expresses 1Dy10

As currently practiced, genetic engineering of monocots requires the use of selective agents, such as herbicides and antibiotics, and marker genes for resistance to favor the multiplication of the initially transformed cells. In the present paper we have used “minimal gene cassettes” and positive selection to generate transgenic durum wheat lines free of herbicide and antibiotic resistance marker genes. Two biolistic transformation experiments were carried out using three “minimal gene cassettes” consisting of linear DNA fragments each excised from the source plasmids. The targeted trait genes were two bread wheat sequences encoding the Dx5 and Dy10 high-molecular-weight (HMW) glutenin subunits, which have been associated with superior bread-making quality and which are absent from durum wheats. The positive selectable marker was the Escherichia coli phosphomannose isomerase (pmi) gene, whose product catalyzes the reversible interconversion of mannose-6-phosphate and fructose-6-phosphate, allowing plant cells to utilize mannose as a carbon source. PCR assays of genomic DNA from regenerated plants identified 15 T₀ plants that contained the pmi marker gene for an overall transformation efficiency of 1.5%, which is similar to biolistic transformation efficiencies of durum wheat with intact circular plasmids. Line TC-52, which initially contained pmi, non-expressed 1Dx5, and expressed 1Dy10 HMW glutenin subunit transgenes, was further investigated. PCR was used to follow inheritance of the pmi marker gene and 1Dx5 from the T₁ to T₃ generations. Transgene expression was monitored by the chlorophenol-red assay for pmi and SDS-PAGE of seed proteins for 1Dy10. From these analyses, we observed that the 1Dy10, 1Dx5 and pmi transgenes were not linked, allowing us in the T₃ generation to identify 1Dy10 transgenic segregants that contained no marker or silent 1Dx5 transgenes. Homozygotes containing and expressing only the 1Dy10 transgene were identified in the T₄ generation. These experiments show that it is possible to combine biolistic transformation by minimal gene cassettes with genetic segregation to make marker-free transgenic wheat plants with new traits.     

转基因小麦外源基因在主栽小麦种质中的遗传规律

为了研究转基因小麦中外源品质基因1D x 5在我国主栽小麦种质中的遗传规律,以转基因小麦B 72-8-11b为父本,主栽品种川89-107和鄂麦18为母本进行杂交,采用SDS-PAGE技术检测并分析各组合亲本、F1、F2、BC1F2、BC2F1、BC2F2代的HMW-GS组成。结果表明,外源基因有效地整合到主栽小麦的基因组中,并能够遵循孟德尔遗传模式稳定地遗传给下一代。     

Variation in the Breadmaking Quality and Rheological Properties of Wheat in Relation to Sulphur Nutrition under Field Conditions

Seven field experiments were conducted at four sites in England in the 1994/95 and 1995/96 cropping seasons to investigate the effects of S application on the breadmaking quality of the premium hard winter wheat variety Hereward. Two N levels (180 and 230 kg/ha) were combined with three S levels (0, 20 and 100 kg/ha) in all experiments. Loaf volume was increased significantly by S in four out of the seven experiments, whereas increasing the N rate significantly increased loaf volume in only one experiment. Responses of breadmaking quality to S were more common than responses in terms of grain yield. Sulphur application did not affect grain protein concentration directly, but tended to increase gel protein weight in flour and the proportion of polymeric proteins. The elastic modulus of gel protein and dough resistance were decreased consistently by S, whereas dough extensibility was increased by S. Correlation and regression analyses showed that grain protein concentration was a poor indicator of loaf volume, whereas grain S status (S concentration and N:S ratio) was more influential. These results indicate that there is a current need to apply S fertiliser to wheat in many areas of England in order to maintain breadmaking quality.     

转基因小麦1Dx5基因沉默的遗传表达和品质效应分析

为了明确通过RNA干扰技术（RNAi）获得的转基因小麦品系“Glu1Dx5RNAi”中1Dx5基因的遗传规律,以“Glu1Dx5RNAi”为供体亲本,以弱筋品种扬麦18和扬麦13为轮回亲本进行回交, 采用半籽粒SDSPAGE法检测亲本、F₁、F₂和BC₁F₁籽粒的高分子量谷蛋白亚基（HMWGS）组成。结果表明,1Dx5基因的沉默效应在杂交后代中表现为显性遗传,在F₂和BC₁F₁世代1Dx5亚基不表达的种子数与1Dx5亚基表达的种子数的比例分别符合13∶3和3∶1的分离比例,说明转小RNA基因导致1Dx5基因沉默是单基因显性遗传。对转基因小麦“Glu1Dx5RNAi”及其受体品种Bobwhite进行品质测试表明,Glu1Dx5RNAi蛋白质含量（13.28%）比转化受体Bobwhite（12.83%）高0.45个百分点,硬度指数、微量SDS沉降值比受体品种分别降低3.13和3.7 mL。1Dx5基因沉默对弱筋小麦育种可能会有一定的利用价值。     

Genetic Transformation of a High Molecular Weight Glutenin (Glu-1Dx5) to Rice cv. Fatmawati

Abstract

In order to improve rice dough functionality, we co-transformed the Glu-1Dx5 gene encoding a high molecular weight (HMW) glutenin subunit Dx5 from bread wheat, Triticum aestivum L. and either bar gene conferring resistance to herbicide bialaphos or hpt gene conferring resistance to hygromycin B to rice callus cells of cv. Fatmawati. We molecularly characterized 9 plants regenerated from bialaphos-containing medium and 63 plants from hygromycin-containing medium. The Glu-1Dx5 gene was detected by PCR analysis in 15 transgenic T₀ plants. Further analysis of T₁ and T₂ plants revealed that some transgenic plants carried the Glu-1Dx5 gene. Analysis of the endosperm extracts of T₂ plants by SDS-PAGE revealed the existence of a protein similar in size to the wheat Glu-1Dx5 gene product, suggesting successful expression of the transgene. These plants will be incorporated into breeding program for further assessment of their benefits.     

小麦高分子量谷蛋白亚基基因分子育种研究进展

为给小麦品质改良工作者提供通过分子生物技术优化HMW-GS组成方面的全面信息,综述了HMW-GS的基因克隆、分子标记以及基因工程改良三个方面近年来的国内外研究进展.迄今为止, 被克隆和测序的HMW-GS基因已有20多个,即1Ax1、1Ax2*、1Ax2*B、1Ay1、1Bx7、1Bx9、1Bx17、1Dx2、1Dx5、1Bx20、1By8、1By9、1Dy10、1Dy12、1AxNull、1Bx14、 1Bx23、1Dx2.2、1Dx2.1、1Dy10.1、1Dy12t等,还不断有新的基因被发现和克隆.克隆方法可概括为两种:一种是以HMW-GS克隆作为探针筛选cDNA或基因组DNA文库, 从而获得所需的靶基因序列, 然后再选择合适的载体进行克隆测序;另一种则是采用PCR技术.HMW-GS基因的分子标记方法主要有RFLP法、PCR法和SNP(单核苷酸多态性)法.目前已有研究者通过基因工程方法将部分外源HMW-GS基因导入小麦,有效地改善了受体品种的加工品质.     

青稞B-hordein基因对小麦面粉加工特性的影响

B组醇溶蛋白是大麦的主要贮藏蛋白之一,其组成及含量与大麦的营养品质和加工品质密切相关。为探究大麦B组醇溶蛋白对小麦面粉加工特性的影响,以转青稞B-hordein基因的小麦转基因高代株系(T4、T5代)及其受体品种龙麦30为材料,分别对转B-hordein基因小麦高代株系及龙麦30进行分子检测、农艺性状测量、近红外分析和粉质分析。结果表明,转B-hordein基因小麦高代植株均为阳性植株;在农艺性状方面,转B-hordein基因小麦与龙麦30无显著差异;在品质方面,转B-hordein基因小麦的蛋白质含量、湿面筋含量的平均值均极显著高于龙麦30;粉质分析结果也表明转B-hordein基因小麦的粉质参数优于龙麦30。由此推测,B-hordein基因的成功转化能够改善小麦的面粉加工特性。     

Quantitative proteomic analysis of wheat grain proteins reveals differential effects of silencing of omega-5 gliadin genes in transgenic lines

Novel wheat lines with altered flour compositions can be used to decipher the roles of specific gluten proteins in flour quality. Grain proteins from transgenic wheat lines in which genes encoding the omega-5 gliadins were silenced by RNA interference (RNAi) were analyzed by quantitative 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). The precise effects of the genetic modifications on the proteome were assessed in four homozygous lines generated with the same RNAi construct. Two of the lines showed >80% decreases in omega-5 gliadins with only small changes in the levels of other gluten proteins. In the other two lines, omega-5 gliadins were not detectable by 2-DE. However, there were notable reductions in all omega-1,2 gliadins. Small decreases in several other gluten proteins were also detected in one of the lines. The other line showed notable decreases in three HMW-GS and an s-type LMW-GS, increases in two m-type LMW-GS and several alpha gliadins, as well as increases in both serpins and triticin. The study demonstrates that the same RNAi construct can have differential effects on the wheat grain proteome and highlights the importance of detailed proteomic analyses of transgenic grain prior to selecting lines for further assessment of flour quality and allergenic potential.     

The Role of Gluten Proteins in the Baking of Arabic Bread

Fractionation and reconstitution/fortification techniques were utilised to study the role of gluten in Arabic bread. Glutens from two wheat cultivars of contrasting breadmaking quality were fractionated by dilute HCl into gliadin and glutenin. Gluten, gliadin and glutenin doughs from the good quality flour had higher G ′ and lower tan δ values than those from the poor quality flour at all the frequencies examined. Interchanging the gliadin and glutenin fractions between the reconstituted flours showed that the glutenin fraction is largely responsible for differences in the breadmaking performance. Fortification of an average quality flour with the gliadin and glutenin fractions from the poor and good quality flours, at the levels of 1% and 2% (protein to flour mass), induced marked differences in the mechanical properties of bread. The resilience of the loaves was not adversely affected by the addition of gliadins and increased, with a concomitant significant (p<0·05) improvement in quality, at the 2% level of fortification with gliadins from the good quality flour. Addition of glutenin resulted in loaves with leather-like properties that became particularly apparent at the higher level of fortification; the observed deterioration in quality paralleled the increase in the elastic character of the doughs. It is suggested that highly-elastic doughs are not compatible with the rapid expansion of gases at the high-temperature short-time conditions employed in the baking of Arabic bread and that there exists a threshold in dough elasticity beyond which a rapid decline in quality takes place.