Jasmonic acid and abscisic acid play important roles in host–pathogen interaction between Fusarium graminearum and wheat during the early stages of fusarium head blight

The effect of phytohormones on the defense response of wheat against Fusarium graminearum infection was investigated. Infection of heads with F. graminearum induced accumulation of salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA), abscisic acid (ABA), and indole acetic acid (IAA). Exogenous phytohormone treatments showed crosstalk between them and a complex effect on expression of the genes ATB2, ExpB6, LEA Td16, PR1, Pdf1.2, PR4. JA treatment reduced F. graminearum growth and fusarium head blight (FHB) symptoms while an increase in FHB was observed with ABA. Transient down-regulation of allene oxide synthase (AOS) supports a complex role for JA in wheat head.     

基于小麦品种‘洛夫林10’的VIGS体系研究

为将病毒介导的基因沉默(Virus induced gene silencing,VIGS)技术应用于小麦-叶锈菌互作体系及小麦基因功能研究,本试验在优化适宜BSMV繁殖并引起发病的环境条件基础上,将病毒载体转染小麦品种‘洛夫林10’(简称L10)叶片并接种叶锈菌生理小种,发现接种病毒对叶锈菌侵染反应型没有影响,通过构建TaCAMTA4与TaATG8的BSMV-VIGS载体,将体外转录病毒转染小麦,以感染BSMV:PDS的L10作指示,在指示叶片变白后,经半定量RT-PCR检测,发现目的基因的表达量明显降低,表明用VIGS技术能够成功沉默L10中的目的基因,这一结果为进一步研究小麦与叶锈菌互作过程中小麦基因的功能及分子机制奠定了基础。     

BSMV infection inhibits chlorophyll biosynthesis in barley plants

Protochlorophyllide forms, their phototransformation in the greening process and the ultrastructure of the etioplasts were studied in BSMV-infected barley plants. The aim of this work was to determine whether the chlorotic symptoms caused by the infection of this virus result from inhibition of chlorophyll biosynthesis. 77 K fluorescence emission spectra of dark-grown, flash-illuminated and re-darkened leaves and transmission electron micrographs suggested that the BSMV infection did not cause specific changes in chlorophyll biosynthesis or in chloroplast development. However, infection accelerated senescence and inhibited or delayed chlorophyll biosynthesis similar to general stress effects.     

大麦条纹花叶病毒中国株编码βC蛋白可以自身相互作用

以分别含有BSMV-CH基因组3个组分ds-cDNA全长的pMD-α、pMD-β和pMD-γ质粒为模板,PCR扩增BSMV-CH编码各蛋白基因,克隆至酵母双杂交载体,检测各蛋白是否存在自身激活特性,用酵母双杂交分析BSMV-CH编码蛋白之间的相互作用情况,测定β-半乳糖苷酶活性确认蛋白在酵母体内的作用,Western-blot分析蛋白的体外相互作用。结果表明成功克隆到BSMV-CH编码蛋白基因,并正确克隆至酵母双杂交载体,酵母双杂交检测未发现BSMV-CH编码蛋白之间的相互作用,但确定BSMV-CH编码的βC蛋白可以自身相互作用,体外可以单体或二聚体形式存在。