茶树CCoAOMT基因克隆及启动子的结构分析

茶树咖啡酰辅酶A-O-甲基转移酶(CCoAOMT)是甲基化EGCG生物合成的一种重要酶,为探明CCoAOMT基因的表达调控规律,进一步解析甲基化EGCG生物合成的调控机制。本研究采用同源克隆法获得了茶树CCoAOMT的cDNA全长序列,采用染色体步移技术(Genome walking)获得了该基因的启动子序列,并对其序列进行了生物信息学分析。结果表明,CCo AOMT全长cDNA为1 000 bp,其中开放阅读框长735 bp,编码245个氨基酸,含有caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase和SAM功能结构域;进一步分离得到CCoAOMT基因上游调控序列1 624 bp,发现其含启动子核心元件TATA-box、CAAT-box及5'UTR Py-rich stretch (高水平转录顺式作用元件)、MYB (干旱诱导时的MYB结合位点)、G-box、GAG-motif、GATA-motif、GT1-motif、Sp1 (光响应元件)、CGTCA-motif、TGACG-motif (茉莉酸甲酯响应元件)等重要顺式作用元件。由结果推测,CCoAOMT基因在转录水平受各类转录因子的调控,该结论为进一步研究CCoAOMT基因的转录调控机制提供了理论指导。

Cloning of CCoAOMT Gene and Structure Analysis of Its Promoter in Camellia sinensis

Lin Haiyan;Luo Yong;Chen Si;Yu Shuangshuang;Zeng Zeyuan;Liu Zhonghua;Wang Kunbo;Huang Jianan(Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Tea Science,Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha,410128;National Research Center of EngineeringTechnology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients,Changsha,410128;Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of BotanicalFunctional Ingredients,Changsha,410128)