拟南芥非生物胁迫应答基因表达的调节子研究概况

分子生物学研究表明,植物中由诸如干旱、高盐和低温等环境胁迫因子诱导的几个基因具有多种功能。大多数干旱应答基因是由植物激素脱落酸（ABA）诱导的,但也有少数基因例外。对模式植物拟南芥基因表达中的干旱应答基因的分析表明,至少存在4个独立调节系统（调节子）。对典型胁迫诱导表达的一些基因中启动子的顺势作用元件和影响这些基因表达的转录子也已进行了分析。已经分离出与脱水效应元件/C重复序列（DRE/CRT）顺势作用元件结合的转录因子,并命名为DRE结合蛋白1/C重复序列结合因子（DREB1/CBF）和DRE结合蛋白2（DREB2）。在转基因拟南芥植株中,DREB1/CBF过量表达可增加其抗寒、抗旱和抗盐碱的能力。DREB1/CBF基因已成功地在许多不同作物中得到应用,从而提高作物对非生物胁迫的耐受性。与胁迫反应相关的其他转录因子的研究也正在取得进展。     

DREB转录因子研究进展

DREB转录因子即干旱应答元件结合蛋白质,它能特异结合启动子中含有 DRE/CRT 顺式元件,激活许多逆境诱导基因的表达,增强植物对逆境的忍耐力。介绍DREB转录因子与DRE顺式作用元件的关系,DREB 转录因子与 DRE 元件的结合特异性,DREB 的结构特点和功能,DREB 转录因子的表达调控,DREB 转录因子的克隆及鉴定等方面的研究进展,简述 DREB 转录因子对调控逆境诱导基因的表达具有非常重要的作用,在提高植物综合抗逆性方面将有巨大的应用前景。同时,指出 DREB 转录因子在信号转导、作用机理及基因表达等方面的复杂性。      

TaABC1, a member of the activity of bc1 complex protein kinase family from common wheat, confers enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses in Arabidopsis

Abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and low temperature have drastic effects on plant growth and development. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating biochemical and physiological changes in response to stresses are not well understood. Protein kinases are major signal transduction factors among the reported molecular mechanisms mediating acclimation to environmental changes. Protein kinase ABC1 (activity of bc(1) complex) is involved in regulating coenzyme Q biosynthesis in mitochondria in yeast (Saccharomyces cersvisiae), and in balancing oxidative stress in chloroplasts in Arabidopsis thaliana. In the current study, TaABC1 (Triticum aestivum L. activity of bc(1) complex) protein kinase was localized to the cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus. The effects of overexpressing TaABC1 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants on responses to drought, salt, and cold stress were further investigated. Transgenic Arabidopsis overexpressing the TaABC1 protein showed lower water loss and higher osmotic potential, photochemistry efficiency, and chlorophyll content, while cell membrane stability and controlled reactive oxygen species homeostasis were maintained. In addition, overexpression of TaABC1 increased the expression of stress-responsive genes, such as DREB1A, DREB2A, RD29A, ABF3, KIN1, CBF1, LEA, and P5CS, detected by real-time PCR analysis. The results suggest that TaABC1 overexpression enhances drought, salt, and cold stress tolerance in Arabidopsis, and imply that TaABC1 may act as a regulatory factor involved in a multiple stress response pathways.     

银新杨中与DRE元件结合的转录因子的克隆及鉴定分析

DREB类转录因子特异地与DRE元件结合,在植物感受非生物逆境(干旱、高盐和低温)胁迫时,激活一系列逆境应答基因的表达。我们选用银新杨(Populus alba×P. alba var. pyramidalis)为材料,通过PCR和同源EST搜索的方法克隆得到了一个类DREB的基因,命名为PaDREB2。酵母单杂交实验表明,该基因编码的蛋白能特异地与DRE元件结合并激活下游报告基因的表达。用RT-PCR的方法研究了PaDREB2的表达模式,结果表明PaDREB2受低温、干旱和高盐的胁迫诱导。