启动子RD29A对转雪莲SikCDPK1基因烟草抗逆性的影响

探究逆境诱导启动子RD29A对转雪莲SikCDPK1基因烟草抗逆性的影响,为SikCDPK1基因在植物遭遇低温、干旱时更好发挥作用奠定基础。采用基因重组技术构建RD29A启动子驱动SikCDPK1基因的植物表达载体,通过农杆菌介导法遗传转化烟草,分别观察、测定和比较分析低温、干旱处理后,RD29A::SikCDPK1转基因烟草、35S::SikCDPK1转基因烟草和非转基因烟草的表型、POD活性、SOD活性、叶绿素含量、MDA含量和相对电导率的差异。结果显示,干旱和低温胁迫后,RD29A::SikCDPK1转基因烟草的生长状况优于35S::SikCDPK1转基因烟草,更优于非转基因烟草;同时,RD29A::SikCDPK1转基因烟草的POD活性、SOD活性、叶绿素含量显著高于35S::SikCDPK1转基因烟草,极显著高于非转基因烟草;但MDA含量与相对电导率显著低于35S::SikCDPK1转基因烟草,极显著低于非转基因烟草。表明启动子RD29A可通过减缓叶绿素降解速率、提高抗氧化系统酶活性、减小膜通透性,使转基因烟草表现出更强的干旱、低温耐受性。     

陆地棉GhCDPK1基因响应干旱胁迫的功能初探

钙依赖性蛋白激酶(CDPKs)是一类重要的钙信号感受蛋白和响应蛋白,在植物干旱、低温、盐碱等非生物胁迫应答中起着重要的调控作用。为探讨陆地棉GhCDPK1基因在干旱胁迫下所起的作用,该研究利用实时荧光定量PCR技术分析了PEG模拟干旱胁迫下该基因的表达量,发现GhCDPK1基因受干旱胁迫诱导。通过构建植物表达载体pCAMBIA2300-GhCDPK1,采用农杆菌介导的叶盘法转化模式植物烟草,发现干旱胁迫下转基因植株保水能力明显高于野生型植株,叶绿素、脯氨酸、可溶性蛋白含量及POD、SOD活性也高于野生型植株,而丙二醛含量低于野生型植株。研究结果表明,GhCDPK1基因作为正向调控因子响应干旱胁迫诱导,过表达GhCDPK1基因可以使植株积累更多的渗透调节物质、增强抗氧化系统酶的活性和维持细胞膜的稳定性来提高植物抵御外界干旱胁迫的能力。     

Rd29A启动子驱动AtCDPK1基因转化马铃薯的研究

为获得抗旱性强、生长正常的转基因马铃薯植株,以野生拟南芥生态型(Col-0)为材料,利用PCR和DNA重组技术,克隆了拟南芥Rd29A(responsive to dehydration)基因ATG上游+83bp至-1 441bp共1 524bp的启动子区域,其DNA序列与已知拟南芥Rd29A 5'端启动子序列同源性为100%;构建了Rd29A启动子驱动AtCDPK1基因表达的植物表达载体pCHFRd-CDPK1。以马铃薯品种‘费乌瑞它’的试管微型薯为材料,利用农杆菌介导法,将构建成功的pCHFRd-CDPK1载体转入马铃薯中,经筛选与植株再生,获得抗性再生植株。通过PCR和Southern blot检测显示,Rd29A启动子驱动的AtCDPK1基因已整合在马铃薯的基因组中。利用PEG模拟干旱胁迫后,经RT-PCR分析证实,当用20%的PEG胁迫转基因马铃薯植株时,Rd29A启动子驱动AtCDPK1基因表达的转基因马铃薯各个株系中AtCDPK1基因表达量明显增强,而在无胁迫的条件下,植株中AtCDPK1基因基本不表达;同时发现35S控制AtCDPK1转基因植株在PEG胁迫前后,基因转录未见明显差异。形态学观察还表明,在30%PEG胁迫下,转基因植株能正常生长,其长势优于未转基因的对照,且对照植株略有萎焉。该结果可为进一步利用逆境诱导型启动子驱动抗逆基因在农作物中的表达研究及其遗传改良提供依据。     

AtDREB1A基因在菊花中的异源表达提高了植株对干旱和盐渍胁迫的耐性

将携带有AtDREB1A基因, 并以35S或rd29A启动子驱动的植物表达载体转入地被菊花(Dendranthema grandiflorum)的粉色品种‘Fall color’. 与野生型相比, 35S:DREB1A转基因植株表现出严重的生长抑制, 而rd29A:DREB1A植株生长正常. RT-PCR检测表明, 在胁迫条件下, AtDREB1A基因在35S: DREB1A转基因植株中呈现组成型过量表达, 而在rd29A:DREB1A植株中则是受胁迫诱导型过量表达. 这两种启动子驱动的转基因植株对干旱和盐渍胁迫都表现出较强的耐性, 其中rd29A:DREB1A植株耐性显著强于35S:DREB1A植株. rd29A:DREB1A植株中的脯氨酸含量和SOD活性都强烈地被胁迫诱导升高, 且高于35S:DREB1A植株. 这些结果表明, 在地被菊花中表达AtDREB1A基因可以提高植株对干旱和盐渍胁迫的耐性, 同时这些耐性的升高可能与脯氨酸含量和SOD活性的上升有关.     

向日葵转录因子HB-12的定位分析及过表达验证

向日葵转录因子HB-12属于HD-Zip I类转录因子家族,在植物逆境胁迫应答中发挥着极其重要的作用。该研究构建HB-12基因瞬时表达载体并进行亚细胞定位分析,表明HB-12基因定位于细胞核。构建HB-12基因植物超表达载体转化野生型烟草获得了转基因植株。进行了Na Cl胁迫对转基因烟草耐盐性检测、生理生化指标测定和胁迫相关基因的表达分析。结果表明,Na Cl胁迫条件下,转基因烟草叶色失绿程度较野生型的轻,分化情况较野生型的好,生长速度和生根率均较野生型的高;转基因烟草叶绿素和脯氨酸含量及POD和SOD活性均高于野生型烟草;与野生型烟草相比,转基因烟草P5CS、POD、Mn SOD和Gu Zn SOD相对表达水平显著提高。这说明,向日葵HB-12在转基因烟草中的过量表达可抑制叶绿素降解酶的活性,降低叶绿素的分解,还可诱导脯氨酸合成酶基因P5CS及抗氧化相关基因POD、Mn SOD和Gu Zn SOD的上调表达,促进脯氨酸的生物合成,增强POD和SOD的活性,提高烟草抵抗盐害的能力。该研究结果将为进一步探讨植物的耐盐机理及改良作物的耐盐性状奠定基础。     

Ca2+提高白花苜蓿抗冷性的研究

Ca2 + 处理能缓解冷胁迫时白花苜蓿叶片叶绿素的降解速度 ,提高叶片中可溶性糖、脯氨酸和Vc的含量 ;还能保持冷胁迫时细胞膜透性的稳定 ,减少O 2 和MDA的积累 ;维持较高的SOD和POD的活性。     

拟南芥干旱诱导型启动子RD29A驱动花生AhNCED1基因双元表达载体的构建

从拟南芥基因组中克隆RD29A基因5'-侧翼520bp启动子区域序列,生物信息学分析表明,该启动子片段中存在脱水胁迫响应元件(DRE)、ABA响应元件(ABRE)、TATA-box、CAAT-box等顺式作用元件。构建了干旱诱导型启动子AtRD29Ap驱动花生AhNCED1基因的植物双元表达载体pAtRD29Ap::AhNCED1。     

异源过表达胡杨PeDWF4基因提高烟草对非生物胁迫的耐性

本研究以烟草为材料异源过表达了胡杨PeDWF4基因,选取T1代的转基因阳性植株和野生型烟草幼苗水培培养50 d后对其分别施加100 mmol/L Na Cl、100 mmol/L甘露醇和100μmol/L Cu SO4进行处理,通过测定其植株生物量、叶绿素含量、抗氧化酶系统酶SOD和POD活性,渗透调节物质(脯氨酸,可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白)含量等,研究在不同非生物胁迫下PeDWF4转基因烟草对胁迫的生理生化响应及过量表达PeDWF4基因对其抗逆方面的影响和作用。结果表明,(1)异源过表达PeDWF4基因可显著提高转基因烟草的植株鲜重和生物量;(2)在3种胁迫下,转基因烟草通过减少叶片内叶绿素的降解,增加抗氧化系统酶SOD和POD活性以及提高渗透调节物脯氨酸等的含量等方式来减少非生物胁迫对自身的伤害。以上结果表明,异源表达PeDWF4基因可能是通过提高了转基因烟草內源的BR含量,从而提高了烟草对于以上3种非生物胁迫的耐性。     

铁蛋白基因表达对烟草耐低铁能力的影响

铁是植物生长发育的必需元素。由于土壤中的三价铁离子不能被植物直接利用。使一些植物经常表现出缺铁症状。为探讨利用铁蛋白基因提高植物耐低铁胁迫的作用,利用农杆菌介导法将大豆铁蛋白基因SoyFer1和内源反义铁蛋白基因NtFer2的cDNA分别导人烟草基因组,采集转基因烟草种子。对T1转基因烟草的卡那霉素抗性分析表明,整合到烟草基因组的外源基因多为单拷贝基因,也有少数为多拷贝基因。对具有卡那霉素抗性的转基因植株进行PCR检测和Northern杂交分析表明,外源基因已整合到烟草基因组中,并且得到了正确表达。将转基因株系移栽到铁离子浓度不同的培养基中生长2个月后进行比较表明,转大豆铁蛋白基因烟草株系的生长量明显高于非转基因烟草株系,而转内源反义铁蛋白基因烟草株系的生长量则明显低于非转基因烟草株系。转大豆铁蛋白基因和转内源反义铁蛋白基因烟草株系的叶绿素含量、丙二醛（MDA）含量和过氧化物酶（POD）活性等生理性状也发生了明显变化,表现为转大豆铁蛋白基因株系的叶绿素含量明显增加,POD活性明显增强,MDA含量明显降低：而转内源反义铁蛋白基因株系的叶绿素含量、POD活性和MDA含量等则表现为与转大豆铁蛋白基因株系的相反。铁蛋白过量表达提高了烟草耐低铁能力,而铁蛋白抑制表达则降低了烟草耐低铁能力。     

铁蛋白基因表达对烟草耐低铁能力的影响

铁是植物生长发育的必需元素。由于土壤中的三价铁离子不能被植物直接利用, 使一些植物经常表现出缺铁症状。为探讨利用铁蛋白基因提高植物耐低铁胁迫的作用, 利用农杆菌介导法将大豆铁蛋白基因SoyFer1和内源反义铁蛋白基因NtFer2的cDNA分别导入烟草基因组, 采集转基因烟草种子。对T1转基因烟草的卡那霉素抗性分析表明, 整合到烟草基因组的外源基因多为单拷贝基因, 也有少数为多拷贝基因。对具有卡那霉素抗性的转基因植株进行PCR检测和Northern杂交分析表明, 外源基因已整合到烟草基因组中, 并且得到了正确表达。将转基因株系移栽到铁离子浓度不同的培养基中生长2个月后进行比较表明, 转大豆铁蛋白基因烟草株系的生长量明显高于非转基因烟草株系, 而转内源反义铁蛋白基因烟草株系的生长量则明显低于非转基因烟草株系。转大豆铁蛋白基因和转内源反义铁蛋白基因烟草株系的叶绿素含量、丙二醛(MDA)含量和过氧化物酶(POD)活性等生理性状也发生了明显变化, 表现为转大豆铁蛋白基因株系的叶绿素含量明显增加, POD活性明显增强, MDA含量明显降低; 而转内源反义铁蛋白基因株系的叶绿素含量、POD活性和MDA含量等则表现为与转大豆铁蛋白基因株系的相反。铁蛋白过量表达提高了烟草耐低铁能力, 而铁蛋白抑制表达则降低了烟草耐低铁能力。     

Construction of hybrid promoters of caulimoviruses and analysis of their activity in transgenic plants

By the techniques of DNA shuffling, PCR, and restriction-ligation, chimeric forms of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) mosaic virus (CaMV), dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) mosaic virus (DMV), and carnation (Dianthus caryophillus) etching ring virus (CERV) promoters were obtained at various combinations. Twelve chimeric promoters were cloned into pCambia binary vectors comprising the reporter GUS gene, and their activities in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants were determined fluorimetrically. 35S promoter and those of DMV (442 bp) and CERV (371 and 501 bp) were used as controls. Seven of analyzed promoters displayed higher and seven promoters lower activity in transgenic tobacco plants than 35S promoter. The highest activity was characteristic of natural DMV promoter, and the least one — natural CERV promoter 501 bp in size. The CERV promoter 371 bp in size was approximately similar in strength to 35S promoter.     

Promoters for pregenomic RNA of banana streak badnavirus are active for transgene expression in monocot and dicot plants

Two putative promoters from Australian banana streak badnavirus (BSV) isolates were analysed for activity in different plant species. In transient expression systems the My (2105 bp) and Cv (1322 bp) fragments were both shown to have promoter activity in a wide range of plant species including monocots (maize, barley, banana, millet, wheat, sorghum), dicots (tobacco, canola, sunflower, Nicotiana benthamiana, tipu tree), gymnosperm (Pinus radiata) and fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia). Evaluation of the My and Cv promoters in transgenic sugarcane, banana and tobacco plants demonstrated that these promoters could drive high-level expression of either the green fluorescent protein (GFP) or the -glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene (uidA) in vegetative plant cells. In transgenic sugarcane plants harbouring the Cv promoter, GFP expression levels were comparable or higher (up to 1.06% of total soluble leaf protein as GFP) than those of plants containing the maize ubiquitin promoter (up to 0.34% of total soluble leaf protein). GUS activities in transgenic in vitro-grown banana plants containing the My promoter were up to seven-fold stronger in leaf tissue and up to four-fold stronger in root and corm tissue than in plants harbouring the maize ubiquitin promoter. The Cv promoter showed activities that were similar to the maize ubiquitin promoter in in vitro-grown banana plants, but was significantly reduced in larger glasshouse-grown plants. In transgenic in vitro-grown tobacco plants, the My promoter reached activities close to those of the 35S promoter of cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), while the Cv promoter was about half as active as the CaMV 35S promoter. The BSV promoters for pregenomic RNA represent useful tools for the high-level expression of foreign genes in transgenic monocots.     

Heterologous expression of the AtDREB1A gene in chrysanthemum increases drought and salt stress tolerance

DNA cassette containing an AtDREB1A cDNA and a nos terminator, driven by a cauliflower mosaic 35S promoter, or a stress-inducible rd29A promoter, was transformed into the ground cover chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum) ‘Fall Color’ genome. Compared with wild type plants, severe growth retardation was observed in 35S:DREB1A plants, but not in rd29A:DREB1A plants. RT-PCR analysis revealed that, under stress conditions, the DREB1A gene was over-expressed constitutively in 35S:DREB1A plants, but was over-expressed inductively in rd29A:DREB1A plants. The transgenic plants exhibited tolerance to drought and salt stress, and the tolerance was significantly stronger in rd29A:DREB1A plants than in 35S:DREB1A plants. Proline content and SOD activity were increased inductively in rd29A:DREB1A plants than in 35S:DREB1A plants under stress conditions. These results indicate that heterologous AtDREB1A can confer drought and salt tolerance in transgenic chrysanthemum, and improvement of the stress tolerance may be related to enhancement of proline content and SOD activity.     

Heterologous expression of the AtDREB1A gene in chrysanthemum increases drought and salt stress tolerance

DNA cassette containing an AtDREB1A cDNA and a nos terminator, driven by a cauliflower mosaic 35S promoter, or a stress-inducible rd29A promoter, was transformed into the ground cover chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum) ‘Fall Color’ genome. Compared with wild type plants, severe growth retardation was observed in 35S:DREB1A plants, but not in rd29A:DREB1A plants. RT-PCR analysis revealed that, under stress conditions, the DREB1A gene was over-expressed constitutively in 35S:DREB1A plants, but was over-expressed inductively in rd29A:DREB1A plants. The transgenic plants exhibited tolerance to drought and salt stress, and the tolerance was significantly stronger in rd29A:DREB1A plants than in 35S:DREB1A plants. Proline content and SOD activity were increased inductively in rd29A:DREB1A plants than in 35S:DREB1A plants under stress conditions. These results indicate that heterologous AtDREB1A can confer drought and salt tolerance in transgenic chrysanthemum, and improvement of the stress tolerance may be related to enhancement of proline content and SOD activity.     

A novel oxidative stress-inducible peroxidase promoter from sweetpotato: molecular cloning and characterization in transgenic tobacco plants and cultured cells

A strong oxidative stress-inducible peroxidase (POD) promoter was cloned from sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) and characterized in transgenic tobacco plants and cultured cells in terms of environmental stress. A POD genomic clone (referred to as SWPA2) consisted of 1824 bp of sequence upstream of the translation start site, two introns (743 bp and 97 bp), and a 1073 bp coding region. SWPA2 had previously been found to encode an anionic POD which was highly expressed in response to oxidative stress. The SWPA2 promoter contained several cis-element sequences implicated in oxidative stress such as GCN-4, AP-1, HSTF, SP-1 reported in animal cells and a plant specific G-box. Employing a transient expression assay in tobacco protoplasts, with five different 5-deletion mutants of the SWPA2 promoter fused to the -glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene, the 1314 bp mutant deletion mutant showed about 30 times higher GUS expression than the CaMV 35S promoter. The expression of GUS activity in transgenic tobacco plants under the control of the –1314 SWPA2 promoter was strongly induced in response to environmental stresses including hydrogen peroxide, wounding and UV treatment. Furthermore, GUS activity in suspension cultures of transgenic cells derived from transgenic tobacco leaves containing the –1314 bp SWPA2 promoter-GUS fusion was strongly expressed after 15 days of subculture compared to other deletion mutants. We anticipate that the –1314 bp SWPA2 promoter will be biotechnologically useful for the development of transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to environmental stress and particularly transgenic cell lines engineered to produce key pharmaceutical proteins.     

Isolation and characterization of a novel plant promoter that directs strong constitutive expression of transgenes in plants

A novel, constitutively expressed gene, designated MtHP, was isolated from the model legume species Medicago truncatula. Sequence analysis indicates that MtHP most likely belongs to the PR10 multi-gene family. The MtHP promoter was fused to a -glucuronidase gene to characterize its expression in different plant species. Transient assay by microprojectile bombardment and hairy root transformation by Agrobacterium rhizogenes revealed GUS expression in leaf, stem, radicle and root in M. truncatula. Detailed analysis in transgenic Arabidopsis plants demonstrated that the promoter could direct transgene expression in different tissues and organs at various developmental stages; its expression pattern was similar to that of CaMV35S promoter, and the level of expression was higher than the reporter gene driven by CaMV35S promoter. Deletion analysis revealed that even a 107 bp fragment of the promoter could still lead to a moderate level of expression. The promoter was further characterized in white clover (Trifolium repens), a widely grown forage legume species. Strong constitutive expression was observed in transgenic white clover plants. Compared with CaMV35S promoter, the level of GUS activity in transgenic white clover was higher when the transgene was driven by MtHP promoter. Thus, the promoter provides a useful alternative to the CaMV35S promoter in plant transformation for high levels of constitutive expression.     

Effect of an enhanced CaMV 35S promoter and a fruit-specific promoter on uida gene expression in transgenic tomato plants

Summary Two different promoters, a cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter with a 5′-untranslated leader sequence from alfalfa mosaic virus RNA4 (designated as CaMV 35S/AMV) and an E-8 fruit-ripening-specific promoter, were compared to evaluate their effects on expression of the uidA reporter gene in transgenic tomato plants. In order to generate sufficient numbers of transgenic tomato plants, both a reliable regeneration system and an efficient Agrobacterium transformation protocol were developed using 8-d-old cotyledons of tomato (Lycopersicon ecsulentum Mill. cv. Swifty Belle). Two sets of constructs, both derivatives of the binary vector pBI121, were used in transformation of tomato whereby the uidA gene was driven either by the CaMV 35S/AMV or the E-8 fruit-ripening-specific promoter. Southern blot hybridization confirmed the stable integration of the chimeric uidA gene into the tomato genome. Fruit and leaf tissues were collected from T₀ and T₁ plants, and assayed for β-glucuronidase (GUS) enzyme activity. As expected, both vegetative and fruit tissues of transgenic plants carrying the uidA gene under the control of CaMV 35S/AMV showed varying levels of GUS activity, while no expression was observed in vegetative tissues of transgenic plants carrying the uidA gene driven by the E-8 promoter. All fruits from transgenic plants produced with both sets of constructs displayed expression of the uidA gene. However, when this reporter gene was driven by the CaMV 35S/AMV, GUS activity levels were significantly higher than when it was driven by the E-8 fruit-specific promoter. The presence/absence of the uidA gene in T₁ plants segregated in a 3∶1 Mendelian ratio.     

Promoters pro-SmAMP1 and pro-SmAMP2 from Wild Plant <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stellaria media</Emphasis> for the Biotechnology of Dicotyledons

Comparative results of the studied effectiveness of two new promoters, pro-SmAMP1 and pro- SmAMP2, from chickweed (Stellaria media L.) in various types of cultivated plants with transient expression and in stable transformants are given. The effectiveness of the promoters was evaluated through the expression of the reporter uidA gene by measuring the activity of its GUS protein product. It was found that the deletion variant (442 bp) of the pro-SmAMP1 promoter was significantly stronger in plants of Nicotiana benthamiana (Domin) with transient expression than the deletion variant (455 bp) of the pro-SmAMP2 promoter. The effectiveness of these short deletion variants of both promoters under transient expression in the plants of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) and sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) was comparable with that of the viral CaMV35S promoter. The functionality of the pro-SmAMP2 promoter in the calluses of common flax plants (Linum usitatissimum L.) was shown. In the homozygous lines of transgenic tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L.), all deletion variants of the pro-SmAMP1 promoter and the shortest version of pro-SmAMP2 were twice as strong as the CaMV35S viral promoter. The effectiveness of short variants of both promoters from the chickweed in controlling the gene encoding neomycin phosphotransferase II in the transgenic plants of tobacco and arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana L.) growing on media supplemented with recommended concentrations of kanamycin are not inferior to the duplicated 2хCaMV35S viral promoter. The obtained experimental data show that short deletion variants of pro-SmAMP1 (442 bp) and pro-SmAMP2 (455 bp) promoters may be recommended as strong constitutive promoters for use in the biotechnology of crop plants.