黄瓜转新型抗菌蛋白基因GNK2-1及其抗枯萎病的研究

GNK2-1为一种来自银杏(Ginkgo biloba)种仁的新型抗真菌蛋白, 具有较强的真菌抗性且性质稳定。序列分析表明,其结构与所有已知的抗真菌蛋白不同, 而与富含半胱氨酸的植物类受体激酶的胞外结构域相似。为探索GNK2-1基因在黄瓜(Cucumis sativus)抗病反应中的作用, 利用基因重组技术构建了GNK2-1的高效组成型表达载体, 并利用根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)介导转入黄瓜栽培品种农城3号(Cucumis sativus ‘Nongcheng No.3’)基因组中。通过对获得的抗性植株进行PCR、RT-PCR和Western blot检测分析, 结果表明GNK2-1基因可在T₀代转基因植株中转录表达, 并能在T₁代转基因黄瓜中稳定遗传。离体枯萎病抗性鉴定结果表明, 转GNK2-1基因的黄瓜对枯萎病的抗性增强, GNK2-1可以作为黄瓜抗病性改良的潜在基因资源。     

生长素结合蛋白cDNA的克隆及其在黄瓜中的表达

利用RT_PCR方法从拟南芥（Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.）中克隆了生长素结合蛋白（auxin binding protein 1）cDNA,进行了全序列测定。将该基因克隆在pBI121的35 S启动子和Nos终止子之间,得到植物表达载体p35EZ。通过根癌农杆菌（Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith et Townsend) Conn）介导的方法转化黄瓜(Cucumis sativus L.)。对转基因植株进行了PCR和Southern检测。所得到的转基因黄瓜植株单性结实能力增强。     

双价抗真菌基因表达载体的构建及转基因西瓜的研究

构建了同时含有番茄儿丁质酶基因（Chi3）和β-1,3-葡聚糖酶基因（Glu-Ac）的双价抗真菌基因植物表达载体,以西瓜（Citrullus lanatus）子叶块为外植体,采用根癌农杆菌（Agrobacterium tumefaciens）介导法,将Chi3和Glu-Ac同时导入西瓜栽培种“中育一号”,共获得46株抗性再生植株。经PCR、Southern blot和RT—PCR检测,表明外源基因己成功整合到西瓜基因组中,并在转录水平得到表达。利用尖孢镰刀菌西瓜专化型（Fusarium oxysporum）对转基因植株进行离体叶片抗病性检测,表明转基因植株对枯萎病的抗性均有不同程度的增强。     

RNAi载体导入黄瓜的遗传转化体系北大核心CSCD

以黄瓜(Cucumis sativus)子叶和子叶节为外植体,利用农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)介导法建立黄瓜遗传转化体系并进行优化,将南方根结线虫(Meloidogyme incognita)寄生相关基因的RNA干扰载体导入黄瓜,通过潮霉素(Hyg)浓度梯度筛选得到99株潮霉素抗性植株。经PCR和Southern-blot检测,获得10株目的基因以单拷贝形式整合的转基因黄瓜,子叶和子叶节的Southern-blot阳性率分别为13.9%和6.9%。该研究建立并优化了RNA干扰载体导入黄瓜的高效遗传转化体系,成功获得了转基因黄瓜植株。     

RNAi载体导入黄瓜的遗传转化体系

以黄瓜(Cucumis sativus)子叶和子叶节为外植体,利用农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)介导法建立黄瓜遗传转化体系并进行优化,将南方根结线虫(Meloidogyme incognita)寄生相关基因的RNA干扰载体导入黄瓜,通过潮霉素(Hyg)浓度梯度筛选得到99株潮霉素抗性植株。经PCR和Southern-blot检测,获得10株目的基因以单拷贝形式整合的转基因黄瓜,子叶和子叶节的Southern-blot阳性率分别为13.9%和6.9%。该研究建立并优化了RNA干扰载体导入黄瓜的高效遗传转化体系,成功获得了转基因黄瓜植株。     

表达黄瓜花叶病毒外壳蛋白的转基因番茄抗黄瓜花叶病毒侵染

通过土壤农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)介导将黄瓜花叶病毒外壳蛋白(CMV CP)的cDNA成功地引入番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum)植株中,并得到转基因植株。用强致病力CMV株系接种后,表达CMV外壳蛋白的转基因植株表现出对CMV侵染的抗性。转基因植株RI代的抗性基因以接近3:1比例分离。对R_1代接种CMV后,表达CMV CP的植株病症减轻,发病率、病情指数及病毒积累量明显低于对照。病症出现推迟1个多月。     

牡丹病程相关蛋白1表达载体的构建及遗传转化

为了对牡丹病程相关蛋白1（PsPRI）基因功能进行研究,构建了PsPRI基因超表达载体pBI121-PsPRI,通过农杆菌介导法将PsPR1基因转入普通烟草NC89中。经过抗性筛选和RT-PCR分子检测,获得含风PR1转基因植株。对转化烟草的T0代植株进行抗病性鉴定,发现转APRIJ基因烟草能轻微增强对烟草黑胫病的抗性,说明PsPRI基因具有抗烟草黑胫病原菌（Phytophthoraparasiticavar．nicotianae）的功能。     

番茄红素β-环化酶基因的玉米转化及 后代遗传分析

利用农杆菌介导法将番茄红素β-环化酶基因(Lycb)转入由玉米自交系天塔五号植株,分析基因在T0转化及后代的遗传情况,结果表明,在27株T0转基因植株中,PCR初步检测后8株呈阳性;将T1代转基因植株以株系为单位用200mg/L草铵膦抗性筛选后,收获抗性植株种子。T2代转基因植株进一步进行PCR、RT-PCR和田间草铵膦涂抹检测,结果表明,PCR、RT-PCR为阳性的6个株系植株均具有草铵膦抗性。选取6株阳性植株提取叶片总类胡萝卜素,经HPLC分析其β-胡萝卜素含量显著高于野生型,表明目的基因Lycb成功的转入玉米,并得到了稳定遗传。     

转移拟南芥CBF1基因引起水稻植株脯氨酸含量提高

利用农杆菌介导的转基因技术,成功地将拟南芥抗冻转录激活因子基因CBF1转入粳稻中花11中,并获得了T1代转基因植株。CBF1基因及筛选基因HPT（潮霉素抗性基因)均在T1代中检测到,呈现单位点的孟德尔式遗传。常温和低温处理之后,T1代植株体内的脯氨酸含量均比野生型明显提高,同时,耐低温表型也在T1-1株系中出现。     

使用双抗真菌蛋白基因提高水稻抗病性的研究

将含有串联的RC24基因和β-1,3－Glu基因的pGB12质粒与含有hpt基因的p35H质粒用基因枪法同时导入华南地区一优良籼稻（OryzasativaL．ssp．indica）品种“七丝软占”中。Southernblot分析证明获得17个同时整合有RC24基因和β-1,3－Glu基因的转基因系。而Northernblot分析表明在不同的转基因系中两基因的表达量存在很大差异。对R1及R2代转基因植株的分子分析表明,这两个基因已稳定遗传到R1、R2代,并在RNA水平上持续表达。转基因植株苗期抗稻瘟病试验表明,部分R1代转基因植株苗对广东省稻瘟病菌（Magnaphorthagrisea）中的5个代表菌株表现出不同程度的抗性提高。而其中18株抗性提高的R1代转基因植株的R2代各苗对广东省稻瘟病菌优势生理小种中的3个代表菌株表现出一致的抗性提高,结合分子分析,初步证明获得10株整合有RC24和β-1,3－Glu双基因的稻瘟病抗性提高的R1代转基因纯系植株。且这些转基因纯系植株的离体叶片对纹枯病菌（RhizoctoniaSolaniKuhn的抗性也明显提高。     

Overexpression of a Defensin Enhances Resistance to a Fruit-Specific Anthracnose Fungus in Pepper

Functional characterization of a defensin, J1-1, was conducted to evaluate its biotechnological potentiality in transgenic pepper plants against the causal agent of anthracnose disease, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. To determine antifungal activity, J1-1 recombinant protein was generated and tested for the activity against C. gloeosporioides, resulting in 50% inhibition of fungal growth at a protein concentration of 0.1 mg·mL⁻¹. To develop transgenic pepper plants resistant to anthracnose disease, J1-1 cDNA under the control of 35S promoter was introduced into pepper via Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation method. Southern and Northern blot analyses confirmed that a single copy of the transgene in selected transgenic plants was normally expressed and also stably transmitted to subsequent generations. The insertion of T-DNA was further analyzed in three independent homozygous lines using inverse PCR, and confirmed the integration of transgene in non-coding region of genomic DNA. Immunoblot results showed that the level of J1-1 proteins, which was not normally accumulated in unripe fruits, accumulated high in transgenic plants but appeared to differ among transgenic lines. Moreover, the expression of jasmonic acid-biosynthetic genes and pathogenesis-related genes were up-regulated in the transgenic lines, which is co-related with the resistance of J1-1 transgenic plants to anthracnose disease. Consequently, the constitutive expression of J1-1 in transgenic pepper plants provided strong resistance to the anthracnose fungus that was associated with highly reduced lesion formation and fungal colonization. These results implied the significance of the antifungal protein, J1-1, as a useful agronomic trait to control fungal disease.     

Constitutive expression of a fusion gene comprising Trigonella foenum-graecum defensin (Tfgd2) and Raphanus sativus antifungal protein (RsAFP2) confers enhanced disease and insect resistance in transgenic tobacco

Plant defensins are small, basic cysteine-rich peptides that can inhibit the growth of a broad range of fungi or bacteria at micro-molar concentrations. They have been introduced as transgenes into different species to enhance host resistance to pathogens. In this study, a fusion gene of two defensins, Trigonella foenum-graecum defensin 2 (Tfgd2) and Raphanus sativus antifungal protein 2 (RsAFP2) fused by a linker peptide of a polyprotein precursor from Impatiens balsamina was introduced into tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum var. Xanthi) via Agrobacterium-mediated leaf section transformation. Putative transgenic plants were confirmed by PCR analysis and integration of the fusion gene was confirmed by Southern blotting. RT-PCR analysis showed that the fusion gene was expressed in several confirmed transgenic plants. Western blotting analysis of crude protein extracts from leaves of the transgenic plants with anti-Tfgd2 and anti-RsAFP2 antibodies exhibited an 8 and 9 kDa bands corresponding to size of the fusion gene and confirmed the expression of fusion protein. When the leaves of transgenic plants were challenged with Rhizoctonia solani and Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae pathogens, they showed enhanced levels of disease resistance along with resistance to the generalist herbivore, Spodoptera litura larvae compared to control. Our results demonstrate that Tfgd2–RsAFP2 fusion protein is effective in protecting the transgenic plants against fungal and insect pathogens.     

转基因抗矮花叶病玉米的遗传、表达及抗病性研究

目的：研究目的基因在转基因植株及其后代中遗传表达的稳定性,以及目的基因表达与抗病性的关系,最终得到转基因纯合株系。方法：以采用花粉介导法将RDV运动蛋白缺陷型（RDV MP^-）基因导入玉米自交系478的转基因种子（T0）作为试验材料,对其或其后代进行潮霉素抗性筛选、PCR检测、目的基因表达产物含量测定、农艺性状筛选,以及田间接种病毒的抗病鉴定。结果：通过潮霉素抗性筛选从T0种子获得了11株疑似转化植株;对T1、T2、T3代转基因植株的PCR分析证实目的基因已导入玉米植株,并显示随着转化植株世代交替,目的基因可稳定遗传给下一代,且目的基因在待测材料中的检出比例也随着代数的增加而提高;目的基因表达量的测定结果为1．83-11．57ng／mg叶片鲜重之间;田间接种玉米矮花叶病病毒试验结果证明转化植株比对照植株的抗矮花叶病能力有了显著提高,个别株系在T1代的发病率就为0,T1、T2、B代转化植株的抗病性逐代提高,比临近对照的抗病性提高2～5级;目的基因表达量与植株（系）的抗病性显著相关,r=0．923,P〈0．01;入选纯合系的农艺性状也有较大变化,穗粒数比对照系增加约5％。结论：通过以上方法,可以筛选到转基因抗病玉米纯合株系。     

天麻抗真菌蛋白基因(gafp)转化彩色棉的研究

天麻抗真菌蛋白（gastrodia antifungal protein简称GAFP）是从我国传统中药天麻（Gastrodia elata Bl.）中分离到的一种具有广谱抗真菌活性的蛋白质,它对许多植物真菌病包括棉花枯萎病、黄萎病等的致病菌离体具有很强的抑制作用,因此,在植物抗真菌病基因工程上有很重要的应用价值。本研究通过花粉管通道法,将GAFP的基因gafp转入3个新疆彩色棉品种中,通过田间抗病筛选和分子检测,得到了高抗黄萎病的转基因植株,两株Southern杂交阳性植株LB-5-8和ZB-1-49对黄萎病表现整株免疫。RT-PCR的结果显示,LB-5-8和ZB-1-49中均有gafp的正确转录;离体的抑菌实验也表明,它们的蛋白粗提物对棉花黄萎病致病菌离体有明显的抑制,表明了gafp在转基因植株中的正确表达,翻译的产物具有活性。经过进一步选育和扩繁,发现转基因彩色棉后代具有稳定的、较强的抗黄萎病能力,本研究为通过植物抗病基因工程的方法防治棉花黄萎病提供了一条新的途径。     

Can plant defensins be used to engineer durable commercially useful fungal resistance in crop plants?

Plant defensins are cysteine-rich proteins that play an important role in defense against fungal pathogens. Because of their potent antifungal activity, they have a strong potential to be used for engineering disease resistance in crops. Significant advances have been made in elucidating their structure–activity relationships and modes of antifungal action. Their expression in transgenic plants provides resistance to fungal pathogens in crop plants. In this article, we review recent advances and offer future perspectives on the use of these proteins for engineering durable commercially useful disease resistance in transgenic crop plants.     

<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-Alanine augments rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance in cucumber

Bacillus vallismortis strain EXTN-1 is a proven biotic elicitor of systemic resistance in many crops against various pathogens. l-Alanine (Ala) was tested in cucumber as a chemical elicitor of induced systemic resistance (ISR) against Colletotrichum orbiculare. In the greenhouse, both Ala and EXTN-1 induced significant levels of disease suppression in cucumber against anthracnose. When cucumber plants were treated with EXTN-1 and Ala together, augmentative disease suppression was observed. Experiments with transgenic tobacco plants carrying pathogenesis-related genes fused with the β-glucuronidase (GUS) reported gene (PR-1a::GUS & PDF 1.2::GUS) showed an enhanced activation of both PR-1a and PDF 1.2 genes upon combined treatment with Ala and EXTN-1. RT-PCR analysis with transgenic (PR-1a or PDF 1.2 over expressing) Arabidopsis plant showed more enhanced expression of resistance genes PR-1a and PDF 1.2 upon combined treatment with Ala and EXTN-1 than either alone. An augmentative ISR effect, when the bacterial elicitor and chemical elicitor were combined together, was confirmed.     

Pathogen-induced production of the antifungal AFP protein from Aspergillus giganteus confers resistance to the blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea in transgenic rice

Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe grisea, is the most important fungal disease of cultivated rice worldwide. We have developed a strategy for creating disease resistance to M. grisea whereby pathogen-induced expression of the afp (antifungal protein) gene from Aspergillus giganteus occurs in transgenic rice plants. Here, we evaluated the activity of the promoters from three maize pathogenesis-related (PR) genes, ZmPR4, mpi, and PRms, in transgenic rice. Chimeric gene fusions were prepared between the maize promoters and the beta-glucuronidase reporter gene (gus A). Histochemical assays of GUS activity in transgenic rice revealed that the ZmPR4 promoter is strongly induced in response to fungal infection, treatment with fungal elicitors, and mechanical wounding. The ZmPR4 promoter is not active in the seed endosperm. The mpi promoter also proved responsiveness to fungal infection and wounding but not to treatment with elicitors. In contrast, no activity of the PRms promoter in leaves of transgenic rice was observed. Transgenic plants expressing the afp gene under the control of the ZmPR4 promoter were generated. Transformants showed resistance to M. grisea at various levels. Our results suggest that pathogen-inducible expression of the afp gene in rice plants may be a practical way for protection against the blast fungus. Most agricultural crop species suffer from a vast array of fungal diseases that cause severe yield losses all over the world. Rice blast, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe grisea (Herbert) Barr (anamorph Pyricularia grisea), is the most devastating disease of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.), due to its