Improvement of Freezing Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco Leaves by Expressing the hiC6 Gene

A cryoprotective protein, HIC6, was expressed transgenically in tobacco, a cold-sensitive plant, and the localization of the protein within the cell as well as freezing tolerance of the transgenic tobacco was investigated. For constitutive expression of HIC6 in tobacco, its corresponding gene was subcloned into pBI121. Through the transformation with pBI121/hiC6, fifteen transgenic tobacco lines were acquired, out of which twelve lines expressed the HIC6 protein. None of the transgenic tobacco lines, however, showed significant differences in freezing tolerance from the control plants (wild-type and transformed with pBI121) at ?1, ?3, and ?4°C, with the exception that their freezing temperature was ?2°C. In order to increase the accumulation level of HIC6, pBE2113 with a stronger promoter was used. Eight lines expressed the protein out of thirteen lines transformed with pBE2113/hiC6. The accumulation levels of the protein were clearly higher in the tobacco plants transformed with pBE2113/hiC6 than in those with pBI121/hiC6. The HIC6 protein seemed to be localized in mitochondria of the transgenic tobacco plants. Freezing-tolerance test at ?1 - ?4°C showed that the degree of electrolyte leakage was significantly lower in the plants with pBE2113/hiC6 than in the control plants. A leaf browning observation also showed that high accumulation of HIC6 significantly suppressed injury caused by freezing to the transgenic tobacco at ?3°C.     

Transgenic tobacco plants with ribosome inactivating protein gene cassin from Cassia occidentalis and their resistance to tobacco mosaic virus]

Cassin, the new gene of ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) isolated from Cassia occidentalis, was inserted into expression vector pBI121 to produce plant expression vector pBI121-cassin (Figs.1, 2). pBI121-cassin was introduced into tobacco cultivar 'K326' by the Agrobacteriurm tumefaciens transformation method and more than 100 independent transformants were obtained. Southern blot hybridization analysis showed that a single gene locus was inserted into the chromosome of the transgenic tobacco lines (Fig.5) and PCR analysis of segregation population of progeny indicated that the inheritance of transgene was dominant in transgenic lines (Fig.4, Table 1). Results of RT-PCR and Northern blot hybridization analysis showed that transgene could be transcribed correctly (Figs.5, 6) . Three self-pollination lines of transgenic T(1) and T(2) were challenged with TMV at different concentration titers by mechanical inoculation. The transgenic lines exhibited different levels of resistance to TMV with the nontransgenic plants. After both titers of TMV concentration were inoculated, transgenic lines were considered as the highly resistant type with a delay of 4-13 d in development of symptoms and 10%-25% of test plants were infected, while nontransgenic control plants were susceptible typical symptoms on the newly emerged leaves (Table 2). One T(2) line, T(2)-8-2-1, was regarded as an immune type because it did not show any symptoms during 70 d and all plants were shown to be virus free by ELISA tests.     

Expression of human papillomavirus type 16 L1 protein in transgenic tobacco plants

To develop a plant expression system for the production of the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) vaccine, we investigated whether the HPV16 L1 protein can be expressed in tobacco plants and whether it can be used as the cheapest form of edible vaccine. The HPV16 L1 coding sequence was amplified by PCR using specific primers from the plasmid pGEM-T-HPV16 containing the template sequence, and subcloned into the intermediate vector pUCmT and binary vector pBI121 consecutively to obtain the plant expression plasmid pBI-L1. The T-DNA regions of the pBI-L1 binary vector contained the constitutive Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter and the neomycin phosphotransferase npt Ⅱ gene, which allowed the selection of transformed plants using kanamycin. The tobacco plants were transformed by cocultivating them, using the leaf disc method, with Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404, which harbored the plant expression plasmid. The regenerated transgenic tobacco plants were selected using kanamycin, and confirmed by PCR. The results of the Southern blot assay also showed that the HPV16 L1 gene was integrated stably into the genome of the transformed tobacco plants. The Western blot analysis showed that the transformed tobacco leaves could express the HPV 16 L1 protein. Furthermore, it was demonstrated by ELISA assay that the expressed protein accounted for 0.034%-0.076% of the total soluble leaf protein, was able to form 55nm virus-like particles compatible with HPV virus-like particle (VLP), and induced mouse erythrocyte hemagglutination in vitro. The present results indicate that the HPV 16 L1 protein can be expressed in transgenic tobacco plants and the expressed protein possesses the natural features of the HPV16 L1 protein, implying that the HPV16 L1 transgenic plants can be potentially used as an edible vaccine.     

甜味蛋白thaumatin基因转入烟草的研究

利用基因工程技术 ,将分别克隆在两个不同载体上的甜味蛋白 thaum atin c DNA基因片段连接成一个完整的 c DNA基因 ,并将该基因克隆进 p BI12 1,构建成表达载体 p BI12 1- tha.通过冻融法导入农杆菌 ,农杆菌介导叶盘法转入烟草 ,经过组培 ,得到转基因的植株 .提取转基因烟草总 DNA,经 PCR,PCR- Southern和 Southern杂交证实 ,甜味蛋白基因已整合到烟草基因组中 .RT- PCR结果证明 ,thaumatin基因已在转基因烟草中转录成 m RNA,但SDS- PAGE和甜味尝试都表明 thaumatin基因在转基因烟草中没有表达出甜味蛋白     

拟南芥冷诱导型启动子CBF 3的克隆及活性检测

目的：构建冷诱导型启动子CBF3基因的植物表达载体,并将其转入烟草。方法：以拟南芥基因组DNA为模板,通过特异PCR扩增,克隆冷诱导表达启动子CBF3（C-repeat binding factor）。用CBF3启动子替换pBI121载体上的35S启动子构建新的载体pBC-GUS,通过农杆菌介导的叶盘法转化烟草。结果：获得了转基因烟草,转基因烟草的GUS组织化学染色及PCR分析结果表明,在低温诱导下,CBF3启动子可增强GUS基因表达。结论：CBF3启动子可应用于植物抗冷基因工程研究。     

辣椒ML基因植物表达载体的构建及其转化

为分析辣椒ML基因在抗辣椒疫病方面的作用,构建了ML基因的植物表达载体pBI121-ML,采用快速冻融法将表达载体导入农杆菌EHA105,并用农杆菌介导法转化辣椒感病品种B12,对得到的转化植株经PCR和RT-PCR分子检测,结果显示,获得了4个辣椒转基因株系.     

利用反义RNA技术分析春化相关基因VER17在冬小麦花发育过程中的功能

为了研究小麦春化相关基因VER17的功能,应用反义RNA技术,将VER17基因的反义片段构建到载体pBI121上,通过花粉管通道法获取转基因小麦.对T0代转基因植株GUS染色以及PCR等分子鉴定,得到14株含反义VERJ7基因片段的阳性转基因植株.对T0代和T1代的表型观察结果显示,VER17反义转基因植株开花时间延迟,并且穗的顶部和基部小花出现明显的退化.表明春化相关基因VER17在小麦发育过程中可能起到促进植物开花以及穗顶端和基部花发育的作用,减少小花退化,同时对雄蕊的发育也有影响.     

Expression of the nucleotide sequence for the M2e peptide of avian influenza virus in transgenic tobacco plants

The M2e peptide of the H5N1 A/Chicken/Kurgan/05/2005 avian influenza virus was successfully synthesized in transgenic tobacco plants. The amino-terminal segment of the M2 protein, comprised of 22, 30, or 43 amino acids, including the M2e peptide (M122, M130, and M143 variants, respectively), was translationally fused with the N-terminus of β-glucuronidase in the pBI121 plant expression vector. The nucleotide sequence of the target fragment was synthesized by ligation from synthetic oligonucleotides; its codon composition was adapted for expression in plants. Tobacco plants were successfully transformed with the obtained vectors (pBIM122, pBIM130, and pBIM143, respectively). In the plants transformed with pBIM143, the Ml43-β-glucuronidase fusion protein was not produced, probably due to the presence of the M2 protein transmembrane domain (25–43 aa of M2) in this construct. In the pBIM122- and pBIMl30-transformed plants, the target M2e peptide was expressed as a component of the Ml22-β-glucuronidase and M130-β-glucuronidase fusion proteins, respectively, as was detected by Western blot analysis. These proteins were detected as bands of the expected size without apparent degradation. As a result, the M2e peptide of the H5N1 avian influenza virus was successfully synthesized for the first time in nuclear-transformed transgenic plants. The results obtained in this study will be used for developing a transgenic plant-based edible antiinfluenza vaccine.     

Transgenic tomato plants as supersweet protein thaumatin II producers

Yalf tomato plants have been transformed with a gene for thaumatin II from Thaumatococcus daniellii Benth. The nucleotide sequence for thaumatin II cDNA was cloned in the pBI121 vector under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter of cauliflower mosaic virus. Expression of the thaumatin II gene was detected in all of the studied transgenic lines. A quantitative estimation of the thaumatin II accumulation in fruits was performed by ELISA. The highest content of thaumatin in transgenic tomato fruits (line 91) was 46.4 ± 10.5 μg/mg of total soluble protein (4.6%). In the other studied lines, the thaumatin content ranged from 17.6 ± 6.1 to 41.3 ± 12.3 μg/mg of total soluble protein (1.8–4.1%). The fruits of transgenic plants had a well-defined sweet taste with a long aftertaste typical of thaumatin II. Transgenic tomato lines with high expression levels can be potentially used as producers of thaumatin for the food and pharmaceutical industries.     

番茄转录调控因子基因Pti5植物表达载体的构建及其转化烟草的研究 Construction of a Plant Expression Vector with Tomato Transcription Factor Gene Pti5 and Studies on Transgenic Tobaccos

本实验构建了含有CaMV35S启动子控制下的Pti5-VP16基因的植物双元表达载体pBI121UCH1。通过根癌农杆菌叶盘转化法,将Pti5-VP16基因导入烟草SRI中,经卡那霉素筛选,获得了抗性植株。经PCR和Southern印迹分析,表明抗性植株中整合了Pti5-VP16基因,经抗病性鉴定转基因烟草植株的抗病性明显提高。 Abstract:The plasmid pBI121UCH1 carrying Pti5-VP16 gene under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35s promoter was constructed.Leaf segments of tobacco SRI were infected by Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA105 with plasmid pBI121UCH1,from which kanamycin resistant plants were obtained.PCR and Southern analysis proved that the Pti5-VP16 gene was integrated into the genomes of the tobacco plants.The disease resistance assay showed that the disease resistance was enhanced in the transgenic tobacco plants.     

鸭梨PAL基因的反义遗传转化及表达分析

苯丙氨酸解氨酶(phenylalanin ammonia-lyase,PAL,EC4.3.1.5)是植物通过苯丙烷代谢途径合成木质素的关键酶和限速酶,其通过影响木质素的合成而与果实中石细胞的分化、发育及果实品质密切相关。为了降低鸭梨中苯丙氨酸解氨酶的含量,该研究利用反义PAL基因遗传转化鸭梨、降低鸭梨内源PAL基因的表达。结果表明:(1)采用RT-PCR技术,利用根据Gen Bank中西洋梨PAL基因序列设计特异性引物,扩增得到496 bp的鸭梨PAL基因片段。(2)将扩增片段反向插入载体p BI121的MCS区域,构建植物PAL基因反义表达载体p BI121-As PAL。接着采用电转化法将反义表达载体转入农杆菌EHA105中,并制备出农杆菌工程菌液。(3)利用农杆菌介导法对鸭梨组培苗叶片外植体进行遗传转化,得到23株转基因鸭梨苗。PCR检测证实PAL反义基因片段转入鸭梨中,实时定量PCR检测表明转基因鸭梨苗体内PAL基因表达量均有所降低,为非转基因苗的65%~75%。该研究结果表明利用反义RNA技术获得了抑制内源性PAL基因表达的转基因鸭梨植株,为改善鸭梨果实品质、改良品种奠定了基础。     

转基因烟草表达西红花CSzCD基因产生西红花酸

为研究转基因烟草中产生西红花酸的可行性,在本研究中,西红花玉米黄素裂解酶（CSzCD）基因插入到pBI121载体的花椰菜花病毒（CaMV）35S启动子下游,通过农杆菌介导整合到烟草基因组中。通过Southern blotting 分析得到21株转基因烟草植株系; 转基因烟草叶片提取物Western blotting 和HPLC分析显示有西红花酸的产生,然而阴性对照中并没有发现西红花酸的存在。     

人干扰素α-2b 基因在烟草中的表达研究

应用PCR的技术从质粒pAIFN中扩增人干扰素α-2b（Human interferon α-2b,HuIFN α-2b）编码基因,将其连接到pBI121双元载体构建植物真核表达载体pBIFN;用冻融法将该载体转染根癌农杆菌LBA4404;并用叶盘浸染法转化烟草叶片,经转化的烟草叶片的组织培养,诱导愈伤获得再生植株。通过应用PCR,RT-PCR,Wes-tern blot和WISH/VSV方法检测获得的烟草再生植株,结果表明HuIFN α-2b基因已成功整合进烟草核基因组并表达出具有活性的HuIFN α-2b蛋白。本文对HuIFN α-2b基因在烟草核系统中的表达进行了研究,为进一步在烟草叶绿体系统中该基因的表达研究奠定了基础。     

人干扰素α-2b基因在烟草中的表达研究

应用PCR的技术从质粒pAIFN中扩增人干扰素α-2b(Human interferon α-2b,HuIFN α-2b)编码基因,将其连接到pBI121双元载体构建植物真核表达载体pBIFN;用冻融法将该载体转染根癌农杆菌LBA4404;并用叶盘浸染法转化烟草叶片,经转化的烟草叶片的组织培养,诱导愈伤获得再生植株。通过应用PCR,RT-PCR,Wes-tern blot和WISH/VSV方法检测获得的烟草再生植株,结果表明HuIFN α-2b基因已成功整合进烟草核基因组并表达出具有活性的HuIFN α-2b蛋白。本文对HuIFN α-2b基因在烟草核系统中的表达进行了研究,为进一步在烟草叶绿体系统中该基因的表达研究奠定了基础。     

Improvement of freezing tolerance in tobacco plants expressing a cold-responsive and chloroplast-targeting protein WCOR15 of wheat

Cold acclimation, an adaptive process for developing freezing tolerance in over-wintering plants, is associated with increased expression levels of a series of cold-responsive (Cor)/late embryogenesis abundant (Lea) genes. To investigate the function of Wcor15, a member of the wheat Cor/Lea gene family, for improvement of freezing tolerance, two types of transgenic tobacco lines expressing Wcor15-containing chimeric genes were produced and characterized. Immunoblot and gene expression analyses of a transgenic tobacco line expressing the Wcor15-GFP fusion gene under control of the CaMV35S promoter showed transport and abundant accumulation of the WCOR15 protein in the stromal compartment of the chloroplasts. The 5' upstream region of Wcor15 induced expression of the GFP reporter gene under low-temperature conditions in the transgenic tobacco. Both transgenic lines expressing the Wcor15-GFP fusion gene showed a similar and significantly improved level of freezing tolerance compared with the wild-type tobacco plants. Our results demonstrate that the induced expression of the wheat Wcor15 gene positively contributes to the development of freezing tolerance in the heterologous tobacco plants.     

Accumulation of overproduced ferritin in the chloroplast provides protection against photoinhibition induced by low temperature in tobacco plants

Wild-type tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Petit Havanna line SR1) and plants transformed with full-length alfalfa ferritin cDNA with the chloroplast transit peptide under the control of a Rubisco small subunit gene promoter (C3 and C8) were cold-treated at 0 degrees C with continuous light (250mumolm(-2)s(-1)). These transgenic plants had higher chlorophyll content and higher F(v)/F(m) chlorophyll-a fluorescence induction parameters than wild-type plants after 2 or 3d of cold treatment in C3 and C8 transgenic plants, respectively. Thermoluminescence studies on the high-temperature bands suggest that these plants suffered less oxidative damage in comparison to the wild-type genotype. The present experiments provide evidence that transgenic tobacco lines overexpressing alfalfa ferritin, which is accumulated in the chloroplasts, may show higher tolerance to various stress factors, generating ROS including low temperature-induced photoinhibition.     

伪狂犬病毒gD基因在转基因烟草中的表达

将猪伪狂犬病毒 (pseudorabiesvirus ,PRV)最主要的保护性抗原基因gD完整编码区亚克隆到修饰的植物双元表达载体pBI 35SL中 ,使其置于强启动子CaMV 35S doubleenhancer TEV 5′UTR下游 ,构建的转基因植物双元表达质粒经农杆菌介导转化烟草 .PCR检测叶片筛选阳性植株 ,Southern杂交进一步证实gD已整合到转基因烟草基因组中 .固相酶联斑点试验和Western印迹表明 ,gD在烟草获得正确表达并具有抗原性     

转popW基因烟草的构建及相关表型分析

PopW是克隆于青枯劳尔氏菌Ralstonia solanacearum ZJ3721中的一种新的编码harpin蛋白的基因,原核表达的PopW蛋白能够诱导烟草对TMV的抗性、促进烟草生长、提高烟草品质。将popW基因连接到植物表达载体pBI121上,构建成重组转基因载体pB-popW,通过冻融法转化根癌土壤杆菌EHA105,获得阳性转化子。再采用叶盘法转化三生烟Nicotiana tobacum cv.Xanthi nc.,经卡那霉素抗性筛选、PCR检测、RT-PCR分析获得21个株系的T3代阳性植株。PCR及RT-PCR检测结果表明popW基因已经整合到烟草基因组中,并在转录水平正常表达。GUS染色进一步证明popW基因在翻译水平上进行了表达,且不同株系之间表达存在差异。对烟草花叶病毒(TMV)的抗病性测定结果表明,转基因烟草对TMV的抗病性增强,防效最高达54.25%。转基因烟草在生长上也具有一定优势,生长15 d的根长最高为野生型的1.7倍,移栽后60 d的株高、鲜重、干重最高分别为野生型烟草的1.4、1.7和1.8倍。