基因工程技术在植物品质改良中的应用(综述)

从淀粉品质改良、蛋白质品质改良、增强果蔬食品保鲜性能、提高植物营养保健成分和植物疫苗生产等5个方面,总结基因工程技术所取得的成就。     

植物细胞生物反应器培养的研究进展(I)

利用植物细胞大规模悬浮培养生产植物有用代谢产物在近些年来取得了很大发展,但植物细胞悬浮培养的工业化应用受到来自生物及工程技术上的限制。本文针对植物细胞培养的基本特点,详细讨论了与大规模生产有关的工程技术方面的问题,如植物细胞聚集、溶氧及气体成分、流体性能、剪切力对植物细胞培养产生的影响。     

高等植物叶绿体表达重组蛋白研究进展

近年来,基因工程技术发展迅速,许多重组蛋白得以表达。其中利用植物生物反应器表达特异药物蛋白为人类一些重要疾病的预防和治疗提供了新途径。植物叶绿体遗传转化和表达系统成为目前植物生物反应器的研究热点。因结构和遗传上的特殊性,高等植物叶绿体在重组蛋白表达方面具有独特优势,外源基因表达量高、定点整合,而且叶绿体母系遗传特性保证了生物安全性。很多重要药用蛋白质在植物叶绿体中表达成功。烟草作为高等植物叶绿体转化模式植物,在疫苗抗原、抗体等药物蛋白和其他重要重组蛋白表达方面取得显著进展。高等植物叶绿体遗传转化也为叶绿体基因的表达和调控机制的研究提供新的技术和方法。文中从叶绿体遗传转化原理、载体构建、重组蛋白和重要药物蛋白在叶绿体中的表达以及重组蛋白表达对植物代谢和性状影响等多个角度,对高等植物叶绿体遗传转化体系研究的新进展进行了综述,以期为叶绿体表达平台的开发和重要药用蛋白质的表达提供新思路。     

植物细胞生物反应器培养的研究进展(I)

利用植物细胞大规模悬浮培养生产植物有用代谢产物在近些年来取得了很大发展,但植物细胞悬浮培养的工业化应用受到来自生物及工程技术上的限制.本文针对植物细胞培养的基本特点,详细讨论了与大规模生产有关的工程技术方面的问题,如植物细胞聚集、溶氧及气体成分、流体性能、剪切力对植物细胞培养产生的影响.     

转基因技术在能源植物育种中的应用

由于能源危机与环境污染问题日益严重,能源植物以其安全、环保、可再生和低成本等特性,成为能源开发的一个热点。随着转基因技术的不断进步,利用转基因技术培育高产、优质、高效新型能源植物新品种也取得了相应的成果。本文简要介绍了能源植物的概念和分类,概述了转基因技术在提高植物总生物量、降低植物木质素的含量、在植物中过表达纤维素降解酶、以及提高油料植物含油量等方面的应用现状,并探讨了该技术在能源植物遗传改良中的应用前景,以期为后续的能源植物新品种培育等研究和应用提供参考。     

植物细胞生物反应器培养的研究进展（Ⅰ）

利用植物细胞大规模悬浮培养生产植物有用代谢产物在近些所来取得了很大发展,但植物细胞悬浮培养的工业化应用受到来自生物及工程技术上的限制,本文针对植物细胞培养的基本特点,详细讨论了与大规模生产有关的工程技术方面的问题,如植物细胞聚集,溶氧及气体成分,流体性能,剪切力对植物细胞培养产生的影响。     

叶绿体基因工程研究进展

叶绿体是植物细胞和真核藻类执行光合作用的重要细胞器,在叶绿体中表达外源基因比在细胞核中表达具有一些独特优势。叶绿体基因工程涉及叶绿体的基因组特征、转化系统的优点、转化过程及方法等方面,叶绿体基因工程在提高植物光合效率、改良植物特性、生产生物药物及改善植物代谢途径等方面已得到应用。尽管叶绿体基因工程还存在同质化难度高、标记基因转化效率较低、宿主种类偏少等问题,但作为外源基因在高等植物中表达的良好平台其仍然具有广阔的发展和应用前景。     

生物能源植物小桐子功能基因及基因组研究进展

为缓解能源需求与原油价格不断上涨以及有限的化石燃料储备之间的矛盾,人们得寻找更加生态、可持续再生的替代能源。利用能源植物生产生物柴油与生物酒精类燃料已成为发展的方向。其中,大戟科的小桐子以其强抗逆性、高含油量等特点而受到了广泛的关注。本文综述了能源植物小桐子油脂含量与质量、生物代谢以及抗逆性等方面的相关功能基因、细胞学染色体核型、核基因组以及叶绿体基因组的研究进展,以期为能源植物小桐子的遗传改良提供参考。     

基因工程与植物的遗传改良

概述了植物基因工程的发展历史及其在植物遗传改良中与常规改良技术相比具有的明显优势,介绍了经基因工程技术改良的转基因植物研究与应用状况,分析了植物基因工程在植物遗传改良中的潜在风险．阐述了利用植物基因工程进行遗传改良与常规遗传改良的关系,并对今后基因工程在植物遗传改良中的应用前景进行了展望。     

利用基因工程技术提高微藻油脂含量的研究进展

利用微藻油脂制备生物柴油因具有重要的战略意义而受到世界各国的重视,成为近年来的研究热点。利用微藻制备生物柴油具有生长周期短、易于大规模培养、能大量吸收CO2及不占用耕地等优点。但是,由于对藻类油脂合成代谢中的调节机制了解不多,导致微藻基因组研究相对滞后,极大地限制了微藻生物能源的大规模开发和利用。随着现代生物技术的发展,通过基因工程、代谢工程等方法调控微藻脂类的合成代谢,提高藻类含油量和生物量已成为可能。概述了微藻中油脂的合成代谢,归纳总结利用基因工程技术提高微藻油脂含量的研究进展,为获得含油量高的工程微藻及微藻制备生物柴油提供技术储备。     

The effects of colchicine-induced autotetraploidy on selected characteristics of nuruozak (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Salvia leriifolia</Emphasis>)

Nuruozak (Salvia leriifolia Benth), is a perennial herbaceous plant that is endemic to Iran and has recently been introduced as a medicinal plant. Artificial polyploidy is an efficient method to increase the production of secondary metabolites and can result in a whole spectrum of genetic, molecular and physiological modifications. In order to produce an autotetraploid population of nuruozak, various concentrations of colchicine (0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 or 0.50% w/v) were applied to the seeds and shoot apical meristems of young seedlings at the fourth leaf-stage. Microscopic studies, flow cytometry analysis and chromosome counting were conducted to select tetraploid nuruozak plants. Furthermore, the effects of ploidy level on the essential oil content and composition and biomass production of nuruozak plants, as well as selected structural and physiological characteristics were studied. Based on the number of the obtained tetraploids, treatment of shoot apical meristems was more efficient than seed treatment. Structural and phytochemical characteristics, chlorophyll content and photosynthetic rate were affected by the increase in ploidy level. In addition to the higher potential in biomass production, tetraploid plants produced eight new compounds which were absent in diploids.     

Engineering plastid fatty acid biosynthesis to improve food quality and biofuel production in higher plants

The ability to manipulate plant fatty acid biosynthesis by using new biotechnological approaches has allowed the production of transgenic plants with unusual fatty acid profile and increased oil content. This review focuses on the production of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLCPUFAs) and the increase in oil content in plants using molecular biology tools. Evidences suggest that regular consumption of food rich in VLCPUFAs has multiple positive health benefits. Alternative sources of these nutritional fatty acids are found in cold-water fishes. However, fish stocks are in severe decline because of decades of overfishing, and also fish oils can be contaminated by the accumulation of toxic compounds. Recently, there is also an increase in oilseed use for the production of biofuels. This tendency is partly associated with the rapidly rising costs of petroleum, increased concern about the environmental impact of fossil oil and the attractive need to develop renewable sources of fuel. In contrast to this scenario, oil derived from crop plants is normally contaminant free and less environmentally aggressive. Genetic engineering of the plastid genome (plastome) offers a number of attractive advantages, including high-level foreign protein expression, marker-gene excision and transgene containment because of maternal inheritance of plastid genome in most crops. Here, we describe the possibility to improve fatty acid biosynthesis in plastids, production of new fatty acids and increase their content in plants by genetic engineering of plastid fatty acid biosynthesis via plastid transformation.     

Genetic engineering of woody plants: current and future targets in a stressful environment

Abiotic stress is a major factor in limiting plant growth and productivity. Environmental degradation, such as drought and salinity stresses, will become more severe and widespread in the world. To overcome severe environmental stress, plant biotechnologies, such as genetic engineering in woody plants, need to be implemented. The adaptation of plants to environmental stress is controlled by cascades of molecular networks including cross-talk with other stress signaling mechanisms. The present review focuses on recent studies concerning genetic engineering in woody plants for the improvement of the abiotic stress responses. Furthermore, it highlights the recent advances in the understanding of molecular responses to stress. The review also summarizes the basis of a molecular mechanism for cell wall biosynthesis and the plant hormone responses to regulate tree growth and biomass in woody plants. This would facilitate better understanding of the control programs of biomass production under stressful conditions.     

Hydrothermal liquefaction of Malaysia's algal biomass for high‐quality bio‐oil production

Currently, fossil materials form the majority of our energy and chemical source. Many global concerns force us to rethink about our current dependence on the fossil energy. Limiting the use of these energy sources is a key priority for most countries that pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The application of biomass, as substitute fossil resources for producing biofuels, plastics and chemicals, is a widely accepted strategy for sustainable development. Aquatic plants including algae possess competitive advantages as biomass resources compared to the terrestrial plants in this current global situation. Bio‐oil production from algal biomass is technically and economically viable, cost competitive, requires no capacious lands and minimal water use and reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide. The aim of this paper is to review the potential of converting algal biomass, as an aquatic plant, into high‐quality crude bio‐oil through applicable processes in Malaysia. In particular, bio‐based materials and fuels from algal biomass are considered as one of the reliable alternatives for clean energy. Currently, pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) are two foremost processes for bio‐oil production from biomass. HTL can directly convert high‐moisture algal biomass into bio‐oil, whereas pyrolysis requires feedstock drying to reduce the energy consumption during the process. Microwave‐assisted HTL, which can be conducted in aqueous environment, is suitable for aquatic plants and wet biomass such as algae.     

油菜油脂研究进展

油菜（Brassica napus）是世界范围内重要的油料作物,是植物油脂的第三大来源,其种植面积和总产量在油料作物中占有相当大的比例。我国油菜品种油脂含量普遍较国外低2—5个百分点,而油脂含量每增加1个百分点对产油量提高的贡献,相当于菜籽产量提高2．5个百分点。因此提高油菜油脂含量是解决油菜生产效益低的重要途径之一。本文综述了油菜油脂研究的状况,包括油脂积累的遗传学基础、油脂合成途径和调控、油脂含量的QTL定位及油脂含量与品质性状的遗传相关性,同时展望了油菜油脂研究前景,以期为油菜油脂含量的品种改良提供科学指导。     

油菜油脂研究进展

油菜(Brassica napus)是世界范围内重要的油料作物, 是植物油脂的第三大来源, 其种植面积和总产量在油料作物中占有相当大的比例。我国油菜品种油脂含量普遍较国外低2-5个百分点, 而油脂含量每增加1个百分点对产油量提高的贡献, 相当于菜籽产量提高2.5个百分点。因此提高油菜油脂含量是解决油菜生产效益低的重要途径之一。本文综述了油菜油脂研究的状况, 包括油脂积累的遗传学基础、油脂合成途径和调控、油脂含量的QTL定位及油脂含量与品质性状的遗传相关性, 同时展望了油菜油脂研究前景, 以期为油菜油脂含量的品种改良提供科学指导。     

Modifying plants for biofuel and biomaterial production

The productivity of plants as biofuel or biomaterial crops is established by both the yield of plant biomass per unit area of land and the efficiency of conversion of the biomass to biofuel. Higher yielding biofuel crops with increased conversion efficiencies allow production on a smaller land footprint minimizing competition with agriculture for food production and biodiversity conservation. Plants have traditionally been domesticated for food, fibre and feed applications. However, utilization for biofuels may require the breeding of novel phenotypes, or new species entirely. Genomics approaches support genetic selection strategies to deliver significant genetic improvement of plants as sources of biomass for biofuel manufacture. Genetic modification of plants provides a further range of options for improving the composition of biomass and for plant modifications to assist the fabrication of biofuels. The relative carbohydrate and lignin content influences the deconstruction of plant cell walls to biofuels. Key options for facilitating the deconstruction leading to higher monomeric sugar release from plants include increasing cellulose content, reducing cellulose crystallinity, and/or altering the amount or composition of noncellulosic polysaccharides or lignin. Modification of chemical linkages within and between these biomass components may improve the ease of deconstruction. Expression of enzymes in the plant may provide a cost‐effective option for biochemical conversion to biofuel.     

Modification of starch metabolism in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana increases plant biomass and triples oilseed production

We have identified a novel means to achieve substantially increased vegetative biomass and oilseed production in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Endogenous isoforms of starch branching enzyme (SBE) were substituted by either one of the endosperm‐expressed maize (Zea mays L.) branching isozymes, ZmSBEI or ZmSBEIIb. Transformants were compared with the starch‐free background and with the wild‐type plants. Each of the maize‐derived SBEs restored starch biosynthesis but both morphology and structure of starch particles were altered. Altered starch metabolism in the transformants is associated with enhanced biomass formation and more‐than‐trebled oilseed production while maintaining seed oil quality. Enhanced oilseed production is primarily due to an increased number of siliques per plant whereas oil content and seed number per silique are essentially unchanged or even modestly decreased. Introduction of cereal starch branching isozymes into oilseed plants represents a potentially useful strategy to increase biomass and oilseed production in related crops and manipulate the structure and properties of leaf starch.