高等植物在发根农杆菌介导下的遗传转化

本文介绍了发根农杆菌的生物学特性、遗传转化的操作技术、RiT-DNA转化体的形态特征以及发根农杆菌转化的利用。与根癌农杆菌不同,农杆碱型发根农杆菌的RiT-DNA含有生长素合成基因、农杆碱、甘露碱合成基因,不含有细胞分裂素合成基因,它的转化体首先是转化根。发根农杆菌介导的植物遗传转化,在次生代谢产物生产,植物抗逆性育种以及细菌与植物进化关系的研究等方面具有广泛的应用前景。     

农杆菌介导的单子叶植物遗传转化研究进展

根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)Ti质粒转化系统的建立使植物遗传工程进入了一个飞速发展的时期。近年来,发根农杆菌(A.rhizogenes)Ri质粒毛根转化系统的研究十分迅速,展示了美好的前景,农杆菌介导的植物遗传转化已成为目前研究和应用最广泛的系统。但是,农杆菌的宿主范围一般仅限于双子叶植物和一些裸子植物,这就直接防碍着这种比较完善的基因转移技术在单子叶植物,尤其是禾谷类作物转化的应用。本文介绍了农杆菌介导的单子叶植物遗传转化的进展;对扩大农杆菌宿主范围、实现对单子叶植物转化的途径进行了探讨。 (一)农杆菌介导的单子叶植物转化的方法 目前建立的单子叶植物基因转移系统有:(1)农杆菌载体系统;(2)外源DNA     

农杆菌介导的植物遗传转化进展

农杆菌介导的植物遗传转化进展.李子银＠胡会庆.华中农业大学作物遗传改良国家重点实验室农杆菌介导的植物遗传转化进展李子银胡会庆（华中农业大学作物遗传改良国家重点实验室武汉４３００７０）根癌农杆菌（Ａｇｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍｔｕｍｅｆａｃｉｅｎｓ）和发根农杆菌（Ａｇｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍｒｈｉｚｏｇｅｎｅｓ）是两种寄主非常广泛的土壤细菌,在自然状态下它们能通过伤口侵染植物,分别导致冠瘿瘤和毛...     

参与在农杆菌介导遗传转化过程中的植物因子研究进展

随着农杆菌介导遗传转化过程中农杆菌一方转化机理的阐明,人们现在已经将目光转向了参与在农杆菌介导遗传转化过程中的植物因子。应用拟南芥突变体分析,酵母双杂交和cDNA的扩增片段长度多态性等技术人们已经部分阐明了参与在农杆菌向植物细胞的附着,TDNA的加工和转运,T链复合体向细胞核的转运,TDNA的整合等过程中的植物因子,并对植物基因对于农杆菌侵染的响应有了初步的了解。这些结果的获得不仅有助于人们加深对农杆菌介导遗传转化机理的认识而且有助于进一步扩大农杆菌介导遗传转化这一技术的应用范围 。     

发根农杆菌及其应用

农杆菌是一类侵染性非常广泛的Ｇ-土壤杆菌,农杆菌质粒介导的基因转移系统是植物基因工程中比较完善与有效的基因转移方法。在众多的转基因植物中有80%是由农杆菌介导转化的,但其中大部分是有根癌农杆菌Ｔｉ质粒介导法获得的。根癌农杆菌含有的Ｔｉ质粒,能诱导被侵染的植物细胞形成肿瘤,即诱发冠瘿瘤。发根农杆菌含有Ｒｉ质粒,侵染植物后能诱发植物细胞产生毛发状根,即发根瘤。近年来的研究发现发根农杆菌Ｒｉ质粒介导法比Ｔｉ质粒法具有一定优越性而被广泛重视,而且由其转化获得转基因植物和生物有效成分的报道愈来愈多,本文主要讨论发根农…     

发根农杆菌介导的药用植物遗传转化研究

利用发根农杆菌(Agrobacterium rhizogenes)诱导药用植物产生的毛状根具有生长迅速,合成能力强和遗传性稳定等优点,已成为一种新的培养系统。就影响发根农杆菌介导的药用植物遗传转化的因素作一概述。     

发根农杆菌介导的尾巨桉遗传转化体系的建立

发根农杆菌（Agrobacterium rhizogenes）的建立对植物功能基因的验证具有重要意义,为了在桉树（Eucalyptus）中建立发根农杆菌介导的遗传转化体系,本研究以不同的发根农杆菌菌株侵染尾巨桉（Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis）的叶片和茎段,确定合适的农杆菌菌株和外植体类型,在此基础上开展农杆菌浓度、侵染时间对毛状根诱导的影响。结果表明：采用发根农杆菌菌株MSU440,以叶片为外植体进行发根诱导,最高获得了81.0%的毛状根诱导率,毛状根平均根长达到3.23 cm。在发根农杆菌浓度为OD₆₀₀=0.3、侵染时间为30 min时,共培养48 h后经过20 mg·L^-1卡那霉素筛选培养,通过PCR分子鉴定和GUS染色证实外源基因稳定地整合在桉树毛状根基因组中,转化率达20.2%。初步建立了发根农杆菌介导的桉树遗传转化体系,为桉树基因功能鉴定和进一步的转基因育种奠定基础。     

Ri质粒介导的毛状根体系建立及其在植物次生代谢产物合成中的研究进展

发根农杆菌Ri质粒可诱导植物产生毛状根体系,该体系具有遗传性状稳定且增殖速度快的特点,可用于药用植物次生代谢产物的生产研究,为利用生物反应器技术进行药用植物有效成分工业化水平的发酵培养开辟了新途径。本文主要综述了发根农杆菌Ri质粒介导的植物毛状根体系遗传转化机理,并对毛状根体系在药用植物次生代谢产物生产中的研究现状进行了深入分析,为从基因水平上调控植物次生代谢产物的合成提供新思路。     

农杆菌介导法与基因枪轰击法结合在植物遗传转化上的应用

根癌农杆菌介导法(Agrohacterium mediated transformation)和基因枪轰击法( particle bombardment transformation)是植物遗传转化的主要方法。两种方法各有优缺点．农杆菌介导法是一种天然的植物遗传转化系统,外源基因在转基因植物中的拷贝数低,遗传稳定性好;基因枪转化法不受材料基因型的限制。通过结合两种方法的优点,发展了3种农杆菌介导和基因枪轰击法相结合的遗传转化方法,分别为农杆枪法、基因枪轰击／农杆菌感染法、金粉或钨粉包裹菌体细胞作为微弹轰击法。对3种结合转化方法的技术途径、原理、转化受体及研究进展等方面进行了综述。     

根癌农杆菌介导法在禾本科植物遗传转化中的应用

在植物基因工程中，农杆菌质粒介导的遗传转化是比较完善与有效的基因转移方法，但在单子叶植物中应用较少。文章介绍了农杆菌介导遗传转化技术在禾本科植物改良中的研究进展，并对此法的应用前景作了分析。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.