B.t.c.cry 1C全长基因的克隆及其在增产菌中的表达

设计的一对引物,对苏云金芽孢杆菌科默尔亚种(Bacillus thuringiensis subsp．colmeri)15A3菌株中的cry1C基因进行PER扩增,得到包括结构基因,调节基因在内的全长为4．0kb的PCR产物。经两步克隆,将此基因连接至穿梭表达载体pHT315上,得到重组质粒pHT-1C。通过电转化将其导入一株增产菌蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)9509菌株,SDS-PAGE检测到1条60kD左右的蛋白带,镜检观察到菱形晶体,生测结果表明,cry1C基因的导人使Bc9509菌株获得了对甜菜夜蛾的杀虫活性。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌YBT1520杀虫晶体蛋白基因的属性

通过Southern杂交发现高毒力苏云金芽胞杆菌(\%Bacillus thuringiensis)\% YBT1520菌株含有两个杀虫晶体蛋白基因片段,其5’末端所在HindⅢ片段分别为68kb和46kb,它们对应的基因分别命名为cry218和cry46。经PCR鉴定,该菌含有cry1Aa\,cry1Ab和cry1Ac基因,以及cry2基因,其中cry218属于cry1Ac。分析了cry218基因4190bp的核苷酸序列,在杀虫晶体蛋白基因分类系统中被命名为cry1Ac10。结合Southern杂交和PCR结果可判断3个cry1A基因的拷贝数不同,其中cry1Ac拷贝数最高,YBT1520菌株与其它库斯塔克亚种的杀虫晶体蛋白基因所在限制性内切酶位置明显不同。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌鲇泽亚种HD-133cry1D的表达调控

利用PCR扩增基因cry1D启动子及上游区片段,在测序的基础上构建含cry1DlacZ融合基因穿梭质粒,导入不同遗传背景的苏云金芽胞杆菌菌株中,并以cry1AblacZ融合基因为对照测定β半乳糖苷酶活性,检测启动子上游区的作用。结果表明,cry1DlacZ和cry1AblacZ融合基因在不同遗传背景的菌株中表达完全不同,也许一些宿主专一性的因子参与了转录调控;而在同一菌株中Ccry1DlacZ和cry1AblacZ的表达差异是由于上游区的不同以及竞争有限的σ因子所致。利用PCR定点诱变技术突变其SD序列GGGGA为GGAGG后,cry1DlacZ融合基因的表达提高了1.0～1.6倍。表明GGAGG是苏云金芽胞杆菌合适的SD序列,也揭示了不合适的SD序列是cry1D表达量低的原因之一。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌以色列亚种130kDa杀蚊蛋白基因在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达

本文将苏云金芽孢杆菌以色列亚种(Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis)130kDa杀蚊蛋白基因亚克隆到pNQ1 22载体上,通过枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)原生质体转化,得到Kmt Cm2的正反向克隆子(pFZl和pFZ2)。 Western—blotting免疫杂交证明130kDa杀蚊蛋白基因在枯草芽孢杆菌中表达了具有免疫活性的130kDa杀蚊蛋白。 所表达的杀蚊蛋白在实验中具有杀蚊活性。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌科默尔亚种15A3株的cry基因分析及杀虫特性

筛选的苏云金芽孢杆菌野生菌株15A3经鉴定属血清H21型科默尔亚种。用PCR及RFLP方法对其cry1类基因分析证明其含有cry1Aa,\%cry1\%Ac,\%cry1\%Ca,\%cry1\%D,\%cry1\%I及cry2六种cry基因,其cry1A基因N末端145kb片段与已发表的序列有差异。表达晶体蛋白质的分子量分别为130,79,70,65,51和45kD。对家蝇致畸实验证明其不含β外毒素。发酵液对棉铃虫,甜菜夜蛾,小菜蛾及美国白蛾均具较高的毒力。证明野生的苏云金芽孢杆菌资源中也有具国外工程菌所特有的高效杀虫晶体蛋白基因组合的优良菌株。     

苏云金杆菌δ—内毒素基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆及表达

分离了苏云金杆菌肯尼亚亚种7404(Bacillus huringiensis subsp．Kenyae 7404)和库斯塔克亚种(Bacillus thuringiensis subsp．Kwrstaki HD-1)的质粒。经凝胶原位杂交证明苏云金杆菌肯尼亚亚种7404的δ—内毒素基因位于约47Md大小的一个质粒上。用蔗糖密度梯度离心法从sau 3 A1部分酶解的上述两种苏云金杆菌质粒DNA酶解片段中分离出大于 4kb的DNA片段,将这些片段克隆到pBR332的Barn HI位点上并转化大肠杆菌HB101。通过菌落原位杂交、菌落原位放射免疫试验及Western blct分析等方法,选到了带有δ—内毒素基因并能在大肠杆菌中表达此毒蛋白的转化体。初步的生物学试验表明,在四个试验过的转化体中带有肯尼亚亚种δ—内毒素基因的转化体TK89及带有库斯塔克亚种δ—内毒素基因的转化体THl2和TH48对烟青虫(Heliothis assulta)有毒杀活性。     

四川盆地生态区苏云金芽胞杆菌cry基因的鉴定及新型模式cry基因的克隆

[目的]为了明确四川盆地生态区土壤中苏云金芽胞杆菌cry,基因资源情况,进一步克隆出新型的杀虫晶体蛋白基因.[方法]本研究主要通过菌株晶体形状的光学显微镜及扫描电镜观察、PCR-RFLP技术鉴定cry基因型法、杀虫晶体蛋白的SDS-PAGE分析和菌株生物活性测定等方法对此地区菌株进行研究.[结果]从四川盆地不同生态区采集2650份土壤样品中分离了791株苏云金芽胞杆菌.PCR-RFLP鉴定结果表明:此地区的苏云金芽胞杆菌主要含有cry1,cry2,cry3,cry4/10,cry9,cry30和cry40等7种cry,基因类型;含cry1基因的菌株最丰富,共有21种不同cry1型基因组合;从中发现了新型模式基因,并采用Tail-PCR技术获得了其中3个基因的全长序列,被国际苏云金芽胞杆菌杀虫晶体蛋白基因命名委员会命名为cry54Aa1、cry30Fa1和cry30Ga1.通过生物活性测定,发现对鳞翅目和双翅目害虫具毒力的菌株.未鉴定出基因型的80个菌株的伴胞晶体SDS-PAGE分析表明:这些菌株均有40～130 kDa蛋白表达,极有可能含新型的杀虫蛋白基因.[结论]研究结果充分体现了四川盆地生态区苏云金芽胞杆菌资源的多样性及特殊性,所蕴含的杀虫蛋白基因在农业生产上具有重要意义和应用前景.     

苏云金杆菌以色列亚种杀蚊蛋白Cyt1Aa在离中不粘柄菌中的表达

在蚊幼虫生活水域里的离中不粘柄菌(Asticcacaulis excentricus,Ae)中已成功表达苏云金芽孢杆菌以色列亚种(Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis,Bti)杀蚊蛋白基因cry11Aa的基础上,将另一Bti杀蚊蛋白基因cyt1Aa转化入Ae中表达。构建并转化了分别单独含有cyt1Aa基因、及同时含有cry11Aa基因的表达质粒pSODCyt20和pSODCryCyt20,蛋白免疫杂交检测相应的Ae重组子分别表达产生了Cyt1Aa和Cry11Aa蛋白。为了探究Ae(pSODCryCyt20)重组子不能表达cyt1Aa的原因,提取了重组子总RNA、并与同是革兰氏染色阴性的大肠杆菌的总RNA比较,结果显示两者RNA系统显著不同,推测Ae中多个外源基因的表达,可能要求每个基因必需一个启动子。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌沉默基因cry2Ab3在大肠杆菌中表达及杀虫活性研究

对苏云金芽孢杆菌C002菌株cry2Ab基因阳性克隆pHT3152Ab进行亚克隆和序列测定,在CenBank注册后经国际Bt杀虫蛋白基因委员会正式命名为cry2Ab3。序列分析表明该基因含有芽孢杆菌特异的RBS序列,但没有功能性启动子,为沉默基因。根据大肠杆菌T7表达载体pET21b克隆位点和cry2Ab3开放阅读框架(ORF)两端序列,设计合成一对特异引物L2ab5和L2ab3,高保真PCR扩增获得cry2Ab3完整ORF,经酶切、连接构建了重组表达质粒pET2Ab3。表达质粒导入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导后,SDSPAGE电泳证实了cry2Ab3的表达。生物测定显示诱导培养物对棉铃虫初孵幼虫和小菜蛾二龄幼虫具有杀虫活性,能明显抑制二化螟二龄幼虫生长,但对甜菜夜蛾和玉米螟没有明显活性。进一步提取Cry2Ab3蛋白,生测结果表明其对棉铃虫LC50为32.55μg/g。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌杀虫晶体蛋白基cry3A在鳞翅目特异菌株中的表达及杀虫特性

将对鞘翅目昆虫有特异毒性的苏云金芽孢杆菌cry3A基因电转化到只对鳞翅目昆虫有毒性的苏云金芽孢杆菌野生型菌株YBT803-1中,获得转化了BMBY-001。SDS-PAGE分析及镜检结果表明,cry3A基因可在该菌株中高效表达,但出发菌株中原有的cry1Ab、cry1Ac及cry2的表达则受到不同程度的影响。生物测定结果显示,转化子BMBY-001对柳蓝叶甲(鞘翅目)具有较高毒力,LC50为0.413μL／mL(浸叶法),对小菜蛾(鳞翅目)的毒力比野生受体菌YBT803-1有所降低,LC50值为3.319μL／mL。     

Broccoli plants with pyramided cry1Ac and cry1C Bt genes control diamondback moths resistant to Cry1A and Cry1C proteins

This study was undertaken to determine the effects of pyramiding two Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) genes in the same plant on the production of Bt proteins and the control of diamondback moths (DBM, Plutella xylostella) resistant to one or the other protein. Broccoli lines carrying both cry1Ac and cry1C Bt genes were produced by sexual crosses of cry1Ac- and cry1C-transgenic plants. Plants containing both genes were selected by tests for resistance to kanamycin and hygromycin, and confirmed by PCR analysis for the Bt genes. Both cry1Ac and cry1C mRNAs were detected in the hybrid lines, and Cry1Ac and Cry1C proteins were stably produced at levels comparable to the parental plants. Plants producing both Cry1Ac and Cry1C proteins caused rapid and complete mortality of DBM larvae resistant to Cry1A or Cry1C, and suffered little or no leaf damage. These plants, in combination with the resistant DBM populations available, will allow greenhouse or field studies of resistance management strategies involving gene pyramiding.     

Differential enhancement of Cry2A versus Cry11A yields in Bacillus thuringiensis by use of the cry3A STAB mRNA sequence

Previously we demonstrated that the yield of Cry3A (70 kDa) can be increased as much as 10-fold when cry3A including its upstream STAB-SD mRNA stabilizing sequence is expressed in Bacillus thuringiensis under the control of cyt1A promoters. To determine whether the cyt1A promoters/STAB-SD combination (cyt1AP/STAB) has broader applicability, we used it to synthesize two other Cry endotoxins in the 70-kDa mass range, Cry2A and Cry11A. Combination of cyt1AP/STAB with orfs 2 and 3 of the cry2A operon yielded about 4. 4-fold the amount of Cry2A obtained with the wild-type cry2A operon. The yield of Cry11A obtained with a construct that contained the cyt1AP/STAB, cry11A and the 20-kDa protein gene was 1.3-fold the amount obtained with a construct similar to the wild-type operon. These results demonstrate that the cyt1AP/STAB combination can enhance synthesis of different Cry proteins significantly, but that the level of enhancement varies with the specific protein synthesized.     

Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a novel cry1Aa-type gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki

A newly isolated strain of B. thuringiensis, BNS3, was identified as affiliated to the subsp. kurstaki and belonging to the serotype H3a, 3b, 3c. Insecticidal crystal proteins from BNS3 were active against lepidopteran larvae, particularly Prays oleae, Ephestia kuehniella, Ostrinia nubilalis and Spodoptora exigua. The cloning and sequencing from BNS3 of a cry1Aa-type gene, called crybns3-1, revealed an open reading frame of 3531 bp, encoding a protein of 1176 amino acid residues. Both nucleotide and amino acid sequences similarity analysis revealed that crybns3-1 is a new cry1Aa-type gene, presenting several differences with the other cry1Aa-type genes.     

Transgenic broccoli with high levels of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1C protein control diamondback moth larvae resistant to Cry1A or Cry1C

A synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cry1C gene was introduced into broccoli (Brassica oleracea ssp. italica) by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Twenty-one Cry1C transgenic plants were regenerated from 400 hypocotyl and petiole explants. Variable amounts of stable steady- state cry1C mRNA accumulated in different transgenic plants. Cry1C protein (up to 0.4% of total soluble protein) was produced in correlation with the cry1C mRNA levels. Leaf section and whole-plant bioassays were done using diamondback moth (DBM) larvae from lines susceptible to Bt or resistant to Cry1A or Cry1C proteins (Cry1AR or Cry1CR, respectively). Plants with high levels of Cry1C protein caused rapid and complete mortality of all three types of DBM larvae with no defoliation. Plants with lower levels of Cry1C protein showed an increasing differential between control of susceptible of Cry1AR DBM. This study demonstrated that high production of Cry1C protein can protect transgenic broccoli not only from susceptible or Cry1AR DBM larvae but also from DBM selected for moderate levels of resistance of Cry1C. The Cry1C- transgenic broccoli were also resistant to two other lepidopteran pests of crucifers (cabbage looper and imported cabbage worm). These plants will be useful in studies of resistance management strategies involving multiple transgenes. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Cloning and expression of the insecticidal crystal protein gene Cry1Ca9 of Bacillus thuringiensis G10-01A from Taiwan granaries

A new cry gene (cry1Ca9) was cloned and sequenced from a Bacillus thuringiensis isolate native to Taiwan (G10-01A). The cry1C-type gene, designated cry1Ca9, consisted of an open reading frame of 3,567 bp, encoding a protein of 1,189 amino acid residues. The polypeptide has the deduced amino acid sequences predicting molecular masses of 134.7 kDa. The gene sequence was compared against the GenBank nucleotide sequence data base. It was found that the cry1Ca9 gene coded for a 134.7-kDa protoxin which had greater than 99.8% homology with the previously reported cry1Ca1 gene, as only three mismatches were found between the two amino acid sequences. When the Cry1Ca9 toxin was expressed in a crystal-negative strain of B. thuringiensis (cryB-), elliptical crystals were produced. Cell extracts from this recombinant strain appear to have high insecticidal activity against lepidopteran larvae (Plutella xylostella).     

苏云金杆菌辅助蛋白P19对杀虫晶体蛋白Cry11Aa表达的影响

苏云金杆菌以色列亚种的p19基因、cry11Aa基因和p20基因位于同一操纵子上,据推测辅助蛋白P19可能与Cry11Aa蛋白的晶体化相关。本研究利用穿梭载体pHT3101构建了两个重组质粒pHcy1和pHcy3,两质粒均携带cry11Aa基因,但后者完全缺失了cry11Aa基因上游的p19基因。将重组质粒电激转化至苏云金杆菌无晶体突变株4Q7中进行蛋白表达,SDS-PAGE结果表明在4Q7(pHcy1)和4Q7(pHcy3)中均能检测到正常表达的Cry11Aa蛋白,但单位体积培养液的Cry11Aa蛋白在辅助蛋白P19存在时的表达量明显高于其单独表达的表达量;透射电镜观察显示两菌株中的Cry11Aa蛋白形成了大小相近、形状相似的双梯形晶体;另外,生物测定结果表明重组菌株4Q7(pHcy1)和4Q7(pHcy3)对三龄致倦库蚊的杀虫活性没有显著性差异。该现象说明辅助蛋白P19的缺失对Cry11Aa蛋白的晶体形成和杀蚊活性没有影响,但P19作为分子伴侣在一定程度上帮助提高了Cry11Aa蛋白的表达水平。     

Isolation and characterization of strain of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kenyae containing two novel cry1-type toxin genes

To identify novel crystal proteins, Bacillus thuringiensis 2385-1 was isolated from Korean soil samples and characterized. The H-serotype of 2385-1 was identical to that of subsp. kenyae (H4a4c), and its crystal toxin was bipyramidal-shaped. However, 2385-1 showed a much higher toxicity towards Plutella xylostella and Spodoptera exigua larvae than subsp. kenyae. In addition, the crystal protein profile and plasmid DNA pattern of 2385-1 differed from those of subsp. kenyae. To verify the crystal protein gene types of 2385-1, a PCR-RFLP analysis was performed, and the results revealed that 2385-1 contained two novel cry1-type crystal protein genes, cry1-5 and cry1-12, in addition to the cry1Ja1 gene. The deduced amino acid sequences of cry1-5 and cry1-12 showed a 97.9% and 75.7% sequence similarity with the CrylAb and Cry1Ja crystal proteins, respectively. Among the novel crystal proteins, Cry1-5 showed a high toxicity towards P. xylostella and S. exigua larvae. In conclusion, B. thuringiensis 2385-1 is a new isolate in terms of its gene types, and should be a promising source for an insecticide to control lepidopteran larvae.     

Novel cry gene from Paenibacillus lentimorbus strain Semadara inhibits ingestion and promotes insecticidal activity in Anomala cuprea larvae

A positive clone was selected from a library of total cell DNA of Paenibacillus lentimorbus strain Semadara that reacted with an antiserum that was raised against parasporal crystal proteins produced by this strain. The positive clone had a DNA insert containing two whole cry genes (cry43Aa1, cry43Ba1), one partial cry gene (cry43-like), and three smaller genes located upstream. Eight blocks that are conserved in the Cry proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis [Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 62 (1998) 775] were detected in their deduced amino acid sequences. The Escherichia coli transformant expressing cry43Aa1 caused inhibition of ingestion and 90% mortality in the first stadium larvae of Anomala cuprea. A low concentration of sporangia mixed with the transformant expressing cry43Aa1 easily infected the larvae of A. cuprea. The protein of approximately 150 kDa produced by the transformants expressing the cry genes reacted with antiserum specific for the parasporal crystal proteins. Southern hybridization analysis demonstrated that the cry genes were located on the chromosomal DNA of this strain, which possessed at least four cry genes.