黄孢原毛平革菌基因启动子的分离与鉴定

利用启动子探针型载体pSUPV8直接在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)中分离黄孢原毛平革菌(Phanerochaete chrysosporium)基因启动子片段,获得6个潮霉素抗性(Hyg-r)重组子。对重组子CH2、CH6进行序列分析,结果发现它们都存在真核生物基因启动子的保守序列;用原生质体转化法将其转化黄孢原毛平革菌,仅pCH6获得了潮霉素抗性转化子;PCR和斑点杂交分析表明,pCH6已成功导入黄孢原毛平革菌,并启动潮霉素抗性基因的表达。     

根癌农杆菌介导的球毛壳菌遗传转化及T-DNA插入突变体的获得

根癌农杆菌介导的遗传转化系统是植物基因工程常用方法,目前已将这一转化系统应用到酵母、丝状真菌以及人类细胞的转化。利用这一转化系统,成功地实现了丝状真菌球毛壳菌（Chaetomium globosum）的遗传转化,转化率约为60～180个转化子/10.7个孢子 。通过对转化子的PCR检测和Southern 杂交分析表明,TDNA已整合进毛壳菌基因组中,而且在所检测的转化子中都是以单拷贝的形式整合,转化子都能够稳定遗传。根癌农杆菌介导的遗传转化具有转化率高、低拷贝、遗传稳定、操作简便等优点,因此有可能成为丝状真菌遗传转化和功能基因组研究的有力工具。     

根癌农杆菌介导的轮枝镰孢菌遗传转化及T-DNA插入突变体的筛选

建立并优化了农杆菌介导转化轮枝镰孢菌Fusarium verticillioides获得T-DNA插入突变体的体系,在镰孢菌孢子浓度106个/mL、农杆菌OD600=0.15-0.20、乙酰丁香酮浓度为200μmol/mL的条件下共培养36h转化率最高,可达60-120个/106个孢子。共获得转化子1000多个,连续转接5代能够稳定遗传。PCR验证潮霉素B抗性基因已整合进转化子基因组DNA中,部分转化子表现为生长和形态异常。该转化体系的建立为研究该菌的致病机制和功能基因分析奠定了基础。     

根癌农杆菌介导的轮枝镰孢菌遗传转化及T-DNA插入突变体的筛选

建立并优化了农杆菌介导转化轮枝镰孢菌Fusarium verticillioides获得T-DNA插入突变体的体系,在镰孢菌孢子浓度106个/mL、农杆菌OD600=0.15-0.20、乙酰丁香酮浓度为200μmol/mL的条件下共培养36h转化率最高,可达60-120个/106个孢子。共获得转化子1000多个,连续转接5代能够稳定遗传。PCR验证潮霉素B抗性基因已整合进转化子基因组DNA中,部分转化子表现为生长和形态异常。该转化体系的建立为研究该菌的致病机制和功能基因分析奠定了基础。     

农杆菌介导的小孢拟盘多毛孢遗传转化及突变体筛选

本研究通过农杆菌EHA105介导的方法,以含潮霉素抗性基因和GFP基因的双元载体pCAMBgfp为转化载体,对小孢拟盘多毛孢Pestalotiopsis microspora KFRD-2菌株进行遗传转化。基于潮霉素及GFP荧光抗性进行转化子的初步筛选,随后,进一步对转化子的菌落特征、菌丝生长速率、产孢量、荧光稳定性及致病力进行验证。结果获得阳性转化子100余株,转化效率达200个转化子/10⁶个孢子。大部分转化子与野生型菌株无明显形态及致病力差异。同时,获得了14株菌丝形态、产孢量或致病力与野生型存在明显差异的突变株,可用于小孢拟盘多毛孢关键致病基因的挖掘验证及致病机理等研究。     

根癌农杆菌介导的轮枝镰孢菌遗传转化及T-DNA插入突变体的筛选

建立并优化了农杆菌介导转化轮枝镰孢菌Fusarium verticillioides获得T—DNA插入突变体的体系,在镰孢菌孢子浓度10^6／mL、农杆菌OD600=0．15—0．20、乙酰丁香酮浓度为200μmol／mL的条件下共培养36h转化率最高,可达60—120个／10^6个孢子。共获得转化子1000多个,连续转接5代能够稳定遗传。PCR验证潮霉素B抗性基因已整合进转化子基因组DNA中,部分转化子表现为生长和形态异常。该转化体系的建立为研究该菌的致病机制和功能基因分析奠定了基础。     

农杆菌介导生防棘孢木霉菌转化体系的优化

目的:实现棘孢木霉菌T4的遗传转化并优化其转化体系.方法:以潮霉素抗性为选择标记,利用农杆菌转化法介导转化棘孢木霉菌.结果:潮霉素基因成功整合到受体菌基因组中,转化子抗性基因可稳定遗传.结论:最优的转化体系和条件为:IM和CM培养基中AS浓度为200 μg/mL,棘孢木霉T4孢子浓度为106/mL,农杆菌浓度为200 μL( OD600约0.8),共培养时间为48 h,转化效率约为50个转化子/106个孢子.     

以潮霉素B抗性为选择标记的深黄被孢霉原生质体转化

利用亚硝基胍（MNNG）诱变方法筛选了一株深黄被孢霉潮霉素B敏感型菌株M6-22-4。采用PEG介导的方法,将含有E.coli潮霉素B抗性标记的PD4质粒转入敏感株M6-22-4原生质体,并在潮霉素B浓度为400μg/mL的选择培养基上筛选转化子,获得了1.6～2.8个转化子/μg质粒DNA的转化频率。稳定性实验表明,质粒线性化后所获得的转化子在PDA培养基上传代10代以后,转接到选择平板上有31.6%仍具有HmB抗性;随机挑选了3个转化子,通过PCR方法检测到潮霉素抗性基因的存在,Southern杂交发现,潮霉素抗性基因已经以1～2拷贝数整合到深黄被孢霉M6-22-4染色体上,这是深黄被孢霉转化系统的首次报道。     

农杆菌介导转化黑曲霉分生孢子及产孢缺陷突变子T-DNA插入位点分析

【目的】利用农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)T-DNA系统,建立转化黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger)分生孢子的方法,构建T-DNA插入突变子文库,为黑曲霉基因组功能注释研究打下基础。【方法】采用携带二元质粒载体pCAMBIA1301的农杆菌EHA105,诱导转化黑曲霉分生孢子,筛选具有潮霉素抗性的突变子。分析抗性稳定突变子菌株的表型,采用反向PCR方法分析T-DNA插入位点相邻位置的序列,并推测突变基因可能具有的功能。【结果】实验获得具有稳定潮霉素抗性转化子193株,转化率为5.6×102转化子/108分生孢子。部分转化子表型出现较为明显改变,其中一株不能产孢,对其T-DNA插入位点序列分析比对结果显示,突变基因属于超级转运家族(major facilitator superfamily,MFS)。【结论】本研究建立的农杆菌转化黑曲霉分生孢子平台,结合T-DNA插入突变位点分析,可以为黑曲霉基因组功能注释研究提供一种简便有效的途径。     

转座子Tn5096对刺孢吸水链霉菌北京变种RF220转座的诱变

用大肠杆菌/链霉菌穿梭质粒pCZA168(bla,tsr,Tn5096,ColEI rep,Strep repts)多次转化农抗120产生菌刺孢吸水链霉菌北京变种(S.Streptomyces hygrospinocus var. beijingensis)RF220的原生质体,均未得到转化子。来自吸水链霉菌应城变种(S.Streptomyces hygroscopicus var.)10-22突变株的链霉菌质粒pIJ702(tsr mel+)可以转化RF220,但转化频率只有数十个转化子/μgDNA。用来自RF220本身的pIJ702对消除pIJ702后的RF220的原生质体进行了再转化,转化率没有明显的提高。用氨苄青霉素和甘氨酸协同处理RF220的菌丝体,并经-70℃冷冻原生质体再转化,得到了4个pCZA168的转化子。质粒提取、酶切、抗性测定表明：4个转化子中pCZA168中大肠杆菌DNA部分均被切除,成为大小约50～60kb的小质粒,命名为pWZH102(tsr,Tn5096,strep repts)。用pWZH102上的转座子Tn5096对RF220进行转座实验,在168个转座个体中,有2株可能为抗生素生物合成阻断变株,另有产生抗生素水平各异的变株,说明Tn5096的转座可以引起表型的不同变化。     

根癌农杆菌介导的哈茨木霉菌遗传转化的研究

利用根癌农杆菌EHA105进行了哈茨木霉Th-33的转化,在优化的转化条件下,EHA105对木霉菌的转化效率约45-100个转化子/106个孢子。本实验室利用该方法已建立了含4000多个转化子的木霉T-DNA插入突变体库。随机挑选24个转化子进行遗传稳定性分析,结果显示转化子经过5代无选择压力连续转接后都能在选择平板上正常生长;潮霉素抗性基因的PCR扩增和Southern blot杂交分析表明,木霉转化子含有该基因,Southern blot杂交进一步表明转化子多为单拷贝随机插入。该转化体系的改进将有利于木霉菌生防功能基因的克隆和作用机制的研究。     

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of the plant pathogenic fungus Rosellinia necatrix

Rosellinia necatrix is a soil-borne root pathogen affecting a wide range of commercially important plant species. The mycelium of R. necatrix was transformed to hygromycin B resistance by an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation system using a binary plasmid vector containing the hygromycin B phosphotransferase (hph) gene controlled by the heterologous fungal Aspergillus nidulans P-gpd (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) promoter and the trpC terminator. Co-cultivation of R. necatrix strain W1015 and A. tumefaciens strain AGL-1 at 25 degrees C using the binary vector pAN26-CB1300, which contained the hygromycin B resistance cassette based on pAN26 and pCAMBIA1300, resulted in high frequencies of transformation. The presence of the hph gene in the transformants was detected by PCR, and single-copy integration of the marker gene was demonstrated by Southern blot analysis. This report of an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method should allow the development of T-DNA tagging as a system f or insertional mutagenesis in R necatrix and provide a simple and reliable method for genetic manipulation.     

Agrobacterium-mediated insertional mutagenesis of the ochratoxigenic fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae

Aspergillus westerdijkiae is a potent ochratoxin A (OTA) producer that has been found in coffee beans. OTA is known to have nephrotoxic effects and carcinogenic potential in animal species. Here we report for the first time the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation for Aspergillus westerdijkiae and the generation of ochratoxin-defective mutants. Conidia were transformed to hygromycin B resistance using strain AGL-1 of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The obtained transformation frequency was up to 47 transformants per 10(6) target conidia. Among 600 transformants, approximately 5% showed morphological variations. Eight transformants with consistently reduced OTA production were obtained. Two of these transformants did not produce OTA (detection limit: 0.1 microg/kg); the other six mutants produced lower amounts of OTA (1%-32%) compared with the wild-type strain. By using thermal asymmetric interlaced polymerase chain reaction, we successfully identified a putative flavin adenine dinucleotide monooxygenase gene.     

Development of a simple and rapid Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation system for the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum

AIMS: To examine the ability of Agrobacterium to attach to Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum strain CG423 under co-cultivation and to develop an Agrobacterium-mediated method of gene delivery into strain CG423, a promising agent for biological control of grasshoppers. METHODS AND RESULTS: The co-cultivation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and M. anisopliae var. acridum was analysed under scanning electron microscopy. We observed that Agrobacterium attached to and formed aggregates around Metarhizium conidia and germ tubes. We also observed the occurrence of fibril-like structures connecting neighbouring bacterial-fungal cells. The Agrobacterium-mediated transformation was applied using two binary vectors carrying a benomyl resistance gene as a selection marker. The efficiency of transformation was up to 53 transformants per 10(5) target conidia. High mitotic stability of the transformants (89-97%) was demonstrated after five successive transfers on non-selective media. Molecular analysis revealed the occurrence of high frequency of gene conversion. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, we report that A. tumefaciens strain AGL-1 attaches to and genetically transforms the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: We report for the first time, the attachment of Agrobacterium to fungal cells opening new avenues for the study of this essential step of the T-DNA transfer process. Considering the efficiency of the transformation protocol herein described, this is a useful tool for gene disruption in M. anisopliae var. acridum.     

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of the plant pathogenic fungus, Magnaporthe grisea.

An effective way to study the infection mechanisms of fungal pathogens is to disrupt their genes via transformation in both targeted and random manners. This isolates the mutants that exhibit altered virulence. In this paper, we report the successful transformation of Magnaporthe grisea, the causal agent for rice blast, that is mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Employing the binary vector pBHt2, which carries the bacterial hygromycin B phosphotransferase gene under the control of the Aspergillus nidulans trpC promoter as a selectable marker, led to the production of 500 to > 1,000 hygromycin B-resistant transformants per 1 x 10(6) conidia of M. grisea. The transformation efficiency is correlated with the number of A. tumefaciens cells used, pre-treating bacterial cells with acetosyringone prior to co-cultivation with fungal spores, and the duration of co-cultivation. All of the transformants tested remained mitotically stable, maintaining their hygromycin B resistance after several generations of growth in the absence of hygromycin B. A genomic Southern blot analysis showed that over 60% of the transformants contained a single T-DNA insert on their genome. Considering the efficiency and flexibility of A. tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT), this technique offers highly efficient means for characterizing the genes that are important for the pathogenicity of M. grisea.     

Transforming the sapstaining fungus Ophiostoma piceae with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

A transformation protocol mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens is described for the sapstaining fungus Ophiostoma piceae. We compared transformants obtained from Agrobacterium with those obtained from yeast-like cells made into spheroplasts and treated with CaCl2. For all putative transformants analyzed, Southern hybridization confirmed that the hygromycin resistance gene had been integrated into the genomic DNA. While all transformants obtained from the treated spheroplasts had multiple copy vector insertion, 85% of the Agrobacterium-mediated transformants had single copy vector insertion.     

赤霉菌原生质体DNA转化*

Methods for the protoplast preparation and DNA transformation of Gibberella fujikuroi were established. The protoplasts were transformed with plasmid pAN7-1, which carries hygromycin B resistant gene (hPh), and the transformation frequency was about 10. Some transformants grew vigorously on the selectivemedium containing 400μg / ml of hygromycin B, while the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the antibiotic to the recipient strain was oniy 20μg / ml. Southern hybridization showed that the hph gene ha…     

Transformation of Industrialized Strain <Emphasis Type="Italic">Candida glycerinogenes</Emphasis> with Resistant Gene <Emphasis Type="Italic">zeocin</Emphasis> via <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium tumefaciens</Emphasis>

Candida glycerinogenes WL2002-5 has a modest sugar tolerance and an extremely high glycerol productivity. Agrobacterium tumefaciens can transfer part of its Ti plasmid, the T-DNA, into the nuclear genome of a wide variety of host cells. In this study, we constructed the plasmid pZR and transferred it into A. tumefaciens LBA4404 to form the strain LBA4404-ZR. LBA4404-ZR was cocultivated with C. glycerologenesis, and putative transformants were identified by selection for zeocin resistance. Polymerase chain reaction and Southern blot analysis confirmed that the gene zeocin was integrated into the genome of engineered C. glycerologenesis. Optimization of the transformation condition was performed in darkness at 25 degrees C on induction medium for 24 h by cocultivation of C. glycerinogenes and LBA4404-ZR with a cell ratio of 1:500-1000. The transformation efficiency reached 2 transformants per 10(4) C. glycerologenesis cells. Our results demonstrated that A. tumefaciens-mediated transformation can be used for C. glycerinogenes. This transformation system can provide the basis for research of C. glycerologenesis in the future.     

Isolation of a non-tumor-inducing mutant of the Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain B6.

A nonpathogenic mutant of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain B6 was isolated and its properties compared with the parental strain in an effort to localize the mutation. Both B6 and its mutant (B6-95) had similar colony color and morphology, were ketolactose positive, utilized octopine, and contained plasmid DNA. Kinetic analysis of DNA reannealing showed that total DNA homology and plasmid DNA homology between B6 and B6-95 was at least 90%. The length of both plasmids was found to be 58 micrometer. Plasmid DNA from both B6 and the mutant was digested with endonucleases and the fragments separated by agarose gel electrophoresis. In all cases the pattern for B6 was identical with that of B6(-95). The Ti plasmid from B6 and the mutant was transferred to an avirulent, plasmidless strain of A. tumefaciens by in vitro conjugation and transformation. All of the B6 transconjugants and transformants were virulent, whereas all of the mutant transconjugants and transformants were avirulent. Electrophoretic patterns of endonuclease-digested plasmid DNA from transformants were identical to those of plasmid DNA from B6. Therefore, we conclude that the virulence mutation lies on the Ti plasmid.