植物LEAFY同源基因的研究进展

本文就近10年来LEAFY(简写为LFY)同源基因的研究进展做了综合分析.通过对19种植物中已分离到的LFY同源基因的序列比较分析发现:LFY同源基因编码区核苷酸和氨基酸序列同源性都较高;在双子叶植物基因组中,拷贝数却有所不同.该基因的表达特性显示其在不同植物中表达的时间和空间有所差异.根据已知序列推导的氨基酸序列构建的系统进化树表明,单子叶植物与裸子植物的亲缘关系近于双子叶与裸子植物的亲缘关系.上述研究资料为植物成花机理研究提供了重要参考,且在研究植物系统进化方面也具有重要的意义.     

植物LEAFY 同源基因的研究进展

本文就近10年来LEAFY(简写为LFY)同源基因的研究进展做了综合分析。通过对19种植物中已分离到的LFY同源基因的序列比较分析发现: LFY同源基因编码区核苷酸和氨基酸序列同源性都较高;在双子叶植物基因组中, 拷贝数却有所不同。该基因的表达特性显示其在不同植物中表达的时间和空间有所差异。根据已知序列推导的氨基酸序列构建的系统进化树表明, 单子叶植物与裸子植物的亲缘关系近于双子叶与裸子植物的亲缘关系。上述研究资料为植物成花机理研究提供了重要参考, 且在研究植物系统进化方面也具有重要的意义。     

AP2功能基因在植物花发育中的重要作用

AP2基因作为调控植物花发育的功能基因,参与花分生特性建立、花器官的特性特化以及形成调控。所编码的AP2/EREBP转录因子的主要特征是都至少含有一个由60到70个左右的氨基酸组成高度保守的DNA结合区,称作AP2结合域。按其所含的AP2结构域的数目分为3个亚族,即AP2亚家族、EREBP亚家族和RAV亚家族,每个亚家族都有各自的作用。AP2基因不但自身调控着花、胚珠的发育,而且与其他因子相互协作,参与到复杂的花发育调控网络。将对AP2基因的特征和分类及其在花发育中的作用进行概述。     

花发育的基因调控与花性状的改造

花发育的基因调控与花性状的改造华志明（厦门大学生物学系,厦门３６１００５）植物种子萌发后,经过一段时间的营养生长,在内外界环境因子共同作用下,植物开始由营养生长向生殖生长转变。花的发育（成花过程）就是这种转变的重要标志。成花过程不仅是植物生长发育中的...     

野生大豆花发育相关基因GsLFY的功能研究

LEAFY/FLORICAULA (LFY/FLO)是植物特有的转录因子家族,在控制花器官的诱导与发育中起着重要的作用,但是与野生大豆花发育相关的LFY/FLO同源基因的研究尚未见报道。本研究从野生大豆中克隆获得1个LFY同源基因,命名为GsLFY,该基因CDS全长1224 bp,包含完整的开放阅读框,编码407个氨基酸。利用实时荧光定量PCR技术对GsLFY在不同组织中的表达情况进行了分析,结果显示GsLFY在根、花以及种子中表达,在茎、叶、茎尖中不表达; 在花发育的四轮不同器官中(萼片、花瓣、心皮和雄蕊)进行实时荧光定量PCR,结果显示GsLFY在花萼和雄蕊中表达,在花瓣和心皮中不表达。酵母单杂交实验结果显示,GsLFY具有转录激活活性。拟南芥原生质体瞬时表达结果表明,GsLFY定位于细胞核中。转GsLFY基因烟草植株开花期比对照提前约29 天,这为通过分子育种的方法获得花期改变的大豆新品种提供了基因资源和理论基础。     

花发育调控基因的研究进展

花发育调控基因的研究进展聂亭,马诚（中国科学院发育生物学研究所．北京１０００８０）白书农白书农所在单位为中国科学院植物研究所花的发育是植物生长过程的一个重要阶段。九十年代初,随着植物分子生物学研究方法的逐步发展和模式植物的建立,在花发育调控基因方面的研究已经取得了一些结果,它们主要集中在拟南芥菜,金鱼草及单子叶的玉米等材料。本文特对这些工作做如下简扼的介绍。     

植物花发育调控基因AGAMOUS的研究进展

拟南芥AGAMOUS基因(AG基因)是重要的植物花发育调控基因。本文主要对AG基因的结构、功能以及同源基因的分离和AG基因的表达调控等方面的研究进展进行了综述,并对AG基因研究中存在的问题和研究方向进行了讨论。     

林木花发育的基因调控

花发育是林木生长发育过程中的重要阶段。林木的花发育分为开花诱导、花的发端和花器官发育3个阶段, 是由多种基因参与的十分复杂的调控过程。本文对林木在花发育过程中的基因调控进行了综述, 并对林木花发育领域的研究前景进行了展望。     

Alternative splicing of flowering regulatory gene LFY in Arabidopsis thaliana

为研究拟南芥成花调控基因LFY,我们采用RT-PCR方法分离克隆了三种选择性剪接的片段,分别命名为LFY1239,LFY1263和LFY1275.序列分析表明LFY1263包含一个大小为1 263 bp的开放阅读框,与之前报道的LFY基因片段大小相同,而LFY1239在第一外显子的3'端缺失了36 bp,LFY1275在第一内含子的3'末端插入了12 bp.对几种片段表达部位的分析显示,LFY1239只能在营养生长期的莲座叶中表达,而LFY1263和LFY1275在营养生长期和花期的花器官和莲座叶中都可以检测到,并且,LFY1263呈现出主导地位,LFY1275与LFY1263表达的比例表现为花器官高于莲座叶,该比例的变化可能预示着与成花调控有关.     

Eucalyptus has a functional equivalent of the Arabidopsis floral meristem identity gene LEAFY

Two genes cloned from Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus LeaFy (ELF1 and ELF2), have sequence homology to the floral meristem identity genes LEAFY from Arabidopsis and FLORICAULA from Antirrhinum. ELF1 is expressed in the developing eucalypt floral organs in a pattern similar to LEAFY while ELF2 appears to be a pseudo gene. ELF1 is expressed strongly in the early floral primordium and then successively in the primordia of sepals, petals, stamens and carpels. It is also expressed in the leaf primordia and young leaves and adult and juvenile trees.The ELF1 promoter coupled to a GUS reporter gene directs expression in transgenic Arabidopsis in a temporal and tissue-specific pattern similar to an equivalent Arabidopsis LEAFY promoter construct. Strong expression is seen in young flower buds and then later in sepals and petals. No expression was seen in rosette leaves or roots of flowering plants or in any non-flowering plants grown under long days. Furthermore, ectopic expression of the ELF1 gene in transgenic Arabidopsis causes the premature conversion of shoots into flowers, as does an equivalent 35S-LFY construct. These data suggest that ELF1 plays a similar role to LFY in flower development and that the basic mechanisms involved in flower initiation and development in Eucalyptus are similar to those in Arabidopsis.     

拟南芥花蜜腺筛分子及蜜腺组织发育过程中的细胞学研究

应用高压冷冻和低温替代技术,对拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana L.)花蜜腺发育过程中细胞的超微结构变化进行了研究.蜜腺组织中深色细胞的超微结构与筛分子早期分化的超微结构十分相似:细胞核中染色质逐渐出现凝集并且边缘化;细胞器分布异常;细胞质浓稠.这些超微结构特征与近年来报道的动植物细胞程序性死亡的超微结构相似.在筛分子和深色细胞分化中,细胞核及一些细胞器的逐渐解体与原蜜汁的运输、加工和蜜汁的分泌有直接联系.这反映了蜜腺发育过程中筛分子和蜜腺组织的细胞学变化是与蜜腺的生长、发育和生理功能的完善联系在一起的.     

拟南芥花蜜腺筛分子及蜜腺组织发育过程中的细胞学研究

应用高压冷冻和低温替代技术,以拟南芥（Arabidopsis thalanaL.)花蜜腺发育过程中细胞的超微结构变化进行了研究。蜜腺组织中深色细胞的超微结构与筛分子早期分化的超微结构十分相似;细胞核中染色质逐渐出现凝集并且边缘化;细胞器分布异常;细胞质浓稠,这些超微结构特征与近年来报道的动植物细胞程序性死亡的超微结构相似,在筛分子和深色细胞分化中,细胞核及一些细胞器的逐渐解体与原蜜汁的运输,加工和蜜汁的分泌有直接联系,这反映了蜜腺发育过程中筛分子和蜜腺组织的细胞学变化是与蜜腺的生长,发育和生理功能的完善联系在一起的。     

ABERRANT PANICLE ORGANIZATION 2/RFL, the rice ortholog of Arabidopsis LEAFY, suppresses the transition from inflorescence meristem to floral meristem through interaction with APO1

The temporal and spatial control of meristem identity is a key element in plant development. To better understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate inflorescence and flower architecture, we characterized the rice aberrant panicle organization 2 (apo2) mutant which exhibits small panicles with reduced number of primary branches due to the precocious formation of spikelet meristems. The apo2 mutants also display a shortened plastochron in the vegetative phase, late flowering, aberrant floral organ identities and loss of floral meristem determinacy. Map-based cloning revealed that APO2 is identical to previously reported RFL gene, the rice ortholog of the Arabidopsis LEAFY (LFY) gene. Further analysis indicated that APO2/RFL and APO1, the rice ortholog of Arabidopsis UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS, act cooperatively to control inflorescence and flower development. The present study revealed functional differences between APO2/RFL and LFY. In particular, APO2/RFL and LFY act oppositely on inflorescence development. Therefore, the genetic mechanisms for controlling inflorescence architecture have evolutionarily diverged between rice (monocots) and Arabidopsis (eudicots).     

Uncovering genetic and molecular interactions among floral meristem identity genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

The inflorescence meristem produces floral primordia that remain undifferentiated during the first stages of flower development. Genes controlling floral meristem identity include LEAFY (LFY), APETALA1 (AP1), CAULIFLOWER (CAL), LATE MERISTEM IDENTITY 1 (LMI1), SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) and AGAMOUS-LIKE24 (AGL24). The lfy mutant shows partial reversions of flowers into inflorescence shoot-like structures and this phenotype is enhanced in the lfy ap1 double mutant. Here we show that combining the lfy mutant with agl24 and svp single mutants or with the agl24 svp double mutant enhances the lfy phenotype and that the lfy agl24 svp triple mutant phenocopies the lfy ap1 double mutant. Analysis of the molecular interactions between LFY, AGL24 and SVP showed that LFY is a repressor of AGL24 and SVP, whereas LMI1 is a positive regulator of these genes. Moreover, AGL24 and SVP positively regulate AP1 and LFY by direct binding to their regulatory regions. Since all these genes are important for establishing floral meristem identity, regulatory loops are probably important to maintain the correct relative expression levels of these genes.     

Gene network analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana flower development through dynamic gene perturbations

Understanding how flowers develop from undifferentiated stem cells has occupied developmental biologists for decades. Key to unraveling this process is a detailed knowledge of the global regulatory hierarchies that control developmental transitions, cell differentiation and organ growth. These hierarchies may be deduced from gene perturbation experiments, which determine the effects on gene expression after specific disruption of a regulatory gene. Here, we tested experimental strategies for gene perturbation experiments during Arabidopsis thaliana flower development. We used artificial miRNAs (amiRNAs) to disrupt the functions of key floral regulators, and expressed them under the control of various inducible promoter systems that are widely used in the plant research community. To be able to perform genome‐wide experiments with stage‐specific resolution using the various inducible promoter systems for gene perturbation experiments, we also generated a series of floral induction systems that allow collection of hundreds of synchronized floral buds from a single plant. Based on our results, we propose strategies for performing dynamic gene perturbation experiments in flowers, and outline how they may be combined with versions of the floral induction system to dissect the gene regulatory network underlying flower development.