Cre/lox介导剔除转双价抗虫sck+cryIAc基因籼稻恢复系明恢86材料的选择标记基因

Cre/lox系统通过其Cre重组酶对lox序列进行切割和重新连接,介导lox序列发生特异性重组.利用重组报告基因系统Pactin-lox-hpt-lox-gusA,对Cre/lox系统在水稻(Oryzasativa L.)中介导转基因的剔除进行了研究.Pactin-lox-hpt-lox-gusA系统中选择标记hpt基因侧翼含两个同向lox位点,并位于水稻actinl启动子和gusA基因之间.当hpt在Cre酶作用下被剔除时,actinl启动子可以和gusA基因融合在一起从而驱动GUS表达.通过农杆菌介导获得了分别转cre基因、Pactin-lox-hpt-lox-gusA结构和双价抗虫基因lox-hpt-lox-sck-cryIAc结构的水稻.利用有性杂交方法将cre基因导入到转化lox结构的植株中.在4个转Pactin-lox-hpt-lox-gusA T0植株×转cre T0植株所配组合的30个杂交F1植株中,12个植株表达GUS活性,9个表现潮霉素敏感,表明hpt基因被剔除.研究进一步通过Cre/lox介导剔除转双价抗虫sck cryIAc基因籼稻恢复系明恢86材料基因组中的选择标记hpt基因.在9个转lox-hpt-lox-sck-cryIAcT2代纯合植株×转creT2代纯合植株所配组合的77个杂交F1植株中,56个植株表现潮霉素敏感.分子分析证实在这些对潮霉素敏感的植株中hpt基因已经被剔除.     

利用Cre/loxP系统删除转Bt基因水稻中的选择标记基因

来源于噬菌体P1的Cre/loxP位点特异性重组系统是目前在植物遗传转化中应用较多,较成熟的一个标记基因删除系统。在这个系统中,Cre酶可以特异性的识别和切割位于两个lox位点之间的标记基因,整个系统重组仅需Cre和lox识别位点即可完成而无需其它辅因子的参加。利用农杆菌介导法成功地将cre基因导入供试材料"皖粳97",得到转hpt-cre基因水稻植株;将其与先期转基因育成的携带loxp-hpt-loxp-bt基因的"皖粳97"株系进行田间杂交,通过PCR分析,Cre/loxP重组系统定向删除了潮霉素抗性筛选标记基因。     

一种新的用于删除选择标记基因的Cre／lox系统

设计了一种新的诱导型Cre/lox系统,并在转基因烟草(NicotianatabacumL.)中进行了验证。在诱导剂的作用下,位于同向lox位点之间的选择标记基因(hpt)和重组酶基因(Cre)在烟草愈伤组织中被删除。在该系统中,Cre基因在玉米乙酰苯胺类化合物诱导启动子(In5-2)的控制下表达。对转基因后代的分子检测结果表明,不论是否加入了诱导剂,目的基因(gus)均被整合到烟草基因组中;在诱导剂处理的48株转基因烟草T0代中,45株的hpt基因被删除了。该系统只使用一个载体,克服了二次转化系统带来的问题。     

利用Cre/lox重组系统建立反义基因工程雄性不育恢复系

利用Cre/lox重组系统中的Cre重组酶能特异性识别并介导两个同向lox位点之间DNA序列发生重组删除的特点,将TA29驱动下的反义豌豆卷须肌动蛋白基因置于两个同向lox位点之间并与Bar基因连锁,转化烟草Wisconsin 38后获得抗除草剂Basta的转基因植株.将Cre基因导入烟草Wisconsin 38建立雄性不育工程恢复系.反义Actin转基因植株与Cre转基因植株杂交获得F1,通过Cre重组酶将F1中的反义肌动蛋白基因表达盒删除实现育性的恢复.结果显示:来自豌豆卷须的肌动蛋白基因在Wisconsin 38烟草绒毡层中反义表达但未能导致明显的雄性不育,转基因植株在花器官形态、花粉形状、活力、结实、结籽等方面与野生型植株间无明显的差异.而获得的烟草Cre转基因工程恢复系除少量植株出现叶片褪绿、结果少等异常外,绝大多数植株形态结构及开花结果习性与野生型一致;其中3个Cre转基因工程恢复系与Actin反义肌动蛋白转基因植株TAA-3杂交后,杂交后代中的绝大多数反义肌动蛋白基因表达盒均被精确删除,表明将Cre/lox重组系统用于建立基于反义基因工程雄性不育的恢复系是可行的.     

一种新的用于删除选择标记基因的Cre/lox系统

设计了一种新的诱导型Cre/lox系统,并在转基因烟草(Nicotianatabacum L.)中进行了验证.在诱导剂的作用下,位于同向lox位点之间的选择标记基因(hpt)和重组酶基因(Cre)在烟草愈伤组织中被删除.在该系统中,Cre基因在玉米乙酰苯胺类化合物诱导启动子(In5-2)的控制下表达.对转基因后代的分子检测结果表明,不论是否加入了诱导剂,目的基因(gus)均被整合到烟草基因组中;在诱导剂处理的48株转基因烟草To代中,45株的hpt基因被删除了.该系统只使用一个载体,克服了二次转化系统带来的问题.     

转新城疫病毒融合蛋白基因水稻植株的获得

以编码新城疫病毒融合蛋白(NDV—F)基因为外源基因,与玉米泛素蛋白(Ubi)启动子和农杆菌胭脂碱合成酶基因(NOS)终止子构建成嵌合基因,构建了适宜于农杆菌介导转化水稻的表达质粒pUNDV;并以潮霉素磷酸转移酶(HPT)基因作选择标记基因、β-半乳糖苷酸酶(GUS)基因作报告基因,借助于农杆菌介导转化水稻,获得了多株转基因植株。PCR分析和GUS活性检测结果证实含有NDV—F基冈的T—DNA已整合到水稻基因组中,为研制廉价的转基因水稻新城疫基因工程疫苗奠定了基础。     

根癌农杆菌介导的转新城疫病毒融合蛋白基因水稻植株的获得

利用转基因植物作为生物反应器可以表达重组蛋白、生产外源蛋白质,也可以成为动物疫苗的廉价生产系统。以编码新城疫病毒融合蛋白(NDV-F)的基因为外源基因,以玉米泛素蛋白(Ubi)启动子为启动子,以潮霉素磷酸转移酶(HPT)基因作为选择标记基因,β-半乳糖苷酸酶(GUS)基因作为报告基因构建了适宜于农杆菌介导转化水稻的表达质粒pUNDV,并通过农杆菌介导转化水稻,获得了多株转基因植株。通过PCR分析和GUS活性检测,证实含有NDV-F基因的T-DNA已整合到水稻核基因组中,为研制廉价安全的转基因水稻新城疫基因工程疫苗奠定了基础。     

用绿色荧光蛋白监测转基因植物中选择标记基因的消除

绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)可直接进行活体观察,它的这个优点可被用于监测转基因植物中选择标记基因的消除。为此,构建了植物表达载体pGNG,将绿色荧光蛋白基因(gfp)和卡那霉素抗性基因表达盒(NosP-nptll-NosT)一起克隆在两个同向的lox位点间,在第一个lox位点上游置有CaMV 35S启动子以驱动GFP表达,第二个lox位点下游置有不含启动子的大肠杆菌β-葡萄糖醛酸酶(GUS)基因。首先在含卡那霉素(Kan)的培养基上筛选出转pGNG的烟草,借助绿色荧光可容易地检出表达GFP的转化体。然后用另一转化载体pCambia1300Cre二次转化表达GFP的转基因植物,利用另一选择标记基因潮霉素抗性基因(hpt)进行筛选,在获得的再生植株中,Cre重组酶的表达消除了转化体中两lox位点间的gfp和nptll。实验结果表明可借助GFP荧光的消失,快速选出nptII被消除的二次转化体,同时GUS(作为目的蛋白) 在CaMV 35S启动子驱动下获得表达。最后利用后代的分离将hpt和cre除去。     

去除选择标记基因的Cre/lox重组系统在植物中的应用

获得无选择标记基因的转基因植物越来越受到研究者的重视。目前,应用得较广泛的去除选择标记基因的方法有共转化法和位点特异性重组法,其中位点特异性重组系统中Cre/lox重组系统研究最多。以下介绍了Cre/lox位点特异性重组系统的原理、特点及其近几年在植物中的应用,针对本实验室在这一领域的研究情况,重点阐述了Cre/lox系统的应用前景。随着植物反应器研究领域的不断壮大,去除筛选标记基因是植物反应器研究的必然趋势。     

cre／lox P系统介导的基因重组研究进展

由于具有时间,组织和位点特异性,cre重组酶介导的DNA重组已成为基因靶位操作的一个重要工具,概述了cre/loxP系统的作用特点,cre重组酶的结构和重组机制,表达载体构建及重组个体检测等方面的问题,重点介绍了cre/lox P系统在基因重组研究中的应用及近来的发展与成就。     

Cre/ lox site-specific recombination controls the excision of a transgene from the rice genome

The Cre/lox site-specific recombination controls the excision of a target DNA segment by recombination between two lox sites flanking it, mediated by the Cre recombinase. We have studied the functional expression of the Cre/lox system to excise a transgene from the rice genome. We developed transgenic plants carrying the target gene, hygromycin phosphotransferase (hpt) flanked by two lox sites and transgenic plants harboring the Cre gene. Each lox plant was crossed with each Cre plant reciprocally. In the Cre/lox hybrid plants, the Cre recombinase mediates recombination between two lox sites, resulting in excision of the hpt gene. The recombination event could be detected because it places the CaMV 35S promoter of the hpt gene adjacent to a promoterless gusA gene; as a result the gusA gene is activated and its expression could be visualized. In 73 Cre/lox hybrid plants from various crosses of T0 transgenic plants, 19 expressed GUS, and in 132 Cre/lox hybrid plants from crosses of T2 transgenic plants, 77 showed GUS expression. Molecular data proved the excision event occurred in all the GUS⁺ plants. Recombination occurred with high efficiency at the early germinal stage, or randomly during somatic development stages. Received. 2 April 2001 / Accepted: 29 June 2001     

Cre/<Emphasis Type="Italic">lox</Emphasis> system to develop selectable marker free transgenic tobacco plants conferring resistance against sap sucking homopteran insect

A binary expression vector was constructed containing the insecticidal gene Allium sativum leaf agglutinin (ASAL), and a selectable nptII marker gene cassette, flanked by lox sites. Similarly, another binary vector was developed with the chimeric cre gene construct. Transformed tobacco plants were generated with these two independent vectors. Each of the T(0) lox plants was crossed with T(0) Cre plants. PCR analyses followed by the sequencing of the target T-DNA part of the hybrid T(1) plants demonstrated the excision of the nptII gene in highly precised manner in certain percentage of the T(1) hybrid lines. The frequency of such marker gene excision was calculated to be 19.2% in the hybrids. Marker free plants were able to express ASAL efficiently and reduce the survivability of Myzus persiceae, the deadly pest of tobacco significantly, compared to the control tobacco plants. Results of PCR and Southern blot analyses of some of the T(2) plants detected the absence of cre as well as nptII genes. Thus, the crossing strategy involving Cre/lox system for the excision of marker genes appears to be very effective and easy to execute. Documentation of such marker excision phenomenon in the transgenic plants expressing the important insecticidal protein for the first time has a great significance from agricultural and biotechnological points of view.     

FLP recombinase-mediated site-specific recombination in rice

The feasibility of using the FLP/ FRT site-specific recombination system in rice for genome engineering was evaluated. Transgenic rice plants expressing the FLP recombinase were crossed with plants harbouring the kanamycin resistance gene ( neomycin phosphotransferase II , nptII ) flanked by FRT sites, which also served to separate the corn ubiquitin promoter from a promoterless gusA . Hybrid progeny were tested for excision of the nptII gene and the positioning of the ubiquitin promoter proximal to gusA . While the hybrid progeny from various crosses exhibited β-glucuronidase (GUS) expression, the progeny of selfed parental rice plants did not show detectable GUS activity. Despite the variable GUS expression and incomplete recombination displayed in hybrids from some crosses, uniform GUS staining and complete recombination were observed in hybrids from other crosses. The recombined locus was shown to be stably inherited by the progeny. These data demonstrate the operation of FLP recombinase in catalysing excisional DNA recombination in rice, and confirm that the FLP/ FRT recombination system functions effectively in the cereal crop rice. Transgenic rice lines expressing active FLP recombinase generated in this study provide foundational stock material, thus facilitating the future application and development of the FLP/ FRT system in rice genetic improvement.     

FLP-mediated recombination for use in hybrid plant production

We have studied the feasibility in Arabidopsis of using a site-specific recombination system FLP/FRT, from the 2 microm plasmid of yeast, for making plant hybrids. Initially, Arabidopsis plants expressing the FLP site-specific recombinase were crossed with plants transformed with a vector containing kanamycin-resistance gene (npt) flanked by FRT sites, which also served to separate the CaMV35S promoter from a promoterless gusA. Hybrid progeny were tested for excision of the npt gene and the positioning of 35S promoter proximal to gusA. GUS activity was observed in the progeny of all crosses, but not in the progeny derived from the self-pollinated homozygous parents. We then induced male sterility in Arabidopsis plants using the antisense expression of a pollen- and tapetum-specific gene, bcp1, flanked by FRT sites. Upon cross-pollination of flowers on the same male-sterile plants with pollen from FLP-containing plants, viable seeds were produced and the progeny hybrid plants developed normally. Molecular analyses revealed that the antisense expression cassette of bcp1 had been excised in these plants. These results show for the first time that a site-specific recombinase can be used to restore fertility in male-sterile plants, providing an alternative method for the production of hybrid seeds and plants.