用于植物基因研究的mCherry表达载体构建及定位表达

荧光蛋白在生物学研究中具有广泛的应用和重要的作用,其中红色荧光蛋白mCherry因其颜色和良好的特性,对于植物基因研究具有重要的使用价值,本研究将mCherry基因构建到pBI121植物表达载体系统中,构建了pBI121MCS-mCherry载体。利用基因枪转化法转入洋葱表皮进行表达验证,显微镜观察结果显示整个洋葱细胞具有红色荧光,证明该载体能够在植物细胞中表达红色荧光蛋白。利用双酶切连接法将转录因子BpMYB4基因构建到该载体上,得到融合表达载体pBI121MCS-mCherry-BpMYB4,在洋葱表皮中表达,结果显示细胞核具有红色荧光,证明该载体能够准确表达融合蛋白,进行亚细胞定位。同时融合基因时不再需要中间载体,构建简便,引入的KpnⅠ酶切位点,增加了可选择性。因此该载体可用于植物基因表达定位及转基因植株筛选研究中,为今后的白桦基因组学研究提供了材料。     

板栗疫病菌绿色荧光与红色荧光蛋白共定位载体的构建

低毒病毒-板栗疫病菌组合是研究病毒与宿主相互作用的一个优秀的模式系统.我们构建了含绿色荧光蛋白基因gfp的载体pCPXHY2GFP与含红色荧光蛋白基因rfp的载体pCPXG418RFP,并用于转化野生型菌株EP155,获得了以潮霉素为筛选标记、表达绿色荧光蛋白的转化株pCPXHY2GFP/EP155和以G418为筛选标记、表达红色荧光蛋白的转化株pCPXG418RFP/EP155.将载体pCPXG418RFP转化pCPXHY2GFP/EP155,获得的转化株能观察到绿色荧光蛋白与红色荧光蛋白共定位的现象.板栗疫病菌绿色荧光与红色荧光共定位载体pCPXHY2GFP与pCPXG418RFP的构建,为深入研究病毒与宿主相互作用的分子机制提供了强有力的研究材料.     

兔Oct4启动子驱动RFP基因表达载体的构建及验证

转录因子OCT4在维持和调控胚胎干细胞的多能性中发挥着重要的作用。Oct4基因启动子驱动标志蛋白的表达对研究胚胎干细胞多能性和建立iPs细胞有重要意义。由于GFP在慢病毒转染过程中常用作转染标记,计划构建兔Oct4基因启动子（rOct4）驱动红色荧光蛋白表达的载体,这将有利于兔ES细胞和iPS细胞制备的研究。通过PCR方法扩增rOct4,构建了rOct4驱动RFP基因的表达载体rOct4-RFP。经转染小鼠ES细胞验证正确后,将rOct4-RFP质粒转染兔成纤维细胞系获得rOct4-RFP成纤维细胞系。经过酶切和测序验证,证明rOct4-RFP构建成功,而且能够在小鼠Es细胞系E14中表达细胞红色荧光蛋白,并受细胞分化状态的调控。通过脂质体介导的基因转移、抗性筛选和PCR鉴定建立了rOct4-RFP转基因成纤维细胞系。     

用绿色荧光蛋白和洋葱表皮细胞检测拟南芥rd29A基因启动子活性的方法

将rd29A基因的启动子与绿色荧光蛋白基因(GFP)融合在一起,构建成植物表达载体,并以CaMV35S启动子驱动的GFP基因的植物表达载体为对照,用基因枪介导法转化置于4种类型培养基上的洋葱表皮细胞.对其进行不同温度下的培养,16 h后观察GFP基因瞬时表达水平的结果表明,rd29A启动子对高盐和脱水逆境的响应较温度显著,特别是在含PEG6000的培养基上,细胞无破损,绿色荧光强烈,适合于GFP的瞬时表达.而高盐由于易导致细胞出现离子毒害,不宜作为GFP瞬时表达的培养基.     

GFP用于单核细胞增生李斯特菌PrfA调控毒力基因actA转录表达的研究

PrfA是单核细胞增生李斯特菌(LM)中迄今为止发现的惟一个调控绝大多数毒力基因转录表达的蛋白因子.为了研究PrfA转录调控毒力基因表达的分子机制,将无启动子的绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)基因与毒力基因actA的启动子融合,连接到穿梭载体pLSV16质粒上,构建成表达融合载体pLSV16-PactA-gfp,然后将其电转化入LM野生株P14、PrfA高表达突变株P14a和prfA基因等位缺失突变株A42中表达.利用荧光显微镜和荧光酶标仪检测上述3株细菌中绿色荧光蛋白的不同表达强度,从而评价actA基因依赖于PrfA的转录活性强弱.结果显示,绿色荧光蛋白在P14a中发出的荧光强度最高,P14次之,A42最弱,两两比较均有显著差异(P＜0.01),表明毒力基因actA的转录水平高低与PrfA的活性成正相关,其转录表达依赖于PrfA的调控;该试验同时也显示GFP能方便、有效地用于研究PrfA调控LM不同毒力基因的转录表达水平.     

AtRGS1-GFP融合蛋白对AtRGS1细胞定位的研究

应用Gateway克隆技术构建了以CaMV35S为启动子,含AtRGS1-GFP融合基因的植物表达载体,并分别用根癌农杆菌介导法和PEG介导法转化拟南芥野生型（C01）悬浮细胞系和幼苗叶片原生质体,利用荧光显微镜观察AtRGS1-GFP融合基因在转化受体系统中的表达与定位。结果显示,在含AtRGS1-GFP融合基因的转化细胞系中,GFP绿色荧光在细胞膜（壁）上特异表达;原生质体瞬时表达系统中,GFP绿色荧光在细胞膜上强烈表达,表明AtRGS1蛋白定位于细胞质膜上。     

利用水稻原生质体快速分析miRNA靶标RNA

与转基因方法相比,基因瞬时表达系统在基因表达研究上具有快速便捷的特点。为检验水稻mi RNA与靶标基因之间的调控关系,将MIRNA基因与GFP/靶标序列融合基因(或GFP/靶标突变序列融合基因)构建在同一瞬时表达载体上,并转化水稻原生质体,通过观察含有GFP/靶标序列融合基因和GFP/靶标突变序列融合基因的载体之间的荧光强度差异,以及通过q RT-PCR方法检测靶标和非靶标m RNA水平差异来验证mi RNA对靶标基因的调控。用osa MIR156和osa MIR397及其靶标序列对实验设计方法进行验证,荧光显微观察和q RT-PCR检测证明,osami R156和osami R397能降低相应靶标序列GFP融合基因的转录物水平和GFP荧光水平。此种水稻原生质体瞬时表达方法用于在体内进行大规模mi RNA靶标基因检测。由于其他近缘单子叶植物很可能与水稻有近似的小RNA加工系统,因此对于其他单子叶植物mi RNA功能研究也将有很好的应用前景。     

拟南芥血红蛋白1的亚细胞定位

为研究拟南芥的血红蛋白1(AtGLB1)基因的亚细胞定位,该实验构建了拟南芥血红蛋白1基因与绿色荧光蛋白基因融合的植物表达载体pUCGFP/ AtGLB1.利用基因枪转化法将重组载体转入洋葱表皮细胞瞬时表达,通过检测融合蛋白在洋葱表皮细胞中的分布来确定拟南芥血红蛋白1在细胞中的定位.荧光显微镜检测结果表明,AtGLB1基因表达产物主要定位在细胞核中,少量定位在细胞质中.     

植物microRNA功能瞬时验证体系的建立简

目的：建立植物microRNA（miRNA）功能的瞬时活体验证体系,并检验该体系的有效性。方法：选用双元表达载体pcAMBIA1200,并插入烟草花叶病毒双35s启动子,以驱动目标miRNA超表达;选用双元表达载体pFGC5941的绿色荧光蛋白（GFP）改造载体用于潜在的靶基因与GFP融合蛋白的超表达,以转入这2种载体的农杆菌侵染烟草叶片,观察GFP融合蛋白的荧光,作为验证miRNA对其潜在靶基因调控作用的瞬时验证体系。选取拟南芥已知功能的miR393及其靶基因A船3,分别构建pcAMBIA1200-35s-miR393和pFGc5941-GFP-AFB3载体,利用农杆菌注射烟草叶片进行2个载体共转化,并以pFGC5941-GFP-AFB3单转化作为对照,激光共聚焦显微镜下观察融合蛋白的表达。结果：只将A朋3导入烟草表皮细胞,可观察到绿色荧光;而将miR393与A期3同时导入烟草表皮细胞后,未能观察到绿色荧光。表明miR393抑制了A朋3的表达。结论：本瞬时表达体系可作为植物miRNA功能的活体瞬时验证体系,为miRNA调控靶基因表达功能提供简单、快速、有效的证据。     

蛹虫草hat启动子的克隆及功能分析

从蛹虫草中克隆出1个组蛋白乙酰转移酶(Histone acetyltransferase)基因的hat启动子,长度为1 509 bp,并对该启动子的序列进行详细分析。依据作用元件预测结果显示,hat启动子含有CAAT-box和TATA-box等典型的顺式作用元件,以及参与光响应的顺式作用元件G-box,参与水杨酸响应的顺式作用元件SARE等。将hat启动子连接于报告基因绿色荧光蛋白基因gfp (Green fluorescence gene)的上游,与gfp融合基因表达构建来鉴定启动子的活性。经过农杆菌转化,得到的疑似转化子进行PCR验证、gfp表达水平分析及荧光检测,结果表明：该启动子在蛹虫草菌丝中有较强的驱动GFP表达的能力,在荧光显微镜下可以观察到转化子具有强烈的绿色荧光。开展此研究为食用菌菌种改造提供启动子元件及建立高效的蛹虫草异源基因表达体系奠定基础。     

Generation of Two-color Transgenic Zebrafish Using the Green and Red Fluorescent Protein Reporter Genes gfp and rfp

Two tissue-specific promoters were used to express both green fluorescent protein (GFP) and red fluorescent protein (RFP) in transgenic zebrafish embryos. One promoter (CK), derived from a cytokeratin gene, is active specifically in skin epithelia in embryos, and the other promoter (MLC) from a muscle-specific gene encodes a myosin light chain 2 polypeptide. When the 2 promoters drove the 2 reporter genes to express in the same embryos, both genes were faithfully expressed in the respective tissues, skin or muscle. When the 2 fluorescent proteins were expressed in the same skin or muscle cells under the same promoter, GFP fluorescence appeared earlier than RFP fluorescence in both skin and muscle tissues, probably owing to a higher detection sensitivity of GFP. However, RFP appeared to be more stable as its fluorescence steadily increased during development. Finally, F₁ transgenic offspring were obtained expressing GFP in skin cells under the CK promoter and RFP in muscle cells under the MLC promoter. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of monitoring expression of multiple genes in different tissues in the same transgenic organism.     

选择标记可去除的植物高效表达载体的构建

在常用的植物组成型表达载体pBI121的选择标记基因NPTII两侧插入同向的lox位点并用多克隆位点(MCS)取代了GUS基因序列,构建了NPTII基因可被去除的和可插入目的基因的通用植物表达载体pBI121-lox-MCS。替换pBI121-lox-MCS中驱动目的基因表达的35S启动子,可构建成一系列具有其他表达特性的植物表达载体,如本文描述的韧皮部特异表达载体pBdENP-lox-MCS。为方便地筛选去除选择标记基因的转基因植物,还构建了绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)表达框与NPTII表达框连锁的pBI121-gfp-lox-MCS载体。上述植物表达载体可广泛应用于培育选择标记可去除的转基因植物。     

参与水稻光合作用的PsbR3基因启动子的功能分析

本实验旨在研究水稻光合作用蛋白中各基因的表达模式. 采用RT-PCR和定量real-time PCR数据分析水稻不同组织的mRNA表达水平.结果显示,PsaK和PsbR3基因仅在茎、叶等绿色组织表达,而胚、胚乳部分均不表达.通过其启动子克隆、植物表达载体构建,以及农杆菌介导转化后,GUS组织染化分析和GUS荧光定量分析表明,两启动子均为组织特异性优势表达,PsbR3启动报告酶GUS在叶片中的表达活性为Actin启动子的3.29倍,而PsaK启动报告酶GUS在叶片中的表达活性低于Actin启动子的.这些初步结果提示,PsbR3启动子决定水稻绿色组织茎叶的优势表达,PsbR3基因可能参与水稻光合作用.     

Genetic transformation of sweet potato by particle bombardment

Transient and stable expression of foreign genes has been achieved in sweet potato using the particle bombardment system of gene delivery. Callus and root isolates of two genotypes (Jewel and TIS-70357) with positive signs of transformation have been recovered. Tungsten microcarriers coated with plasmid DNA (pBI 221 containing the gusA gene) were accelerated at high velocity using a biolistic device into sweet potato target tissues. Histochemical examination of bombarded leaf and petiole explants revealed that most had cells expressing the gusA gene. When explants were cultured, calli and roots developed in most bombarded tissues. Similar results but with a lower frequency of transformation were observed when the plasmid pBI 121 (with gusA and antibiotic resistance npt II genes) was employed and bombarded explants cultured on an antibiotic selection medium. Subcultured roots and calli were positive for gusA expression when tested even after one year of in vitro culture, and thus the expression of the foreign gene is fairly stable. The particle bombardment approach of gene delivery appears to have a potential for generating transgenic sweet potatoes with useful agronomic traits.Abbreviations BA 6-benzylaminopurine - CaMV cauliflower mosaic virus - 2,4-D 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - GUS ß glucuronidase - NAA naphthaleneaceticacid - nos nopaline synthase gene - NPT II neomycin phosphotransferase II - MS Murashige and Skoog (1962) - MS-CP MS cell proliferation medium     

Factors affecting transient gene expression in cultured radiata pine cotyledons following particle bombardment

Transfer and expression of the β–glucuronidase gene ( gusA ) in cultured cotyledons of radiata pine ( Pinus radiata D. Don ) were obtained by particle bombardment. Conditions for optimum transient expression were established by using plasmid pB[/12], delivered by gold particles, 1.6 μm in diameter, into 8-day-old cultured cotyledons. Helium pressure of 7.6 MPa, bombardment distance between the stopping screen and the target tissues of 6 cm, and 0.8 μg of plasmid DNA per bombardment proved to be the best parameters for transient expression; using these parameters 79% of bombarded cotyledons showed GUS activity, with 4.3 blue spots per cotyledon. This system was used for studying the expression of several gus-driven promoters the expression of the sunflower ubiquitin gene promoter was higher (99% of positive cotyledons, with 14.2 blue spots per cotyledon) than that of the CaMV 35S promoter, whereas the rice actin and the maize alcohol dehydrogenase gene promoters gave lower gusA expression, as determined histochemically. These results were confirmed by using the gus fluorometric assay. Use of the sunflower ubiquitin gene promoter resulted in gusA expression up to 20 days after bombardment, with a significant level of gus expressing loci per bombarded cotyledon, whereas with the CaMV 35S promoter gusA expression was lost 12 days after bombardment.     

Seed-specific expression of seven Arabidopsis promoters

Seeds contain storage compounds, from various carbohydrates to proteins and lipids, which are synthesized during seed development. For the purposes of many plant researches or commercial applications, developing promoter systems expressing specifically in seeds or in particular constituents or tissues/compartments of seeds are indispensable. To screen genes dominantly or specifically expressed in seed tissues, we analyzed Arabidopsis ATH1 microarray data open to the public. Thirty-two candidate genes were selected and their expressions in seed tissues were confirmed by RT-PCR. Finally, seven genes were selected for promoter analysis. The promoters of seven genes were cloned into pBI101 vector and transformed into Arabidopsis to assay histochemical β-glucuronidase (GUS) activity. We found that Pro-at3g03230 promoter drove GUS expression in a chalazal endosperm, Pro-at4g27530:GUS expressed in both chalazal endosperm and embryo, Pro-at4g31830 accelerated GUS expression both in radicle and procambium, Pro-at5g10120 and Pro-at5g16460 drove GUS expression uniquely in embryo, Pro-at5g53100:GUS expressed only in endosperm, and Pro-at5g54000 promoted GUS expression in both embryo and inner integument. These promoters can be used for expressing any genes in specific seed tissues for practical application.     

Transient expression of a reporter gene in bulbscales and immature embryos of three Lilium species is affected by 5'upstream sequences and culture conditions

In Lilium , a transformation system has not yet been developed. For efficient selection of cells expressing transferred genes following particle bombardment, the effects of 5'upstream regions on the transient expression of the β-glucuronidase gene ( gusA ) were estimated in bulbscales and immature embryos of lily. When four plasmids having the gusA gene under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S, maize alcohol dehydrogenase gene and rice actin gene ( Actl ) promoters, and the castor bean catalase introm were introduced by particle bombardment, the patterns of transient expression in the bulbscales showed differences among three Lilium species, L. x formolongi, L. dauricum and L. japonicum . In immature embryos of L x formolongi , transient expression was significantly influenced by age of embryos after self-pollination, duration of culture before bombardment, and culture conditions. Moreover, the transient gusA expression driven by six different 5'upstream regions, including the maize ubiquitin gene promoter and a modified CaMV 35S promoter were compared in both bulbscales and immature embryos. Use of the Actl and modified CaMV 35S promoters resulted in the greatest number of cells that transiently expressed gusA in both types of tissue of L. x formolongi . These two promoters are efficient for use in lily transformation.     

The role of the omega subunit of RNA polymerase in expression of the relA gene in Escherichia coli

The rpoZ gene for the omega subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase constitutes single operon with the spoT gene, which is responsible for the maintenance of stringent response under nutrient starvation conditions. To identify the physiological role of the omega subunit, we compared the gene expression profile of wild-type Escherichia coli with that of an rpoZ deleted strain by microarray analysis using an E. coli DNA chip. Here we report on a set of genes which show changes in expression profile following the removal of rpoZ. We have seen that relA, which is responsible for the synthesis of the stringent factor ppGpp and many ribosomal proteins, exhibited noticeable changes in mRNA levels and were therefore further analyzed for their expression using a GFP/RFP two-fluorescent protein promoter assay vector. In the absence of rpoZ, the promoter for the relA gene was severely impaired, but the promoters from the ribosomal protein genes were not affected as much. Taking these results together we propose that the omega subunit is involved in regulation of the relA gene, but induction of the stringently controlled genes in the absence of rpoZ is, at least in part, attributable to a decrease in ppGpp level.