甜橙与酸橙体细胞杂种核质组成鉴定

采用流式细胞术(flow cytometry,FCM)、简单重复序列(simple sequence repeat,SSR)和酶切扩增多型性序列(cleaved amplifiedpolymorphic sequence,CAPS)等技术分析酸橙(Citrus aurantium L.)叶肉原生质体和甜橙(C.sinenis Osbeck cv.Shamouti)胚性愈伤组织原生质体电融合再生的体细胞杂种.FCM研究结果表明,所有的体细胞杂种植株荧光强度是二倍体对照的2倍,说明所分析的植株为四倍体.用SSR和CAPS分析了体细胞杂种的核质遗传组成,在试验的4对SSR引物中,有2对能区分开融合亲本.在2对引物中,体细胞杂种植株包含双亲的全部特异带,表明它们为异核杂种.通用引物扩增结合限制性内切酶酶切能鉴别融合亲本,在具有多型性的引物/酶组合中,所有体细胞杂种的线粒体和叶绿体DNA带型与胚性亲本(甜橙)完全一样.结果表明体细胞杂种核基因组来自双亲,而胞质基因组来自悬浮系亲本.讨论了所用技术的特点、柑橘四倍体体细胞杂种核质遗传规律及本组合体细胞杂种的应用.     

电融合获得用于选择抗CTV砧木的酸橙与甜橙体细胞杂种植株

在已知参数条件下,通过电场诱导酸橙(Citrus aurantium L.)叶肉原生质体和沙漠蒂甜橙(C.sinensis Osbeck cv.Shamouti)的胚性愈伤组织原生质体融合,融合产物经培养再生出40棵植株.染色体检查表明所得到的植株具有36条染色体,为四倍体植株.再生植株具有翼叶,叶片厚,表现出多倍体的特征.采用2个10-碱基随机引物鉴别再生植株的杂种特性.在2个引物的扩增带型中,再生植株的随机扩增带图里出现了融合亲本的特征带.对再生植株染色体计数和RAPD分析的结果表明它们是酸橙和甜橙种间异源四倍体体细胞杂种植株.这些体细胞杂种植株的获得为选择具有酸橙优良性状、同时抗CTV的新型砧木提供了好的试材.     

宜昌橙与伏令夏橙种间体细胞杂种

宜昌橙(Citrus ichangensis SwingIe)试管实生苗叶肉原生质体与伏令夏甜橙(C．Sin-ensis Osbeck)胚性悬浮细胞系原生质体,经聚乙二醇(PEG)诱导融合。再生出的胚状体为畸形,转移到生芽培养基中诱导产生丛芽。丛芽微嫁接在15天龄的枳壳砧上成为完整植株。幼叶染色体检查表明,两亲本均为二倍体2n=2x=18,融合后再生出的植株为四倍体2n=4x=36。过氧化物酶(POX)及谷草酰胺转氨酶(GOT)同工酶分析证明,这些四倍体均为体细胞杂种,它们同时含有双亲的酶带。杂种植株叶片形态更像甜橙。植株移八土壤后生长旺盛。     

电融合获得用于选择抗CTV砧木的酸橙与甜橙体细胞杂种植株

在已知参数条件下,通过电场诱导酸橙（Cit-rus aurantium L.）叶肉原生质体和沙漠蒂甜橙（C.sinensis Osbeck cv.Shamouti）的胚性愈伤组织原生质体融合,副合产物经培养再生出40棵植株。染色体检查表明所得到的植株具有36条染色体。为四倍体植株。再生植株具有翼叶,叶片厚,表现出多倍体的特征,采用2个10－碱基随机引物鉴别再生植株的杂种特性。在2个引物的扩增带型中,再生植株的随机扩增带图里出现了融合亲本的特征带。对再生植株染色体计数和RAPD分析的结果表明它们是酸橙和甜橙种间异源四倍体体细胞杂种植株。这些体细胞杂种植株的获得为选择具有酸橙优良性状、同时抗CTV的新型砧木提供了好的试材。     

原生质体融合获得柑桔种间体细胞杂种

粗柠檬(Citrus jambhiri Lush)叶肉原生质体与哈姆林甜橙(C.sinensis L.Osbeck)胚性悬浮细胞系原生质体经PEG诱导融合,培养7天时原生质体恢复分裂。再生的胚状体在含有GA_3的培养基中萌发出茎芽。茎芽经生根诱导成为完整植株。对首批再生的5棵植株进行染色体检查,结果表明,全为四倍体,2n=4x=36。淀粉胶电泳分析过氧化物酶同工酶,结果显示这5棵植株为体细咆杂种。粗柠檬和哈姆林甜橙在该位点上均为同质结合,基因型分别是MM和FF。体细胞杂种含有双亲的酶带,基因型为MMFF。杂种植株生长旺盛,根系发达,叶片及植株形态介于双亲之间。本文对其作为砧木品种的可能性等问题作了讨论。     

RAPD鉴定栽培稻与野生稻体细胞杂种

利用随机引物扩增DNA(RAPD)技术,对栽培稻和野生稻原生质体融合获得的体 细胞杂种进行了鉴定。证实了它们包含有双亲的基因组成分。但来自双亲的基因组成分并不是对等的。一些体细胞杂种含有一个亲本更多的基因组成分,而另一些相反。利用RAPD数据和聚类图讨论了体细胞杂种和双亲的亲缘关系。     

印度酸桔与飞龙枳属间体细胞杂种的胞质遗传分析

对印度酸桔（Citrus reticulata） 飞龙枳（Poncirus trifoliata）属间体细胞杂种的3棵8年生植株及其融合亲本的胞质基因组进行了CAPS（Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequences）和RFLP分析。用5对叶绿体和5对线粒体通用引物对（universal primer pairs）对杂种及亲本的总DNA进行PCR扩增,都没有检测到多态性,但扩增产物分别用11种限制性内切酶酶切后,发现3个有多态性的叶绿体CAPS标记和1个线粒体CAPS标记。结果表明杂种的叶绿体都来源于飞龙枳,而线粒体都来源于印度酸桔。为了证实CAPS分析结果的可靠性,用5种限制性内切酶对总DNA进行单酶切,分别与1个叶绿体探针和5个线粒体探针杂交,结果与CAPS分析一致。初步证实该组合体细胞杂种的胞质遗传组成为“印度酸桔的线粒体 飞龙枳的叶绿体”。结果表明细胞融合确实能导致细胞核、线粒体和叶绿体的重新组合,为柑桔体细胞杂种中线粒体偏向来源于悬浮亲本而叶绿体偏向来源于叶肉亲本的胞质分配现象提供了新的证据,并为通过体细胞融合技术定向转移柑桔胞质基因的品种改良思路提供了重要理论依据。     

哈姆林甜橙与粗柠檬体细胞杂种的育性

对异源四倍体柑桔体细胞杂种“哈姆林甜橙＋粗柠檬”及其亲本的花粉活力,花器官发育,花器官形态发生与共母细胞减数分裂四分体阶段进行了观测和统计,结果发现：“哈姆林甜橙＋粗柠檬”的花粉染色活力,萌发率,线花药中花粉粒数均居于其双亲之间,花器官发育及其形态发生具有双亲的特点,但小花粉及花粉母细胞减数分裂过程中形成的不正常四分体比率远远高于其双亲。以体细胞杂种“哈姆林甜橙＋粗柠檬”为花粉亲本,与二倍体单胚类型宜昌橙与华农本地早的有性后代杂交,获得了110棵有性后代植株,其中三倍体82棵,二倍体和其它倍性的植株28棵。     

哈姆林甜橙与粗柠檬体细胞杂种的育性

对异源四倍体柑桔体细胞杂种“哈姆林甜橙+粗柠檬”及其亲本的花粉活力、花器官发育、花器官形态发生与花粉母细胞减数分裂四分体阶段进行了观测和统计.结果发现“哈姆林甜橙+粗柠檬”的花粉染色活力、萌发率、每花药中花粉粒数均居于其双亲之间,花器官发育及其形态发生具有双亲的特点.但小花粉及花粉母细胞减数分裂过程中形成的不正常四分体比率远远高于其双亲.以体细胞杂种“哈姆林甜橙+粗柠檬”为花粉亲本,与二倍体单胚类型宜昌橙与华农本地早的有性后代杂交,获得了110棵有性后代植株,其中三倍体82棵,二倍体和其它倍性的植株28棵.     

应用胚挽救技术获得三倍体柑橘植株

以3个柑橘异源四倍体体细胞杂种(即四倍体粗柠檬与哈姆林甜橙体细胞杂种,简称"HR";酸柚与粗柠檬体细胞杂种,简称"SR";墨西哥来檬与伏令夏甜橙体细胞杂种,简称"KV")为父本,分别与二倍体单胚性沙田柚进行有性杂交,在有性胚还没有完全败育以前,通过胚抢救技术进行三倍体植株培养(以四季柚花粉亲本为对照)。结果表明,处理的杂交组合直接成苗率极显著低于对照(P0.01),其中又以沙田柚×HR组合成苗率相对较高,达10.1%;较适合瘪籽沙田柚幼胚离体培养的培养基是MT+GA31.0mg/L+蜂皇浆200mg/L+水解乳蛋白250mg/L+蔗糖30g/L+琼脂0.7%;流式细胞分析仪检测结果显示,本试验成功获得了柑橘三倍体植株。     

Effect of ploidy increase on transgene expression: example from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Citrus</Emphasis> diploid cybrid and allotetraploid somatic hybrid expressing the EGFP gene

Polyploidization is an important speciation mechanism for all eukaryotes, and it has profound impacts on biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem functioning. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) has been used as an effective marker to visually screen somatic hybrids at an early stage in protoplast fusion. We have previously reported that the intensity of GFP fluorescence of regenerated embryoids was also an early indicator of ploidy level. However, little is known concerning the effects of ploidy increase on the GFP expression in citrus somatic hybrids at the plant level. Herein, allotetraploid and diploid cybrid plants with enhanced GFP (EGFP) expression were regenerated from the fusion of embryogenic callus protoplasts from ‘Murcott’ tangor (Citrus reticulata Blanco × Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) and mesophyll protoplasts from transgenic ‘Valencia’ orange (C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck) expressing the EGFP gene, via electrofusion. Subsequent simple sequence repeat (SSR), chloroplast simple sequence repeat and cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence analysis revealed that the two regenerated tetraploid plants were true allotetraploid somatic hybrids possessing nuclear genomic DNA of both parents and cytoplasmic DNA from the callus parent, while the five regenerated diploid plants were cybrids containing nuclear DNA of the leaf parent and with complex segregation of cytoplasmic DNA. Furthermore, EGFP expression was compared in cells and protoplasts from mature leaves of these diploid cybrids and allotetraploid somatic hybrids. Results showed that the intensity of GFP fluorescence per cell or protoplast in diploid was generally brighter than in allotetraploid. Moreover, same hybridization signal was detected on allotetraploid and diploid plants by Southern blot analysis. By real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analysis, GFP expression level of the diploid cybrid was revealed significantly higher than that of the allotetraploid somatic hybrid. These results suggest that ploidy level conversion can affect transgene expression and citrus diploid cybrid and allotetraploid somatic hybrid represents another example of gene regulation coupled to ploidy.     

Molecular characterization of cytoplasmic and nuclear genomes in phenotypically abnormal Valencia orange (Citrus sinensis) + Meiwa kumquat (Fortunella crassifolia) intergeneric somatic hybrids

Organelle DNA inheritance of four 10-year-old somatic hybrid trees between Valencia orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck] and Meiwa kumquat (Fortunella crassifolia Swingle) was analyzed by cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) and restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). Five chloroplast (cp) and three mitochondrial (mt) universal primer pairs were amplified, but no polymorphisms were detected. When the polymerase chain reaction products were digested by 15 restriction enzymes, four polymorphic cpDNA-CAPS and two mtDNA-CAPS markers were found. Both the cpDNA and mtDNA in the somatic hybrids were derived from Valencia orange (the embryogenic suspension parent). Genomic DNA of the somatic hybrids and corresponding parents was digested by five restriction endonucleases and hybridized with one chloroplast probe (RbcL- RbcL) and nine mitochondrial probes (coxI, coxII, c oxIII, c ob, atpA, tyr, proI, atp6 and atp9). The results indicated that three hybrid plants shared one strong cpDNA band with both parents and that the remaining one plant had two additional novel bands besides the shared band, while their mtDNA was identical to that of Valencia orange plus non-parental bands. When data on the mtDNA banding patterns were combined with observations on phenotypic performance in the field, it was found that the more complex mtDNA banding pattern coincided with increased vigor of the plant. The stability of the organelle genomes was studied by extracting the genomic DNA of one hybrid plant at monthly intervals for 1 year and then analyzing it using RFLPs. Before the dieback of the shoots, two fragments of the mtDNA were lost while the cpDNAs remained stable. Ploidy analysis by flow cytometry showed that all of the hybrids were stable tetraploids. Four simple sequence repeat primer pairs were applied to detect microsatellite alleles of the four hybrid plants, both parents and the 12 DNA samples from one plant. The results showed that all hybrids had biparental bands uniformly, which indicated that they had the same nuclear background. These results suggest that the mtDNA pattern is correlated with the phenotypic abnormality of Valencia and kumquat somatic hybrid plants and that nuclear-cytoplasm incompatibility may be the cause of dieback.     

Regeneration of <Emphasis Type="Italic">citrus sinensis</Emphasis> (+) <Emphasis Type="Italic">clausena lansium</Emphasis> intergeneric triploid and tetraploid somatic hybrids and their identification by molecular markers

Summary Somatic hybrid plants were regenerated via electrofusion between leaf-derived protoplasts of ‘Chicken heart’ sweet wampee (Clausena lansium) and embryogenic protoplasts of ‘Newhall’ navel orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck). Most of the complete plantlets were formed via mini-grafting. Flow cytometry showed that most of the regenerants were tetraploids as expected, but unexpectedly three plantlets were triploids. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis of seven randomly selected tetraploids and the three triploids showed that they had specific fragments from both fusion parents, thereby confirming their hybridity. Analysis of cytoplasmic genomes using universal primers revealed that their chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) band pattern was identical to the mesophyll parent, while their mitochondrial genomes were of the navel orange type. According to the SSR results, the triploids obtained in this study were most likely due to chromosome elimination of ‘Chicken heart’ sweet wampee prior to plant regeneration.     

GFP expression as an indicator of somatic hybrids between transgenic Satsuma mandarin and calamondin at embryoid stage

Somatic hybridization was performed via electrofusion between embryogenic suspension-derived protoplasts of transgenic green fluorescent protein (GFP) Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc. cv. Guoqing No. 1) (G1) callus and mesophyll protoplasts of calamondin (Citrus microcarpa Bunge), and three embryoids expressing GFP under UV light were obtained after 60 days of culture. The three embryoids were considered not as diploid cybrids but true allotetraploid somatic hybrids, as it was based on: (1) citrus heterokaryons are generally more vigorous and have higher capacity for embryogenesis as compared with unfused and homo-fused embryogenic callus protoplasts; (2) the callus line of G1 Satsuma mandarin has lost the embryogenesis capacity; and (3) citrus diploid cybrids produced by symmetric fusion always possess nuclear genome of mesophyll parent, and calamondin without GFP gene was used as leaf parent in this study. Subsequent flow cytometry, simple sequence repeat and cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence analysis of one regenerated callus mass and three resulting plants validated this supposition, i.e., the callus was derived from transgenic G1 callus protoplasts, and the three plants were true allotetraploid somatic hybrids possessing nuclear genomic DNA of both parents and cytoplasmic DNA from callus parent. The potential of transgenic GFP citrus callus as suspension parent in citrus somatic fusion to study the mechanism of cybrid formation, create new citrus cybrids, and transfer organelle-encoded agronomic traits was also discussed.     

Production and characterization of asymmetric hybrids between upland cotton Coker 201 (Gossypium hirsutum) and wild cotton (G. klozschianum Anderss)

Asymmetric somatic hybrids were obtained between Gossypium hirsutum Coker 201 and wild cotton G. klozschianum Anderss. An investigation on the effect of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on donor protoplasts was carried out, and the lethal dose was determined to be 38.7 J cm⁻². We firstly screened the putative hybrids by the color of the calli produced, followed by morphological, cytological, and molecular analysis of putative hybrid plants. Most regenerated plants derived from fused protoplasts displayed a recipient-like morphology, while some showed an intermediate phenotype between Coker 201 and G. klozschianum. Chromosome numbers in these somatic hybrids ranged from 54 to 74. The hybrids were verified by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and simple sequence repeat (SSR). Absence or co-existence of parents’ genome DNA fragments was identified through molecular analysis. The heredity of cytoplasm was investigated by cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) analysis using mitochondrial and chloroplast universal primer pairs. The results indicated that recombination and rearrangements might have occurred in some regions of mitochondria (mt) and chloroplast (cp) DNA. To our knowledge, this is the first report about asymmetric protoplast fusion in cotton, and the hybrids obtained would be useful for breeding programs.     

Genotyping of somatic hybrids between <Emphasis Type="Italic">Festuca arundinacea</Emphasis> Schreb. and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Triticum aestivum</Emphasis> L.

In order to genotype hybrid genomes of distant asymmetric somatic hybrids, we synthesized hybrid calli and plants via PEG-mediated protoplast fusion between recipient tall fescue (Festuca. arundinacea Schreb.) and donor wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Seventeen and 25 putative hybrid clones were produced from the fusion combinations I and II, each with the donor wheat protoplast treated by UV light for 30 s and 1 min, respectively. Isozyme and RAPD profiles confirmed that ten hybrid clones were obtained from combination I and 19 from combination II. Out of the 29 hybrids, 12 regenerated hybrid plants with tall fescue phenotype. Composition and methylation-variation of the nuclear and cytoplasmic genomes of some hybrids, either with or without regenerative ability, were compared by genomic in situ hybridization, restriction fragment length polymorphism, and DNA methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism. Our results indicated that these selected hybrids all contained introgressed nuclear and cytoplasmic DNA as well as obvious methylation variations compared to both parents. However, there were no differences either in nuclear/cytoplasmic DNA or methylation degree between the regenerable and non-regenerable hybrid clones. We conclude that both regeneration complementation and genetic material balance are crucial for hybrid plant regeneration.     

Molecular characterization of the nuclear and cytoplasmic genomes of intergeneric diploid plants from cell fusion between Microcitrus papuana and Rough lemon

Simple-sequence-repeat (SSR) and PCR-RFLP were employed to characterize the nuclear and cytoplasmic genomes of intergeneric diploid plants derived from symmetric fusion between Microcitrus papuana Swingle and Rough lemon ( Citrus jambhiri Lush). Three out of five SSR primers distinguished the fusion parents from each other and the regenerated plants showed band profiles completely identical to the leaf parent, Rough lemon. Amplified products from the intergenic regions of cpDNA between trnD -trnT were digested with HaeIII and MspI, and those between trnH -trnK were digested with HinfI, and both the regenerated plants and Rough lemon shared the same band patterns, which were different from the embryogenic parent, M. papuana. With mtDNA, only 2 out of 12 primer pair/restriction enzyme combinations ( nad4 ex 1–2/ TaqI and nad4 ex 1–2/ HindIII) revealed polymorphisms between the fusion parents. With the former combination the regenerated plants showed the same fragment distribution as that of the embryogenic parent, M. papuana, whereas with the latter, a novel band absent in the fusion parents was detected in all of the regenerated plants, suggesting a possible rearrangement. The present research indicates that the plants analyzed were putative cybrids containing nuclear DNA and cpDNA from Rough lemon and mtDNA from M. papuana. Presumed mechanisms leading to the regeneration of diploid hybrid plants following symmetric fusion are discussed herein.     

Somatic hybridization in Citrus: navel orange (C. sinensis Osb.) and grapefruit (C. paradisi Macf.)

Summary Protoplasts of navel orange, isolated from embryogenic nucellar cell suspension culture, were fused with protoplasts of grapefruit isolated from leaf tissue. The fusion products were cultured in the hormone-free medium containing 0.6 M sucrose. Under the culture conditions, somatic embryogenesis of navel orange protoplasts was suppressed, while cell division of grapefruit mesophyll protoplasts was not induced. Six embryoids were obtained and three lines regenerated to complete plants through embryogenesis. Two of the regenerated lines exhibited intermediate morphological characteristics of the parents in the leaf shape. Chromosome counts showed that these regenerated plants had expected 36 chromosomes (2n=2x=18 for each parent). The rDNA analysis using biotin-labeled rRNA probes confirmed the presence of genomes from both parents in these plants. This somatic hybridization system would be useful for the practical Citrus breeding.