液泡转化酶反义基因对番茄的遗传转化

以'中蔬4号'番茄的子叶为试材,通过农杆菌介导法遗传转化,将液泡转化酶反义基因导入再生植株,经PCR和Southern斑点杂交检测证明,5株转化植株基因组中整合有目的基因.遗传转化最佳条件为:在附加1.5 mg/L 6-BA和0.1 mg/L IAA的MS培养基上再生培养,外植体预培养2 d,菌液浓度OD600=0.5,侵染时间5 min,共培养2 d.遗传转化后,对整合有目的基因的再生番茄叶片液泡转化酶活性测定,表明液泡转化酶活性明显受到抑制.获得的转基因植株为进一步研究液泡转化酶基因的功能奠定了基础.     

番茄叶片糖与转化酶的日变化研究

为探讨转化酶在叶片糖分含量和光合作用日变化中的作用,测定了番茄(Lycopersicon esculentumL.)叶片光合速率、转化酶活性、淀粉、蔗糖、葡萄糖和果糖含量,并分别分析了12:00前后它们间的相关关系.结果表明:番茄日间叶片净光合速率在10:00和16:00出现一大一小两个高峰;6:00~18:00叶片中淀粉和果糖呈现持续升高,而蔗糖和葡萄糖为先升后降趋势;光合速率同叶片蔗糖含量和胞质转化酶活性存在高度正相关,淀粉和果糖含量同光合速率未表现出显著相关性.由此可知,胞质转化酶在蔗糖代谢方面有明显的作用;果糖可能是通过抑制胞壁转化酶活性,促进了蔗糖外运.     

加工番茄SlAGO4A基因过表达及干扰载体构建与遗传转化北大核心

[目的]构建加工番茄SlAGO4A基因过表达及干扰载体,获得相应的转基因番茄植株。[方法]利用PCR技术从番茄c DNA文库中获得2 727 bp的加工番茄SlAGO4A基因。构建SlAGO4A基因的过量表达载体35S:SlAGO4A。以获得的SlAGO4A基因为模板,获得了SlAGO4A PIWI的220 bp的片段,构建SlAGO4A基因的RNAi干扰载体RNAi-PIWI,通过农杆菌介导的遗传转化,获得SlAGO4A过表达及干扰转基因番茄阳性植株,并利用实时荧光定量PCR(QRTPCR)技术检测过表达番茄阳性植株中的SlAGO4A基因的表达水平。[结果]经PCR鉴定获得5株独立转化的里格87-5干扰转基因加工番茄株系,获得6株独立转化的里格87-5过量表达转基因加工番茄株系,其6株SlAGO4A基因过表达的阳性植株的表达量均有不同程度的上调。[结论]为阐明SlAGO4A基因在加工番茄抗病毒信号通路中的功能奠定基础。     

加工番茄SlAGO4A基因过表达及干扰载体构建与遗传转化

[目的]构建加工番茄SlAGO4A基因过表达及干扰载体,获得相应的转基因番茄植株。[方法]利用PCR技术从番茄c DNA文库中获得2 727 bp的加工番茄SlAGO4A基因。构建SlAGO4A基因的过量表达载体35S:SlAGO4A。以获得的SlAGO4A基因为模板,获得了SlAGO4A PIWI的220 bp的片段,构建SlAGO4A基因的RNAi干扰载体RNAi-PIWI,通过农杆菌介导的遗传转化,获得SlAGO4A过表达及干扰转基因番茄阳性植株,并利用实时荧光定量PCR(QRTPCR)技术检测过表达番茄阳性植株中的SlAGO4A基因的表达水平。[结果]经PCR鉴定获得5株独立转化的里格87-5干扰转基因加工番茄株系,获得6株独立转化的里格87-5过量表达转基因加工番茄株系,其6株SlAGO4A基因过表达的阳性植株的表达量均有不同程度的上调。[结论]为阐明SlAGO4A基因在加工番茄抗病毒信号通路中的功能奠定基础。     

口蹄疫病毒结构蛋白P1-2A及蛋白酶3C基因的转基因番茄对豚鼠免疫反应的初步研究

构建了O型口蹄疫病毒China99株结构蛋白P1-2A、非结构蛋白3C以及部分2B基因(P1-2X3C)的植物双元表达载体pBin438/P1-2X3C,通过农杆菌介导法转化番茄子叶,经卡那霉素抗性筛选,获得40余株抗性植株,对得到的抗性植株进行分子生物学检测,65%的再生植株PCR检测阳性;RT-PCR结果证实P1-2X3C基因在转基因番茄中能够有效转录;ELISA和Western blot检测表明转基因植株中表达的目的蛋白具有免疫反应性。转基因番茄叶片蛋白粗提液经肌肉途径免疫豚鼠,于第3次免疫后28d用100ID50/0.2mL的同源强毒攻击,结果表明口蹄疫病毒P1-2X3C基因的转基因番茄表达产物具有良好的免疫原性,豚鼠3免后血清效价可达1:64~1:128,攻毒后两组免疫豚鼠保护率分别达3/5和5/5。     

茎尖法转基因棉花植株真实性鉴定方法探究

棉花茎尖转化法具备不受基因型限制、转化周期短的优点,是理想的棉花转化体系,但据报道其所获得的转基因植株普遍存在遗传不稳定、高代植株基因丢失的现象。以陆地棉TM?1品种为受体材料,利用茎尖转化法将DsRed2载体转入棉花,经卡那霉素筛选获得16株抗性植株,进一步PCR扩增靶基因,获得6株DsRed2基因片段PCR检测为阳性的植株,初步判断该6株为茎尖转化法获得的转基因植株,但经紫外照射,6个转基因植株均未检测到红色荧光。对其进行靶基因RT?PCR,发现DsRed2基因在6个转基因植株中仅有极低量的表达或无表达。进一步对DsRed2载体的非T?DNA片段,即载体骨架部分进行PCR以及植株内生菌培养检测,结果表明,6个转基因植株均含有完整的DsRed2载体,植株可培养出含有完整载体的内生菌,且内生菌经农杆菌16S核糖体RNA（16S rRNA）片段PCR检测结果为阳性,推测由于茎尖侵染形成农杆菌与植株共生关系,造成假阳性株的现象,进而导致高代转基因植株基因丢失、遗传不稳定的现象。旨在建立一套完整的茎尖法转基因棉花植株真实性的鉴定方法,为进一步深入研究提供参考依据。     

植物介导的RNA干扰南方根结线虫Mi-eft2基因的转基因番茄的研究

本研究构建了植物干扰南方根结线虫Mi-eft2基因的载体pBI-RNAi;建立了番茄再生体系和番茄农杆菌侵染后的再生体系;并利用该体系转化了对照空载体pBI121和干扰载体pBi-RNAi,经过卡那霉素抗性筛选和基因组DNA中报告基因及RNAi片段的PCR检测筛选,一共获得5株pBI121转化的阳性植株,获得9株p BI-RNAi转化的阳性植株。该研究为今后进行转基因植株介导的干扰线虫目的基因的表达,降低线虫侵染能力的研究奠定了基础。     

外源水杨酸对氯化钠胁迫下番茄幼苗糖代谢的影响

采用营养液水培法,用100、300和500 mg·L^-1不同浓度的水杨酸（SA）处理‘辽园多丽’番茄幼苗,测定在NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗叶片果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖含量和蔗谢代谢相关酶活性（酸性转化酶AI、中性转化酶NI、蔗糖磷酸合成酶SPS、蔗糖合成酶活性SS）的变化.结果表明：SA处理叶片可以维持或提高NaCl胁迫条件下番茄幼苗叶片果糖、葡萄糖含量及AI、NI、SPS和SS活性,其最高值分别比单纯NaCl处理植株增加30.0%、31.1%、24.7%、27.9%、22.0%和24.5%;但对NaCl胁迫条件下番茄幼苗叶片蔗糖含量的影响不大.表明水杨酸可以通过提高NaCl胁迫下番茄叶片转化酶活性来提高番茄叶片果糖和葡萄糖含量,从而缓解NaCl胁迫对番茄的伤害,其中以500 mg·L^-1的SA处理效果较理想.     

水稻双元细菌人工染色体载体系统转化体系的建立

普通双元载体己被广泛碰用于农杆菌介导的植物转化,但这类载体通常只能转移5～20kb的外源DNA片段;而双元细菌人工染色体（BIBAC）载休可以弥补普通双元裁体的不足,通过它已在烟草、番茄等双子叶植物中实现了大片段DNA（150kb）的转移。BIBAC载体在单子叶植物转化中的应用尚未见报道。面于单、双子叶植物间以及大、小片段转化间的转化体系存在明显差异,常规的农杆菌介导的水稻转化体系不能适应BIBAC系统转化的要求。因此,建立适于BIBAC系统的水稻转化体系是十分必要的。通过比较不同的受体材料,不同的预培养、其培养条件,不同的去除农杆菌及选择阳性愈伤的方式等对转化效率的影响,建矿了适合水稻BIBAC系统的转化体系。该体系的技术要点包括：以水稻品种H1493为转化受体：以含毒性辅助质粒pCH32的LBA4404菌株（HP4404）为侵染菌株;预培养的培养拱pH5．6：以N6A代替AAM悬浮农杆菌：侵染菌液浓度为OD600=1．0;共培养温度为24℃;采用过渡（Resting）培养除去农杆菌;采用二步法进行选择等。基于PCR检测、Southern印迹分析的结果表明,BIBAC载体所携带的插入片段及标记基因已整合到转化植株的基因组中。这个体系的建立为在水稻中利用BIBAC系统进行大片段DNA转化奠定基础。     

有效提取病毒诱导基因沉默植株中DNA的方法

根据PCR反应的要求,用改良的CTAB法,以番茄植株为材料,实现了微量番茄叶片基因组DNA的快速提取。提取基因组DNA所用的组织量少,所得的DNA经过电泳检测虽有降解,但足以用于PCR检测,以其作模板扩增中国番茄黄化曲叶病毒诱导的硫黄素酶（Su）基因沉默植株中病毒组分中的DNAmβ和1.7 A,片段大小分别为1 300、500 bp。测序结果证明是相应基因的部分片段。该方法的材料不需要使用液氮,可以单人大批量提取,并在基因沉默的番茄植株中能稳定而准确的规模化PCR检测。     

Suppression of Acid Invertase Activity by Antisense RNA Modifies the Sugar Composition of Tomato Fruit

cDNA for an acid invertase (EC 3.2.1.26 [EC] ) of tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum Mill.) fruit was introduced into tomato plants underthe control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter inthe antisense orientation. The antisense gene effectively suppressedthe invertase activity in soluble and cell wall fractions fromripening fruits. The sucrose content of fruits of the transformantswas markedly increased, while the hexose content was reduced.These results indicate that acid invertase is one of main determinantsof the sugar composition of tomato fruit. The invertase activityin the cell wall fraction of the leaf tissues of the transformantswas not suppressed to the same extent as that in the solublefraction. Wounding of the control leaf tissues induced invertaseactivity in both soluble and cell wall fractions. The inductionof activity in the soluble fraction was suppressed by the antisensegene, while that in the cell wall fraction was unaffected. Thesefindings suggest that mRNA for some other invertase, in particular,the mRNA for a cell wall-bound invertase, was present in leaves. ¹Present address: Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Laboratory,Japan Tobacco Inc., 700 Higashibara, Toyoda, Iwata, Shizuoka,438 Japan. ²Present address: National Institute of Agrobiological Resources,Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 Japan.     

Inheritance and effect on ripening of antisense polygalacturonase genes in transgenic tomatoes

The role of the cell wall hydrolase polygalacturonase (PG) during fruit ripening was investigated using novel mutant tomato lines in which expression of the PG gene has been down regulated by antisense RNA. Tomato plants were transformed with chimaeric genes designed to express anti-PG RNA constitutively. Thirteen transformed lines were obtained of which five were analysed in detail. All contained a single PG antisense gene, the expression of which led to a reduction in PG enzyme activity in ripe fruit to between 5% and 50% that of normal. One line, GR16, showed a reduction to 10% of normal PG activity. The reduction in activity segregated with the PG antisense gene in selfed progeny of GR16. Plants homozygous for the antisense gene showed a reduction of PG enzyme expression of greater than 99%. The PG antisense gene was inherited stably through two generations. In tomato fruit with a residual 1% PG enzyme activity pectin depolymerisation was inhibited, indicating that PG is involved in pectin degradation in vivo. Other ripening parameters, such as ethylene production, lycopene accumulation, polyuronide solubilisation, and invertase activity, together with pectinesterase activity were not affected by the expression of the antisense gene.     

Antisense repression of vacuolar and cell wall invertase in transgenic carrot alters early plant development and sucrose partitioning.

To unravel the functions of cell wall and vacuolar invertases in carrot, we used an antisense technique to generate transgenic carrot plants with reduced enzyme activity. Phenotypic alterations appeared at very early stages of development; indeed, the morphology of cotyledon-stage embryos was markedly changed. At the stage at which control plantlets had two to three leaves and one primary root, shoots of transgenic plantlets did not separate into individual leaves but consisted of stunted, interconnected green structures. When transgenic plantlets were grown on media containing a mixture of sucrose, glucose, and fructose rather than sucrose alone, the malformation was alleviated, and plantlets looked normal. Plantlets from hexose-containing media produced mature plants when transferred to soil. Plants expressing antisense mRNA for cell wall invertase had a bushy appearance due to the development of extra leaves, which accumulated elevated levels of sucrose and starch. Simultaneously, tap root development was markedly reduced, and the resulting smaller organs contained lower levels of carbohydrates. Compared with control plants, the dry weight leaf-to-root ratio of cell wall invertase antisense plants was shifted from 1:3 to 17:1. Plants expressing antisense mRNA for vacuolar invertase also had more leaves than did control plants, but tap roots developed normally, although they were smaller, and the leaf-to-root ratio was 1.5:1. Again, the carbohydrate content of leaves was elevated, and that of roots was reduced. Our data suggest that acid invertases play an important role in early plant development, most likely via control of sugar composition and metabolic fluxes. Later in plant development, both isoenzymes seem to have important functions in sucrose partitioning.     

Reduced expression of the tomato ethylene receptor gene LeETR4 enhances the hypersensitive response to Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria

The hypersensitive response (HR) involves rapid death of cells at the site of pathogen infection and is thought to limit pathogen growth through the plant. Ethylene regulates senescence and developmental programmed cell death, but its role in hypersensitive cell death is less clear. Expression of two ethylene receptor genes, NR and LeETR4, is induced in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Mill) leaves during an HR to Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, with the greatest increase observed in LeETR4. LeETR4 antisense plants previously were shown to exhibit increased sensitivity to ethylene. These plants also exhibit greatly reduced induction of LeETR4 expression during infection and an accelerated HR at inoculum concentrations ranging from 10(5) to 10(7) CFU/ml. Increases in ethylene synthesis and pathogenesis-related gene expression are greater and more rapid in infected LeETR4 antisense plants, indicating an enhanced defense response. Populations of avirulent X. campestris pv. vesicatoria decrease more quickly and to a lower level in the transgenic plants, indicating a greater resistance to this pathogen. Because the ethylene action inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene alleviates the enhanced HR phenotype in LeETR4 antisense plants, these changes in pathogen response are a result of increased ethylene sensitivity.     

Antisense suppression of an acid invertase gene (MAI1) in muskmelon alters plant growth and fruit development

To unravel the roles of soluble acid invertase in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), its activity in transgenic muskmelon plants was reduced by an antisense approach. For this purpose, a 1038 bp cDNA fragment of muskmelon soluble acid invertase was expressed in antisense orientation behind the 35S promoter of the cauliflower mosaic virus. The phenotype of the antisense plants clearly differed from that of control plants. The transgenic plant leaves were markedly smaller, and the stems were obviously thinner. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that degradation of the chloroplast membrane occurred in transgenic leaves and the number of grana in the chloroplast was significantly reduced, suggesting that the slow growth and weaker phenotype of the transgenic plants may be due to damage to the chloroplast ultrastructure, which in turn resulted in a decrease in net photosynthetic rate. The sucrose concentration increased and levels of acid invertase decreased in transgenic fruit, and the fruit size was 60% smaller than that of the control. In addition, transgenic fruit reached full-slip at 25 d after pollination (DAP), approximately 5 d before the control fruit (full-slip at 30 DAP), and this accelerated maturity correlated with a dramatic elevation of ethylene production at the later stages of fruit development. Together, these results suggest that soluble acid invertase not only plays an important role during muskmelon plant and fruit development but also controls the sucrose content in muskmelon fruit.     

Antisense acid invertase (TIV1) gene alters soluble sugar composition and size in transgenic tomato fruit.

Invertase (beta-fructosidase, EC 3.2.1.26) hydrolyzes sucrose to hexose sugars and thus plays a fundamental role in the energy requirements for plant growth and maintenance. Transgenic plants with altered extracellular acid invertase have highly disturbed growth habits. We investigated the role of intracellular soluble acid invertase in plant and fruit development. Transgenic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) plants expressing a constitutive antisense invertase transgene grew identically to wild-type plants. Several lines of transgenic fruit expressing a constitutive antisense invertase gene had increased sucrose and decreased hexose sugar concentrations. Each transgenic line with fruit that had increased sucrose concentrations also had greatly reduced levels of acid invertase in ripe fruit. Sucrose-accumulating fruit were approximately 30% smaller than control fruit, and this differential growth correlated with high rates of sugar accumulation during the last stage of development. These data suggest that soluble acid invertase controls sugar composition in tomato fruit and that this change in composition contributes to alterations in fruit size. In addition, sucrose-accumulating fruit have elevated rates of ethylene evolution relative to control fruit, perhaps as a result of the smaller fruit size of the sucrose-accumulating transgenic lines.     

Constitutive expression of cell wall invertase genes increases grain yield and starch content in maize

Grain size, number and starch content are important determinants of grain yield and quality. One of the most important biological processes that determine these components is the carbon partitioning during the early grain filling, which requires the function of cell wall invertase. Here, we showed the constitutive expression of cell wall invertase–encoding gene from Arabidopsis, rice (Oryza sativa) or maize (Zea mays), driven by the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter, all increased cell wall invertase activities in different tissues and organs, including leaves and developing seeds, and substantially improved grain yield up to 145.3% in transgenic maize plants as compared to the wild‐type plants, an effect that was reproduced in our 2‐year field trials at different locations. The dramatically increased grain yield is due to the enlarged ears with both enhanced grain size and grain number. Constitutive expression of the invertase‐encoding gene also increased total starch content up to 20% in the transgenic kernels. Our results suggest that cell wall invertase gene can be genetically engineered to improve both grain yield and grain quality in crop plants.     

Transient and stable expression of hepatitis B surface antigen in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

Cotyledonary leaves of tomato cv. Megha were transformed with the hepatitis B virus ‘s’ gene, which encodes surface antigen. Six plant expression cassettes (pHBS, pHER, pEFEHBS, pEFEHER, pSHER and pEFESHER) were used to assay the possible expression levels by agroinfiltration. The maximum transient expression level of 489.5 ng/g D.W. was noted in pEFEHER-infiltrated cotyledonary leaves. Transgenic tomato plants with pEFEHBS and pEFEHER expression cassettes were regenerated and characterized by molecular analysis. The expression of the antigen in the fruits was confirmed by RT-PCR and ELISA analysis. This is the first report on the expression of hepatitis B surface antigen in tomato.     

The Decreased Cold-Resistance of Chilling-Sensitive Plants Is Related to Suppressed CO2 Assimilation in Leaves and Sugar Accumulation in Roots

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L., cv. Sibirskii skorospelyi) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L., cv. Konkurent) plants were grown in a soil culture in a greenhouse at an average daily temperature of 20°C and ambient illumination until the development of five and eight true leaves, respectively. During the subsequent three days, some plants were kept in a climatic chamber at 6°C in the light, whereas other plants remained in a greenhouse (control). The cold-resistance of cucumber leaves and roots, as assayed from the electrolyte leakage, was reduced after cold exposure stronger than cold-resistance of tomato organs. The ratio photosynthesis/dark respiration was lower in cucumber than in tomato leaves at all measurement temperatures. The concentrations of sugars (sucrose + glucose + fructose) increased in chilled tomato roots but decreased in cucumber roots. Cold exposure changed the activities of various invertase forms (soluble and insoluble acidic and alkaline invertases). The total invertase activity and the ratio of mono- to disaccharides increased. The lower cucumber cold-resistance is related to the higher sensitivity of its photosynthetic apparatus to chilling and, as a consequence, insufficient root supply with sugars.