高粱遗传转化研究进展

高粱（Sorghum bicolor）是一种重要的多用途作物, 其遗传转化研究对于高粱的分子育种和分子遗传学基础研究都具有重要意义。该文对高粱遗传转化的方法、标记基因、遗传转化的启动子和受体系统进行了综述, 并提出了今后高粱遗传转化应当集中研究的问题。     

药用植物转基因研究进展

随着医疗事业的发展,药用植物的遗传转化越来越成为人们关注的焦点.近年来药用植物的遗传转化取得了很大进展,已成功培育了多种转基因药用植物.从遗传转化方法、转化受体和转化的目的基因等方面来论述了近年来药用植物转基因的研究进展,并对以后的发展提出了展望.     

高粱品种BTx623原生质体分离及瞬时表达体系的建立

高粱(Sorghum bicolor)是世界上仅次于小麦、水稻、玉米和大麦的重要粮食作物之一,虽然高粱基因组已经完成了测序,但是针对高粱测序品种BTx623,遗传转化方法的缺乏限制了高粱遗传育种和功能基因组研究的发展。而原生质体瞬时表达技术,则因为其高效、快速的特性,在功能基因组研究中具有重要的作用。为了在高粱品种BTx623中建立原生质体瞬时表达体系,本研究以BTx623幼苗为材料,对原生质体分离过程中的渗透压、酶液成分、酶解时间进行研究。结果表明:BTx623幼苗的原生质体分离过程中,最佳酶解液组成为1%纤维素酶、0. 25%离析酶、0. 6 mol/L甘露醇、10 mmol/L吗啉乙烷磺酸、1mmol/L CaCl_2、0. 1%小牛血清蛋白和5 mmol/Lβ-巯基乙醇,并获得了每毫升1×107个的高质量原生质体,所获原生质体活性在90%以上。之后利用PEG介导的转化方法,将含有35S::egfp的质粒导入到原生质体中,并通过荧光显微观察统计,遗传转化率达到(61. 31±3. 91)%。本研究通过优化高粱品种BTx623原生质体制备及瞬时转化的条件,成功建立了其原生质体瞬时表达体系,为进一步开展高粱品种BTx623功能基因组的研究奠定了基础。     

植物的遗传转化及其应用(英文)

近年来,植物遗传转化研究有了长足的发展。已经达到能够通过简单的遗传控制手段研究具有新表现型的植物,甚至达到进入商业化的程度。这些手段包括植物生物学的主要研究技术以及植物组织培养和树种改良的一些实用方法。尽管采用农瘤杆菌和鸟枪法等技术的植物遗传转化系统已经得到了广泛的应用,但是在如何开发具有能够得到控制表达的转基因高产植物方面,在如何使所得到的转基因植物远离遗传危害等方面,目前的转化系统遇到了极大的技术挑战。已经提出了各种各样的方法用于将新基因稳定地导入120多种不同植物的核基因组。本文将讨论这些遗传转化系统所需的生物学要求和实际应用方面的需求、基因转化和转基因表达的研究策略、遗传转化植物的鉴定以及转基因植物与大众的认可。本文将分为七个部分加以讨论:一、导言;二 、基因转化到细胞里的方法;三、植物遗传转化策略;四、植物遗传转化的鉴定;五、植物遗传转化的实际应用;六、转基因植物与环境;七、未来植物遗传转化的需求与发展方向。     

植物遗传转化新技术和新方法

目前通过遗传转化技术获得了许多植物的转基因植株,一些重要农作物转基因新品种已进入产业化阶段,展现出极好的应用前景。但随着研究的不断深入,在如何提高遗传转化效率和转基因安全性等方面,一些新的技术和方法不断出现并得到应用,如胚状体再生系统、叶绿体转化系统、超声波辅助农杆菌介导法、位点特异重组MATvector系统、正选择系统以及新的转基因分子检测方法,使遗传转化技术向高效、安全方向发展,新一代的转基因植物也将会更适应人们和生态环境的需求。     

ipt基因促进矮牵牛遗传转化效率及热激启动子驱动基因删除

本研究主要探讨ipt基因对矮牵牛遗传转化不定芽诱导影响及拟南芥热激启动子hsp18.2驱动重组酶基因flp的热诱导外源基因删除表达载体在矮牵牛中的基因删除效果.本研究中将植物表达载体pBin-hsp18.2:flp-35S:ipt及对照载体pBin-hsp18.2:flp遗传转化矮牵牛,以获得转基因植株,分析比较不定芽的诱导和转基因植株进行的热激基因删除.研究结果表明,ipt基因可促进矮牵牛遗传转化过程中不定芽的诱导,其不定芽诱导率为21.5%,显著高于对照的8.7%.在44℃,6 h,热激6次的条件下,转基因矮牵牛植株表型恢复正常,经 GUS蛋白表达分析及PCR、RT-PCR检测,证明外源基因已经被删除.转基因矮牵牛基因删除效率最高可达43.8%.本研究为ipt基因在一些遗传转化困难植物转基因中的应用奠定了基础.     

大豆遗传转化技术在转基因大豆研究中的应用

大豆是公认的难转化的作物,大豆的遗传转化还没有模式化。利用转基因技术的原理和方法,对大豆遗传体系进行优化,可以实现对大豆产量和品质的改良。综述了应用于大豆遗传转化的研究方法,浅谈转基因技术的重要性,对转基因发展方向进行了展望。现阶段大豆遗传转化的效率依旧偏低,无法形成规模化的转基因体系。因此,建立高效、快速、稳定的大豆组织培养再生体系,解决外源基因难导入的难题,使之广泛应用于大豆生产成为亟待解决的问题。     

植物遗传转化表达载体研究进展

植物遗传转化表达载体是植物转基因研究中非常重要的一个环节,外源基因在转基因植物中的高效表达是转基因研究成功的关键。综述了植物遗传转化表达载体近年来的研究进展情况,着重介绍了在转基因植物中实现外源基因高效表达的多种途径和策略,旨在提高转基因植物中外源基因的表达水平和生物安全性,并展望了今后植物转基因研究及商业化发展方向。     

小麦遗传转化研究进展

小麦作为最重要的3大禾谷作物之一,其离体培养具有很强的惰性,再生频率与水稻、玉米相比要低一些,目前大多通过对基因型和外植体的选择来达到植株的高频再生分化,因此其遗传转化就远远滞后于水稻和玉米,更不用说与其它双子叶植物相比了.重点综述了小麦转基因技术和外源基因在小麦中的遗传转化研究现状,其内容包括几种主要的小麦转基因方法和以基因枪法为主的各种转化技术对品质基因、抗除草剂基因和抗病等基因在小麦中的遗传转化研究进展,并对存在的一些问题进行了简要的论述.     

高粱基因组学研究的新进展

高粱是全球第五大禾谷类作物,在干旱、半干旱地区农业生产中占有极其重要的位置.高粱基因组相对较小(750Mbp),遗传多样性丰富,被认为是禾谷类作物比较基因组学研究的模式基因组之一.近年来,综合运用AFLP等分子标记、BAC文库、EST及cDNA作图和FISH技术,加速了高粱高分辨率基因组图谱的构建.高粱基因测序、基因功能鉴定和克隆,以及遗传转化,亦取得了长足的进展.高粱特有的多种适应逆境胁迫等优异基因资源的发掘及其在作物改良中的应用前景广阔.     

高梁基因组学研究的新进展

高梁是全球第五大禾谷类作物,在干旱、半干旱地区农业生产中占有权其重要的位置。高梁基因组相对较小(750Mbp),遗传多样性丰富,被认为是禾谷类作物比较基因组学研究的模式基因组之一。近年来,综合运用AFLP等分子标记、BAC文库、EST及cDNA作图和FIsH技术,加速了高梁高分辨率基因组图谱的构建。高梁基因测序、基因功能鉴定和克隆,以及遗传转化,亦取得了长足的进展。高梁特有的多种适应逆境胁迫等优异基因资源的发掘及其在作物改良中的应用前景广阔。     

Genetic transformation of Sorghum bicolor

Great millet (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is cultivated across the world for food and fodder. It is typically grown in semiarid regions that are not suitable for cultivation of other major cereals. Sexual incompatibility and shortage of available genes in germplasm to combat biotic and abiotic stresses resulted in marginalized yields of this crop. Genetic modification of sorghum with agronomically useful genes can address this problem. Here, we tried to review and summarize the key aspects of sorghum transformation work being carried out so far by various research groups across the world. The approaches used and the obstacles in generating transgenic sorghum are also pointed out and discussed.     

高粱ATP合成酶E亚基基因(SbATPase-E)的克隆及其抗逆功能研究

高粱是一种抗旱性较强的禾谷类作物。本研究在高粱中克隆到一个全长为693 bp的编码ATP合成酶E亚基的基因(SbATPase-E)。在高粱幼苗期,SbATPase-E基因受Na Cl和脱落酸(ABA)处理诱导上调表达。该基因在拟南芥中过量表达可提高转基因植株的耐旱性和耐盐性,在逆境胁迫条件下转基因拟南芥植株较野生型植株根系发达,可能是转基因植株耐旱性和耐盐性提高的主要原因。在干旱胁迫条件下,转基因植株中DREB2A、P5CS1、RD29A、RAB18和ABI1基因的表达量相对于野生型植株中的表达量提高更为显著;在高盐处理条件下,转基因植株中SOS1和SOS2基因的表达量也较野生型植株中的表达量明显提高。这些抗逆相关基因的上调表达可能是转基因植株抗逆性提高的主要分子机制。     

Developing a flexible,high‐efficiency Agrobacterium‐mediated sorghum transformation system with broad application

Sorghum is the fifth most widely planted cereal crop in the world and is commonly cultivated in arid and semi‐arid regions such as Africa. Despite its importance as a food source, sorghum genetic improvement through transgenic approaches has been limited because of an inefficient transformation system. Here, we report a ternary vector (also known as cohabitating vector) system using a recently described pVIR accessory plasmid that facilitates efficient Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation of sorghum. We report regeneration frequencies ranging from 6% to 29% in Tx430 using different selectable markers and single copy, backbone free ‘quality events’ ranging from 45% to 66% of the total events produced. Furthermore, we successfully applied this ternary system to develop transformation protocols for popular but recalcitrant African varieties including Macia, Malisor 84‐7 and Tegemeo. In addition, we report the use of this technology to develop the first stable CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated gene knockouts in Tx430.     

Agricultural Biodiversity in Northwest Somalia – an Assessment Among Selected Somali Sorghum(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Sorghum bicolor</Emphasis> (L.) Moench) Germplasm

The seed sector situation in Northwest Somalia is critical. The availability of food has decreased and many people are at risk of hunger. Food security can be restored by enhancing the local genetic resources and creating an efficient seed sector. Sorghum is important as a food and fodder crop in this region. It is close to Ethiopia, which is considered as the probable origin and domestication of Sorghum. Twelve morphological and productive characteristics were chosen to assess the phenotypic variability of 16 accessions of sorghum from Northwest Somalia. Univariate (analysis of variance and G test) and multivariate (discriminant and cluster analysis) methods were used to assess the morphological variation within the accession and to group the 16 accessions into clusters based upon quantitative and qualitative characters. Elmi Jama Cas, Masego Cas, Masego Cad and Carabi clearly represent distinct landraces with specific features suitable for different purpose, such as grain and/or forage production. Each landrace tested is able to grow under harsh environmental conditions, thus ensuring a low, but stable production for small poor resources farmers. Knowledge and conservation of local landraces will provide a broad base of genetic variability from which improved sorghum varieties can be developed, thus aiding in the stabilisation of a secure and sustainable food supply for farmers of Northwest Somalia.     

Domestication to crop improvement: genetic resources for Sorghum and Saccharum (Andropogoneae)

BACKGROUND: Both sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) are members of the Andropogoneae tribe in the Poaceae and are each other's closest relatives amongst cultivated plants. Both are relatively recent domesticates and comparatively little of the genetic potential of these taxa and their wild relatives has been captured by breeding programmes to date. This review assesses the genetic gains made by plant breeders since domestication and the progress in the characterization of genetic resources and their utilization in crop improvement for these two related species. GENETIC RESOURCES: The genome of sorghum has recently been sequenced providing a great boost to our knowledge of the evolution of grass genomes and the wealth of diversity within S. bicolor taxa. Molecular analysis of the Sorghum genus has identified close relatives of S. bicolor with novel traits, endosperm structure and composition that may be used to expand the cultivated gene pool. Mutant populations (including TILLING populations) provide a useful addition to genetic resources for this species. Sugarcane is a complex polyploid with a large and variable number of copies of each gene. The wild relatives of sugarcane represent a reservoir of genetic diversity for use in sugarcane improvement. Techniques for quantitative molecular analysis of gene or allele copy number in this genetically complex crop have been developed. SNP discovery and mapping in sugarcane has been advanced by the development of high-throughput techniques for ecoTILLING in sugarcane. Genetic linkage maps of the sugarcane genome are being improved for use in breeding selection. The improvement of both sorghum and sugarcane will be accelerated by the incorporation of more diverse germplasm into the domesticated gene pools using molecular tools and the improved knowledge of these genomes.     

Highly efficient sorghum transformation

A highly efficient microprojectile transformation system for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) has been developed by using immature embryos (IEs) of inbred line Tx430. Co-bombardment was performed with the neomycin phosphotransferase II (nptII) gene and the green fluorescent protein (gfp) gene, both under the control of the maize ubiquitin1 (ubi1) promoter. After optimization of both tissue culture media and parameters of microprojectile transformation, 25 independent transgenic events were obtained from 121 bombarded IEs. The average transformation frequency (the total number of independent transgenic events divided by the total number of bombarded IEs) was 20.7% in three independent experiments. Transgenic events were confirmed by both PCR screening and Southern hybridization of genomic DNA from primary transgenics (T?). More than 90% of transformants were fertile and displayed normal morphology in a containment glasshouse. Co-transformation rate of the nptII and gfp genes was 72% in these experiments. The segregation of nptII and gfp in T? progenies was observed utilizing fluorescence microscopy and geneticin selection of seedlings indicating both were inherited in the T? generation. The transformation procedure, from initiating IEs to planting putative transgenic plantlets in the glasshouse, was completed within 11-16 weeks, and was approximately threefold more efficient than the previously reported best sorghum transformation system.     

Rapid and efficient <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium</Emphasis>-mediated transformation of sorghum (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Sorghum bicolor</Emphasis>) employing standard binary vectors and <Emphasis Type="Italic">bar</Emphasis> gene as a selectable marker

Key message

A rapid and efficient Agrobacterium -mediated transformation system in sorghum has been developed employing standard binary vectors and bar gene as a selectable marker.

Abstract

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is an important food and biofuel crop worldwide, for which improvements in genetic transformation are needed to study its biology and facilitate agronomic and commercial improvement. Here, we report optimization of regeneration and transformation of public sorghum genotype P898012 using standard binary vectors and bar gene as a selectable marker. The tissue culture regeneration time frame has been reduced to 7–12 weeks with a yield of over 18 plants per callus, and the optimized transformation system employing Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain AGL1 and the bar with a MAS promoter achieved an average frequency over 14 %. Of randomly analyzed independent transgenic events, 40–50 % carry single copy of integrated T-DNA. Some independent transgenic events were derived from the same embryogenic callus lines, but a 3:1 Mendelian segregation ratio was found in all transgenic events with single copy as estimated by Southern blots. The system described here should facilitate studies of sorghum biology and agronomic improvement.

     

Transgenic sorghum with improved digestibility of storage proteins obtained by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium</Emphasis>-mediated transformation

Development of transgenic plants with modified seed storage protein composition and increased nutritive value is one of the most promising areas of genetic engineering. This task is especially important for sorghum—a unique drought tolerant cereal crop that is characterized, however, by a relatively poor nutritive value in comparison with other cereals. It is considered that one of the reasons of the low nutritive value of the sorghum grain is the resistance of one of its seed storage proteins, γ-kafirin, located in the outer layer of endosperm protein bodies, to protease digestion. Using Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation, we obtained transgenic sorghum plants (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) harboring a genetic construct for RNAi silencing of the γ-kafirin gene. In the T₁ generation, the plants with almost floury or modified endosperm texture of kernels were found. In these kernels, the vitreous endosperm layer has been reduced and/or covered by a thin layer of floury endosperm. In vitro protein digestibility (IVPD) analysis showed that the amount of undigested protein in transgenic plants from the T₃ generation was reduced by 2.9–3.2 times, in comparison with the original non-transgenic line, and the digestibility index reached 85–88% (in comparison with 59% in the original line). In T₂ families, the plants combining high IVPD with vitreous endosperm type were found. In the electrophoretic spectra of endosperm proteins of transgenic plants with increased digestibility, the proportion of 20 kD protein that is encoded by the γ-kafirin gene, was significantly reduced, in comparison with the original non-transgenic line. HPLC analysis showed total amino acid content in two out of the three studied transgenic plants from the T₂ generation was reduced in comparison with the original non-transgenic line, while the lysine proportion increased by 1.6–1.7 times. The mechanisms conditioning improved digestibility of storage proteins in transgenic plants are discussed. The results of experiments demonstrate that it is feasible to develop sorghum lines combining high protein digestibility and vitreous endosperm that has a high breeding value.