花生RGA片段的克隆及初步分析

目的：通过同源克隆获得了花生闽花6号的RGA片段,为其抗性的研究及抗性育种提供了参考资料。方法：试验分为两组：其一通过利用抗性基因的NBS保守区所设计的简并引物对花生品种闽花六号进行了RGA片段扩增,其二结合已登录的花生RGA片段序列经过多元比对后设计简并引物进行RGA片段的扩增及序列分析;分析比较两组克隆方法的效果。结果：测序分析表明：前者20条随机测序序列中没有一条与已知RGA片段序列相似;后者20条随机测序序列中有18条为RGA片段序列,其登录号为GenBankEU639668-EU639685。结论：前一种方法克隆扩增RGA基因片段的效率很低,而后一种方法克隆扩增效果更好,这为闽花6号花生的遗传改良提供了理论基础。     

三浅裂野牵牛NBS类抗病基因同源序列的克隆与分析

NBS类植物抗病基因保守结构域的克隆为利用简并引物扩增抗病基因同源序列提供了可能.根据抗病基因Gro1-4、Gpa2、N等的P-loop和GLPL保守结构域设计简并引物,分离甘薯近缘野生种三浅裂野牵牛NBS类型抗病基因同源序列,共获得6条相关序列,核苷酸序列的相似性为48%~97%,推测氨基酸序列的相似性在25.2%~95.1%之间.系统进化分析表明,6条三浅裂野牵牛RGA序列可分为2个不同的类群:TIR-NBS和non-TIR-NBS.三浅裂野牵牛RGA序列与源自甘薯的RGA序列有很高的相似性,这在一定程度上反映了三浅裂野牵牛与甘薯之间的亲缘关系.分离的6条RGA序列分别命名为ItRGA1~ItRGA6,GenBank登录号分别为DQ849027~DQ849032.     

根据R基因保守区分离小麦R基因类似序列

用根据核苷酸结合位点(nucleotide binding site, NBS)和丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白质激酶域设计的2对简并性引物,以小麦-簇毛麦6VS/6AL易位系的cDNA为模板进行PCR扩增.扩增产物克隆到pGEM-T载体中,经测序,共获得具有NBS结构域特征的片段克隆9个和具有丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白质激酶域特征的片段的克隆1个.将克隆之间核苷酸序列同源性高于90%的克隆归为一类,把9个NBS片段分为6类.这6类抗病基因类似序列(resistance gene analogs, RGA)均具有阅读框,并与已克隆的小麦抗条锈病基因Yr10、大麦抗白粉病基因Mla1和Mla6、拟南芥的抗病基因RPS2以及其他一些抗病基因在NBS保守区内具有高度的同源性.用小麦中国春缺体-四体初步将它们分别定位于小麦第一、第二和第五部分同源群上.进一步用5′-RACE技术获得RGA N5的5′-端,发现其编码产物的N端还具有6个亮氨酸拉链(leucine zipper, LZ),与RPS2的N-端有较高同源性.     

小菜蛾酯酶基因的克隆

根据已知的酯酶基因的保守性氨基酸序列设计简并引物 ,通过逆转录 -聚合酶链反应 (RT PCR)扩增出小菜蛾PlutellaxylostellaL .酯酶基因片段 ,然后按照测序结果再设计 1对特异引物 ,利用PCR方法 ,筛选小菜蛾的cDNA文库。将RT PCR获得的 1条长度为 3 3 0bp的目的条带 ,亚克隆入T -载体 ,测序结果表明共得到了 1 0个不同的酯酶基因片段。利用特异引物对小菜蛾的cDNA文库进行初筛 ,显示文库中存在有小菜蛾的酯酶基因。     

小菜蛾乙酰胆碱酯酶cDNA片段的克隆和序列分析

利用反转录-多聚酶链式反应(RT-PCR)的方法对小菜蛾Plutella xylostella的乙酰胆碱酯酶基因cDNA片段进行了克隆和序列分析。通过简并性上游引物和下游引物扩增出了小菜蛾乙酰胆碱酯酶基因281bp的cDNA片段。同源性分析表明, 该cDNA片段与其它昆虫乙酰胆碱酯酶基因序列具有较高的同源性。     

根据R基因保守区分离小麦R基因类似序列

用根据核苷酸结合位点（nucleotide binding site,NBS)和丝氨酸／苏氨酸蛋白质激酶域设计的2对简并性引物,以小麦－簇毛麦6VS／6AL易位系的cDNA为模板进行PCR扩增,扩增产物克隆到pGEM-T载体中,经测序,共获得具有NBS结构域特征的片段克隆9个和具有丝氨酸／苏氨酸蛋白质激酶域特征的片段的克隆1个。将克隆之间核苷酸序列同源性高于90％的克隆归为一类,把9个NBS片段分为6类。这6类抗病基因类似序列（resistance gene analogs,PGA)均具有阅读框,并与已克隆的小麦抗条锈病基因γr、大麦抗白粉病基因Mla1和Mla6、拟南芥的抗病基因RPS2以及其他一些抗病基因在NBS保守区内具有高度的同源性。用小麦中国春缺体－四体初步将它们分别定位于小麦第一、第二和第五部分同源群上,进一步用5′－RACE技术获得RGA N5的5′端,发现期编码产物的N端还具有6个亮氨酸拉链（leucine zipper,LZ),与RPS2的N－端有较高同源性。     

小菜蛾羧酸酯酶基因的克隆及其序列分析

利用CODEHOP设计简并引物,通过反转录多聚酶链式反应(RTPCR)克隆小菜蛾Plutellaxylostella抗性种群中抗性相关的羧酸酯酶基因,随机挑取测序5个阳性克隆进行测序,测序结果经过blastx比较,发现所获得的大约420bp的基因片断均为羧酸酯酶基因,与双翅目昆虫蚊子的氨基酸序列同源性达85%以上 。     

基于简并引物同步克隆两个红麻PDIL同源基因cDNA5'-末端序列

探索利用同一套简并引物结合通用引物同步扩增两个红麻PDIL同源基因的cDNA5’-末端序列,以期为同一转录组中两个旁系同源基因cDNA5' RACE的同步扩增提供借鉴.通过红麻HcPDIL5-2a和HcPDIL5-2b cDNA中间片段及3’-末端已知序列的比时,在其完全保守区段设计了一条引物用于两个基因5' RACE的共反转录;在其部分保守区段设计了两条简并引物,并利用其在两个基因的5'RACE扩增时退火温度的差异,结合通用引物巢式PCR同步扩增两个基因的cDNA 5 ’-末端未知序列.在两个基因全长cDNA拼接序列的基础上设计两对特异引物分别扩增它们的cDNA全长序列,测序结果进一步验证了序列拼接和cDNA 5' RACE同步扩增的可靠性.进化分析证实两个基因属于PDIL基因家族成员.     

盐生植物碱蓬Actin基因片段的克隆及序列分析

目的:克隆盐生植物碱蓬(Suaeda glauca)Actin基因片段,为研究其它基因在碱蓬的表达和调控提供内参基因.方法:根据已知植物Acfin基因的保守序列设计一对简并性引物,采用RT-PCR的方法扩增Actin基因片段,使用分子生物学软件进行序列分析.结果:获得一段大小为598bp的基因片段,编码198个氨基酸;该序列与其它Actin基因核苷酸序列的同源性均在80%以上,与氨基酸序列的同源性达93%以上.结论:克隆的基因为Actin基因片段,将其命名为SgACT,并登录在GenBank,登录号为EU429457.     

Isolation of a family of resistance gene analogue sequences of the nucleotide binding site (NBS) type from Lens species.

Most known plant disease-resistance genes (R genes) include in their encoded products domains such as a nucleotide-binding site (NBS) or leucine-rich repeats (LRRs). Sequences with unknown function, but encoding these conserved domains, have been defined as resistance gene analogues (RGAs). The conserved motifs within plant NBS domains make it possible to use degenerate primers and PCR to isolate RGAs. We used degenerate primers deduced from conserved motifs in the NBS domain of NBS-LRR resistance proteins to amplify genomic sequences from Lens species. Fragments from approximately 500-850 bp were obtained. The nucleotide sequence analysis of these fragments revealed 32 different RGA sequences in Lens species with a high similarity (up to 91%) to RGAs from other plants. The predicted amino acid sequences showed that lentil sequences contain all the conserved motifs (P-loop, kinase-2, kinase-3a, GLPL, and MHD) present in the majority of other known plant NBS-LRR resistance genes. Phylogenetic analyses grouped the Lens NBS sequences with the Toll and interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) subclass of NBS-LRR genes, as well as with RGA sequences isolated from other legume species. Using inverse PCR on one putative RGA of lentil, we were able to amplify the flanking regions of this sequence, which contained features found in R proteins.     

Characterization and mapping of NBS-LRR resistance gene analogs in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)

Genomic DNA sequences sharing homology with the NBS-LRR (nucleotide binding site-leucine-rich repeat) resistance genes were isolated and cloned from apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) using a PCR approach with degenerate primers designed from conserved regions of the NBS domain. Restriction digestion and sequence analyses of the amplified fragments led to the identification of 43 unique amino acid sequences grouped into six families of resistance gene analogs (RGAs). All of the RGAs identified belong to the Toll-Interleukin receptor (TIR) group of the plant disease resistance genes (R-genes). RGA-specific primers based on non-conserved regions of the NBS domain were developed from the consensus sequences of each RGA family. These primers were used to develop amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)-RGA markers by means of an AFLP-modified procedure where one standard primer is substituted by an RGA-specific primer. Using this method, 27 polymorphic markers, six of which shared homology with the TIR class of the NBS-LRR R-genes, were obtained from 17 different primer combinations. Of these 27 markers, 16 mapped in an apricot genetic map previously constructed from the self-pollination of the cultivar Lito. The development of AFLP-RGA markers may prove to be useful for marker-assisted selection and map-based cloning of R-genes in apricot.     

Identification and characterization of NBS-LRR class resistance gene analogs in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).

A PCR approach with degenerate primers designed from conserved NBS-LRR (nucleotide binding site-leucine-rich repeat) regions of known disease-resistance (R) genes was used to amplify and clone homologous sequences from 5 faba bean (Vicia faba) lines and 2 chickpea (Cicer arietinum) accessions. Sixty-nine sequenced clones showed homologies to various R genes deposited in the GenBank database. The presence of internal kinase-2 and kinase-3a motifs in all the sequences isolated confirm that these clones correspond to NBS-containing genes. Using an amino-acid sequence identity of 70% as a threshold value, the clones were grouped into 10 classes of resistance-gene analogs (RGA01 to RGA10). The number of clones per class varied from 1 to 30. RGA classes 1, 6, 8, and 9 were comprised solely of clones isolated from faba bean, whereas classes 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 included only chickpea clones. RGA10, showing a within-class identity of 99%, was the only class consisting of both faba bean and chickpea clones. A phylogenetic tree, based on the deduced amino-acid sequences of 12 representative clones from the 10 RGA classes and the NBS domains of 6 known R genes (I2 and Prf from tomato, RPP13 from Arabidopsis, Gro1-4 from potato, N from tobacco, L6 from flax), clearly indicated the separation between TIR (Toll/interleukin-1 receptor homology: Gro1-4, L6, N, RGA05 to RGA10)- and non-TIR (I2, Prf, RPP13, RGA01 to RGA04)-type NBS-LRR sequences. The development of suitable polymorphic markers based on cloned RGA sequences to be used in genetic mapping will facilitate the assessment of their potential linkage relationships with disease-resistance genes in faba bean and chickpea. This work is the first to report on faba bean RGAs.     

Resistance gene analogue markers are mapped to homeologous chromosomes in cultivated tetraploid cotton

Degenerate primers designed from conserved motifs of known plant resistance gene products were used to amplify genomic DNA sequences from the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) resistance genetic source, Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) cultivar Auburn 634 RNR. A total of 165 clones were isolated, and sequence analysis revealed 57 of the clones to be novel nucleotide sequences, many containing the resistance (R)-protein nucleotide-binding site motif. A cluster analysis was performed with resistance gene analogue (RGA) nucleotide sequences isolated in this study, in addition to 99 cotton RGA nucleotide sequences already deposited in GenBank, to generate a phylogenetic tree of cotton R genes. The cotton RGA nucleotide sequences were arranged into 11 groups and 56 sub-groups, based on genetic distances. Multiple sequence alignments were performed on the RGA sequences of each sub-group, and either the consensus sequences or individual RGA sequences were used to design 61 RGA-sequence-tagged site primers. A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of cultivated tetraploid cotton was genotyped using RGA-specific primers that amplified polymorphic fragments between the two RIL parents. Nine RGA markers were mapped to homeologous chromosomes 12 and 26, based on linkage to existing markers that are located on these chromosomes.     

Isolation,Cloning and Characterization of Resistance Gene Analogues in Pearl Millet Based on Conserved Nucleotide‐binding Sites

Sequence analysis of plant disease resistance genes shows similarity among themselves, with the presence of conserved motifs common to the nucleotide‐binding site (NBS). Oligonucleotide degenerate primers designed from the conserved NBS motifs encoded by several plant disease resistance genes were used to amplify resistance gene analogues (RGAs) corresponding to the NBS sequences from the genomic DNA of various plant species. Using specific primers designed from the conserved NBS regions, 22 RGAs were cloned and sequenced from pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L. Br.). Phylogenetic analysis of the predicted amino acid sequences grouped the RGAs into nine distinct classes. GenBank database searches with the consensus protein sequences of each of the nine classes revealed their conserved NBS domains and similarity to other known R genes of various crop species. One RGA 213 was mapped onto LG1 and LG7 in the pearl millet linkage map. This is the first report of the isolation and characterization of RGAs from pearl millet, which will facilitate the improvement of marker‐assisted breeding strategies.     

香蕉抗病种质NBS类RGAs的克隆及相关序列差异分析

根据植物NBS类抗病基因保守氨基酸序列P-loop和疏水氨基酸GLPL保守序列设计简并引物,从香蕉抗镰刀菌枯萎病(4号小种)材料GCTCV-119的基因组DNA及cDNA中扩增获得9个DNA片段和10条cDNA片段,均编码为通读的氨基酸序列,命名为"BR-1"-"BR-19",GenBank登录号依次为EF515833-EF515836, EU123871-EU123885。同源性分析表明,均与已报道的植物抗病基因有不同程度的同源性,具有P-loop(Kinase-1a)、Kinase-2、RNBS-B(Kinase-3a)以及GLPL等保守氨基酸序列,属于non-TIR-NBS类候选抗病基因。其中,BR-5和BR-6与番茄抗镰刀菌枯萎病番茄专化型I2、I2-1和I2-2基因聚为一类,可能与香蕉镰刀菌枯萎病的抗性相关。     

Molecular characterization of NBS-LRR-RGAs in the rose genome

To isolate resistance gene analogues (RGAs) from roses we used various degenerate oligonucleotide primers targeting conserved motifs within the NBS region of nucleotide binding site (NBS)-leucine-rich repeat (LRR) resistance genes. A large RGA sublibrary consisting of 7000 clones was constructed. This sublibrary contains at least 40 unique RGA families of the TIR (toll-/interleukin-1 receptor) and the LZ (leucine zipper) type, which were further analysed. Phylogenetic studies revealed close relationships of some rose RGAs to R genes and RGAs from other plants and gave rise to the assumption that rose R genes evolved from different starting points, prior to and subsequent to speciation. Southern blot analyses showed that the RGAs were organized as single, low and multicopy loci in the rose genome. None of the analysed sequences detected any hybridization signal in Prunus cérasus indicating that the analysed RGAs are not conserved across genera. The efficiency and selectivity of the different degenerate primers used for the RGA isolation is discussed in detail.     

Organization and evolution of resistance gene analogs in peanut

The scarcity of genetic polymorphism in Arachis hypogaea (peanut), as in other monophyletic polyploid species, makes it especially vulnerable to nematode, bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens. Although no disease resistance genes have been cloned from peanut itself, the conserved motifs in cloned resistance genes from other plant species provide a means to isolate and analyze similar genes from peanut. To survey the number, diversity, evolutionary history, and genomic organization of resistance gene-like sequences in peanut, we isolated 234 resistance gene analogs (RGAs) by using primers designed from conserved regions of different classes of resistance genes including NBS-LRR, and LRR-TM classes. Phylogenetic and sequence analyses were performed to explore evolutionary relationships both among peanut RGAs and with orthologous genes from other plant taxa. Fifty-six overgos designed from the RGA sequences on the basis of their phyletic association were applied to a peanut BAC library; 736 hybridizing BAC clones were fingerprinted and contigs were formed in order to gain insights into the genomic organization of these genes. All the fingerprinting gels were blotted and screened with the respective overgos in order to verify the authenticity of the hits from initial screens, and to explore the physical organization of these genes in terms of both copy number and distribution in the genome. As a result, we identified 250 putative resistance gene loci. A correlation was found between the phyletic positions of the sequences and their physical locations. The BACs isolated here will serve as a valuable resource for future applications, such as map-based cloning, and will help improve our understanding of the evolution and organization of these genes in the peanut genome. Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available for this article at .     

Cloning and analysis of the resistance gene fragments from silverleaf sunflower Helianthus agrophyllus

Using a combination of degenerate primers designed from the NBS domains of the resistance genes, amplification and subsequent cloning of the resistance gene fragments from sunflower (Helianthus agrophyllus) was conducted. Sequences of cloned PCR products differed from one another and displayed homology to NBS domain fragments of the already known plant resistance genes, as well as to the analogous genes from different classes. The highest homology was shown to the NBS domain regions of cultivated sunflower and the other members of the family Compositae. Two cloned fragments had open reading frames, while the other sequences carried stop codons and seemed to belong to pseudogenes. Amino acid sequences of Helianthus agrophyllus analyzed contained conservative regions typical of NBS domains of the resistance gene products.