Genetic Transformation of Tobacco with the Trehalose Synthase Gene from Grifola frondosa Fr. Enhances the Resistance to Drought and Salt in Tobacco

Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide of glucose that functions as a protectant in the stabilization of biological structures and enhances the tolerance of organisms to abiotic stress. In the present study, we report on the expression of the Grifolafrondosa Fr. trehalose synthase (TSase) gene for manipulating abiotic stress tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabaccum L.). The expression of the transgene was under the control of two tandem copies of the CaMV35S promoter and was transferred into tobacco by Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA105. Compared with non-transgenic plants, transgenic plants were able to accumulate high levels of products of trehalose, which were increased up to 2.126-2.556 mg/g FW, although levels were undetectable in non-transgenic plants. This level of trehalose in transgenic plants was 400-fold higher than that of transgenic tobacco plants cotransformed with Escherichia coli TPS and TPP on independent expression cassettes, twofold higher than that of transgenic rice plants transformed with a bifunctional fusion gene (TPSP) of the trehalose-6-phosphate (T-6-P) synthase (TPS) and T-6-P phosphatase(TPP) of E. coil, and 12-fold higher than that of transgenic tobacco plants transformed the yeast TPS1 gene.It has been reported that transgenic plants with E. coil TPS and/or TPP were severely stunted and had morphological alterations of their roots. Interestingly, our transgenic plants have obvious morphological changes, including thick and deep-coloured leaves, but show no growth inhibition; moreover, these morphological changes can restore to normal type in T2 progenies. Trehalose accumulation in 35S-35S:TSase plants resulted in increased tolerance to drought and salt, as shown by the results of tests on drought, salt tolerance, and drought physiological indices, such as water content in excised leaves, malondialdehyde content, chlorophyll a and b contents, and the activity of superoxide dismutase and peroxidase in excised leaves. These results suggest that transgenic plants transformed with the TSase gene can accumulate high levels of trehalose and have enhanced tolerance to drought and salt.     

Promotive Effect of Low Concentrations of NaHSO3 on Photophosphorylation and Photosynthesis in Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Transgenic Rice Leaves

Spraying a 1-2 mmol/L solution of NaHSO3 on the leaves of wild-type rice (Oryza sativa L.)Kitaake (WT), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) transgenic (PC) rice and PEPC phosphate dikinase(PPDK) transgenic rice (PC PK), in which the germplasm was transformed with wild-type Kitaake as the gene receptor, resulted in an enhancement of the net photosynthetic rate by 23.0%, 28.8%, and 34.4%,respectively, for more than 3 d. It was also observed that NaHSO3 application caused an increase in the ATP content in leaves. Spraying PMS (a cofactor catalysing the photophosphorylation cycle) and NaHSO3 separately or together on leaves resulted in an increase in photosynthesis with all treatments. There was no additional effect on photosynthetic rate when the mixture was applied, suggesting that the mechanism by which NaHSO3 promotes photosynthesis is similar to the mechanism by which PMS acts and that both of compounds enhanced the supply of ATE After spraying a solution of NaHSO3 on leaves, compared with the WT Kitaake rice, a greater enhancement of net photosynthetic rate was observed in PEPC transgenic(PC) and PEPC PPDK transgenic (PC PK) rice, with the greatest increase being observed in the latter group. Therefore ATP supply may become the limiting factor that concentrates CO2 in rice leaves transformed with an exogenous PEPC gene and exogenous PEPC PPDK genes.     

大麦β-1,3-葡聚糖酶基因(GⅢ)启动子在转基因水稻中的诱导表达

将大麦β-1,3-葡聚糖酶同功酶基因(GⅢ)启动子(PGⅢ)与其报告基因gus(β-葡聚糖酸醛苷酶基因)耦联,构建植物表达载体,通过农杆菌介导法转化水稻.PCR、DNA印迹法结果显示,构建的pGⅢ-gus表达载体已整合到水稻基因组DNA中.GUS组织化学染色、RNA印迹法及荧光法结果显示,该启动子驱动的gus在水稻叶片中为低水平表达;而用水扬酸(SA)与稻瘟菌来源的激发子处理,可诱导gus的高水平表达.T1代种子的GUS组织化学染色结果也表明,SA与激发子可以诱导高水平的PGⅢ活性.这些结果表明PGⅢ是一种强诱导型启动子,并可能是一种病原菌诱导型的启动子.     

栽培稻与其野生近缘种的可交配性研究

通过人工授粉方法研究栽培稻与二倍体和四倍体野生稻之间的可交配性.以栽培稻为对照,用光学显微镜观察不同野生稻花粉在同一栽培种柱头上的萌发生长情况.结果表明,在栽培稻柱头上普通野生稻(AA)花粉萌发最好,与对照萌发情况相近.药用野生稻(CC)萌发差,表现为柱头上花粉附着量少,开始萌发时间迟,萌发量少,花粉管扭曲、缠绕、伸长慢等.四倍体野生稻未观察到有萌发现象.说明普通野生稻与栽培稻亲缘关系近,可交配性好;药用野生稻与栽培稻可交配性差;四倍体野生稻与栽培稻可交配性极差.由此推断,转基因水稻与普通野生稻通过花粉途径发生基因漂移的可能性很大,而与药用野生稻和其他基因组野生稻发生基因漂移的可能性很小.     

水稻品种茎集散度分析及评价记载标准探讨

对578份广东省育成品种(系)和470份台湾品种(系)的茎集散度进行了分析,广东育成品种的茎集散度分布为3°～23°,96.37%集中分布在5°～17°;台湾品种茎集散度分布为3°～17°,97.02%集中分布在4°～12°.广东育成的代表性品种茎集散度为7°～16°.提出水稻理想株型最适茎集散度的计算公式:α=arcsin D/2H.建议籼稻栽培稻茎集散度的评价记载标准分为集、中、散3个等级:茎集散度≤5°为集;茎集散度6°～15°为中;茎集散度＞15°为散.     

Antiporter Gene from Hordum brevisubulatum （Trin.） Link and Its Overexpression in Transgenic Tobaccos

A vacuolar Na^ /H^ antiporter cDNA gene was successfully isolated fromHordeum brevisubulatum (Trin.) Link using the rapid amplification ofcDNA ends (RACE) method. The gene was named HbNHXI and was found to consist of 1 916 bp encoding a predicted polypeptide of 540 amino acids with a conserved amiloride-binding domain. Phylogenetic tree analysis of the Na^ /H^ antiporters showed that the HbNHXI gene shares 55.3%-74.8% similarity with the vacuolar-type Na^ /H^ antiporters. Transgenic tobaccos that contain the HbNHXI gene, integrated by forward insertion into the tobacco genome, were obtained via Agrobacterium tumerfaciens and characterized for the determination of the concentration of Na^ and K^ ions, as well as proline, in the presence of 300 mmol/L NaCl. The T1 transgenic plants showed more tolerance to salt and drought than did wild-type plants. Our data suggest that overexpression of the HbNHXI gene could improve the tolerance of transgenic tobaccos to salt and drought through the function of the vacuolar Na^ /H^ antiporter.     

奶山羊转基因供核细胞的再饥饿对核移植胚胎发育的影响

为提高转基因奶山羊体细胞核移植胚胎早期发育率,将经转染外源基因的山羊胎儿成纤维细胞经饥饿培养(含0.5?S的DMEM)5天后分成两部分:第一部分细胞-80℃或液氮冻存,试验前复苏后直接用作供核细胞(试验组Ⅰ),或复苏后恢复培养(含10% FCS的DMEM)2-5天后再饥饿5天用作供核细胞(试验组Ⅱ);第二部分细胞作传代培养(含10% FCS的DMEM)2天后再饥饿5 天用作供核细胞(试验组Ⅲ)。将上述不同处理的供核细胞进行细胞周期与存活率的检测,并将该供核细胞移入去除遗传物质的山羊MⅡ期卵母细胞的卵周隙内,经电融合、化学激活后,将核移植(NT)胚胎经0.8%琼脂糖包理后移入临时寄母输卵管内,培养6天后回收并观察NT胚胎的早期发育。结果,试验组Ⅱ所用供核细胞中G_0/G_1期细胞所占比例及其存活率分别为95.68%、99.9%,均显著地高于试验组Ⅰ(88.66%、80%);试验组Ⅱ的桑椹及囊胚期NT胚胎的发育率(66.09%)显著地高于试验组Ⅰ(22.00%)与试验组Ⅲ(50.51%)。将以上发育的NT胚胎分别移入同步发情的受体后,35 天作B超妊娠诊断,试验组Ⅱ的受体妊娠率为45.83%,显著地高于试验组Ⅰ(20.00%)与试验组Ⅲ(9.58%)。流式细胞仪分析结果表明,饥饿后的供核细胞经冷冻,复苏后恢复培养2-5天,再经饥饿处理,能显著地提高G_0/G_1期细胞的比例及细胞存活率;应用该细胞所组建的NT胚不仅具有较高的桑椹与囊胚期发育率,而且具有较高的受体妊娠率。     

肝组织特异表达人核受体nr5a2转基因小鼠的构建

人乙肝病毒增强子ⅡB1结合因子（hB1F）系Ftz—F1（NR5A）亚家族的新成员。经基因重组法将人hb1 fcDNA置于小鼠白蛋白增慢子／启动子序列下游构建成肝特异重组载体,通过原核显微注射将该载体导入小鼠受精卵原核,经注射且状态良好的卯回输至假孕母鼠输卯管。产下仔鼠经PCR和Southern blotting鉴定,同时RT—PCR和Western blotting分析转基因的表达。阳性Founder鼠与正常C57鼠交配以建立转基因纯系小鼠,F1代以PCR法鉴定。结果共获得4只PCR鉴定转基因阳性Founder鼠,其中一只同时经Southern blotting鉴定为阳性。RT—PCR和Western blotting结果显示,外源基因在转基因小鼠的肝组织成功表达。遗传学分析表明,转基因已整合入小鼠基因组并可稳定溃传。