DREB1A类转录调控域中对转录激活功能起关键作用的氨基酸

从烟草品种k326中克隆到2个干旱应答元件结合蛋白类(DREB-Like)转录因子基因,命名为NtDREBI和NtDREB1A.序列分析发现，NtDREBI和NtDREB1A编码的蛋白质具有典型的AP2/EREBP转录因子家族EREBP亚族A类特征.酵母单杂交结果显示，NtDREBI具有激活功能, 而NtDREB1A不能激活下游基因，但可以与DRE元件结合.将NtDREBI、NtDREB1A与其它AP2/EREBP类转录因子序列比对，发现在C末端第148位氨基酸有显著差别.采用定点突变方法进一步研究表明，DREB1A类转录因子的第148位氨基酸残基与其邻近氨基酸残基的相互作用对调控转录激活功能起关键作用.     

Hox2 Genes Are Required for Tonotopic Map Precision and Sound Discrimination in the Mouse Auditory Brainstem

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铁皮石斛DoWRKY6转录因子基因的克隆与分析

目的:植物生长发育由多种转录因子调控,探索WRKY转录因子调控铁皮石斛组织生长发育机理。方法:根据铁皮石斛原球茎转录组数据中的WRKY6序列设计引物,并利用RACE技术克隆该基因;用生信分析软件预测其蛋白结构,并进行系统发育分析;利用实时荧光定量PCR(q RT-PCR)技术研究该基因在铁皮石斛幼苗根、茎、叶等组织中的表达。结果:通过RACE技术得到1个1,238bp的Ⅱ类WRKY转录因子基因,命名为DoWRKY6,其ORF长1,017 bp,编码339个氨基酸残基,与梅[PrmuWRKY27(XM_008236601.1)]及大豆[GlmaWRKY27(XM_003555347.3)]有较近的亲缘关系,且DoWRKY6在茎中的相对表达量最大。结论:我们预测在铁皮石斛的生长发育过程中DoWRKY6基因对根、叶、茎的调控作用依次增强,表明DoWRKY6与已发表的铁皮石斛WRKY基因在组织的差异性表达上有较大差别,这对丰富WRKY家族对铁皮石斛的生长发育调控机制提供更多依据。     

The control of flower initiation by gibberellin in Helianthus annuus L. (sunflower), a non-photoperiodic plant

The involvement of gibberellins in the control of flowering of sunflower was studied by direct application of GA₃ to the apex of the plants, analysis of the endogenous levels of gibberellin-like substances at different plant ages, and indirectly by the application of paclobutrazol, an inhibitor of gibberellin synthesis. GA₃ speeded-up flower initiation and floral apex development. The time of GA₃ application was more critical than the amount of GA₃ applied. The endogenous levels of gibberellin-like compounds increased significantly by day 15 after sowing. The application of paclobutrazol markedly delayed floral initiation and this effect was also depedent on plant age. Both GA₃ and paclobutrazol had their greatest effects between 10 and 20 days after sowing suggesting that an increase in gibberellins in that time period plays a role in floral initiation.