An improved clearing method for GUS assay inArabidopsis endosperm and seeds

Precise cellular localization of the GUS stain is notoriously difficult inArabidopsis seeds. Here we report an improved protocol for the clearing of seeds after GUS staining. Incubation in ethanol-acetic acid (EtAc) and Hoyer’s medium allows reliable cellular localization of the GUS, even in seeds from late developmental stages. This method also leads to the staining of nucleoli in the endosperm and embryo, facilitating nuclear counts in endosperm development. An erratum to this article is available at .     

利用GUS基因瞬时表达探索佛手叶盘基因枪转化参数

佛手是芳香科枸橼类植物,有很好的药用和观赏价值,但其品种较为单一,对其进行遗传改良和品种选育显得十分必要.为了将基因枪转化方法应用于佛手的遗传改良和品种选育,本实验以GUS基因为报告基因,利用基因枪方法将其转入金华佛手外植体内,通过检测GUS基因在佛手叶盘中的瞬时表达情况,分析了外植体的幼嫩程度、射程、氦气压力、真空度、轰击次数等参数对GUS瞬时表达的影响,并研究了最佳检测时间.结果表明,以幼叶为受体,在射程为6 cm、氦气压力为7.584×106Pa,真空度为88.046 kPa条件下,2 d后可检测出GUS基因的最佳表达活性.轰击次数多少对GUS基因瞬时表达影响不明显.     

农杆菌介导的水稻双载体共转化法中部分影响因素的研究

以T-DNA区分别只含有潮霉素选择标记基因(HPT)和GUS报告基因的双元载体pCAMBIA1300和pCAMBIA0301用于农杆菌介导的水稻共转化试验。根据经农杆菌浸染并共培养3d后水稻愈伤组织中的GUS瞬间表达情况及其稳定共转化率,测定了不同农杆菌菌株搭配及其不同浓度配比对共转化效率的影响。结果表明,在两种农杆菌菌液浓度比为1:1的情况下,农杆菌EHA105/pCAMBIA1300与EHA105/pCAMBIA0301组合共转化水稻的效率要高于其他菌株的组合;在以农杆菌EHA105/pCAMBIA1300与EHA105/pCAMBIA0301进行共转化时,两种菌液浓度比为1:2时共转化效率最高。     

胡萝卜组织培养和高效遗传转化体系的建立

为了建立高效的胡萝卜遗传转化体系,本实验选用3个胡萝卜(Daucuscarotavar.sativa)栽培品种:‘金笋五寸’、‘Carol’和‘改良黑田七寸’,以它们的下胚轴和子叶为外植体,首先建立了高频愈伤诱导体系。在此基础上,以Carol的下胚轴和愈伤组织为受体材料,利用根癌农杆菌LBA4404介导转化质粒pBI121。经X-Gluc染色,证明GUS基因瞬间表达成功,经PCR方法鉴定,证明GUS基因已整合到胡萝卜的染色体中,从而建立了高效的胡萝卜遗传转化体系。     

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,通过衣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。     

Ac/Ds(GUS)结构介导的水稻启动子捕获系统的建立

构建了基于Activator/Dissociation(β-glucuronidase)[简称Ac/Ds(GUS)]结构的捕获质粒p13B,用于分离水稻基因启动子.以此质粒用衣杆菌介导的方法转化粳稻品种中花11的胚性愈伤组织,对获得的18个独立转化株的T2代植株进行了抗除草剂筛选,从141个抗除草剂转基因植株中用PCR方法检测到其中37株是Ds因子发生了转座的植株,而且这种转座到新位置上的Ds因子是遗传的.初步观察到其中5株的GUS染色呈阳性.     

NAC1上游调控区表达特征及其与侧根激素诱导的关系

从拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana）中克隆到与侧根原基发生相关的转录因子基因NAC1上游调控区序列,构建由该序列驱动β-葡聚糖苷酶基因(GUS)的植物表达载体并转化烟草(Nicotiana Tabaccum),经筛选获得了在根组织高GUS活性而地上部痕量表达的转基因烟草植株。对转基因植株进行GUS活性和染色分析,结果表明NAC1上游调控区驱动的GUS基因表达具有根部组织特异性,在侧根顶端分生组织区、侧根原基基部和幼嫩侧根基部表达。用IBA,GA₃,GA₄₊₇处理转基因植株根部,NAC1上游调控区驱动的GUS表达均增强,表明生长素、赤霉素可显著诱导NAC1上游调控区的表达,并参与侧根发生的调控。     

Effect of Feeding Millet (Sorghum vulgarie) Protein at Various Protein Levels on Adrenal Lipids of Rats

A significant increase in adrenal weight, total lipids, cholesterol phospholipids and glycerides (mono-and triglycerides) was observed in rats fed millet at 5, 10 and 15 % protein levels respectively for a period of six weeks as compared to rats fed casein at 10 per cent level. Increases in cholesterol were in both its free and esterified fraction. Adrenal phosphatidyl etha-nolamine was increased in all millet fed rats whereas phosphatidyl choline increased in M–15 % and decreased in M–5 % groups. Other phospholipid fractions viz. monophosphatidyl inositol, lysophosphatidyl ethanolamine, sphingomyeline, phosphatidic acid and polyglycerophosphatide also showed significant alterations in rats fed millet protein as compared to control. Incorporation of acetate–l–¹⁴C into adrenal lipids was lower and that of glucose–U–¹⁴C, palmitate–l–¹⁴C and NaH₂³²PO₄ was higher than the control.     

Primary Structure of a Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitor from the Fruit of Avocado (Persea americana Mill)

The complete amino acid sequence of a proteinaceous cysteine proteinase inhibitor from the fruit of avocado (avocado cystatin) is presented. The protein consists of 100 amino acid residues and has a molecular mass of 11,300 Da. Comparison of this sequence with sequences of plant cysteine proteinase inhibitors (phytocystatins), including oryzacystatins I and II from rice seeds, cowpea cystatin, and corn cystatin, showed that the avocado cystatin molecule has 60% and 54% residues identical with the two forms of the rice seed proteins, oryzacystatins I and II, respectively, and 64% and 63% with the cowpea and corn proteins, respectively. The totally conserved sequence, Gln-Val-Val-Ala-Gly, among several of the animal cystatins as well as phytocystatins, is at positions 47-51 in the avocado cystatin molecule.