不同结构的外源ACO基因导入香石竹对瓶插寿命的影响

以香石竹叶片为外植体 ,利用根癌农杆菌 (Agrobacteriumtumefaciens)介导法 ,将香石竹ACC氧化酶 (ACO)基因核DNA的正义 (sense)、反义 (antisense)、正义重复 (sensedirectrepeat)和反义重复 (antisensedirectrepeat)等 4种T DNA结构导入香石竹‘Master’品种。经Southern杂交检测证明目的基因已整合到香石竹基因组 ,共获得 14个转化株系。在 25℃条件下比较瓶插寿命 ,对照植株花朵瓶插寿命为 5.8d ,多数转化株系花朵瓶插寿命达 11d ,最长者可达 12.8d。大多数转基因株系切花衰老过程中乙烯释放量显著减少 ,部分转基因株系切花衰老过程中几乎检测不到乙烯 ,而对照有明显的峰值。通过对本研究转化ACO基因核DNA与前人转化ACO基因cDNA延长瓶插寿命比较以及对不同T DNA结构的转化抑制内源基因表达的程度进行比较后 ,初步判断用核DNA转化后对内源基因的抑制效果与cDNA相当甚至更明显 ,反义基因可以比正义基因更有效地抑制内源的同源基因的表达 ,转重复基因比转单个基因能更有效地抑制内源的同源基因的表达。

Integration of Different T-DNA Structures of ACC Oxidase Gene into Carnation Genome Extended Cut Flower Vase-Life Differently

The cultivar 'Master' of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) was transformed with four T-DNA structures containing sense, antisense, sense direct repeat and antisense direct repeat gene of ACC oxidase mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Southern blotting detection showed that foreign gene was integrated into the carnation genome and 14 transgenic lines were obtained. The transgenic plants were transplanted to soil and grew normally in greenhouse. Of the 12 transgenic lines screened, the cut flower vase life of 8 transgenic lines is up to 11 days and the longest one is 12.8 days while the vase life of the control is 5.8 days under 25 degrees C. The vase life of 2 lines out of 3 with single sense ACO gene is same as that of the control, while the vase life of 3 lines out of 4 with single antisense ACO gene is prolonged. The vase life of cut flowers of 5 lines with direct repeat ACO genes is all prolonged by about 6 days, while the vase life of 3 out of 7 lines with single ACO gene is same as that of the control. During the senescence of cut flowers, the ethylene production of the most of the transgenic lines decreased significantly, and the production of ethylene is not detectable in lines T456, T556 and T575. The results of the research demonstrate that antisense foreign gene inhibits expression of endogenesis gene more significantly than sense one. Both sense direct repeat and antisense direct repeat foreign genes can suppress endogenous gene expression more significantly comparing to single foreign genes. The transgenic lines obtained from this research are useful to minimize carnation cut flower transportation and storage expenses.