Development of Gateway Binary Vectors,R4L1pGWBs,for Promoter Analysis in Higher Plants

We developed a new series of Gateway binary vectors for plant transformation, R4L1pGWBs, which allow easy construction of promoter:reporter clones. R4L1pGWBs contain a recombination attR4-attL1-reporter cassette, and thus an attL4-promoter-attR1 entry clone was efficiently incorporated by the Gateway LR reaction, resulting in the generation of an attB4-promoter-attB1-reporter construct. The reporters employed in R4L1pGWBs were β-glucuronidase (GUS), luciferase (LUC), enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP), enhanced cyan fluorescent protein (ECFP), G3 green fluorescent protein (G3GFP), G3GFP-GUS, and tag red fluorescent protein (TagRFP).     

以木糖异构酶基因xylA为选择标记的Gateway系统植物表达载体的构建

目的:构建以木糖异构酶基因xylA为筛选标记的无抗生素标记Gateway系统植物表达载体。方法:克隆大肠杆菌木糖异构酶基因xylA并用其替换植物表达载体pCAMBIA1301中的hpt基因,利用载体中的多克隆位点将Gateway Binary Vector(pH7WG2D)中酶切位点XbaⅠ和HindⅢ之间包括P35S、T35S、attR1、attR2和CmR-ccdB的片段重组入表达载体pCAMBIA1301中,构建表达载体pCAMBIA1301-xylA-GW,利用含有津田芜菁HY5基因片段的BP反应产物与载体进行LR反应,获得含有目的基因的植物表达载体pCAMBIA1301-xylA-HY5,并导入根癌农杆菌LBA4404中。结果:抗生素筛选及酶切和PCR鉴定表明成功构建了以xylA为筛选标记的无抗生素标记植物表达载体pCAMBIA1301-xylA-HY5。结论:利用木糖异构酶基因xylA结合Gateway克隆技术构建无抗生素标记植物表达载体,可简化、方便植物转基因表达载体构建。     

Development of R4 Gateway Binary Vectors (R4pGWB) Enabling High-Throughput Promoter Swapping for Plant Research

We developed a new series of Gateway binary vectors, R4pGWBs, that are plant transformation vectors designed for one-step construction of chimeric genes between any promoter and any cDNA. The structure of R4pGWBs is almost the same as the promoterless type of improved pGWBs (ImpGWBs), except that the attR1 site is replaced with attR4, which enables tripartite recombination of these vectors with promoter- and cDNA-entry clones. While ImpGWBs are suitable for promoter analysis and constitutive expression of cDNAs in higher plants, R4pGWBs have a great advantage in expressing a cDNA under the regulation of desired promoters.     

Development of the Gateway Recycling Cloning System for Multiple Linking of Expression Cassettes in a Defined Order,and Direction on Gateway Compatible Binary Vectors

A new antimicrobial compound was isolated from Scorodocarpus borneensis Becc. The chemical structure was determined to be methylthiomethyl (methylsulfonyl)methyl disulfide on the basis of its spectroscopic data. This compound exhibited considerably strong antimicrobial activities against all bacteria and fungi tested, except for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with 12.5–25 μg/ml of MIC.     

用于通路(Gateway)克隆技术的植物表达载体研究进展

通路(Gateway)克隆技术是根据λ噬菌体基因组和大肠杆菌基因组之间的位点专一性重组分子机制开发的一套分子克隆新技术.利用该技术LR反应构建目的基因的表达载体时不需要经过酶切和连接等繁琐而又费时的过程,因此,可以节省很多时间.为了扩大Gateway技术在植物基因工程领域的应用,最近有很多研究机构和研究小组开发了能用于组成型或诱导型表达目的基因、基因沉默、启动子分析、蛋白质亚细胞定位、蛋白质/蛋白质相互作用、多个DNA片段的模块化组装和DNA组片段功能验证等研究用的植物表达载体.该文对这些技术的研究进展进行了综述.     

The Chelating Ability of Adenosine-5′-Triphosphate-3′-Diphosphate (pppApp)

We have developed a new series of R4L1 Gateway binary vectors (R4L1pGWB), which carry the bialaphos resistance gene (bar) or the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:dolichol phosphate N-acetylglucosamine-1-P transferase (GPT) gene as selection markers that confer BASTA^® and tunicamycin resistance on plants respectively. R4L1pGWBs have an attR4-attL1-reporter and can accept an attL4-promoter-attR1 entry clone for easy construction of an attB4-promoter-attB1-reporter clone. The new R4L1pGWBs facilitate promoter:reporter analysis in pre-existing transgenic plants that are resistant to kanamycin or hygromycin.     

转录因子DREB1A基因的克隆与Gateway克隆技术构建植物表达载体

目的:研究转录因子DREB1A在植物抗渗透胁迫反应中的作用,并探讨利用Gateway克隆技术构建植物表达载体的方法。方法:根据GenBank中登录的DREB1A基因的全长mRNA序列设计引物,克隆了拟南芥的转录因子DREBIA基因。根据Gateway克隆技术的要求,设计含有attB接头的引物,利用高保真的PlatinumpfxDNA聚合酶,通过PCR方法在克隆基因的两端加上B序列。通过BP反应将包含有attB接头的PCR产物克隆到含有attP的donor载体上以产生Entry克隆,通过LR反应将已经重组入Entry载体的DREB1A基因再克隆到pH2GW7双元载体。结果:对重组载体pH2GW7-DREB1A的鉴定结果表明成功构建了DREB1A基因的植物表达载体。结论:利用Gateway克隆技术构建植物表达载体简便易行,该结果为遗传转化研究奠定了基础。     

pBIN20: An Improved Binary Vector for shape Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation

We report the construction of a binary vector for Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation, pBIN20, which contains a superlinker region located between the left and right Ti border sequences. This vector, derived from pBI121, simplifies the cloning of plant expression cassettes and has been used in our laboratory to create lines of transgenic BY-2 tobacco cells. This new vector contains more than 20 unique restriction sites as well as the nptII selectable marker gene within the Ti-DNA borders.     

M yb28基因表达载体的构建及拟南芥转化

利用通过RT-PCR扩增到的M yb28(GenBank注册号:HQ270468)基因分别构建正义和反义植物表达载体,采用冻融法转入农杆菌LBA4404菌株,通过花序浸泡法对Myb28基因缺失的拟南芥进行了遗传转化,经RT-PCR和酶切鉴定,结果表明Myb28正义和反义真核表达载体构建成功,经基因组PCR鉴定表明正义表达载体已成功整合到拟南芥基因组中。     

Construction of two Gateway vectors for gene expression in fungi

We report the construction of two Gateway fungal expression vectors pCBGW and pGWBF. The pCBGW was generated by introducing an expression cassette, which consists of a Gateway recombinant cassette (attR1-Cmr-ccdB-attR2) under the control of fungal promoter PgpdA and a terminator TtrpC, into the multiple cloning site of fungal vector pCB1004. The pGWBF is a binary vector, which was generated from the plant expression vector pGWB2 by replacing the CaMV35S promoter with PgpdA. The pGWBF can be transformed into fungi efficiently with Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The applicability of two newly constructed vectors was tested by generating the destination vectors pGWBF-GFP and pCBGW-GFP and examining the expression of GFP gene in Trichoderma viride and Gibberella fujikuroi, respectively. Combining with the advantage of Gateway cloning technology, pCBGW and pGWBF will be useful in fungi for large-scale investigation of gene functions by constructing the interested gene destination/expression vectors in a high-throughput way.     

A Sulfonylurea Herbicide Resistance Gene from Arabidopsis thaliana as a New Selectable Marker for Production of Fertile Transgenic Rice Plants

A mutant acetolactate synthase (ALS) gene, csr1-1, isolated from sulfonylurea herbicide-resistant Arabidopsis thaliana, was placed under control of a cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter (35S). Rice protoplasts were transformed with the 35S/ALS chimeric gene and regenerated into fertile transgenic rice (Oryza sativa) plants. The 35S/ALS gene was expressed effectively as demonstrated by northern blot hybridization analysis, and conferred to transformed calli at least 200-fold greater chlorsulfuron resistance than nontransformed control calli. Effective selection of 35S/ALS-transformed protoplasts was achieved at extremely low chlorsulfuron concentrations of 10 nm. The results demonstrated that the 35S/ALS gene is an alternative selectable marker for rice protoplast transformation and fertile transgenic rice production. The results also suggest that the mutant form of Arabidopsis ALS enzyme operates normally in rice cells. Thus, the mechanism of protein transport to chloroplast and ALS inhibition by chlorsulfuron is apparently conserved among plant species as diverse as Arabidopsis (dicotyledon) and rice (monocotyledon).     

MS1521是拟南芥花药发育的必需基因

通过对3个拟南芥（Arabidopsis thaliana）雄性不育突变体（ms1521,st350,st454）的分析,研究了MS1521基因在花药发育过程中的功能。ms1521是通过EMS诱变野生型拟南芥得到的一株突变体,遗传分析表明ms1521是隐性单核基因控制的。利用图位克隆的方法对不育基因MS1521进行了定位,结果将MS1521定位于拟南芥第一条染色体上26kb的区间内,该定位区间内有一个影响花器官形态建成的基因UFO。测序结果表明在ms1521突变体中UFO基因编码区的958bp处发生了单碱基突变,导致MS1521该位点的氨基酸由天冬酰胺变成了天冬氨酸。另外两个表型与ms1521相似的突变体st350和st454来自T-DNA插入突变体群体。测序结果表明突变体st350和st454分别在UFO基因编码区发生了提前终止突变。等位分析表明它们与MS1521基因是等位的。3个突变体营养生长期发育正常,但生殖生长发育出现异常：有的雄蕊只有花丝没有花药;或者有花药但花丝变短;或者雄蕊有正常的花丝和花药,花药中有可育的花粉,但药室不能开裂;最终导致突变体不育的表型。进一步细胞学观察发现药室不能开裂是由于药室内壁细胞纤维化和木质化增厚不明显造成的。以上这些结果表明MS1521基因在花药发育过程中起重要作用。     

Expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana Histone Gene AtHTA1 Enhances Rice Transformation Efficiency

We expressed the Arabidopsis thaliana histone AtHTA1 in rice under the control of the maize ubiquitin promoter. Transformation efficiencies of rice plants that constitutively expressed AtHTA 1 were 28-44% higher than calli containing an empty vector control. Furthermore, co-infection of rice calli with a vector containing AtHTA 1 and another vector with the target gene increased transformation by 27-50%. Thus, expression of AtHTA 1 either transiently or in stably transformed cells improved rice transformation efficiency.     

Blasticidin S Deaminase Gene (BSD): a New Selection Marker Gene for Transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tabacum

Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tahacum were transformed to blasticidin S (BS) resistance with BSD (the BS deaminase gene from Aspergillus terreus) using the Agrohacterium-mediated transformation method. Expression of BSD allowed direct selection of transformants by the fungicide, and both kinds of transgenic plants showed high level of resistance phenotype at 100 ppm of BS sprayed on the leaves. Using Botrytis cinerea, the causal fungus of gray mold disease, it was exemplified that application of BS could control the disease in transgenic tobacco with negligible phytotoxicity.     

AtAAPT1基因RNAi的植物表达载体的构建

以拟南芥中氨基乙醇磷酸转移酶基因AAPT1作为RNA i的靶向序列,采用RT-PCR的方法获得目的DNA片段。然后以pBS-T-AAPT1载体为基础,构建了由35 s启动子调控的AAPT1基因RNA i的植物表达载体pART27-AAPT1(1,2),并通过电击法将重组质粒导入根癌农杆菌C58中。AtAAPT1基因RNA i的植物表达载体的构建对于研究AAPT1基因的功能和应用具有重要的理论价值。     

拟南芥AtTERT对大肠杆菌非生物胁迫抗性的影响

端粒酶是真核生物中维持染色体末端DNA完整性的一类特殊逆转录酶,研究拟南芥AtTERT对大肠杆菌生长及非生物胁迫的影响,为深入研究TERT蛋白非端粒功能奠定基础.将拟南芥AtTERT转入大肠杆菌,成功构建pET32a-AtTERT原核表达载体,优化诱导条件,纯化并鉴定GST-AtTERT融合蛋白,运用Western b...     

Development of Novel Types of Plastid Transformation Vectors and Evaluation of Factors Controlling Expression

Two new vector types for plastid transformation were developed and uidA reporter gene expression was compared to standard transformation vectors. The first vector type does not contain any plastid promoter, instead it relies on extension of existing plastid operons and was therefore named “operon-extension” vector. When a strongly expressed plastid operon like psbA was extended by the reporter gene with this vector type, the expression level was superior to that of a standard vector under control of the 16S rRNA promoter. Different insertion sites, promoters and 5′-UTRs were analysed for their effect on reporter gene expression with standard and operon-extension vectors. The 5′-UTR of phage 7 gene 10 in combination with a modified N-terminus was found to yield the highest expression levels. Expression levels were also strongly dependent on external factors like plant or leaf age or light intensity. In the second vector type, named “split” plastid transformation vector, modules of the expression cassette were distributed on two separate vectors. Upon co-transformation of plastids with these vectors, the complete expression cassette became inserted into the plastome. This result can be explained by successive co-integration of the split vectors and final loop-out recombination of the duplicated sequences. The split vector concept was validated with different vector pairs.     

Binary vectors for efficient transformation of rice

We constructed binary vectors that were designed for transfer and expression of a gene into rice chromosomes. The binary vectors contained the hygromycin-resistance gene for selection of transformants and multiple-cloning sites within the transfer DNA. In addition, vectors were designed to express foreign genes using four kinds of promoters. We also report a procedure for efficient transformation of rice plants using scutellum-derived calli and theAgrobacterium strain LBA4404.     

拟南芥干旱诱导型启动子RD29A驱动花生AhNCED1基因双元表达载体的构建

从拟南芥基因组中克隆RD29A基因5'-侧翼520bp启动子区域序列,生物信息学分析表明,该启动子片段中存在脱水胁迫响应元件(DRE)、ABA响应元件(ABRE)、TATA-box、CAAT-box等顺式作用元件。构建了干旱诱导型启动子AtRD29Ap驱动花生AhNCED1基因的植物双元表达载体pAtRD29Ap::AhNCED1。