一氧化氮处理对香蕉多聚半乳糖醛酸酶及MaPGs基因表达的影响

为了解多聚半乳糖醛酸酶（PG）在香蕉采后软化中的分子调控机制,采用40 μL/L NO熏蒸处理绿熟期的‘巴西’香蕉果实3 h后,在20℃和相对湿度为85%的条件下贮藏,研究NO对香蕉果实乙烯释放量、硬度、PG活性及MaPGs基因表达的影响。结果表明：NO处理降低了果实乙烯释放量,延缓了果实硬度的下降,抑制了PG的活性;降低了MaPG2、MaPG3和MaPG4基因的表达,延缓了香蕉果实的软化。     

Effect of Abscisic Acid on Banana Fruit Ripening in Relation to the Role of Ethylene

Abstract The role of abscisic acid (ABA) in banana fruit ripening was examined with the ethylene binding inhibitor, 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). ABA (0, 10⁻⁵, 10⁻⁴, or 10⁻³ mol/L) was applied by vacuum infiltration into fruit. 1-MCP (1 μL/L) was applied by injecting a measured volume of stock gas into sealed glass jars containing fruit. Fruit ripening, as judged by ethylene evolution and respiration associated with color change and softening, was accelerated by 10⁻⁴ or 10⁻³ mol/L ABA. ABA at 10⁻⁵ mol/L had no effect. The acceleration of ripening by ABA was greater at 10⁻³ mol/L than at 10⁻⁴ mol/L. ABA-induced acceleration of banana fruit ripening was not observed in 1-MCP treated fruit, especially when ABA was applied after exposure to 1-MCP. Thus, ABA's promotion of ripening in intact banana fruit is at least partially mediated by ethylene. Exposure of ABA-treated fruit to 0.1 μL/L ethylene for 24 h resulted in increased ethylene production and respiration, and associated skin color change and fruit softening. Control fruit (no ABA) was unresponsive to similar ethylene treatments. The data suggest that ABA facilitates initiation and progress in the sequence of ethylene-mediated ripening events, possibly by enhancing the sensitivity to ethylene. Received 29 January 1999; accepted 16 January 2000     

Interaction of abscisic acid and auxin on gene expression involved in banana ripening

Phytohormones regulate numerous aspects of plant growth and development. Green-mature banana fruit were treated with deionized water (control), abscisic acid (ABA), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and ABA + IAA, respectively, to investigate the role of ABA and IAA in fruit ripening. Results showed that ABA accelerated fruit ripening, but IAA delayed the process. However, treatment of ABA + IAA showed little difference in fruit color and firmness. The acceleration of ABA and delay of IAA on banana ripening process seems to be neutralized by ABA + IAA. Digital gene expression revealed that ABA + IAA treated fruit maintained the similar color phenotype with the control by regulating the expression of chlorophyll degradation-related gene PaO (GSMUA_Achr6G25590_001), and carotenoid biosynthesis-related genes DXR (GSMUA_Achr3G20790_001) and PSY (GSMUA_Achr2G12480_001, GSMUA_Achr4G17270_001, GSMUA_Achr4G17290_001). Moreover, ABA + IAA treated fruit maintained the similar softening phenotype with the control by adjusting the expression of pectin degradation-related genes PME (GSMUA_Achr3G05740_001) and PL (GSMUA_Achr6G28160_001, GSMUA_Achr7G04580_001). ABA + IAA treatment nearly abolished the action of individual ABA or IAA through equilibrating the expression of specific genes involved in chlorophyll degradation, carotenoid biosynthesis and pectin degradation pathways in the postharvest ripening of banana. The interaction between ABA and IAA might exercise as an antagonistic mechanism of neutralizing the specific gene expression either induced by ABA or reduced by IAA in the postharvest ripening of banana.     

香蕉MuMADS1基因表达产物的亚细胞定位

MuMADS1是从香蕉果实cDNA文库中筛选分离到的一个MADS—box基因．通过生物信息学分析表明,该基因编码的蛋白可能作为转录因子定位于细胞核中,而且芯片分析表明：该基因在果实成熟早期表达上调．是乙烯的上游调控因子,可能与花的发育、果实发育及成熟相关．为进一步深入研究该基因功能。构建了以绿色荧光蛋白（Green fluorescent protein．GFP）为报告基因的融合植物表达载体pCAMBIA1304 MuMADS1．利用基因枪转化法将重组载体转入洋葱表皮细胞瞬时表达．荧光显微镜检测结果表明。该基因表达产物定位于细胞核中．符合转录因子特性．     

不同启动子调控外源基因在斑玉蕈中的表达分析

启动子是控制基因转录的重要顺式元件,也是遗传转化实验中驱动外源基因表达的重要工具。在同一真菌中,不同启动子驱动外源基因表达水平可能存在明显差异。因此,选择合适的启动子是提高外源基因表达水平的关键。本研究分别应用花椰菜病毒35S RNA（cauliflower mosaic virus 35S RNA,CaMV35S）和斑玉蕈甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶（Hypsizygus marmoreus glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase,HmGPD）基因的启动子构建了两个遗传转化质粒,在斑玉蕈中分别驱动外源的植物花青素合成基因表达,并利用来自刺芹侧耳的萎锈灵抗性基因进行转基因筛选。两个质粒通过农杆菌介导转化斑玉蕈单核菌株后,对具有萎锈灵抗性的转化子经PCR方法进行转基因验证,并运用实时荧光定量PCR对阳性转化子中外源基因的表达水平进行比较分析。结果表明,CaMV35S和HmGPD基因的启动子均成功驱动了植物花青素合成基因在斑玉蕈中转录,为增强基因表达而引入的内含子在转录过程中均被正确切割。其中,HmGPD启动子驱动外源基因表达水平比CaMV35S启动子驱动外源基因表达水平强22-36倍。     

黑曲霉木质纤维素降解酶基因的可变剪接分析及验证

黑曲霉Aspergillus niger因能够产生大量的木质纤维素降解酶而在木质纤维素资源利用中发挥重要作用。目前,有关黑曲霉基因组中与木质纤维素降解相关的基因是否存在可变剪接的情况尚不清楚。本研究以黑曲霉CBS513.88菌株为研究对象,采用rMATS和ABLas两种方法对黑曲霉在葡萄糖为唯一碳源(G组)和小麦秸秆为唯一碳源(WS组)下的56个木质纤维素降解酶基因的可变剪接事件进行分析,并通过RT-PCR扩增和内含子特异性扩增对3个典型基因的可变剪接体进行了验证。结果表明,ABLas可变剪接分析算法相较于rMATS分析算法更为准确,ABLas分析算法显示G组和WS组共有21个木质纤维素降解酶基因出现了可变剪接,可变剪接类型以内含子保留(IR)为主,占所有可变剪接事件的82.85%。另外,G组和WS组发生可变剪接的木质纤维素降解酶基因也有所不同：G组发生可变剪接的基因为13个,WS组发生可变剪接的基因为14个,两组都发生可变剪接的基因为6个,这表明黑曲霉木质纤维素降解酶基因的可变剪接在不同生长条件下存在差异,另一方面,黑曲霉中众多可变剪接体的存在也为开发新型的木质纤维素降解酶资源提供基础。