植物抗病基因同源序列及其研究进展

抗病基因同源序列(RGA)标记是一种新兴的分子标记方法,由于它可能与某些抗病基因有关,因此具有很大的发展前景。该文综述了抗病基因(R基因)的不同保守区以及抗病基因同源序列(RGA)在基因组中的分布、演化及应用,并对其应用前景进行了展望。     

陆地棉抗病基因同源序列的克隆与分析

根据已知抗病基因NBS保守区的P-loop和GLPL区设计一对简并引物F1/R1,以7个抗黄萎病陆地棉品种和2个感黄萎病品种的基因组DNA为模板进行PCR扩增.在9个品种中均扩增出500 bp左右的条带.对目的条带进行回收,连接、转化克隆得到350个阳性克隆,进行测序.在8个棉花品种中克隆到74条具有完整开放读码框的棉花RGAs序列.这74条序列共有64种不同的基因型,有10条与其他品种中的RGAs序列相同.用MEGA软件对8个棉花品种的74条RGA序列以及12个已知的抗病基因的NBS区域进行聚类分析,可分为4类;4类RGAs之间的相似性较低,各类之内的RGAs虽然来自不同品种,氨基酸序列的相似度却非常高.推测各大类中相似性较高的序列分别属于同一个基因家族,从位点上说可能处于同一个基因簇.     

植物抗病基因同源序列及其在抗病基因克隆与定位中的应用

近10年来已有20多个植物抗病基因被克隆,测序,这些抗病基因所编码的蛋白中大多含有核苷酸结合位点,富含亮氨酸重复序列,蛋白激酶,亮氨酸拉链结构,跨膜结构域,Toll白介素－1区域等保守结构域。利用这些保守结构域合成PCR引物,已扩增出大量的植物抗病基因同源序列（RGA）。对RGA与抗病基因的关系进行了分析,讨论了RGA在研究抗病基因进化中的作用,指出RGA在抗病基因定位和转基因中具有重要意义。     

黄鳝基因组中存在酪氨酸蛋白激酶受体基因同源序列

近年的研究表明,酪氨酸蛋白激酶受体通过其细胞膜外部的结构域与细胞外的信号分子配体结合后,激活本身位于细胞质内的激酶结构域,磷酸化的酪酸进而激活下游一系列信号分子。这些分子的激活引起细胞内基因表达的改变,最终导致细胞本身表型状态的变化。本文发现并研究了存在于鱼类中的酪氨酸蛋白激酶受体基因的同源序列matk。实验用黄鳝和胡子鲇为集市采购。PCR扩增采用人SRY基因编码区的一对引物,分别为：5′CCCGAATTCGACAATGCAATCATATGCTTCTGC3′和5′CTGTAGCGGTCCCGTTGCTGCGGTG3′。分别制备雌雄性黄鳝基因组DNA,进行PCR扩增。2％琼脂糖凝胶电泳分析表明,雌雄性样品中均可见到约250bp的扩增带。将雄性的扩增产物matk重组pUC13载体上。对其进行测序,结果表明：matk与人SRY和SRY盒基因序列无同源性,而与最近才报道的大鼠酪氨酸蛋白受体基因ptk3cDNA5′端序列具有56％的序列一致性（图1）。有报导,人与鼠的酪氨酸蛋白激酶受体基因DDR和ptk3存在96％的同源性。表明这种酪氨酸蛋白受体基因具有很强的保守性。以matk为探针,对经过EcoRI酶切过的雌雄黄鳝的胡子鲇（为对照）的基因组DNA进行Southern印迹分析。杂交结果（图2）显示：实验组的雌雄性黄鳝中,在3．3Kb和2．2Kb处均有两条一致的杂交带;而对照组中没有杂交带。说明黄鳝中存在酪氨酸蛋白激酶受体同源序列,有两个抟。类似地：果蝇和线虫的胰岛素受体基因scvenless和EGF／TGF－α等在哺乳动物中均有各自的同源基因－rasl和lin－3等。本研究结果有助于了解信号传导机制及其在水生动物到陆生动物中的进化模式。     

水稻中大麦Mlo和玉米Hm1抗病基因同源序列的分析和定位

大麦抗病基因Mlo和玉米抗病基因Hm1编码的产物不具有绝大多数植物抗病基因产物所含有的保守结构域。这两个抗病基因的作用机理也不符合基因对基因学说。从水稻中分离克隆了Mlo基因的同源序列OsMlo-1和玉米Hm1基因的同源序列DFR－1。利用水稻分子标记遗传连锁图,将OsMlo-1定位于水稻第六染色体的两俱RZ667和RG424之间;Osmlo-1距离这两个分子标记分别为20．6和6．0cM(centi-Morgan)。将DFR－1定位于水稻第一染色体两个分子标记R2635和RG462之间;DFR－1距离这两个分子标记分别为11．3和23．9cM。参照已发表的水稻分子标记连锁图,发现OsMlo-1和DFR－1的染色体位点分别与两个报道的水稻抗稻瘟病数量性状位点（QTL）有较好的对应关系。结果提示,水稻中与大麦Mlo 和玉米Hml同源的基因可能也参于抗病反应的调控。     

大豆抗病基因同源序列的克隆与分析

已克隆的植物抗病基因序列存在一些相对保守的结构区域。利用根据核苷酸结合位点(NBS)结构域扩增所获得的大豆抗病基因同源片段为混合探针,进行大豆cDNA文库筛选。通过筛库和5′RAcE-PcR扩增后,获得一全长基因KR3。KR3的长度为2353 bp,编码636个氨基酸。KR3蛋白在结构上与烟草抗花叶病毒N基因蛋白有较高的同源性,具有Toll／白细胞介素-1受体(TIR)、NBS等抗病基因的分了特征。Southern 杂交显KR3在基因组中为低拷贝：RT-PCR分析表明,该基因的表达受外源水杨酸的诱导。     

小麦NBS-LRR类抗病基因同源序列的分离与鉴定

根据已知植物抗病基因的保守区域设计引物,从抗锈病小麦品种西农88基因组DNA扩增出3条与植物抗病基因同源的序列,分别为WRGA1、WRGA2和WRGA14。这三条同源片段均含有典型的NBS-LRR类抗病基因所拥有的保守性结构域Kinase-2a、Kinase-3a和疏水结构域(HD)．它们与部分已知NBS-LRR类抗病基因的氨基酸序列同源性为46．0%-9．9%,三个片段间在氨基酸水平上的同源性为80．7%-56．8%。Northern杂交表明WRGA1在小麦中受水杨酸正调控,属诱导型表达。     

野生稻NBS类抗病基因同源序列的分离与序列分析

为了挖掘野生稻中的抗病资源,根据已克隆的植物抗病基因核苷酸结合位点序列中的保守结构域设计3对简并引物,从疣粒、药用、高秆、宽叶和斑点野生稻基因组DNA中分离出13条NBS类抗病基因类似物,其中11条具有连续的ORF,具有NBS类R基因的保守基元P-loop、kinas-2、kinas-3a和GLPL。在NCBI上进行同源性搜索发现,其中12条RGAs的核苷酸序列与水稻已知的NBS类R基因具有66%～94%的同源性,与其他植物已知R基因具有67%～84%的同源性;其对应的氨基酸序列与水稻已知的NBS类R基因具有43%～93%的同源性,与其他植物已知R基因具有37%～79%的同源性。另外1条的核苷酸序列与水稻假定的NBS类R基因具有76%的同源性,其氨基酸序列与水稻假定的NBS类R基因具有74%的同源性。根据序列分析结果设计6对不同基因特异性引物,并利用RT-PCR技术进行表达分析,结果表明,RN1BD5、RN1BD10、RN1GG2和RN1YY6均能表达,说明这些片段可能是功能性抗病基因的部分序列;而RN1KY9和RN1GG5没有表达,可能是假基因。     

基因组序列的大尺度同源分析

本文报道了一种大尺度基因组现源分析方法,利用散列检索技术和稀疏动态规划算法实现快速的序列比较。经植物叶绿体基因组,哺乳类Ｔ细胞受体基因哺乳类眼γ－晶状体基因簇等实例应用,证明了此方法可以十分快捷地提供足够精确的联配结果,可实际应用基因组序列分析。     

Physical mapping,expression analysis and polymorphism survey of resistance gene analogues on chromosome 11 of rice

Rice is the first cereal genome with a finished sequence and a model crop that has important syntenic relationships with other cereal species. The objectives of our study were to identify resistance gene analogue (RGA) sequences from chromosome 11 of rice, understand their expression in other cereals and dicots by in silico analysis, determine their presence on other rice chromosomes, and evaluate the extent of polymorphism and actual expression in a set of rice genotypes. A total of 195 RGAs were predicted and physically localised. Of these, 91.79% expressed in rice, and 51.28% expressed in wheat, which was the highest among other cereals. Among monocots, sugarcane showed the highest (78.92%) expression, while among dicots, RGAs were maximally expressed in Arabidopsis (11.79%). Interestingly, two of the chromosome 11-specific RGAs were found to be expressing in all the organisms studied. Eighty RGAs of chromosome 11 had significant homology with chromosome 12, which was the maximum among all the rice chromosomes. Thirty-one per cent of the RGAs used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification showed polymorphism in a set of rice genotypes. Actual gene expression analysis revealed post-inoculation induction of one RGA in the rice line IRBB-4 carrying the bacterial blight resistance gene Xa-4. Our results have implications for the development of sequence-based markers and functional validation of specific RGAs in rice. Electronic Supplementary Material  Supplementary material is available for this article at and is accessible for authorized users. Supplementary tables pertaining to this article are available on the Journal of Biosciences Website at     

Genome-wide comparative analysis of NBS-encoding genes between Brassica species and Arabidopsis thaliana

Background

Plant disease resistance (R) genes with the nucleotide binding site (NBS) play an important role in offering resistance to pathogens. The availability of complete genome sequences of Brassica oleracea and Brassica rapa provides an important opportunity for researchers to identify and characterize NBS-encoding R genes in Brassica species and to compare with analogues in Arabidopsis thaliana based on a comparative genomics approach. However, little is known about the evolutionary fate of NBS-encoding genes in the Brassica lineage after split from A. thaliana.

Results

Here we present genome-wide analysis of NBS-encoding genes in B. oleracea, B. rapa and A. thaliana. Through the employment of HMM search and manual curation, we identified 157, 206 and 167 NBS-encoding genes in B. oleracea, B. rapa and A. thaliana genomes, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis among 3 species classified NBS-encoding genes into 6 subgroups. Tandem duplication and whole genome triplication (WGT) analyses revealed that after WGT of the Brassica ancestor, NBS-encoding homologous gene pairs on triplicated regions in Brassica ancestor were deleted or lost quickly, but NBS-encoding genes in Brassica species experienced species-specific gene amplification by tandem duplication after divergence of B. rapa and B. oleracea. Expression profiling of NBS-encoding orthologous gene pairs indicated the differential expression pattern of retained orthologous gene copies in B. oleracea and B. rapa. Furthermore, evolutionary analysis of CNL type NBS-encoding orthologous gene pairs among 3 species suggested that orthologous genes in B. rapa species have undergone stronger negative selection than those in B .oleracea species. But for TNL type, there are no significant differences in the orthologous gene pairs between the two species.

Conclusion

This study is first identification and characterization of NBS-encoding genes in B. rapa and B. oleracea based on whole genome sequences. Through tandem duplication and whole genome triplication analysis in B. oleracea, B. rapa and A. thaliana genomes, our study provides insight into the evolutionary history of NBS-encoding genes after divergence of A. thaliana and the Brassica lineage. These results together with expression pattern analysis of NBS-encoding orthologous genes provide useful resource for functional characterization of these genes and genetic improvement of relevant crops.

Electronic supplementary material

The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

The rice R gene family: two distinct subfamilies containing several miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements

The R and B genes of maize regulate the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway and constitute a small gene family whose evolution has been shaped by polyploidization and transposable element activity. To compare the evolution of regulatory genes in the distinct but related genomes of rice and maize, we previously isolated two R homologues from rice (Oryza sativa). The Ra1 gene on chromosome 4 can activate the anthocyanin pathway, whereas the Rb gene, of undetermined function, maps to chromosome 1. In this study, rice R genes have been further characterized. First, we found that an Rb cDNA can induce pigmentation in maize suspension cells. Second, another rice R homologue (Ra2) was identified that is more closely related to Ra1 than to Rb. Domesticated rice and its wild relatives harbor multiple Ra-like and Rb-like genes despite the fact that rice is a true diploid with the smallest genome of all the grass species analyzed to date. Finally, several miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) were found in R family members. Their possible role in hastening the divergence of R genes is discussed.     

拟南芥和水稻金属蛋白酶ftsH基因家族的基因组比较分析

FtsH(Filamentation temperature-sensitive H)是一种广泛存在于原核生物和真核生物中的ATP依赖型金属蛋白酶。同源性分析表明,在拟南芥和水稻基因组中分别有12个和9个ftsH基因。ftsH基因在染色体上的分布有明显的偏爱性,如拟南芥的1、2、5号染色体和水稻的1、5号染色体。亚细胞定位分析表明,所有FtsH蛋白均定位于叶绿体或线粒体中。系统进化分析表明,21个FtsH蛋白成员可分为8个类群,其中AtFtsH12在水稻中没有发现种间同源物。每个类群成员的蛋白序列高度保守,种内同源物显示出大于80%的相似性,而种间同源物的相似性也大于70%。类群内的同源基因并非平行进化产生的,拟南芥基因组中进化出AtftsH1/5、AtftsH2/8、AtftsH3/10和AtftsH7/9共4个同源基因对,而水稻基因组中只有OsftsH3/8和OsftsH4/5两个同源基因对。每一类群中的成员在基因外显子-内含子边界分布上表现出高度保守性,在蛋白功能结构域的可变残基上具有偏爱性,而内含子在碱基组成和序列长度上表现出广泛的变异。拟南芥和水稻ftsH基因家族的比较分析为其他物种ftsH基因的特...     

The evolution of disease resistance genes

Several common themes have shaped the evolution of plant disease resistance genes. These include duplication events of progenitor resistance genes and further expansion to create clustered gene families. Variation can arise from both intragenic and intergenic recombination and gene conversion. Recombination has also been implicated in the generation of novel resistance specificities. Resistance gene clusters appear to evolve more rapidly than other regions of the genome. In addition, domains believed to be involved in recognitional specificity, such as the leucine-rich repeat (LRR), are subject to adaptive selection. Transposable elements have been associated with some resistance gene clusters, and may generate further variation at these complexes.     

Transposon-mediated expansion and diversification of a family of ULP-like genes

Transposons comprise a major component of eukaryotic genomes, yet it remains controversial whether they are merely genetic parasites or instead significant contributors to organismal function and evolution. In plants, thousands of DNA transposons were recently shown to contain duplicated cellular gene fragments, a process termed transduplication. Although transduplication is a potentially rich source of novel coding sequences, virtually all appear to be pseudogenes in rice. Here we report the results of a genome-wide survey of transduplication in Mutator-like elements (MULEs) in Arabidopsis thaliana, which shows that the phenomenon is generally similar to rice transduplication, with one important exception: KAONASHI (KI). A family of more than 97 potentially functional genes and apparent pseudogenes, evidently derived at least 15 MYA from a cellular small ubiquitin-like modifier-specific protease gene, KI is predominantly located in potentially autonomous non-terminal inverted repeat MULEs and has evolved under purifying selection to maintain a conserved peptidase domain. Similar to the associated transposase gene but unlike cellular genes, KI is targeted by small RNAs and silenced in most tissues but has elevated expression in pollen. In an Arabidopsis double mutant deficient in histone and DNA methylation with elevated KI expression compared to wild type, at least one KI-MULE is mobile. The existence of KI demonstrates that transduplicated genes can retain protein-coding capacity and evolve novel functions. However, in this case, our evidence suggests that the function of KI may be selfish rather than cellular.     

Genomics of IncP-1 antibiotic resistance plasmids isolated from wastewater treatment plants provides evidence for a widely accessible drug resistance gene pool

The dramatic spread of antibiotic resistance is a crisis in the treatment of infectious diseases that affect humans. Several studies suggest that wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are reservoirs for diverse mobile antibiotic resistance elements. This review summarizes findings derived from genomic analysis of IncP-1 resistance plasmids isolated from WWTP bacteria. Plasmids that belong to the IncP-1 group are self-transmissible, and transfer to and replicate in a wide range of hosts. Their backbone functions are described with respect to their impact on vegetative replication, stable maintenance and inheritance, mobility and plasmid control. Accessory genetic modules, mainly representing mobile genetic elements, are integrated in-between functional plasmid backbone modules. These elements carry determinants conferring resistance to nearly all clinically relevant antimicrobial drug classes, to heavy metals, and quaternary ammonium compounds used as disinfectants. All plasmids analysed here contain integrons that potentially facilitate integration, exchange and dissemination of resistance gene cassettes. Comparative genomics of accessory modules located on plasmids from WWTP and corresponding modules previously identified in other bacterial genomes revealed that animal, human and plant pathogens and other bacteria isolated from different habitats share a common pool of resistance determinants.     

Duplication and expression analysis of multicopy miRNA gene family members in Arabidopsis and rice

To understand the expansion ofmulticopy microRNA （miRNA） families in plants, we localized the reported miRNA genes from Arabidopsis and rice to their chromosomes, respectively, and observed that 37% of 117 miRNA genes from Arabidopsis and 35% of 173 miRNA genes from rice were segmental duplications in the genome. In order to characterize whether the expression diversification has occurred among plant multicopy miRNA family members, we designed PCR primers targeting 48 predicted miRNA precursors from 10 families in Arabidopsis and rice. Results from RT-PCR data suggest that the transcribed precursors of members within the same miRNA family were present at different expression levels. In addition, although miRl60 and miR162 sequences were conserved in Arabidopsis and rice, we found that the expression patterns of these genes differed between the two species. These data suggested that expression diversification has occurred in multicopy miRNA families, increasing our understanding of the expression regulation of miRNAs in plants.     

Evolution of eukaryotic genome architecture: Insights from the study of a rapidly evolving metazoan, Oikopleura dioica: Non-adaptive forces such as elevated mutation rates may influence the evolution of genome architecture

Recent sequencing of the metazoan Oikopleura dioica genome has provided important insights, which challenges the current understanding of eukaryotic genome evolution. Many genomic features of O. dioica show deviation from the commonly observed trends in other eukaryotic genomes. For instance, O. dioica has a rapidly evolving, highly compact genome with a divergent intron-exon organization. Additionally, O. dioica lacks the minor spliceosome and key DNA repair pathway genes. Even with a compact genome, O. dioica contains tandem repeats, comparable to other eukaryotes, and shows lineage-specific expansion of certain protein domains. Here, we review its genomic features in the context of current knowledge, discuss implications for contemporary biology and identify areas for further research. Analysis of the O. dioica genome suggests that non-adaptive forces such as elevated mutation rates might influence the evolution of genome architecture. The knowledge of unique genomic features and splicing mechanisms in O. dioica may be exploited for synthetic biology applications, such as generation of orthogonal splicing systems.