Characterization of a cDNA encoding a rice mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel and its gene expression studied upon plant development and osmotic stress

The voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) of mitochondria forms a large pore in the outer envelope membrane. Here, the full Oryza sativa OSVDAC1 cDNA was sequenced and is shown to belong to a small multigene family in the rice genome. This cDNA is 1093 bp long and codes for a protein of 274 amino acids. Expression studies of the osvdac1 gene show a regulation of its level in function of the plantlets maturation and organs. In contrast with several bacterial porins, osmotic stress does not have any effect on the plant osvdac1 gene expression.     

Pollen-Specific Expression of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa Indica</Emphasis> Pollen Allergen Gene (<Emphasis Type="Italic">OSIPA</Emphasis>) Promoter in Rice and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis</Emphasis> Transgenic Systems

Earlier, a pollen-specific Oryza sativa indica pollen allergen gene (OSIPA), coding for expansins/pollen allergens, was isolated from rice, and its promoter—upon expression in tobacco and Arabidopsis—was found active during the late stages of pollen development. In this investigation, to analyze the effects of different putative regulatory motifs of OSIPA promoter, a series of 5′ deletions were fused to β-glucuronidase gene (GUS) which were stably introduced into rice and Arabidopsis. Histochemical GUS analysis of the transgenic plants revealed that a 1631 bp promoter fragment mediates maximum GUS expression at different stages of anther/pollen development. Promoter deletions to −1272, −966, −617, and −199 bp did not change the expression profile of the pollen specificity. However, the activity of promoter was reduced as the length of promoter decreased. The region between −1567 and −199 bp was found adequate to confer pollen-specific expression in both rice and Arabidopsis systems. An approximate 4-fold increase in the GUS activity was observed in the pollen of rice when compared to that of Arabidopsis. As such, the OSIPA promoter seems promising for generation of stable male-sterile lines required for the production of hybrids in rice and other crop plants.     

水稻MYB转录因子OsDUO1的cDNA克隆及其表达模式初步分析

我们利用RT-PCR方法成功从水稻中克隆了R2R3类MYB转录因子OsDUO1（Oryza sativa duo pollen1）的全长为1032bp的cDNA,该基因编码一个343个氨基酸残基的蛋白。RT-PCR分析结果表明OsDUO1只在水稻的花粉发育后期表达,说明OsDUO1可能对水稻花粉发育具有生物学功能。生物信息学分析表明,OsDUO1在短柄草、高粱、玉米、拟南芥、烟草、葡萄、蓖麻、杨毛果、小立碗藓植物中有相近同源序列,暗示该基因在进化中具有保守的生物学功能。     

红莲型水稻细胞质雄性不育花粉总蛋白质初步比较分析

采用固相pH梯度/SDS-PAGE双向电泳对红莲型细胞质雄性不育水稻的不育系(YTA)和保持系(YTB)二核期花粉总蛋白质进行了分离,通过银染显色,获得了分辨率和重复性较好的双向电泳图谱。用PDQuest2DE软件可识别约1500个蛋白质点,其中差异表达的蛋白质点数为120。将其中15个差异点采用基质辅助激光解析电离飞行时间质谱(matrix assisted laser desorption/ionizaton time of flight mass spectrometry,MALDI-TOF-MS)进行了肽质指纹图分析,通过采用Mascot软件对MSDB数据库查询,其中7个蛋白质点得到了鉴定。YTA相对于YTB有部分参与物质和能量代谢的蛋白质缺失或表达量降低,这些蛋白质分别是水稻线粒体H -转运ATPase(H -ATPase)α链、盐诱导型膜联蛋白、线粒体NAD -依赖型苹果酶和磷酸核糖焦磷酸合成酶等。这些蛋白质的表达下调或缺失可能与线粒体提供能量不足而导致的花粉不能正常发育有关。线粒体电压依赖性阴离子通道(VDAC)这一重要蛋白质在YTA中的上调表达有可能与花粉败育过程中细胞的程序性死亡相关。     

水稻YTB中OSVDAC5蛋白的原核表达与抗体制备

目的:克隆水稻YTB osvdac5基因,原核表达后获得纯化的OSVDAC5蛋白,制备相应的抗体.方法:采用Trizol法提取水稻总mRNA,反转录为cDNA,通过PCR扩增得到该基因与原核表达载体连接,构建重组质粒pET-30a-osvdac5,并转入大肠杆菌进行原核表达,SDS-PAGE检测表达产物.通过镍柱纯化获得的单一目的蛋白用于抗体制备,用Western Blot检测抗体的特异性.结果:克隆到原核表达载体中osvdac5基因的ORF为813 bp,编码271个氨基酸.在大肠杆菌中15℃、0.7mmol/L的IPTG浓度诱导17 h是pET-30a-osvdac5融合蛋白表达的优选条件,表达的OSVDAC5蛋白属于包涵体蛋白.镍柱纯化后的OSVDAC5为30 kD左右的单一条带.Western Blot分析表明,抗体能够与30 kD处的OSVDAC5蛋白进行特异性结合.结论:成功克隆了水稻YTB osvdac5基因,原核表达蛋白OSVDAC5制备的多免隆抗体具有一定特异性,能与免疫抗原结合,这为进一步研究OSVDAC5蛋白在植物不同生长发育时期中的表达模式奠定了基础.     

The promoter of the wheat puroindoline-a gene (<Emphasis Type="Italic">PinA</Emphasis>) exhibits a more complex pattern of activity than that of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">PinB</Emphasis> gene and is induced by wounding and pathogen attack in rice

Puroindolines form the molecular basis of wheat grain hardness. However, little is known about puroindoline gene regulation. We previously reported that the Triticum aestivum puroindoline-b gene (PinB) promoter directs β-glucuronidase gene (uidA) seed-specific expression in transgenic rice. In this study, we isolated a puroindoline-a gene (PinA), analyzed PinA promoter activity by 5′ deletions and compared PinA and PinB promoters in transgenic rice. Seeds of PinA-1214 and PinB-1063 transgenic plants strongly expressed uidA in endosperm, in the aleurone layer and in epidermis cells in a developmentally regulated manner. The GUS activity was also observed in PinA-1214 embryos. Whereas the PinB promoter is seed specific, the PinA promoter also directed, but to a lower level, uidA expression in roots of seedlings and in the vascular tissues of palea and pollen grains of dehiscent anthers during flower development. In addition, the PinA promoter was induced by wounding and by Magnaporthe grisea. By deletion analysis, we showed that the “390-bp” PinA promoter drives the same expression pattern as the “1214-bp” promoter. Moreover, the “214-bp” PinA promoter drives uidA expression solely in pollen grains of dehiscent anthers. The presence of putative cis-regulatory elements that may be related to PinA expression is discussed from an evolutionary point of view. By electrophoretic mobility shift assay, we showed that putative cis-elements (WUN-box, TCA motifs and as-1-like binding sites) whose presence in the PinA promoter may be related to wounding and/or the pathogen response form complexes with nuclear extracts isolated from wounded wheat leaves.