影响农杆菌介导植物基因转化的因素问题

简要综述了农杆菌介导的植物基因转化的机理及其特点,着重分析了影响农杆菌介导植物基因转化的各种因素。     

农杆菌介导的植物基因转化研究进展

农杆菌介导的植物基因转佛当今植物基因转化的主要方法之一,因而深受关注,本文从农力介导的基因转化机理,植物对农杆菌侵染的反应,转基因植物的遗传表达,以及农杆菌对单子叶植物的转化等方面论述了该领域的最新研究进展,并提出了进一步研究的方向。     

根癌农杆菌毒力调节基因在识别寄主植物及T-DNA转移的作用

土壤病原菌根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)通过遗传转化植物细胞,引起许多植物(主要是双子叶)发生冠瘿病。转化实质在于农杆菌DNA中的一个特殊片段,T-DNA从大的(>200Kb)Ti质粒转移到植物细胞核     

农杆菌T—DNA介导的植物转基因的分子机制

前言 根瘤农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)与发根农根菌(A.rhizogenes)同属根瘤菌科,是革兰氏阴性植物病原菌。前者感染植物引起冠瘿病(Crop gall tumour),冠瘿病用含有抗生素的培养基培养与除菌。可无限增殖;后者感染植物诱发出许多不定根,把不定根培养在上述培养基上也可迅速生长,多次分枝成毛状称毛状根(hairy root)。农杆菌感染机理很复杂。其感染作用起始于受伤的植物细胞分泌的大量化学物质时期。受伤植物细胞分泌的酚分子诱导农杆菌怀有的Ti质粒或Ri质粒上的基因活化,尔后农杆菌紧附植物细胞并把Ti质粒或Ri质粒上一部分DNA(称作T—DNA,tranfer DNA)转移到植物染色体上。T.DNA共价整合后编译合成的新的低分量的代谢物,称为冠瘿碱。     

农杆菌与植物细胞的相互作用

近年来,植物遗传工程的研究进入了一个飞速发展的时期。T_i质粒和R_i质粒是应用最普遍的两个基因工程的载体。它们是分别存在于根癌农杆菌(Agrobaeterium tumofaciens)和发根农杆菌(A.rhizogenes)细胞核外的一种双链环状DNA。人们将控制优良性状(如高产、抗病虫害、抗旱等)的基因通过一定方法整合到T_i或R_i质粒上的T-DNA区,然后借助于农杆菌对植物的感染,将外源基因引入植物细胞并整合     

农杆菌介导单子叶植物基因转化研究进展

农杆菌介导基因转化系统是双子叶植物基因转化的普通而有效的手段,其优点倍受重视,近年来又广泛用于曾被认为不在农杆菌宿主范围之内的单子叶植物的基因转化研究,并在很多重要粮食作物上获得成功,例如水稻、玉米、大麦、小麦等。本文就农杆菌转化的优点,转化机理以及对单子叶植物转化的研究进展作一概述。     

农杆菌介导单子叶植物基因转化研究进展

农杆菌介导基因转化系统是双子叶植物基因转化的普通而有效的手段, 其优点倍受重视,近年来又广泛用于曾被认为不在农杆菌宿主范围之内的单子叶植物的基因转化研究,并在很多重要粮食作物上获得成功,例如水稻、玉米、大麦、小麦等。本文就农杆菌转化的优点,转化机理以及对单子叶植物转化的研究进展作一概述     

发根农杆菌研究进展

ReviewofStudiesonObtainingTransgenicPlantsbyAgrobacteriumrhizogenesMediatedGeneTransferSystemZhouYanqingZhanggenfaYuanBaojun(DepartmentofBiology,HenanNormalUniversity,Xinxiang453002)②苑保军现在河南省周口地区农业科学技术研究所工作．在植物基因工程中,农杆菌质粒介导的基因转移系统[37]是比较完善与有效的基因转移方法。目前,在根癌农杆菌Ti质粒的结构、功能及其被改造为载体系统与应用等方面均已取得很大进展的情况下,与之同属于根瘤菌科的发根农杆菌及其所携带的Ri质粒开始被广泛研究。本文就发根农杆菌Ri…     

Molecular basis of human CD36 gene mutations

CD36 is a transmembrane glycoprotein of the class B scavenger receptor family. The CD36 gene is located on chromosome 7 q11.2 and is encoded by 15 exons. Defective CD36 is a likely candidate gene for impaired fatty acid metabolism, glucose intolerance, atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, diabetes, cardiomyopathy, Alzheimer disease, and modification of the clinical course of malaria. Contradictory data concerning the effects of antiatherosclerotic drugs on CD36 expression indicate that further investigation of the role of CD36 in the development of atherosclerosis may be important for the prevention and treatment of this disease. This review summarizes current knowledge of CD36 gene structure, splicing, and mutations and the molecular, metabolic, and clinical consequences of these phenomena.     

Molecular basis for the transfer of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide among dehydrogenases

NADH is transferred directly from one dehydrogenase enzyme site to another without intervention of the aqueous solvent whenever the two dehydrogenases are of opposite chiral specificity as regards the C4 H of NADH which is transferred in the catalyzed reduction reaction. When both enzymes catalyze the transfer of hydrogen from the same face of the nicotinamide ring, direct enzyme-enzyme transfer of NADH is not possible [Srivastava, D. K., & Bernhard, S. A. (1984) Biochemistry 23, 4538-4545; Srivastava, D. K., & Bernhard, S. A. (1985) Biochemistry (preceding paper in this issue)]. Utilizing an advanced computer graphics facility, and the known three-dimensional coordinates for three dehydrogenases, we have investigated the feasibility of various aspects of the direct transfer of dinucleotide from the site of one enzyme to the site of the other. The facile passage of the coenzyme through the first enzyme site requires an open protein conformation, characteristic of the apoenzyme rather than the holoenzyme structure. Since two dehydrogenases of the same chirality bind coenzyme in the same conformation, the direct transfer of coenzyme from one site to the other is impossible due to the restriction in molecular rotation of the coenzyme in the path of transfer from one binding site to the other; therefore, coenzyme can only be transferred from one dehydrogenase site to another site via the intermediate dissociation of coenzyme into the aqueous milieu. In contrast, when an A dehydrogenase and a B dehydrogenase are juxtaposed, it is stereochemically feasible to transfer the nicotinamide ring from its specific binding site in one enzyme to the site in the other.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Structure of human carnitine acetyltransferase. Molecular basis for fatty acyl transfer

Carnitine acyltransferases are a family of ubiquitous enzymes that play a pivotal role in cellular energy metabolism. We report here the x-ray structure of human carnitine acetyltransferase to a 1.6-A resolution. This structure reveals a monomeric protein of two equally sized alpha/beta domains. Each domain is shown to have a partially similar fold to other known but oligomeric enzymes that are also involved in group-transfer reactions. The unique monomeric arrangement of the two domains constitutes a central narrow active site tunnel, indicating a likely universal feature for all members of the carnitine acyltransferase family. Superimposition of the substrate complex of a related protein, dihydrolipoyl trans-acetylase, reveals that both substrates localize to the active site tunnel of human carnitine acetyltransferase, suggesting the location of the ligand binding sites for carnitine and coenzyme A. Most significantly, this structure provides critical insights into the molecular basis for fatty acyl chain transfer and a possible common mechanism among a wide range of acyltransferases utilizing a catalytic dyad.     

Molecular dissection of a transfer RNA and the basis for its identity

The recognition of transfer RNAs (tRNAs) by aminoacyl tRNA synthetases establishes the connection between amino acids and trinucleotides. However, for E. coli alanine tRNA the trinucleotide sequence which specifies alanine is not important for recognition. Instead a single base pair is a major determinant for the identity of this tRNA. Even a synthetic RNA microhelix with seven base pairs can be aminoacylated if it includes the major determinant.     

Molecular basis of five apolipoprotein B gene polymorphisms in noncoding regions

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) are useful in linkage and clinical association studies of human diseases. In this report, we characterize the molecular basis and frequencies of two new RFLPs, AvaII and BalI, two previously reported RFLPs, HincII and PvuII, and one new sequence polymorphism in the human apolipoprotein B gene. For the AvaII RFLP, the two alleles yield either a 1 kb fragment or 0.7 and 0.3 kb fragments, and have frequencies of 20% and 80%, respectively. The polymorphic site is about 4 kb upstream of exon 1. For the BalI RFLP, the two alleles yield either a 4.9 or 6.2 kb fragment, and have about equal frequencies. The polymorphic site is within an Alu sequence in intron 20, 146 bp 5' to exon 21. The BalI recognition sequence TGGCCA is replaced by TAGCCA. For the HincII RFLP, the two alleles yield either a 1.7 or 1.3 kb fragment and have frequencies of 80% and 20%, respectively. The polymorphic site is in intron 4, 171 bp 3' to exon 4. The HincII recognition sequence GTTAAC, present in the minor allele, is replaced by GTTACC. HincII fragments of 7.4 and 7.0 kb, previously reported for this polymorphism, are the result of partial digestion at the invariant HincII site in intron 3, 334 bp 3' to exon 3. For the PvuII RFLP, the two alleles yield either a 7.5 or 5.5 kb fragment and have frequencies of 96% and 4%, respectively. The polymorphic site is within an Alu sequence in intron 4, 523 bp 5' to exon 5.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)