月季组织培养和遗传转化体系的研究进展

月季通过器官和体细胞胚发生途径都可以获得再生植株,在遗传转化中主要是利用体细胞胚作为转化受体。目前,利用农杆菌介导法和基因枪法已成功将外源基因如报告基因、抗病基因和改变花色的基因等导入月季基因组中。本文对近年来月季组织培养和转基因研究进展进行了综述,为建立月季高效遗传转化体系奠定了理论基础。     

主要农作物转基因研究现状和展望

近15年来,大豆、水稻、玉米、小麦等主要农作物转基因研究取得了较大进展,几乎各种遗传转化方法在这些作物上都取得了成功,尤其是农杆菌介导法,不仅在难转化的双子叶作物大豆上取得了成功,而且在单子叶作物水稻、玉米、小麦上先后取得了突破。同时,将一些与重要性状改良有关的外源基因转入了主要农作物,包括抗虫、抗病、抗除草剂、抗逆、品质改良、发育调控、营养吸收等。转基因大豆、玉米、棉花、油菜在生产上得到了大面积种植,产生了极大的经济效益,2004年全球转基因作物的种植面积达到了8100万公顷。本文对大豆、玉米、水稻和小麦等主要农作物转基因研究历史和产业化现状进行了综述,并对主要农作物转基因研究中存在的问题进行了分析。     

Chitinase gene transformation through Agrobacteriumand its explanation in soybean in order to induce resistance to root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Chitinase gene (chi) of bean which has been cloned in recombinant binary plasmid vector, pBI121 with 35s promoter of Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), were used for transformation of soybean using strain LBA4404 of Agrobacterium. The plasmid contained nptII gene that is a resistant gene to kanomycin as selector marker and Gus gene as reporter. Cotyledon explants of Williams and Clark cultivars were inoculated by Agrobacterium suspension with pBI121 and were cultured in regeneration medium. After complete regeneration of explants to seedling in B5 medium amended with kanomycin, polymerase chain reaction analysis were conducted to ensure conjugation of nptII, Gus, CHN genes in transformants seedling of soybean. Results showed that some lines of soybean contained Gus and CHN genes. More ever, chitinase activity in leaf extract of transformed soybean lines was significantly more than untransformed soybean, exception one sample. Bioassay of chitinase activity of transgenic lines on in vitro condition prevented mycelial growth of Rhizoctonia solani in comparison with untransformed control leaf extract.     

Efficiency of transformation of Polish cultivars of pea (Pisum sativum L.) with various regeneration capacity by using hypervirulent Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains

An Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method of pea has been developed for several edible and fodder cultivars of pea (Pisum sativum L.), characterized previously in their potential for regeneration via organogenesis. The most appropriate explant, which was susceptible to Agrobacterium infection and capable of regenerating transgenic plants, turned out to be a slice of an immature embryo, including the embryo axis and the basal part of a cotyledon. Three hypervirulent strains of A. tumefaciens were tested: AgL0, AgL1 and EHA105. Each carried the binary vector pP35SGIB containing the uid gene, with an intron under control of the 35S promoter, and the bar gene conferring resistance to phosphinotricin. Strain AgL0 was found to be efficient for the majority of cultivars, followed by AgL1 and EHA105. Transformation efficiency varied from 0.7 to 4.1%, depending on cultivar and Agrobacterium strain. The transformation efficiency of particular pea cultivars did not clearly correspond to their regeneration capacity, which--although indispensable--was not a critical parameter of successful transformation. The presence of integrated genes in pea genomic DNA was detected by the PCR. T-DNA was stably transmitted to the progeny, as it was confirmed by Southern hybridization. The activity of introduced genes was analysed by the histochemical GUS assay and by painting leaves or by spraying transgenic plants with the herbicide Basta.     

抗冷冻蛋白基因(afp)转化大豆的研究

目的:通过农杆菌介导法遗传转化大豆。方法:通过热激法将质粒pCAAFP66导入根癌农杆菌菌株EHA105中获得含有抗冷冻蛋白基因(afp)及除草剂抗性筛选标记基因(bar)的农杆菌工程菌株;以大豆品种华春6号和马祖1号种子的下胚轴为外植体,经过农杆菌介导将抗冷冻蛋白基因导入大豆基因组中,在含有除草剂草丁膦(PPT)的培养基中筛选、并经过PCR鉴定获得大豆转化植株。结果:PPT的最佳筛选浓度为1.0mg/L,华春6号和马祖1号的阳性植株数分别为6株和2株,转化效率分别为3.70%和0.94%。结论:不同基因型大豆的转化率存在差异,抗冷冻蛋白基因成功遗传转化进大豆细胞中。     

Genetic transformation ofPelargonium X hortorum

Summary TransgenicPelargonium X hortorum have been producedvia Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. The regeneration protocol used provided a regeneration frequency approximately to 95 percent. Clumps of regenerants, from cotyledons and hypocotyls ofPelargonium X hortorum seedlings, were inoculated with the disarmed strain EHA101 ofAgrobacterium tumefaciens. This strain contains a binary vector carrying neomycin phosphotransferase II, hygromycin B phosphotransferase and ß-glucuronidase genes. Selection on the regeneration medium supplemented with hygromycin allowed production of transgenic plants in up to 20% of the inoculated explants. The insertion of foreign DNA was demonstrated by Southern and polymerase chain reaction analysis: these experiments indicated that the inserted T-DNA is not full length for most of the plants. All RO transgenic plants exhibited a normal phenotype and are fertile.Abbreviations GUS ß-glucuronidase coding sequence - PCR polymerase chain reaction - CaMV cauliflower mosaic virus - NPTII neomycin phosphotransferase coding sequence - NOS nopaline synthase gene promoter and terminator - HPH hygromycin B phosphotransferase coding sequence - SDS sodium dodecyl sulphate - EDTA (ethylenedinitro trilo)tetra-acetic acid disodium salt     

Genetic transformation of Robinia pseudoacacia by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Transgenic Robinia pseudoacacia plants were obtained by Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated gene transfer. Agrobacterium strain LBA4404 harbouring a binary vector that contained the chimeric neomycin phosphotransferase II (NPTII) and beta-glucuronidase (GUS) genes was co-cultivated with hypocotyl segments of in vitro raised seedlings of Robinia. Parameters important for high efficiency regeneration and transformation rates included type of explant, pre-conditioning of explants and appropriate length of co-cultivation period with Agrobacterium. A transformation frequency 16.67% was obtained by 48 hr of pre-conditioning followed by 48 hr of co-cultivation. Transformed tissue was selected by the ability to grow on kanamycin containing medium. Successful regeneration was followed after histochemical GUS assay for the detection of transgenic tissue. This transformation procedure has the potential to expand the range of genetic variation in Robinia.     

Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation: the biology behind the "gene-jockeying" tool.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens and related Agrobacterium species have been known as plant pathogens since the beginning of the 20th century. However, only in the past two decades has the ability of Agrobacterium to transfer DNA to plant cells been harnessed for the purposes of plant genetic engineering. Since the initial reports in the early 1980s using Agrobacterium to generate transgenic plants, scientists have attempted to improve this "natural genetic engineer" for biotechnology purposes. Some of these modifications have resulted in extending the host range of the bacterium to economically important crop species. However, in most instances, major improvements involved alterations in plant tissue culture transformation and regeneration conditions rather than manipulation of bacterial or host genes. Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation is a highly complex and evolved process involving genetic determinants of both the bacterium and the host plant cell. In this article, I review some of the basic biology concerned with Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. Knowledge of fundamental biological principles embracing both the host and the pathogen have been and will continue to be key to extending the utility of Agrobacterium for genetic engineering purposes.     

Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation: the Biology behind the “Gene-Jockeying” Tool

Agrobacterium tumefaciens and related Agrobacterium species have been known as plant pathogens since the beginning of the 20th century. However, only in the past two decades has the ability of Agrobacterium to transfer DNA to plant cells been harnessed for the purposes of plant genetic engineering. Since the initial reports in the early 1980s using Agrobacterium to generate transgenic plants, scientists have attempted to improve this “natural genetic engineer” for biotechnology purposes. Some of these modifications have resulted in extending the host range of the bacterium to economically important crop species. However, in most instances, major improvements involved alterations in plant tissue culture transformation and regeneration conditions rather than manipulation of bacterial or host genes. Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation is a highly complex and evolved process involving genetic determinants of both the bacterium and the host plant cell. In this article, I review some of the basic biology concerned with Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. Knowledge of fundamental biological principles embracing both the host and the pathogen have been and will continue to be key to extending the utility of Agrobacterium for genetic engineering purposes.     

根癌农杆菌介导的高效大豆遗传转化体系的建立

利用根癌农杆菌对来自大豆成熟种子的胚尖进行遗传转化,研究了影响农杆菌介导大豆转化的各种因素,建立了一套优化的大豆遗传转化体系。研究结果表明:菌株KYRT1比EHA105和LBA4404具有更强的侵染能力;较酸的共培养基(pH5.4)、较低的培养温度(22℃)均有利于提高转化效率;恢复培养和分步抗性筛选方式有利于提高抗性组织的存活率和分化率。同时应用这种优化的遗传转化体系,获得了7个大豆品系的转基因植株,转化频率为4.29%-18%。经过PCR和Southern分析证明外源的双价抗虫基因cryIA(c)和pta已经整合到大豆的基因组中。     

Assessment of simple marker-free genetic transformation techniques in alfalfa

Methods to avoid the presence of selectable marker genes (SMG) in transgenic plants are available but not implemented in many crop species. We assessed the efficiency of simple marker-free Agrobacterium-mediated transformation techniques in alfalfa: regeneration without selection, or marker-less, and co-transformation with two vectors, one containing the SMG and one containing a non-selected gene. To easily estimate the efficiency of marker-less transformation, the nptII and the GUS markers were used as non-selected genes. After Agrobacterium treatment, somatic embryos were regenerated without selection. The percentage of transgenic embryos was determined by a second cycle of regeneration using the embryos as starting material, in the presence of kanamycin, by PCR screening of T1 progenies, and by the GUS test. In two experiments, from 0 to 1.7% of the somatic embryos were transgenic. Co-transformation was performed with two vectors, one with the hemL SMG and one with the unselected nptII gene, each carried by a different culture of Agrobacterium. Only 15 putative co-transformed plants were regenerated from two experiments, with an average co-transformation percentage of 3.7. Southern blot hybridizations and/or T(1) progeny segregation were used to confirm transgene integration, and qPCR was also used to estimate the T-DNA copy number. In the T(1) progenies obtained by crossing with a non-transgenic pollinator, marker-free segregants were obtained. Both marker-free approaches showed very low efficiency.     

A transformation procedure for recalcitrant tomato by addressing transgenic plant-recovery limiting factors

Agrobacterium tumefaciens technology is the battle horse for tomato genetic transformation. However, tomato varieties with low regeneration capacity are very difficult to transform. In the past, tomato transformation through Agrobacterium infection was focused on varieties capable of high regeneration yield, while successful transformation of low regenerable cultivars has not been reported. The genotype response to tissue culture conditions is believed to drive the frequency of regeneration of transgenic plant, whereas the capacity for cell proliferation could determine the transformation efficiency through this technology. The Campbell-28 cultivar is an example of constraints arising from a high morphogenetic potential with low conversion compared to normal plants. In the present work the roles that contribute to improved transgenic plant recovery from this recalcitrant variety were explored for factors like Agrobacterium concentration and antibiotics for bacterial removal and transformant selection. Analysis of the efficiency from independent transformation experiments revealed a more than twofold increase of transformant regeneration after selection on ammonium glufosinate compared to kanamycin selection, showing a transformation efficiency of 21.5%.     

Enhanced production of single copy backbone-free transgenic plants in multiple crop species using binary vectors with a pRi replication origin in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium tumefaciens</Emphasis>

Single transgene copy, vector backbone-free transgenic crop plants are highly desired for functional genomics and many biotechnological applications. We demonstrate that binary vectors that use a replication origin derived from the Ri plasmid of Agrobacterium rhizogenes (oriRi) increase the frequency of single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants in Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of soybean, canola, and corn, compared to RK2-derived binary vectors (RK2 oriV). In large scale soybean transformation experiments, the frequency of single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants was nearly doubled in two versions of the oriRi vectors compared to the RK2 oriV control vector. In canola transformation experiments, the oriRi vector produced more single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants than did the RK2 oriV vector. In corn transformation experiments, the frequency of single copy backbone-free transgenic plants was also significantly increased when using the oriRi vector, although the transformation frequency dropped. These results, derived from transformation experiments using three crops, indicate the advantage of oriRi vectors over RK2 oriV binary vectors for the production of single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.     

Two critical factors are required for efficient transformation of multiple soybean cultivars: <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium</Emphasis> strain and orientation of immature cotyledonary explant

An efficient transformation system was developed for multiple soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill.] cultivars using Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer. A significantly high number of hygromycin-resistant somatic embryos (SEs) was obtained when immature zygotic cotyledons were inoculated with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain KYRT1 and when the abaxial side of explants was oriented upwards (i.e., the adaxial side of explants was in contact with the medium). Most hygromycin-resistant SEs on selective medium were induced along the periphery of the abaxial side of cotyledonary explants. Extended periods of selection (up to 10 weeks post-cocultivation) increased the frequency of somatic embryogenesis, and more than 50% of selected SEs tested positive for beta-glucuronidase (GUS). Following maturation and regeneration of selected SEs, ten independent transgenic soybean plants of cv Jack were obtained, and the overall transformation frequency ranged from 1.1 to 1.7%. Six and two transgenic plantlets were obtained from cvs Dwight and Williams, respectively. In addition, transgenic suspension lines were established from cvs Jack, Williams, Dwight, Rend and Ina. Molecular analysis of embryogenic lines and/or transgenic plants, established from different cultivars, confirmed stable integration, expression, and/or inheritance of transgenes in both T0 and T1 plants.     

转基因白桦的遗传变异分析

应用细胞学方法分析了由农杆菌介导法获得的转基因白桦的细胞学变异情况,结果表明转基因白桦的染色体变异频率为78.5％,远远高于非转基因白桦的变异频率(15.3％),且变异以非整倍体占多数。同时用RAPD标记方法研究了转基因白桦在DNA水平的变异情况,结果显示DNA多态性指数为31.67,并与其它转基因植物的变异情况作了比较研究。最后分析、讨论了产生变异的原因:(1)组织培养过程中产生突变;(2)外源基因的整合及重排时宿主基因组的插入位点及相邻基因转录表达的干扰;(3)应用抗生素和除草剂等筛选转基因植株时促进了转基因植株的变异程度。并提出减少转基因植物体细胞克隆变异的建议。