水稻白叶枯病抗性基因Xα21和稻瘟病抗性基因Pi-d2激酶蛋白质在毕赤酵母中的表达及条件优化

[目的]白叶枯病和稻瘟病是最主要的水稻病害,Xα21是水稻白叶枯病抗性基因,Pi-d2是稻瘟病抗性基因,二者都编码类受体激酶蛋白质.本研究旨在毕赤酵母系统中表达XA21和PI-D2激酶蛋白质.[方法]用Xα21和Pi-d2的激酶区PCR产物,构建了pPICZαA-Xα21K、pPICZαA-Pi-d2K重组质粒,酶切及测序验证后,将重组质粒线性化,转化到毕赤酵母菌株中,系统地比较了不同酵母菌株(KM71、GS115、X33),不同甲醇浓度(1%、2%、3%),不同pH(pH5、pH6、pH7、pH8)值,不同诱导时间(24 h、48 h、72 h)条件下激酶蛋白质的表达情况.[结果]XA21和PI-D2激酶蛋白质可以在毕赤酵母中表达,但表达的蛋白质不能分泌到培养基上清中,而只能在菌体中检测到,对表达条件的系统比较发现,毕赤酵母菌株KM71和X33、2%的甲醇诱导浓度、pH5和48 h以上的诱导时间有利于激酶蛋白质的表达,最后我们在酵母裂解物上清中获得了纯化的考染可见的激酶蛋白质.[结论]在毕赤酵母中表达了XA21和PI-D2激酶蛋白质,为下一步生化特性研究奠定了基础.     

XA21和PI-D2激酶蛋白质在酿酒酵母中的表达及其自我磷酸化研究

白叶枯病和稻瘟病是最主要的水稻病害。Xa21是水稻白叶枯病抗性基因,Pi-d2是稻瘟病抗性基因,二者都编码类受体激酶蛋白质。在前期研究中,曾系统地研究了细菌中表达XA21激酶蛋白质的生化活性。在此实验中利用真核表达系统酿酒酵母对Xa21和Pi-d2编码的蛋白激酶进行了表达、纯化及自我磷酸化活性分析,为进一步的生化分析、蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用研究、底物筛选等奠定了基础。     

mNUDC基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中表达载体的构建及表达

目的:探索小鼠核迁移蛋白C(mNUDC)在毕赤酵母分泌表达的方法.方法:应用PCR扩增本实验室所构建的重组质粒PET28b-his-mNUDC中的mNUDC基因,使用基因重组方法构建毕赤酵母真核表达栽体pPICZaA-his-mNUDC,电击转化酵母茵株KM71后,经摇瓶发酵和甲醇诱导,SDS-PAGE和Westernblot分析鉴定上清中重组mNUDC蛋白表达量.结果:经过PCR方法,有效扩增了mNUDC基因,构建了pPICZα A-his-mNUDC酵母表达质粒,序列分析表明所构建的含mNUDC基因的质粒与设计相同,mNUDC蛋白得到正确表达.使用SDS-PAGE和Western blot方法可以检测到mNUDC的稳定、高效地分泌表达.结论:成功地构建了mNUDC基因的毕赤酵母表达载体pPICZα A-his-mNUDC,并在毕赤酵母中实现分泌型离表达,为进一步研究mNUDC蛋白对小鼠的生物活性奠定了实验基础.     

水稻白叶枯病抗性基因Xa21的分子生物学研究进展

由黄单胞杆菌水稻致病变种Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae(Xoo)引起的白叶枯病是水稻重要细菌性病害之一。迄今,已有7个水稻白叶枯病抗性基因被克隆。Xa21是第一个被克隆的白叶枯病抗性基因,因具有广谱抗性而受到广泛的关注。对Xa21的发现、定位及克隆、表达特征、编码产物XA21的生化特性、作用与调控以及XA21介导的免疫反应模式等方面的研究结果进行综述,并对今后的研究方向进行展望。     

蜂毒素基因的突变与表达及其构效关系研究

为获得保留有抗菌活性而降低溶血活性作用的蜂毒素,对其分子结构进行了改造.其中一条序列缺失Lys-7,另一条缺失Leu-9.用PCR技术获得两条新的蜂毒素基因,将其克隆到酵母表达载体pPICZα-A,获得重组质粒pPICZα-A-Mel1和pPICZα-A-Mel2.将2个重组质粒分别转化毕赤酵母菌GS115.筛选获得重组酵母菌.对重组酵母菌培养条件进行优化,在YEPD中含甘油2%,pH为7,重组酵母菌培养48h后,0.5%的甲醇诱导72h,表达目的蛋白通过Tricion-SDS-PAGE确定分子质量为5.4kD.杀菌效价分别达0.947、1.085.结果表明两条蜂毒素基因成功的在毕赤酵母中表达,经突变后表达的蜂毒素降低了溶血活性,同时保留了抗菌活性.     

犬细小病毒VP2基因的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的表达犬细小病毒VP2蛋白（CPVVP2）,用于犬细小病毒病的诊断、疫苗研制和VP2蛋白功能研究。方法采用PCR方法对CPVVP2基因进行扩增,将CPVVP2基因克隆到毕赤酵母（Pichiapastoris）分泌表达载体pPICZαA中,构建真核重组表达载体pPICZαA—VP2,将该重组质粒线性化后,转化毕赤酵母菌GS115中,在甲醇诱导下表达CPVVP2,SDS-PAGE和Western blotting鉴定表达蛋白。结果成功扩增了CPVVP2基因,构建了真核重组表达载体pPICZαA-VP2在毕赤酵母菌中表达出约64．35kD蛋白。Western blotting鉴定表明,表达VP2蛋白与犬细小病毒阳性血清有反应性。结论在毕赤酵母中成功地表达了CPVVP2蛋白,能被犬细小病毒阳性血清识别。     

PTD-NPY融合基因的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

应用重叠延伸PCR方法扩增HIV-1 TAT蛋白转导结构域(PTD)与鼠源神经肽Y(NPY)的融合基因,克隆目的片段并插入酵母表达载体pPICZαA,构建成重组表达质粒pPICZα-PTD-NPY.PCR和酶切鉴定及测序正确后,经限制性内切酶Sac Ⅰ线性化重组表达质粒并通过电转化整合到巴斯德毕赤酵母菌GS115的染色体基因组中.阳性重组酵母菌用含1%甲醇的培养基诱导其分泌表达.经过120 h的诱导,取上清浓缩除盐后进行SDS-PAGE电泳,表明该系统成功表达了PTD-NPY融合蛋白,Western blotting实验证实表达产物具有特异性.获得真核表达的PTD-NPY融合蛋白,为下一步的应用研究提供了物质基础.     

鸡碳酸酐酶4基因在毕赤酵母中的表达

[目的]通过毕赤酵母的表达获得鸡碳酸酐酶4(CAⅣ)蛋白。[方法]根据鸡CAⅣ的序列,结合毕赤酵母密码子的偏好性,合成CAⅣ基因。将CAⅣ基因克隆到pPICZαA真核表达载体,获得重组表达质粒pPICZαA-CAⅣ。将其电转毕赤酵母GS115后,获得重组毕赤酵母菌GS115/pPICZαA-CAⅣ。用终浓度为1%的甲醇对重组阳性菌进行诱导表达,通过SDS-PAGE和Westernblot法检测蛋白的表达,并用Ni离子亲和层析法对表达出的蛋白进行纯化。[结果]成功构建了表达载体pPICZαA-CAⅣ,转化重组酵母菌后可分泌出36kDa左右的CAⅣ蛋白,并通过Ni离子亲和层析法获得了单一性的目的蛋白CAⅣ。[结论]获得分子量约36kDa的鸡CAⅣ蛋白。     

长梗木霉β-葡萄糖苷酶基因的克隆及表达

【目的】以实验室筛选获得的一株长梗木霉GM2(Trichoderma longibrachiatum)为材料,克隆出其β-葡萄糖苷酶(β-Glucosidase)基因bgl并在大肠杆菌和酵母中进行表达。【方法】利用同源克隆扩增出其β-葡萄糖苷酶基因bgl全长序列,分别亚克隆到质粒pET-32a(+)和pPICZα-B中,构建其原核表达载体pET32a(+)-bglI和真核表达载体pPICZα-B-bgl。【结果】bgl基因序列全长2 369 bp,含两个内含子,编码744个氨基酸。在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达bgl,重组蛋白以包涵体形式存在,上清液中没有β-葡萄糖苷酶的酶活。将载体pPICZα-B-bgl电转化入毕赤酵母GS115,得到78 kD左右重组蛋白,与预测大小相符。按9%接种量接入50 mL YP培养基(初始pH 5.5),30°C振荡培养96 h,添加终浓度1%的甲醇诱导后β-葡萄糖苷酶酶活达60 U/mL。重组酶bgl催化水杨苷水解反应的最适pH为5.0,最适温度为70°C;另外,此bgl在pH 3.0 10.0和40°C 60°C范围内具有比较好的稳定性。【结论】长梗木霉GM2的β-葡萄糖苷酶在P.pastoris中获得可溶性表达,并证明有一定的活性。     

SARS冠状病毒M基因的克隆及其表达

从SARS冠状病毒(GD322株)组织培养上清中提取RNA,进行RT-PCR扩增其M基因并克隆到巴氏毕赤酵母表达载体pPICZαB,电穿孔法将重组体整合入酵母菌P.pastoris,经抗生素Zeocin筛选产生的转化子进行表型鉴定,取Mut+菌用甲醇诱导表达,SDS-PAGE检测其表达产物.Mut+酵母转化菌经甲醇诱导可分泌表达约65kDa和42 kDa的蛋白质,与SARS恢复期病人血清的免疫印迹证实它们为特异的重组M蛋白质,且获得的重组M蛋白质具有免疫反应性.     

NBS-LRR resistance gene homologues in rice

Twenty three DNA fragments with a size of about 520 bp have been cloned from rice genome by PCR amplification using primers designed according to the conserved region of most plant resistance (R) genes which have Nucleotide Binding Site (NBS) and Leucine-Rich Repeat (LRR) domains. Homologous comparison showed that these fragments contained typical motifs of the NBS-LRR resistance gene class, kinase 1a, kinase 2a, kinase 3a and domain 2. Thus they were named R gene homologous sequences (RS). These RS were divided into 4 groups by clustering analysis and mapped onto chromosomes 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, respectively, by genetic mapping. Ten RS were located in the chromosomal intervals where known R genes had been mapped. Further RFLP analysis of an RS, RS13, near the bacterial blight resistance gene Xa4 locus on chromosome 11 among near isogenic lines and pyramiding lines of Xa4 showed that RS13 was possibly amplified from the gene family of Xa4.     

A B-lectin receptor kinase gene conferring rice blast resistance

Rice blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea, is one of the most devastating diseases in rice worldwide. The dominant resistance gene, Pi-d2 [previously named Pi-d(t)2], present in the rice variety Digu, confers gene-for-gene resistance to the Chinese blast strain, ZB15. Pi-d2 was previously mapped close to the centromere of chromosome 6. In this study, the Pi-d2 gene was isolated by a map-based cloning strategy. Pi-d2 encodes a receptor-like kinase protein with a predicted extracellular domain of a bulb-type mannose specific binding lectin (B-lectin) and an intracellular serine-threonine kinase domain. Pi-d2 is a single-copy gene that is constitutively expressed in the rice variety Digu. Transgenic plants carrying the Pi-d2 transgene confer race-specific resistance to the M. grisea strain, ZB15. The Pi-d2 protein is plasma membrane localized. A single amino acid difference at position 441 of Pi-d2 distinguishes resistant and susceptible alleles of rice blast resistance gene Pi-d2. Because of its novel extracellular domain, Pi-d2 represents a new class of plant resistance genes.     

An approach to cloning of Pi-b rice blast resistance gene

A contig of clones from BAC rice genomic library encompassing blast resistance gene Pi-b was constructed. On an average eight clones (8 ± 2.6) were picked up by each marker, which was expected basing on the BAC library size (Nakamura et al. 1997). The 2.4 cM distance between flanking RFLP markers G 1234 and RZ 213 (Miyamoto et al. 1996) was spanned with 4 steps of contig including 25 clones. The physical distance of 370 kb between flanking markers corresponds to a small ratio of physical and genetical distances (155 kb/cM) due to a probable structure of the gene locus near the telomeric end of the chromosome. Markers cosegregating with blast resistance against Magnoporthe grisea were localized in a 2 kb restriction fragment. A new border marker was found on the telomeric side of the Pi-b gene, less than 10 kb from cosegregating markers. No clear marker for the centromeric side of the gene was found but the position of Pi-b rice blast resistant gene was narrowed to within at least 50 kb, which is to our knowledge the most precised estimation of the position of this gene.     

Strategy and utilization of a herbicide resistance gene in two-line hybrid rice

Hybrid rice plays an important role in China's aim to improve rice production as it accounts for some 50% of rice planting area but produces about 60% of the total rice grain. However, the existing three-line system used in hybrid rice production has its limitations. The two-line system, which makes use of photoperiod-sensitive genic male-sterile (PGMS) and thermo-sensitive genic male-sterile (TGMS) lines to generate the male-sterile parental line, was developed to overcome some of these limitations. The sterility of the male-sterile line of two-line hybrid rice, however, fluctuates when the temperature-sensitive phase of fertility encounters abnormal low temperatures during hybrid seed production, which induces selfing and decreases the purity of hybrid. We describe here the strategy of utilizing a herbicide resistance gene in two-line hybrid rice to eliminate this fluctuation in the sterility of the P/TGMS lines during hybrid seed production and reports the development of the herbicide resistance restorer line Bar68-1 and its herbicide-resistant early season hybrid rice Xiang125s/Bar68-1. When the restorer line and its derived hybrid are herbicide resistant, the selfed seeds can be removed easily from the hybrid by herbicide spraying. A herbicide resistance gene bar was transferred into a restorer line by particle bombardment. The resulting transgenic restorer line Bar68-1 and its hybrid Xiang125 s/Bar68-1 inherited stable herbicide resistance. The purity of Xiang125s/Bar68-1 was increased by spraying the seed bed with herbicide, which resulted in a significant increase in yield, grain quality, and disease resistance in comparison to the controls in a regional trial.     

The wheat durable,multipathogen resistance gene Lr34 confers partial blast resistance in rice

The wheat gene Lr34 confers durable and partial field resistance against the obligate biotrophic, pathogenic rust fungi and powdery mildew in adult wheat plants. The resistant Lr34 allele evolved after wheat domestication through two gain‐of‐function mutations in an ATP‐binding cassette transporter gene. An Lr34‐like fungal disease resistance with a similar broad‐spectrum specificity and durability has not been described in other cereals. Here, we transformed the resistant Lr34 allele into the japonica rice cultivar Nipponbare. Transgenic rice plants expressing Lr34 showed increased resistance against multiple isolates of the hemibiotrophic pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, the causal agent of rice blast disease. Host cell invasion during the biotrophic growth phase of rice blast was delayed in Lr34‐expressing rice plants, resulting in smaller necrotic lesions on leaves. Lines with Lr34 also developed a typical, senescence‐based leaf tip necrosis (LTN) phenotype. Development of LTN during early seedling growth had a negative impact on formation of axillary shoots and spikelets in some transgenic lines. One transgenic line developed LTN only at adult plant stage which was correlated with lower Lr34 expression levels at seedling stage. This line showed normal tiller formation and more importantly, disease resistance in this particular line was not compromised. Interestingly, Lr34 in rice is effective against a hemibiotrophic pathogen with a lifestyle and infection strategy that is different from obligate biotrophic rusts and mildew fungi. Lr34 might therefore be used as a source in rice breeding to improve broad‐spectrum disease resistance against the most devastating fungal disease of rice.     

A potato carboxypeptidase inhibitor gene provides pathogen resistance in transgenic rice

A defensive role against insect attack has been traditionally attributed to plant protease inhibitors. Here, evidence is described of the potential of a plant protease inhibitor, the potato carboxypeptidase inhibitor (PCI), to provide resistance to fungal pathogens when expressed in rice as a heterologous protein. It is shown that rice plants constitutively expressing the pci gene exhibit resistance against the economically important pathogens Magnaporthe oryzae and Fusarium verticillioides . A M. oryzae carboxypeptidase was purified by affinity chromatography and further characterized by mass spectrometry. This fungal carboxypeptidase was found to be a novel carboxypeptidase B which was fully inhibited by PCI. Overall, the results indicate that PCI exerts its antifungal activity through the inhibition of this particular fungal carboxypeptidase B. Although pci confers protection against fungal pathogens in transgenic rice, a significant cost in insect resistance is observed. Thus, the weight gain of larvae of the specialist insect Chilo suppressalis (striped stem borer) and the polyphagous insect Spodoptera littoralis (Egyptian cotton worm) fed on pci rice is significantly larger than that of insects fed on wild-type plants. Homology-based modelling revealed structural similarities between the predicted structure of the M. oryzae carboxypeptidase B and the crystal structure of insect carboxypeptidases, indicating that PCI may function not only as an inhibitor of fungal carboxypeptidases, but also as an inhibitor of insect carboxypeptidases. The potential impact of the pci gene in terms of protection against fungal and insect diseases is discussed.     

Identification of the blast resistance gene Picl(t) from Chaling common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.)

Rice blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae (M. oryzae), is one of the most destructive and widespread plant diseases in the world. Utilization of resistance genes in rice breeding is considered to be an effective and economical method to control this disease. To identify new sources of blast resistance, a set of 1160 introgression lines (ILs) containing chromosome segments of Chaling common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.) in the genetic background of an elite indica rice variety 93-11 were developed and phenotyped in the blast nursery. Thirty-three ILs displaying stable blast resistance in three consecutive years were obtained. Among them, one line, IL1043, was subsequently found to be resistant to all of the 28 M. oryzae isolates from different regions through artificial inoculation in greenhouse. By combining bulk segregant analysis coupled with next-generation sequencing (BSA-seq) and recessive class analysis (RCA), a major blast resistance gene in IL1043, designated Picl(t), was mapped on rice chromosome 6 flanked by the markers RM527 and Indel6 with an interval of approximately 925 kb, which covers the Pi2/9 locus. These results will facilitate fine mapping and cloning of Picl(t), and the linked markers will further provide a useful tool for rice blast resistance breeding.     

Molecular and genetic analysis of transgenic rice plants expressing the maize ribosome-inactivating protein b-32 gene and the herbicide resistance bar gene

We have previously transformed rice (Oyrza sativa L.) with the maize ribosome-inactivating protein b-32 gene (Zmcrip3a) and the phosphinothricin resistance gene (bar). In the present study, Southern blot hybridization analysis of 56 primary fertile transformants resulted in distinct band patterns, indicating that all the transformants had been generated by independent integration events and 30% of them contained a single copy of the transgene. Segregation analysis of 15 R0 plants revealed that transgene was stably transmitted to their progenies and Southern blot band patterns of R1 progenies remained the same as the corresponding parents, suggesting that all the loci of multiple integration events are genetically linked. Also, in most of the lines, physical presence of the b-32 transgene co-segregated with the phosphinothricin- resistant phenotype, confirming that the transgene is behaving as a normal locus in the genome. However, some of R1 seedlings that contained multiple copies of the transgene became sensitive to phosphinothricin, indicating that its expression was silenced. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated that b-32 protein was produced and the levels of expression differed in different lines, estimated to be 0.5–1% of total soluble protein in the leaf tissues. In addition, the transgene-encoded protein was preferentially processed in germinating seeds and young leaves of R2 transgenic plants in a way similar to that in maize kernels, suggesting that the processing mechanism is conserved in the germination stage between rice and maize. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Chemical induction of disease resistance in rice is correlated with the expression of a gene encoding a nucleotide binding site and leucine-rich repeats

Probenazole (3-allyloxy-1,2-benzisothiazole-1,1-dioxide) is an agricultural chemical primarily used to prevent rice blast disease. Probenazole-treated rice acquires resistance to blast fungus irrespective of the rice variety. The chemical is applied prophylactically, and is thought to induce or bolster endogenous plant defenses. However, the mechanisms underlying this effect have not been established. To understand the mode of the chemical's action, we screened for novel probenazole-responsive genes in rice by means of differential display and identified a candidate gene, RPR1. RPR1 contains a nucleotide binding site and leucine-rich repeats, thus sharing structural similarity with known disease resistance genes. The expression of RPR1 in rice can be up-regulated by treatment with chemical inducers of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and by inoculation with pathogens. RPR1-related sequences in rice varieties seem to be varied in sequence and/or expression, indicating that RPR1 itself is not a crucial factor for induced resistance in rice. However, Southern blot analysis revealed the existence of homologous sequences in all varieties examined. While the role of RPR1 has yet to be clarified, this is the first report of the identification of a member of this gene class and its induction during the systemic expression of induced disease resistance.