Differential stress responses of early salt-stress responding genes in common wheat

Four early salt-stress responding genes (WESR1-4) in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were analyzed for their temporal accumulation of mRNA during salt stress, osmotic stress and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. All genes showed transient stimulation by 0.15 M NaCl treatment. WESR1 and WESR2 were induced by both osmotic stress and exogenous ABA treatment. WESR3 responded to exogenous ABA, but not to osmotic stress. WESR4 did not show significant response to either osmotic stress or exogenous ABA treatment. These results suggest that wheat has at least two salt stress signal transduction pathways, an ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathway.     

一些小麦白粉病抗源抗性基因鉴定分析

研究鉴定了我国３７份小麦白粉病抗源的抗性基因,１９份材料不具有任何抗性基因;６份材料具有来自１ＢＬ／１ＲＳ易位系的抗性基因Ｐｍ８;５份材料具有抗性基因Ｐｍ５ａ;３份分别具有对目前欧洲所有生理小种均抗的抗性基因Ｐｍ２１、Ｐｍ１６和Ｐｍ１２;４份材料具有新的抗性基因。     

Functional analysis of TaDi19A, a salt-responsive gene in wheat

A salinity stress upregulated expressed sequence tag (EST) was selected from a suppression subtractive hybridization cDNA library, constructed from the salinity-tolerant wheat cultivar Shanrong No. 3. Sequence analysis showed that the corresponding gene (named TaDi19A ) belonged to the Di19 family. TaDi19A was constitutively expressed in both the root and leaf of wheat seedlings grown under non-stressed conditions, but was substantially up-regulated by the imposition of stress (salinity, osmotic stress and cold), or the supply of stress-related hormones [abscisic acid (ABA) and ethylene]. The heterologous over-expression of TaDi19A in Arabidopsis thaliana increased the plants' sensitivity to salinity stress, ABA and mannitol during the germination stage. Root elongation in these transgenic lines showed a reduced tolerance to salinity stress and a reduced sensitivity to ethophon. The expression of the ABA signal pathway genes ABI1 , RAB18 , ERD15 and ABF3 , and SOS2 (SOS pathway) was altered in the transgenic lines. TaDi19A plays a role in the plant's response to abiotic stress, and some possible mechanisms of its action are proposed.     

Characterization of the caryopsis of common wheat varieties and F2 generation hybrids by means of multivariate analysis

Summary Nineteen parameters of common wheat kernels were investigated by the multivariate procedure. A relationship between the DBC parameter and both specific gravity and kernel filling was found. In some populations an interdependence of the DBC parameter and the subaleurone endosperm thickness was found. In the analysis of principal components the DBC parameter was represented mostly by particular component. Significant dependences were found between the dimensions as well as the weight of the caryopsis and some dimensions of the crease and endosperm cavity. The dendrite constructed on the basis of the calculated Mahalanobis's generalized distances matrix represents the near affinity of reciprocal hybrids or pure lines originating from a single cultivar as well as hybrids and their parental forms.     

山羊草(Aegilops)物种作母本与小麦远缘杂交的评价

研究了山羊草不同物种作母本,在不借助胚培等特殊措施的情况下与不含隐性可杂交基因的小麦推广品种杂交、回交及杂种自交情况,结果表明(1)山羊草物种作母本,小麦推广品种作父本进行杂交是一种很有效的方式;山羊草物种作母本容易与小麦进行杂交,但回交和自交较困难;回交与自交相比时,回交容易些;(2)同一物种的不同基因型材料在与小麦杂交、回交及杂种自交时存在大量变异;(3)杂交结实率与以后的回交或自交并不相关,但是杂种的回交和自交之间相关;(4)山羊草物种与小麦杂交、回交及其杂种自交的结实率与其染色体组构成并无明显相关.     

普通小麦中一氧化氮相关因子(TaNOA)编码基因的克隆和分子生物学分析

一氧化氮是动植物体内重要的信号分子。本研究利用同源克隆技术从六倍体普通小麦中获得一个一氧化氮相关因子(TaNOA)编码基因的全长基因组和cDNA克隆。该基因具有13个外显子和12个内含子,与拟南芥以及水稻中同源基因结构相似。根据cDNA推导的氨基酸序列与拟南芥AtNOA1的序列一致性达60%以上,具备P-环GTPaseG4-G5-G1-G2-G3的排列特征和保守的序列。对其中2个内含子的测序分析表明在六倍体小麦中TaNOA至少有3个成员。进一步用中国春小麦缺体-四体材料将这3个TaNOA基因成员分别定位在第六同源群的6A、6B和6D染色体上,本研究中获得的成员定位于6B染色体上,因此将其命名为TaNOA-B1。原生质体表达实验表明,TaNOA-B1可能定位在线粒体中。TaNOA基因在小麦根、叶片中表达较高,在幼穗和小花中有少量表达,茎中几乎检测不到表达。TaNOA的转录本水平还因脱落酸或盐处理而上升,表明它可能参与小麦对非生物胁迫的反应。本研究为进一步克隆六倍体小麦中TaNOA的其他成员及研究该基因在小麦中的功能奠定了基础。     

Screening of wheat genotypes for the presence of common bunt resistance genes

Common bunt is known to cause grain yield and quality losses in wheat due to bunt ball formation and infestation of the grain. The aim of this study is to identify for sources of resistance to common bunt in wheat genotypes using phytopathological and molecular methods. In general, studied 60 Kazakh and foreign wheat genotypes were found 15 samples with the Bt9, Bt8 and Bt11 genes. Carriers of the Bt10 gene include the five varieties. The four resistance genes, Bt8, Bt10, Bt11, Bt9, and Bt10 were identified in the Karasai variety. Phytopathological and molecular screening of Kazakh and foreign wheat genotypes selected 18 with genes for resistance to the disease. According to evaluation on an artificial infection 19 varieties showed an immune type of reaction. These varieties will be used in breeding programs as donors to create resistant varieties against the common bunt. Thus, approaches can reduce the level of fungicides use and the most effective method to control the common bunt.     

盐逆境下转基因耐盐小麦与其受体呼吸途径的动态变化

以转基因耐盐品种８９１２２和其受体陇春１３号两种小麦为实验材料,研究科幼苗在不同盐浓度胁迫下呼吸途径动态变化。结果表明,８９１２２出现盐呼吸明显迟于其受体;两听Ｖａｌｔ与ρＶａｌｔ变化并不同步,且Ｖａｌｔ均受高盐浓度的抑制,但低盐浓度能诱导其受体的Ｖａｌｔ;两品种的ρＶａｌｔ与ρ′Ｖｃｙｔ彼此协同调节适应盐境,且ρ′Ｖｃｙｔ仍是盐胁迫过程中线粒体电子传递的主要途径。同时讨论了盐逆境下抗氰呼吸的一些     

普通小麦中双脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶(TaDHAR)基因的克隆与生化特性分析

利用同源克隆技术从六倍体普通小麦中获得了两个不同的双脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶(TaDHAR)基因的cDNA克隆。器官表达模式分析表明,这两个TaDHAR基因(暂时命名为TaDHAR1和TaDHAR2)在小麦根、茎、叶、幼穗以及开花后10d、20d和30d的种子中均有表达,为组成型表达基因。原生质体表达实验表明,两个基因的产物均可能定位在细胞质中。在细菌中表达并提纯了两个基因的重组蛋白。体外生化测定表明两个重组蛋白均具有将双脱氢抗坏血酸还原成抗坏血酸的能力,其最适pH为7.5,在37oC时的活性比25oC高,但25oC条件下pH6.0和7.0时,两个DHAR蛋白的活性显著不同。本研究的结果为进一步揭示TaDHAR基因在小麦抗坏血酸代谢中的生理作用奠定了基础。     

Genome-wide identification of the BURP domain-containing genes in Phaseolus vulgaris

Plant-specific BURP domain-containing proteins have an essential role in the plant''s development and stress responses. Although BURP domain-containing proteins have been identified in several plant species, genome-wide analysis of the BURP gene family has not been investigated in the common bean. In the present study, we identified 11 BURP family members in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) genome with a comprehensive in silico analysis. Pairwise alignment and phylogenetic analyses grouped PvBURP members into four subfamilies [RD-22 like (3), PG1β-like (4), BNM2-like (3), and USP-like (1)] according to their amino acid motifs, protein domains and intron–exon structure. The physical and biochemical characteristics of amino acids, motif and intron–exon structure, and cis-regulatory elements of BURPs members were determined. Promoter regions of BURP members included stress, light, and hormone response-related cis-elements. Therefore, expression profiles of PvBURP genes were identified with in silico tools and qRT-PCR analyses under stress (salt and drought) and hormone treatment (ABA, IAA) in the current study. While significant activity changes were not observed in BURP genes in RNA-seq data sets related to salt stress, it was determined that some BURP genes were expressed differently in those with drought stress. We identified 12 different miRNA, including miRNA395, miRNA156, miRNA169, miRNA171, miRNA319, and miRNA390, targeting the nine PvBURP genes using two different in silico tools based on perfect or near‐perfect complementarity to their targets. Here we present the first study to identify and characterize the BURP genes in common bean using whole-genome analysis, and the findings may serve as a reference for future functional research in common bean.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-01052-9.     

Tissue expression map of a large number of expressed sequence tags and its application to in silico screening of stress response genes in common wheat

In order to assess global changes in gene expression patterns in stress-induced tissues, we conducted large-scale analysis of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in common wheat. Twenty-one cDNA libraries derived from stress-induced tissues, such as callus, as well as liquid cultures and abiotic stress conditions (temperature treatment, desiccation, photoperiod, moisture and ABA) were constructed. Several thousand colonies were randomly selected from each of these 21 cDNA libraries and sequenced from both the 5′ and 3′ ends. By computing abundantly expressed ESTs, correlated expression patterns of genes across the tissues were monitored. Furthermore, the relationships between gene expression profiles among the stress-induced tissues were inferred from the gene expression patterns. Multi-dimensional analysis of EST data is analogous to microarray experiments. As an example, genes specifically induced and/or suppressed by cold acclimation and heat-shock treatments were selected in silico. Four hundred and ninety genes showing fivefold induction or 218 genes for suppression in comparison to the control expression level were selected. These selected genes were annotated with the BLAST search. Furthermore, gene ontology was conducted for these genes with the InterPro search. Because genes regulated in response to temperature treatment were successfully selected, this method can be applied to other stress-treated tissues. Then, the method was applied to screen genes in response to abiotic stresses such as drought and ABA treatments. In silico selection of screened genes from virtual display should provide a powerful tool for functional plant genomics.Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available to authorised users in the online version of this article at .     

Cytogenetic analysis of structural rearrangements in three varieties of common wheat,Triticum aestivum

Summary The winter wheat varieties Starke and Cappelle Desprez and the spring wheat Chinese Spring were analysed for structural chromosome rearrangements that resulted in the formation of multivalents in F₁ hybrids. The analyses were carried out using hybrids involving euploids, monosomic and ditelosomic stocks, and double-monotelodisomic constructs. The study confirmed that Cappelle Desprez differs from Chinese Spring in a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 5B and 7B (Riley et al. 1967); a translocation involving chromosomes 3B and 3D could not be verified. Furthermore, the analysis showed that Starke differs from Chinese Spring in a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 7A and 7D. Both translocations have a coefficient of multivalent realisation of about 0.84. Further multivalents in euploid Starke, in euploid and some aneuploid stocks of Cappelle Desprez, and in euploid as well as various types of aneuploid hybrids between all three varieties could nearly all be explained hypothesizing that chromosome 2B of both Starke and Cappelle Desprez is a duplication-deficiency chromosome. In the hypothesis a part of the long arm of 2B is missing and replaced by a duplicated part of the long arm of chromosome 2D. The multivalents of this rearrangement showed an average coefficient of realisation of about 0.09.Sven Ellerström died in December 1985