新疆无苞芥锌指蛋白基因的克隆及表达分析

利用同源克隆法从新疆无苞芥中克隆获得1个锌指蛋白基因(OpZFP)。序列分析表明,OpZFP基因的开放阅读框为684bp,推测编码含227个氨基酸的蛋白质。生物信息学分析显示,OpZFP蛋白含有1个典型的C2H2型锌指结构,在C端含有一个可能具有转录抑制功能的EAR结构域。系统进化树分析表明OpZFP编码产物与拟南芥AtZFP1、琴叶拟南芥AlZFP1的进化关系较近。分离了OpZFP基因2 095bp的启动子序列,发现该启动子与拟南芥AtZFP1基因的启动子序列只有84.4%的相似性,启动子分析表明二者存在多处不同的顺式作用元件。半定量RT-PCR分析表明,OpZFP在根、茎、叶、花和果荚中均有表达,在根中的表达量最高。OpZFP基因受高盐、干旱和低温等胁迫的诱导表达,表明该蛋白涉及多种胁迫相关的信号传导途径。     

香蕉水通道蛋白SIP2-1基因的克隆和表达分析

从香蕉中克隆了一个水通道蛋白(AQP)基因MaSIP2-1。序列分析表明,该基因存在一个完整的开放阅读框(ORF)717 bp,编码239个氨基酸。多序列比对和进化树分析表明,MaSIP2-1所编码的蛋白与其他植物中AQP编码的蛋白具有较高的一致性。其中与马来西亚野生香蕉、油棕、麻风树、野茶树的AQP编码的氨基酸序列的同源性较高,分别为98%、74%、65%和63%。器官特异性分析表明,Ma SIP2-1在香蕉的根、茎、叶片、花和果实中均有所表达,其中在茎中表达量较高。通过对其在干旱、高盐、低温、涝害胁迫下的表达结果分析显示,该基因响应干旱、高盐、涝害3种胁迫。     

水稻小G蛋白OsPra2基因的克隆及功能分析

利用micro array 技术对水稻幼苗在营养胁迫条件下根部基因表达的研究中发现: 一个与豌豆Pra2(小G蛋白)基因有同源性的基因的RNA水平在营养胁迫后再补充营养时, 表达量下降。用RT-PCR和PCR方法分别获得该基因的cDNA克隆—OsPra2和该基因翻译起始位点上游1 kb的启动子序列。OsPra2基因编码的蛋白质具有结合GTP/GDP的4个保守结构域和构成小G蛋白Rab家族的特有的结构域。该基因cDNA与GST蛋白基因融合表达载体在洋葱表皮细胞中的瞬间表达结果显示该蛋白定位在在细胞膜和细胞核上, OsPra2基因启动子与GUS报告基因融合表达转基因水稻显示该基因启动子驱动GUS在胚芽鞘和根中表达, 35S启动子驱动OsPra2基因过表达转基因水稻与野生水稻株型相比明显矮化, 类似BR缺陷型植物株型。本实验还对OsPra2和P450蛋白的相互作用及在BR代谢途径中的可能作用进行了分析。     

草莓(Fragaria×ananassa)MYC2-like基因的克隆和非生物胁迫下的表达分析

髓细胞组织增生蛋白2(myelocytomatosis protein 2, MYC2)作为MYC型bHLH转录因子家族成员,是茉莉酸响应途径的关键转录因子,在调控植物抵抗逆境胁迫中具有重要作用。本研究基于NCBI数据库中野草莓(Fragaria vesca)的基因序列,从草莓(Fragaria×ananassa)品种‘红颜’(‘Benihoppe’)中克隆鉴定了1个FaMYC2-like基因,其开放阅读框长度为1 473 bp,编码490个氨基酸残基。保守结构域分析表明,FaMYC2-like蛋白具有bHLH-MYC家族保守结构域。系统发育分析显示,FaMYC2-like蛋白与月季花(Rosa chinensis)等蔷薇科(Rosaceae)植物中的同源基因编码的蛋白质具有较近的亲缘关系。通过启动子顺式作用元件预测,发现其启动子区含有大量的光信号、胁迫响应及激素信号的响应元件。亚细胞定位结果表明,FaMYC2-like蛋白定位于细胞核中。组织特异性RT-qPCR结果显示,FaMYC2-like基因在草莓的根中表达量最高,在茎、叶和花中也有较高表达,在匍匐茎中表达量最低;在果实发育早期...     

香蕉水通道蛋白SIP2-1基因的克隆和表达分析北大核心CSCD

从香蕉中克隆了一个水通道蛋白(AQP)基因MaSIP2-1。序列分析表明,该基因存在一个完整的开放阅读框(ORF)717 bp,编码239个氨基酸。多序列比对和进化树分析表明,MaSIP2-1所编码的蛋白与其他植物中AQP编码的蛋白具有较高的一致性。其中与马来西亚野生香蕉、油棕、麻风树、野茶树的AQP编码的氨基酸序列的同源性较高,分别为98%、74%、65%和63%。器官特异性分析表明,Ma SIP2-1在香蕉的根、茎、叶片、花和果实中均有所表达,其中在茎中表达量较高。通过对其在干旱、高盐、低温、涝害胁迫下的表达结果分析显示,该基因响应干旱、高盐、涝害3种胁迫。     

紫花苜蓿MsMATE1基因克隆及其抵御铁胁迫功能的鉴定

多药和有毒化合物外排转运蛋白MATE能转运金属、激素、次生代谢物等多种底物,因而在植物的生长发育中发挥重要作用。本研究基于紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa L.)基因组数据和缺铁胁迫的转录组数据,克隆获得紫花苜蓿MsMATE1及pMsMATE1启动子(GenBank登录号分别为MN547958和MT505313)。MsMATE1基因长1470 bp,编码489个氨基酸。系统进化分析表明,紫花苜蓿MsMATE1蛋白属于mate家族,与蒺藜苜蓿MtMATE(XP013453190.1)亲缘关系最近。生物信息学分析表明,MsMATE1具有典型的MATE_like超家族结构域,属于H+势驱动的真核亚类;MsMATE1为跨膜蛋白,二级结构的主要构成元件是α螺旋。pMsMATE1启动子长1598 bp,序列分析显示内含多个植物激素和逆境胁迫响应元件。MsMATE1在紫花苜蓿幼苗的根茎叶中都有表达,茎中的表达量最高。高铁和缺铁胁迫下,MsMATE1基因在紫花苜蓿幼苗各部位的表达显著上调,茎中上调最明显。高铁和缺铁胁迫,转MsMATE1基因烟草的3种抗氧化酶活性、叶绿素和可溶性蛋白含量显著增加,丙二醛含量显著降低。以上结果表明,MsMATE1在烟草中的异源表达提高了植物抵御高铁和缺铁胁迫的能力。MsMATE1可以作为应用基因工程方法改良植物铁胁迫耐受的重要候选基因,本研究为深入了解MsMATE1蛋白在植物响应铁胁迫中的分子机制奠定基础,MsMATE1基因应对其他金属胁迫或环境胁迫的功能有待于进一步鉴定。     

大青杨PubZIP1基因的克隆及亚细胞定位与抗旱表达特性分析

从大青杨中克隆得到PubZIP1基因,通过基因测序结果可知,PubZIP1基因全长1 083 bp,编码360个氨基酸。分析得出PubZIP1蛋白含有BZIP和DOG1两个结构域,其二级结构包括α-螺旋（62.50%）、无规卷曲（29.72%）、延伸链（5.56%）、β-折叠（2.22%）。通过亚细胞定位试验表明PubZIP1基因位于细胞核。通过qRT-PCR分析表明,在模拟干旱的不同7% PEG6000胁迫时间下,分析结果表明胁迫后PubZIP1基因在大青杨根中的表达量呈下降趋势。而在大青杨茎和叶片中的表达量呈上升趋势,尤其是在叶片中明显被诱导表达。预测该基因可能主要在叶片中表达并行使功能。     

苎麻转录因子基因BnMYB3的克隆及表达分析

该研究采用RACE技术,从苎麻中克隆到1个MYB转录因子基因(BnMYB3)的全长cDNA序列(GenBank登录号为MF741320.1)。生物信息学分析表明,BnMYB3基因cDNA全长为1 216bp,包括900bp编码区序列,编码含有299个氨基酸的蛋白,其分子量约为33.63kD,理论等电点为9.16;该蛋白质含有2个典型的MYB结构域,属于R2R3-MYB。从苎麻基因组中克隆了BnMYB3基因1 681bp启动子序列,该序列包含ABRE、GARE-motif、CGTCA-motif和TGACG-motif等多个逆境相关的顺式作用元件。实时荧光定量PCR分析表明,BnMYB3为组成型表达基因,在茎和叶中的表达量显著高于根;BnMYB3基因能够响应镉胁迫,且表达量随镉胁迫处理时间和处理浓度的增加而显著上升。     

小黑杨转录因子PsnbHLH162基因在盐和低温胁迫下应答分析

为揭示小黑杨(Populus simonii×P. nigra)在面对非生物胁迫时,转录因子PsnbHLH162在植物体内发挥的作用,同时探究该基因在植物体内的信号转导过程,进而为未来获取优良的抗逆树种提供理论基础。以小黑杨为原材料,克隆获取PsnbHLH162基因,对目的基因和启动子进行生物信息学分析;之后用150 mmol·L^-1 NaCl、4℃低温分别对野生型小黑杨进行胁迫处理,利用荧光定量PCR,分析基因响应非生物胁迫的功能。结果显示：PsnbHLH162 cDNA基因片段长537 bp,基因N端内含1个高度保守的HLH结构域。该基因表达蛋白是不含跨膜区域的稳定的亲水性蛋白,其定位在细胞核内且没有转录激活活性。启动子区域内含多种ABA应答、生长素应答、光应答和circadian元件,证实此基因参加非生物胁迫应答。荧光定量PCR结果表明在盐胁迫下,与茎、叶组织相比,基因在根组织的表达量最高;在低温胁迫下,与叶、根组织相比,基因在茎组织的表达量最高。发现野生植株内,PsnbHLH162能被盐、低温诱导表达。     

普通小麦TaNAC1基因的表达及在拟南芥中的遗传转化

NAC类转录因子是植物特有的转录因子家族,在调节植物生长发育及逆境胁迫应答反应中起着重要作用。本文从普通小麦幼叶中获得了一个编码NAC结构域的转录因子基因,命名为Ta NAC1;氨基酸序列分析表明,Ta NAC1具有典型的NAC类转录因子所具有的五个亚结构域,隶属于NAC类转录因子的ATAF亚类;亚细胞定位实验表明,Ta NAC1蛋白在细胞核内表达;转录水平上,Ta NAC1基因的表达受到PEG、ABA、低温及高盐等非生物胁迫条件的诱导;将Ta NAC1转化拟南芥后,与野生型比较发现,Ta NAC1基因的过量表达会使转基因植株出现叶片发育畸形且生长缓慢,植株矮化及茎部融合等表型,表明Ta NAC1基因可能在参与小麦叶片及茎的发育中起着重要的调控作用。     

富士苹果MdAPETALA2基因的克隆与表达分析

基于苹果基因组测序序列,从‘长富6号’富士苹果中分离了MdAPETALA2基因序列,通过生物信息学方法分析结构特征,利用实时荧光定量RT-PCR技术研究其在不同器官中的表达特性。结果表明:(1)MdAPETA-LA2基因cDNA序列为1 614bp,该基因最大开放阅读框为1 389bp,编码462个氨基酸,含有2个保守的AP2结构域和核定位信号;其编码区含有8个内含子和9个外显子;启动子区域含有许多光响应元件,如ATCT-motif、G-Box、GA-motif、I-box、Sp1、TCCC-motif等,以及水杨酸响应元件、赤霉素响应元件、防御和逆境响应元件等。(2)MdAPETALA2基因在苹果各种器官中均有表达,但不同组织中表达量存在差异,在种子中的表达量最高,其次是根和花,在叶和茎中的表达量最低;在花药中的表达量最大,其次是花托和子房,在花瓣、花梗和花柱中的表达量相对较少。(3)苹果MdAPETALA2基因属于AP2亚族,可能在种子的发育过程中起着非常重要的作用。     

A maltose transporter from apple is expressed in source and sink tissues and complements the Arabidopsis maltose export-defective mutant

Prior to the cytosolic synthesis of transport sugars during transitory starch utilization, intermediate products of starch breakdown, such as maltose, must be exported from chloroplasts. Recent work in Arabidopsis indicates that a novel transporter mediates maltose transfer across the chloroplast inner envelope membrane. We cloned a gene from an apple cDNA library that is highly homologous with the Arabidopsis maltose transporter, MEX1. Expression levels of MdMEX determined by real-time PCR were low in the tips of growing shoots, higher in expanding leaves and maximal in mature leaves. Expression was also detected in fruits and roots, indicating a role for MdMEX in starch mobilization in sink tissues. The cDNA from apple was subcloned into an expression cassette between the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter and the sGFP (green fluorescent protein) coding sequence. Plants of the Arabidopsis maltose excess1-1 mutant, which is homozygous for a defective MEX1 allele, were transformed with the 35S:MdMEX:GFP construct. Fluorescence of GFP was localized to chloroplasts, indicating that Arabidopsis recognized the predicted 55 amino acid chloroplast transit peptide in the apple protein. The phenotypes of several independently transformed lines were analyzed. The complemented plants were relieved of the severe stunting and chlorosis characteristic of mex1-1 plants. Furthermore, starch levels and concentrations of soluble sugars, leaf chlorophyll content and maximum quantum efficiency of PSII were restored to wild-type levels. MdMEX (Malus domestica maltose transporter) is the second member of the unique maltose transporter gene family.     

The Wound-Inducible Lls1 Gene from Maize is an Orthologue of the Arabidopsis Acd1 Gene,and the LLS1 Protein is Present in Non-Photosynthetic Tissues

Previous studies indicated that the lethal leaf spot 1 lesion mimic locus of maize ( ZmLls1 ) encodes a novel cell protective function in plants. Here we show that the accelerated cell death 1 ( acd1 ) locus of Arabidopsis thaliana corresponds to gene At3g44880 on chromosome 3. Proof that the Acd1 gene is an orthologue of ZmLls1 is provided by in vivo complementation of the acd1 mutant by the ZmLls1 gene. The Atlls1 lesion mimic phenotype was delayed in a chlorophyll a oxygenase (CAO) mutant chlorina1 background which is deficient in chlorophyll b synthesis. The interpretation that the cell protective function of LLS1 is linked with the removal of a phototoxic chlorophyll intermediate is supported by the recent report that the maize Lls1 gene encodes pheophorbide a oxygenase (PaO). Western blot analysis demonstrates that the LLS1 protein is present constitutively in all photosynthetic plant tissues. A transient increase in Lls1 gene expression by about 50-fold upon physical wounding of maize leaves indicates that the function of Lls1 is regulated in response to stress. We show that the LLS1 protein is also present at low levels in non-photosynthetic tissues including etiolated leaves suggesting that the ability to degrade chlorophyll exists in a standby mode in plant cells.     

Cloning and characterization of four apple MADS box genes isolated from vegetative tissue

With the aim of finding genes involved in the floral transition of woody species four MADS box genes containing cDNAs from apple (Malus domestica) have been isolated. Three genes were isolated from vegetative tissue of apple, but were homologues of known genes that specify floral organ identity. MdMADS13 is an AP3-like B class MADS box gene, and was mainly expressed in petals and stamens as demonstrated by Northern blot analysis. MdMADS14 and -15 are AGAMOUS-like genes. They differed slightly in expression patterns on Northern blots, with MdMADS15 mRNA levels equally high in stamens and carpels, but MdMADS14 preferably expressed in carpels. MdMADS14 is likely to be the apple orthologue of one of the Arabidopsis thaliana SHATTERPROOF genes, and MdMADS15 closely resembled the Arabidopsis AGAMOUS gene. It has been shown with RT-PCR that the three floral apple MADS box genes are expressed in vegetative tissues of adult as well as juvenile trees, albeit at low levels. MdMADS12 is an AP1-like gene that is expressed at similar levels in leaves, vegetative shoots, and floral tissues, and that may be involved in the transition from the juvenile to the adult stage.     

A senescence-associated gene of Arabidopsis thaliana is distinctively regulated during natural and artificially induced leaf senescence

We have characterized the structure and expression of a senescence-associated gene (sen1) of Arabidopsis thaliana. The protein-coding region of the gene consists of 5 exons encoding 182 amino acids. The encoded peptide shows noticeable similarity to the bacterial sulfide dehydrogenase and 81% identity to the peptide encoded by the radish din1 gene. The 5-upstream region contains sequence motifs resembling the heat-shock- and ABA-responsive elements and the TCA motif conserved among stress-inducible genes. Examination of the expression patterns of the sen1 gene under various senescing conditions along with measurements of photochemical efficiency and of chlorophyll content revealed that the sen1 gene expression is associated with Arabidopsis leaf senescence. During the normal growth phase, the gene is strongly induced in leaves at 25 days after germination when inflorescence stems are 2–3 cm high, and then the mRNA level is maintained at a comparable level in naturally senescing leaves. In addition, dark-induced senescence of detached leaves or of leaves in planta resulted in a high-level induction of the gene. Expression of the sen1 gene was also strongly induced in leaves subjected to senescence by 0.1 mM abscisic acid or 1 mM ethephon treatment. The induced expression of the gene by dark treatment was not significantly repressed by treatment with 0.1 mM cytokinin or 50 mM CaCl₂ which delayed loss of chlorophyll but not that of photochemical efficiency.     

三个苹果NBS基因的鉴定及其对外源生长物质的响应

为了探讨苹果NBS基因的生理作用,从苹果中鉴定了NBS家族的3个基因,分别命名为MdNBS、MdTIR-NBS1和MdTIR-NBS-LRR1。这3个基因编码的蛋白质均含有NB-ARC结构域,MdTIR-NBS1和MdTIR-NBS-LRR1蛋白N端还有TIR结构域,MdTIR-NBS-LRR1蛋白在C端含有LRR结构。荧光定量PCR分析表明,这3个不同类型的NBS基因的表达具有明显不同的组织特异性,此外,MdNBS、MdTIR-NBS1和MdTIR-NBS-LRR1在‘嘎啦’苹果幼苗叶片中均受SA和MeJA诱导。ACC处理不能提高MdNBS和MdTIR-NBS1基因的表达,但能诱导MdTIR-NBS-LRR1基因表达。结果表明,MdNBS、MdTIR-NBS1和MdTIR-NBS-LRR1基因可能参与了苹果抗逆或抗病防御反应。     

Tissue-preferential expression of a rice alpha-tubulin gene, OsTubA1, mediated by the first intron

The genomic clone encoding an alpha-tubulin, OsTubA1, has been isolated from rice (Oryza sativa L.). The gene consists of four exons and three introns. RNA-blot analysis showed that the gene is strongly expressed in actively dividing tissues, including root tips, young leaves, and young flowers. Analysis of chimeric fusions between OsTubA1 and beta-glucuronidase (GUS) revealed that the intron 1 was required for high-level GUS expression in actively dividing tissues, corresponding with normal expression pattern of OsTubA1. Fusion constructs lacking the intron 1 showed more GUS staining in mature tissues rather than young tissues. When the intron 1 was placed at the distal region from 5'-upstream region or at the 3'-untranslated region, no enhancement of GUS expression was observed. Sequential deletions of the OsTubA1 intron 1 brought about a gradual reduction of GUS activity in calli. These results suggest that tissue-preferential expression of the OsTubA1 gene is mediated by the intron 1 and that it may be involved in a mechanism for an efficient RNA splicing that is position dependent.     

Transgene expression driven by heterologous ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small-subunit gene promoters in the vegetative tissues of apple (Malus pumila Mill.)

It is desirable that the expression of transgenes in genetically modified crops is restricted to the tissues requiring the encoded activity. To this end, we have studied the ability of the heterologous ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) small-subunit (SSU) gene promoters, RBCS3CP (0.8 kbp) from tomato (hycopersion esculentum Mill.) and SRS1P (1.5 kbp) from soybean (Glycine max [h.] Mers.), to drive expression of the β-glucuronidase (gusA) marker gene in apple (Malus pumila Mill.). Transgenic lines of cultivar Greensleeves were produced by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and the level of gusA expression in the vegetative tissues of young plants was compared with that produced using the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. These quantitative GUS data were assessed for their relationship to the copy number of transgene loci. The precise location of GUS activity in leaves was identified histochemically. The heterologous SSU promoters were active primarily in the green vegetative tissues of apple, although activity in the roots was noticeably higher with the RBCS3C promoter than with the SRS1 promoter. The mean GUS activity in leaf tissue of the SSU promoter transgenics was approximately half that of plants containing the CaMV 35S promoter. Histochemical analysis demonstrated that GUS activity was localised to the mesophyll and palisade cells of the leaf. The influence of light on expression was also determined. The activity of the SRS1 promoter was strictly dependent on light, whereas that of the RBCS3C promoter appeared not to be. Both SSU promoters would be suitable for the expression of transgenes in green photosynthetic tissues of apple. Received: 15 June 1999 / Accepted: 12 August 1999