番茄转录调控因子基因Pti5植物表达载体的构建及其转化烟草的研究 Construction of a Plant Expression Vector with Tomato Transcription Factor Gene Pti5 and Studies on Transgenic Tobaccos

本实验构建了含有CaMV35S启动子控制下的Pti5-VP16基因的植物双元表达载体pBI121UCH1。通过根癌农杆菌叶盘转化法,将Pti5-VP16基因导入烟草SRI中,经卡那霉素筛选,获得了抗性植株。经PCR和Southern印迹分析,表明抗性植株中整合了Pti5-VP16基因,经抗病性鉴定转基因烟草植株的抗病性明显提高。 Abstract:The plasmid pBI121UCH1 carrying Pti5-VP16 gene under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35s promoter was constructed.Leaf segments of tobacco SRI were infected by Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA105 with plasmid pBI121UCH1,from which kanamycin resistant plants were obtained.PCR and Southern analysis proved that the Pti5-VP16 gene was integrated into the genomes of the tobacco plants.The disease resistance assay showed that the disease resistance was enhanced in the transgenic tobacco plants.     

Tomato Transformation and Transgenic Plant Production

Tomato transformation and regeneration were analysed and optimized. Cotyledon explants from Lycopersicon esculentum cv. UC82B, were infected by Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 harbouring the neomycin phosphotransferase (NPTII) reporter gene. The effects of phenolic compounds, vitamins and growth regulators on plant transformation and regeneration were studied. Increasing the vitamin thiamine concentration from 0.1 mg l^–1 in standard medium to 0.4 mg l^–1 decreased the chlorophyll lost that accompanied the expansion of necrotic areas in cotyledon explants. Optimal shoot regeneration rate was obtained with a balanced concentration of 0.5 mg l^–1 auxin indolelacetic acid (IAA) and 0.5 mg l^–1 cytokinin zeatin riboside. Finally, when the phenolic acetosyringone was present in the co-culture medium at 200 µM, confirmed transgenic lines reached 50% of antibiotic resistant shoots. Under the above conditions, the transformation efficiency reached 12.5%.     

兔防御素NP-1基因在转基因番茄中表达的初步研究

兔防御素ＮＰ－１是α－防御素的一种,含３３个氨基酸残基。最初从兔子的多形核嗜中性细胞中分离出来。它对革兰氏阴性菌、革兰氏阳性菌、分枝杆菌、真菌、被膜病毒以及ＨＩＶ病毒都有不同程度的抑制作用。兔防御素ＮＰ－１所带阳离子较多,可抗不具代谢活性的靶细胞。实验中将兔防御素ＮＰ－１基因构建到植物表达载体中,通过根瘤农杆菌介导转入番茄,得到了转基因番茄植株。对转基因番茄植株进行了ＰＣＲ、Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｍ杂交、Ｎ     

转HSl^prol基因番茄植株的获得

目的：为了减少根结线虫对番茄的危害,研究并获得转抗线虫基因HSl^prol。番茄植株。方法：在鉴定表达载体之后,采用CaCl2法制作农杆菌EHAl05感受态细胞,然后用冻融法将HSl^prol基因转入农杆菌中。通过农杆菌介导法将HSl^prol基因导入无菌番茄外植体中,获得抗根结线虫转化再生植株。用卡那霉素筛选到再生植株后,提取抗性芽的基因组,利用设计好的引物进行PCR鉴定。结果与结论：目的基因已整合到番茄基因组中,获得了转HSl^prol基因番茄植株。     

人促红细胞生成素基因在番茄中的表达

通过子叶与农杆菌（ＡｇｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍｔｕｍｅｆａｃｉｅｎｓＡＧＬ１）共培养,将表达载体ｐＨＬＰＥ中的人促红细胞生成素（ｈＥＰＯ,一种人来源的典型糖蛋白）基因（ｅｐｏ）导入番茄,然后用卡那霉素进行筛选,获得了抗性植株。经点杂交和Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ印迹分析,证明部分抗性植株中整合了ｅｐｏ基因。通过对转基因番茄植株叶片的粗提蛋白进行ＥＰＯＥＬＩＳＡ检测,结果表明,ｈＥＰＯ在番茄中的表达量为约４００ｐｇ／ｇ叶片。经用转基因植株叶片粗提蛋白饲喂依赖于ＥＰＯ的ＴＦ１细胞,表明番茄ＥＰＯ具有体外（ｉｎｖｉｔｒｏ）生物活性,这暗示用植物生产的ＥＰＯ可作为体外药物加以应用。     

人胰高血糖素样肽1在转基因番茄中的表达

人胰高血糖素样肽1 (GLP1)是一种短肽激素,对Ⅱ型糖尿病具有很好的疗效.本研究在设计合成GLP1基因并构建植物表达载体的基础上,通过农杆菌介导将GLP1基因导入番茄基因组中,经过PCR扩增和Southern Blot分析,证实GLP1基因已整合进入9个株系的番茄基因组中.Western Blot检测表明,其中4个株系转基因番茄的叶片能够检测到hGLP1融合蛋白的表达.通过Ni-NTA亲和层析分离纯化转基因番茄表达的hGLP1融合蛋白,动物实验表明该融合蛋白具有显著的降血糖生物活性.本研究结果将为转基因番茄作为生物反应器表达药用蛋白提供重要的理论和技术支持,并将为培育具有糖尿病治疗功能的番茄新品种奠定基础.     

在转基因水稻植株中蜡质基因第1内含子对-基因表达影响的分析

为阐明水稻Wx基因第1内含子在整体植株的胚乳发育阶段是否确有增强基因表达的功能,以及弄清高和中、低直链淀粉含量的水稻品种Wx基因第1内含子1 126个碱基之间有差异的16个碱基中哪几个碱基影响了该内含子的正常剪接从而降低了基因的表达水平,我们分别用高直链淀粉含量品种的Wx基因翻译起始密码子ATG上游3.1和2.1 kb片段与GUS基因编码区融合构建成嵌合质粒,并在此基础上,(1)去除嵌合质粒中Wx基因的第1内含子;(2)将嵌合质粒Wx基因的第1内含子中(3.1 kb)与中、低直链淀粉含量的水稻品种Wx基因第1内含子有差异的6个碱基以中、低直链淀粉含量的水稻品种的碱基替换.将上述改造过的几种质粒分别转化粳稻品种中花11,测定转化植株未成熟种子胚乳中的GUS活性.结果表明第1内含子的缺失或此内含子的5′端剪接点上的碱基G以T替换均造成GUS活性的急剧下降,说明第l内含子在植株体内的确有增强基因表达的功能,而且在中、低直链淀粉含量的水稻品种中Wx基因第1内含子5′端剪接点上自然存在的G→T突变是造成这些品种中该内含子剪接不正常、从而使Wx基因表达水平和直链淀粉含量下降的主要原因.     

番茄LeNHX1基因植物过量表达载体的构建及表达分析

从番茄幼苗中提取RNA,根据NCBI中番茄LeNHX1基因序列设计引物,通过RT-PCR获得了番茄LeNHX1基因的cDNA序列,包含一个1 605 bp的开放阅读框,编码534个氨基酸。将cDNA序列连接到植物过量表达载体PBI121上,对所获得的重组质粒进行双酶切鉴定,结果表明,植物过量表达载体PBI121-LeNHX1已构建成功。半定量RT-PCR结果表明LeNHX1基因在根、茎和叶中均表达,盐、低温和脱落酸的诱导能提高LeNHX1基因的表达量,推测番茄LeNHX1基因在逆境应答中可能起着重要作用。     

转HAL1基因番茄的耐盐性

利用农杆菌介导的叶盘法,把HAL1 基因转入番茄,Southern杂交检测得到转基因植株.耐盐实验表明, T1代转基因番茄在150 mmol/L的NaCl胁迫下仍有43%的发芽率,200 mmol/L的NaCl胁迫下发芽率为6%,而对照种子在100和150 mmol/L的NaCl胁迫下发芽率分别为11.0%和0.转基因番茄的电解质相对外渗率小于对照,而根冠比和叶绿素含量大于对照,转HAL1基因显著提高了番茄的耐盐性.盐胁迫下Na 、K 的累积状况表明,转基因番茄根、茎、叶的K /Na 均有所提高,根系的SK/Na增大,茎、叶的RSK/Na和RLK/Na减小,说明根系对K /Na 离子的选择吸收和运输能力加强.不但选择吸收K /Na ,而且表现出整株水平上的有利于耐盐的K /Na 区域化分配.     

番茄rbcS3A启动子控制的GUS融合基因在转基因水稻中的表达

为研究不同启动子用于转基因水稻,克隆了番茄Rubisco小亚基rbcS3A基因的5′上游调控区,构建了由rbcS3A启动子引导的GUS嵌合基因,并经农杆菌介导导入到水稻中。对转基因水稻植株中GUS活性的定性与定量测定结果表明,rbcS3A启动子可驱动GUS报告基因在转基因水稻植株茎和叶组织中高效表达,而在根和种子等器官中不表达或表达活性极弱,表现出一定的组织特异性。在转基因水稻中,番茄rbcS3A启动子驱动外源基因的表达不受光诱导。     

转基因植物外源基因的整合分析

外源基因表达的不稳定性和多样性是制约转基因作物育种研发进度的关键因素,外源基因的整合情况与外源基因的表达直接相关,充分了解外源基因的整合情况可为构建高效表达载体、获得外源基因稳定一致表达转基因材料提供参考,同时为转基因作物的安全利用提供保障.就外源基因整合情况的分析方法、不同转化方法外源基因的整合特点及利用定点整合技术提高外源基因表达稳定一致性的研究进展作一概述.     

番茄E8基因启动子的克隆及其在拟南芥中的表达

利用PCR技术从番茄基因组DNA中克隆长约1.1kb的E8基因启动子与517bp的E8基因片段,将其二者连接构建植物表达载体,导入农杆菌,通过花序侵染法转化拟南芥,得到转基因拟南芥。用RT-PCR分析转基因拟南芥中E8基因启动子驱动E8基因小片段的结果表明,E8基因小片段mRNA仅在转基因拟南芥长角果中转录,根、茎、叶、花中不转录,提示E8基因的1.1kb启动子在异源植物拟南芥中仍具有驱动外源基因果实特异性表达的特性。     

霍乱肠毒素B亚单位在转基因番茄中表达的研究

将霍乱肠毒素B亚单位（CT－B）基因及内质网引导序列（SEKDEL）克隆到质粒pRTL2和pBI121中,分别构建植物双元表达载体pBI-CTB和pBI-CTBK,CT-B基因由Ca35S启动子控制表达。采用叶盘法经根癌农杆菌介导转化番茄（金丰1号,Jinfeng1)各表达载体得到一批转基因植株。经PCR和Southern blot分析表明CT－B基因整合到了番茄基因组中;ELISA和Western blot分析表明pBI-CTB和pBI-CTBK的转基因植株能够有效表达CT－B多肽,分别占番茄叶片可溶性蛋白的0.055%和0.084%。     

The Influences of Two Plant Nuclear Matrix Attachment Regions (MARs) on Gene Expression in Transgenic Plants

Nuclear matrix attachment regions (MARs) are thought to influencegene expression by anchoring active chromatin to the proteinaceousnuclear matrix. In this study, two plant DNA fragments withstrong MAR activity were selected and tested for their effectson expression of a linked reporter gene in transgenic tobacco.One MAR was isolated from the 5' flanking region of a pea vicilingene previously reported to be expressed in a copy number-dependentmanner in transgenic tobacco. A second MAR was isolated fromthe genome of Arabidopsis thaliana by preselection for autonomouslyreplicating sequence (ARS) activity in yeast. Flanking copiesof the A. thaliana MAR stimulated median reporter gene expressionin transgenic plants by five to ten fold. Neither MAR significantlyreduced the variation in transgene expression between individualtransformants, or conferred copy number-dependence in gene expression. (Received July 24, 1997; Accepted November 10, 1997)     

转HS1prol基因番茄植株的获得

目的为了减少根结线虫对番茄的危害,研究并获得转抗线虫基因HS1prol番茄植株.方法在鉴定表达载体之后,采用CaCl2法制作农杆菌EHA105感受态细胞,然后用冻融法将HS1prol基因转入农杆菌中.通过农杆菌介导法将HS1prol基因导入无菌番茄外植体中,获得抗根结线虫转化再生植株.用卡那霉素筛选到再生植株后,提取抗性芽的基因组,利用设计好的引物进行PCR鉴定.结果与结论目的基因已整合到番茄基因组中,获得了转HS1prol基因番茄植株.     

Expression of a Synthesized Gene Encoding Cationic Peptide Cecropin B in Transgenic Tomato Plants Protects against Bacterial Diseases

The cationic lytic peptide cecropin B (CB), isolated from the giant silk moth (Hyalophora cecropia), has been shown to effectively eliminate Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria. In this study, the effects of chemically synthesized CB on plant pathogens were investigated. The S₅₀s (the peptide concentrations causing 50% survival of a pathogenic bacterium) of CB against two major pathogens of the tomato, Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, were 529.6 μg/ml and 0.29 μg/ml, respectively. The CB gene was then fused to the secretory signal peptide (sp) sequence from the barley α-amylase gene, and the new construct, pBI121-spCB, was used for the transformation of tomato plants. Integration of the CB gene into the tomato genome was confirmed by PCR, and its expression was confirmed by Western blot analyses. In vivo studies of the transgenic tomato plant demonstrated significant resistance to bacterial wilt and bacterial spot. The levels of CB expressed in transgenic tomato plants (∼0.05 μg in 50 mg of leaves) were far lower than the S₅₀ determined in vitro. CB transgenic tomatoes could therefore be a new mode of bioprotection against these two plant diseases with significant agricultural applications.Bacterial plant diseases are a source of great losses in the annual yields of most crops (5). The agrochemical methods and conventional breeding commonly used to control these bacterially induced diseases have many drawbacks. Indiscriminate use of agrochemicals has a negative impact on human, as well as animal, health and contributes to environmental pollution. Conventional plant-breeding strategies have limited scope due to the paucity of genes with these traits in the usable gene pools and their time-consuming nature. Consequently, genetic engineering and transformation technology offer better tools to test the efficacies of genes for crop improvement and to provide a better understanding of their mechanisms. One advance is the possibility of creating transgenic plants that overexpress recombinant DNA or novel genes with resistance to pathogens (36). In particular, strengthening the biological defenses of a crop by the production of antibacterial proteins with other origins (not from plants) offers a novel strategy to increase the resistance of crops to diseases (35, 39, 41). These antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) include such peptides as cecropins (2, 15, 20, 23-24, 27, 31, 42, 50), magainins (1, 9, 14, 29, 47), sarcotoxin IA (35, 40), and tachyplesin I (3). The genes encoding these small AMPs in plants have been used in practice to enhance their resistance to bacterial and fungal pathogens (8, 22, 40). The expression of AMPs in vivo (mostly cecropins and a synthetic analog of cecropin and magainin) with either specific or broad-spectrum disease resistance in tobacco (14, 24, 27), potato (17, 42), rice (46), banana (9), and hybrid poplar (32) have been reported. The transgenic plants showed considerably greater resistance to certain pathogens than the wild types (4, 13, 24, 27, 42, 46, 50). However, detailed studies of transgenic tomatoes expressing natural cecropin have not yet been reported.The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most commonly consumed vegetables worldwide. The annual yield of tomatoes, however, is severely affected by two common bacterial diseases, bacterial wilt and bacterial spot, which are caused by infection with the Gram-negative bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, respectively. Currently available pesticides are ineffective against R. solanacearum, and thus bacterial wilt is a serious problem.Cecropins, one of the natural lytic peptides found in the giant silk moth, Hyalophora cecropia (25), are synthesized in lipid bodies as proteins consisting of 31 to 39 amino acid residues. They adopt an α-helical structure on interaction with bacterial membranes, resulting in the formation of ion channels (12). At low concentrations (0.1 μM to 5 μM), cecropins exhibit lytic antibacterial activity against a number of Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria, but not against eukaryotic cells (11, 26, 33), thus making them potentially powerful tools for engineering bacterial resistance in crops. Moreover, cecropin B (CB) shows the strongest activity against Gram-negative bacteria within the cecropin family and therefore has been considered an excellent candidate for transformation into plants to improve their resistance against bacterial diseases.The introduction of genes encoding cecropins and their analogs into tobacco has been reported to have contradictory results regarding resistance against pathogens (20). However, subsequent investigations of these tobacco plants showed that the expression of CB in the plants did not result in accumulation of detectable levels of CB, presumably due to degradation of the peptide by host peptidases (20, 34). Therefore, protection of CB from cellular degradation is considered to be vital for the exploitation of its antibacterial activity in transgenic plants. The secretory sequences of several genes are helpful, because they cooperate with the desired genes to enhance extracellular secretion (24, 40, 46). In the present study, a natural CB gene was successfully transferred into tomatoes. The transgenic plants showed significant resistance to the tomato diseases bacterial wilt and bacterial spot, as well as with a chemically synthesized CB peptide.     

Expression of Functional Interleukin-12 from Mouse in Transgenic Tomato Plants

Transgenic plants have been employed successfully as a low-cost system for the production of therapeutically valuable proteins, including antibodies, antigens and hormones. Here, we report the expression of a cytokine with immunomodulatory function, mouse interleukin-12 (IL-12), in transgenic tomato plants. Single-chain mouse IL-12 driven by the CaMV 35S promoter, accumulates to high levels in leaves and fruits (up to 7.3 and 3.4 μg per gram of fresh weight, respectively). Mouse IL-12 expressed in tomato displays biological activity in vitro, as determined by interferon-γ (IFN-γ) secretion by T cells. Possible uses of this plant-based cytokine involving mucosal delivery are discussed