Tumor Transformation of Petunia hybrida via Pollen Co-Cultured with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Pollen preparations usually show a high nuclease activity. Therefore, to avoid DNA degradation, co-cultures of pollen and Agrobacterium tumefaciens were evaluated as a new tool in gene transfer experiments. As a model system, Petunia pollen was co-cultured with an A. tumefaciens wild strain. The co-cultured pollen was used for pollination of Petunia flowers. The seeds obtained were germinated and one cotyledon per seedling was removed and put stalk upwards on nutrient agar. In 80% of the cotyledons a callus developed from the cut surface of the stalks which was screened for tumor transformation on hormone-free medium. In repeated subculturing some calli maintained growth on hormone-free medium. Two of these calli were habituated. One callus, the best growing one, showed on Southern blot analysis a distinct hybridization signal at 3.2 kb when probed with Hind III fragment 22 DNA, covering two genes responsible for hormone free growth. This is the exact size that could be expected when plant material has been transformed with T-DNA. Another callus gave a hybridization signal at 2 kb which could only be explained with chromosomal rearrangement. In these two calli there was no co-transformation of the nos-gene: nopaline synthase activity could be detected from none of the calli, and none of the calli DNAs hybridized when probed with the nos-gene. Bacterial contamination could be excluded by probing the DNAs with virfragments.     

Flower-specific expression of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens isopentenyltransferase gene results in radial expansion of floral organs in Petunia hybrida

Biotechnology has the potential to modify commercially important traits of crops, such as fruit size and stress tolerance. To date, the floricultural industry has not profited significantly from these possibilities to manipulate, for example, flower size. Cytokinins are known to be involved in many aspects of plant development, including cell division. Increasing the amount of cytokinins has the potential to increase the size of an organ, such as the flower or the fruit. The Agrobacterium tumefaciens cytokinin biosynthesis gene isopentenyltransferase ( ipt ) has been shown to increase cytokinin levels when introduced into plants. Moreover, it has a dramatic effect on the vegetative development of plants. The expression of the ipt gene under the control of the flower-specific Arabidopsis APETALA3 promoter in petunia ( Petunia hybrida ) increases the flower size dramatically, but with no effect on vegetative development. The resulting transgenic plants produced flowers with larger corolla diameter and greater total floral fresh weight. This strategy has the potential for use in the production of ornamental crops with large flowers and crop species with larger fruit.     

花分生组织决定基因ＡＰ１转化矮牵牛的研究

利用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ方法从拟南芥（Ａrabidopsis thaliana(L.)Heynh.)中克隆了花分生组织决定基因（flower-meristem-identity gene)ＡＰ１,进行了全序列测定。测序结果显示,所得到的基因与发表的序列仅有一个碱基的差异,但并不影响蛋白质的一级结构,将ＡＰ１基因克隆入植物中间载体p208,通过根癌土壤杆菌（Agrobacterium tumfaciens(Smith et Townsend)Conn)介导的方法转化矮牵牛（Ｐetumia hybrida Vilm.)。对转基因植株进行了ＰＣＲ和Southern检测,所得到的两个株系的转基因矮牵牛在Ｒ０代即表现出提前且持续不断地开花的特性,与对照差异显。     

抗氧化剂对农杆菌介导的大豆下胚轴GUS基因瞬时表达的影响

大豆(Glycine max)下胚轴作为大豆遗传转化的外植体材料,能快速高频再生不定芽。然而,在遗传转化过程中褐化影响基因转化效率。在该研究中,我们用含有GUS染色基因和hpt II(Hygromycin phosphotransferase II)筛选基因的农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens) LBA4404侵染大豆下胚轴,并用组织化学定位法测定了GUS基因的瞬时表达,以确定大豆的优化基因转化条件。结果显示,在共培养基中加入硫代硫酸钠、L_半胱氨酸以及二硫苏糖醇等抗氧化剂,可以有效地抑制大豆下胚轴在组培过程中褐化的发生,并大幅度提高农杆菌在下胚轴的瞬时表达率。这些结果说明抗氧化剂可以降低这种影响并有效提高基因转化效率。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌杀虫晶体蛋白基因导入大豆的研究

用苏云金芽孢杆菌(BacillusthuringiensisBerliner)杀虫晶体蛋白(Bt)基因和葡糖苷酸酶(GUS)基因通过基因枪轰击和根癌土壤杆菌(Agrobacteriumtumefaciens(SmithetTownsend)Conn)介导转入大豆(Glycinemax(L.)Merr.),诱导大豆转基因植株再生。大豆主栽品种“中黄4号”和品系8502未成熟子叶有较强体细胞胚分化能力。体细胞胚的脱水处理显著促进“中黄4号”体细胞胚的萌发。未成熟子叶的预培养有利于根癌土壤杆菌感染子叶外植体体细胞胚的分化。基因型和受体的选择,转基因体系的改进,体细胞胚的脱水处理等是提高大豆转基因效率的重要因素。     

GFP基因转化香樟胚性愈伤组织的研究

以香樟胚性愈伤组织作为受体,利用根癌农杆菌介导法进行了绿色荧光蛋白基因(GFP)的遗传转化研究。经农杆菌侵染后的胚性愈伤组织通过共培养、选择培养后获得抗性愈伤组织和体胚,对抗性愈伤组织及体胚的诱导过程进行了GFP荧光检测。结果表明,GFP基因能在抗性愈伤组织和体胚中强烈表达,证明GFP基因能够在香樟遗传转化中得到应用。对抗性愈伤组织的PCR检测初步证实外源GFP基因已整合到香樟胚性愈伤组织的基因组中。     

Ectopic Expression of the Pttkn1 Gene Induces Alterations in the Morphology of the Leaves and Flowers in Petunia hybrida Vilm

A novel knottedl-like homeobox (knox) gene, Pttknl (Populus tremula×tremuloides knotted1), isolated from the cambial region of hybrid aspen, was introduced into Petunia hybrida Vilm. using the leafdisc method mediated by Agrobacterium. A series of novel phenotypes was observed in transgenic petunia plants, including the formation of ectopic spikes on the adaxial surface of corollas and small petals on theabaxial surface of corollas, fusion of floral organs, shortening of corolla midribs, the formation of tumor-like knots along the midrib on the abaxial surface and serrated lobs of corolla margins, and alterations in petal color; except for changes in the leaves and plant architecture, RT-PCR showed that the Pttknl gene was expressed in the leaves of different petunia transgenic plants, whereas no signal was detected in wild-type plants. The possible function of Pttknl in leaf and flower development is discussed.     

Ectopic Expression of the Pttknl Gene Induces Alterations in the Morphology of the Leaves and Flowers in Petunia hybrida Vilm.

A novel knottedl-like homeobox （knox） gene, Pttknl （Populus tremulaxtremuloides knottedl）, isolated from the cambial region of hybrid aspen, was introduced into Petunia hybrida Vilm. using the leafdisc method mediated by Agrobacterium. A series of novel phenotypes was observed in transgenic petunia plants, including the formation of ectopic spikes on the adaxial surface of corollas and small petals on the abaxial surface of corollas, fusion of floral organs, shortening of corolla midribs, the formation of tumor-like knots along the midrib on the abaxial surface and serrated lobs of corolla margins, and alterations in petal color; except for changes in the leaves and plant architecture, RT-PCR showed that the Pttknl gene was expressed in the leaves of different petunia transgenic plants, whereas no signal was detected in wild-type plants. The possible function of Pttknl in leaf and flower development is discussed.     

Vacuum infiltration of Petunia hybrida pollen with Agrobacterium tumefaciens to achieve plant transformation

 Genetic transformation of Petunia hybrida with a reporter gene and selectable marker gene (35S-bar) was achieved in similar frequencies by pollinating flowers with pollen vacuum-infiltrated with Agrobacterium tumefaciens or applying a drop of Agrobacterium suspension to the stigma immediately prior to pollination. Nine percent of the T₁, and 5% of the T₂ progeny germinated in nutrient medium with 3 mgl/l Basta^R. Polymerase chain reaction assays indicated that of the Basta^R-resistant plants, 66% of the T₁ plants, and 61% of the T₂ plants harboured the GUS gene. Histochemical assays showed that 10% of the putatively transformed T₁ plants and 5% of their progeny expressed GUS in leaf tissue, pistils and young anthers. Southern hybridization confirmed genomic integration of the bar gene in one to three places in selected T₁ and T₂ progeny. Received: 12 March 1999 / Revision received: 1 October 1999 / Accepted: 20 October 1999     

在烟草中酵母脯氨酸基因B的转化(英文)

重组质粒PYP22带有一从酵母基因文库分离到的4.6 kb DNA片段,此片段含有脯氨酸(Pro)合成途径必须的基因B(ProB)。用BamHⅠ酶解PYP22,回收ProB基因,重组入pGA471的Bg Ⅲ切口,形成含有ProB的双质粒载体PBYU4。pBYU4含有能在植物中表达的新霉素磷酸转移酶基因Ⅱ(NPT—Ⅱ),可做转基因植株的筛选标记。借助于辅助质粒pRK2013,pBYU4经过三亲结合转移到农杆菌LAB4404,在含有四环素12.5μg/ml、链霉素100μg/ml和利福平50μ/ml加的AB培养基上筛选出转接合子。提取筛选得到的农杆菌总DNA,用ECoR 1酶解,1％琼脂糖电泳,Southern转移DNA到硝酸纤维素膜上。用α—~(32)P-dCTP标记的ProB片段,与转移好的硝酸纤维素进行Southern杂交。Southern杂交证明含有ProB基因的农杆菌,在加有乙酸丁香酮(acetosyringone)125μg/ml和章鱼碱(octopine)125μg/ml的MS液体培养基中,诱导过夜。用叶圆片法转化革新1号烟草(Nicotana tabacum var.Gexin No.1),叶片与菌液共培养2～5d。从叶片分化再生出的芽转移到含有卡那霉素(K_m)80μg/ml、6—苄基腺嘌呤(6BA)1μg/ml和头孢氨噻腭钠(Cef)500μg/ml的MS培养基,筛选3周,将绿色的芽转移到含l％NaCl,6BA 1μg/ml和Cef 500μg/ml的MS培养基,进行复筛。测定经过这样筛选的再生芽的NPT—Ⅱ活性。     

A High Efficient Transformation System and the Introduction of Sweet Protein Gene into Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Tuber, minituber and in vitro-grown microtuber discs of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars 85-14-3, 86-2 and Favorita were used in Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer. A simple, rapid and efficient transformation system was established. Among the three kinds of discs used, the microtuber disc was superior in obtaining transformants. Microtuber discs star ted to form shoots on shoot inducing medium containing kanamycin two to three weeks after cocultivation. Rooted transformants could be obtained in 6–7 weeks. The transformation efficiency could reach as high as 67.5%. The majority of kanamycin resistant plants gave nopaline positive or GUS expression. A number of transgenic plants were obtained using the plasmid containing a sweet protein NPT Ⅱ and nopaline synthase genes. The leaf callus assay and nopaline assay indicated that the foreign sweet protein gene was introduced into the potato genome.     

影响花椰菜农杆菌介导转化因素的研究

以花椰菜赛雪的带柄子叶为外植体,以MS为基本培养基,GUS基因为报告基因,分析了遗传转化过程中的影响因子,如预培养时间、农杆菌菌液浓度、侵染时间、共培养时间、乙酰丁香酮浓度、延迟筛选时间等对外植体瞬间表达和稳定表达的影响。结果显示,以花椰菜的带柄子叶为外植体,预培养2d,农杆菌菌液为OD6000.3～0.4,侵染8min,共培养2d,乙酰丁香酮浓度为100μmol/L,延迟筛选7d,卡那霉素筛选压为5mg/L为最优的遗传转化方案,转化率最高可达35.7%。另外,GUS瞬间表达率和转化率并不存在绝对的相关性,但瞬间表达分析仍然可以作为外源基因进入受体细胞的指示。花椰菜农杆菌介导转化方案的优化研究为芸薹属蔬菜高效遗传转化提供了技术保障,有利于芸薹属蔬菜遗传育种与种质创新研究。     

农杆菌介导番茄铁载体蛋白基因(LeIRT2)转化烟草的研究

构建了含有目的基因(LeIRT2)的双元载体pYF840,并成功地将植物性内含子构建到筛选标记基因新霉素磷酸转移酶基因(nptⅡ)和gus报告基因中。利用农杆菌介导法,将铁载体蛋白(LeIRT2)基因导入革新一号烟草,PCR、PCR-Southern blotting及Southern blottlng检测结果显示,有3个烟草株系的基因组中整合了完整的铁载体基因(LeIRT2)。水培试验结果显示转基因株系1、3不但提高了植株的铁吸收能力,而且还促进了植株的生长,但转基因株系2却与对照无明显区别。     

Pollen tubes of flavonol-deficient Petunia show striking alterations in wall structure leading to tube disruption

Despite the vital role that flavonols play in fertilization and pollen tube growth of a number of species such as petunia and maize, their function is still unclear. Pollen tubes of the flavonol-deficient transformant T17.02 of Petunia hybrida L. are able to germinate and start growing in vitro, but eventually disrupt at the tip approximately 2 h after germination. In order to establish the possible role of flavonols in this process, wild-type and flavonol-deficient pollen tubes were subjected to cytological and ultrastructural analyses and screened for differences. The results showed that before disruption of the flavonol-deficient pollen tubes, the structure of the primary wall at the tip dramatically changed from layered to granular. Secretory vesicles at the tip still fused with the wall but lost their capacity to melt into the wall and to form layers. Instead they remained as dark, electron-dense granular structures surrounded by an electron-translucent matrix. Apparently the matrix is not able to sustain the wall's coherence and as a consequence the tube disrupts. No other remarkable cytological or ultrastructural differences between the transformant and the wild-type pollen tubes could be found before tip disruption. Even a morphometric analysis of abundance and distribution of endoplasmic reticulum, dictyosomes and mitochondria did not reveal any significant difference. However, for the first time, obvious morphological differences were observed in the wall of the flavonol-deficient pollen tubes. We conclude that flavonols act on precursors of the pollen tube wall of petunia and interfere with a cross-linking system in the wall, possibly via extensins. Received: 23 February 1998 / Accepted: 13 August 1998     

八氢番茄红素合酶基因对人参的遗传转化

八氢番茄红素合酶(Phytoene synthase ,PSY)是类胡萝卜素生物合成的限速酶,通过建立PSY基因的人参转化体系,可促进相应类胡萝卜素的合成,从而提高人参的营养价值。本研究以人参愈伤组织为受体,以PSY 为目的基因,应用根癌农杆菌介导法进行遗传转化。以抗性筛选人参受体转染效率为指标,从菌液浓度、侵染胞龄、侵染时间、共培养时间四方面优化了转化体系。进行了PCR、PCR-Southern和RT-PCR分析鉴定及β-胡萝卜素含量测定,初步证明外源基因PSY 已整合到人参的基因组中并在转录水平上进行了表达,β-胡萝卜素含量平均提高了26倍。该研究为改善和提高人参中类胡萝卜素含量提供了一种新的途径。     

农杆菌介导法向玉米茎尖导入抗草甘膦EPSPS基因的研究

以玉米自交系郑58的茎尖为受体,通过农杆菌介导法将抗草甘膦EPSPS基因转入玉米中,研究以茎尖为受体的农杆菌转化体系的可行性。98株转化苗,经过300 ppm的除草剂(农达)筛选,共获得13株转基因植株,经PCR检测,其中7株表现阳性,转化率达7.14%。初步证明外源基因已经整合到玉米基因组中,以玉米茎尖作为受体的转化系统用于基因转化是可行、高效的。     

Immunocytochemical evidence of calreticulin-like protein in pollen tubes and styles of Petunia hybrida Hort.

With a polyclonal antibody raised against calreticulin (CRT) the locations where the protein occurs in unpollinated and pollinated styles of Petunia hybrida were localized. The epitopes binding the CRT antibody were immunolocalized preferentially in pollen tubes. In transmitting tract cells, both before and after pollination, the level of CRT was low. The protein was mainly localized in the cytosol and around dictyosomes of transmitting-tract cells. In pollen tubes, a high level of CRT was found at their tips rich in endoplasmatic reticulum, cisternae piles of reticular and/or dictyosomal origin, and vesicles. Binding sites of the CRT antibody were also found in the internal callosic cell wall of the pollen tube. These results indicate a role of CRT in cells directly participating in pollen-pistil interaction.     

Factors influencing T-DNA transferring into pollen of lily in vitro

Direct pollen transformation method improves the classical transformation procedures because some tissue culture steps and subsequent regeneration can be avoided. A critical step in the development of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is the establishment of optimum conditions for T-DNA delivery into tissue. The pollen grains of David lily (Lilium davidii Duchartre) are transformable by Agrobacterium during their germination, and extremely high GUS expression frequency of pollen had been achieved (92.7 ± 2.7%), but not for the ungerminated pollen. The culture medium, Agrobacterium cell density, duration of co-cultivation, and the combination of bacterial strains and plasmids should be optimized to get the highest transformation frequency. Thus, a method for pollen monocotyledonous species reproductive tissues transformation by Agrobacterium in monocots has been successfully developed. Published in Russian in Fiziologiya Rastenii, 2007, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 475–480 The text was submitted by the authors in English.