桃果实中miR393b靶向生长素受体基因TIR1的作用机制分析

本研究以水蜜桃品种‘小白凤’为试材,利用miR-RACE技术验证了桃miR393b的精确序列,克隆得到了其靶基因生长素受体Pp TIR1的ORF序列。利用RLM-RACE技术以及q RT-PCR方法对Ppe-miR393b作用于靶基因Pp TIR1的作用模式及作用频度进行了分析。结果表明,Ppe-miR393b的精确序列与预测序列在5′端存在1个碱基的差异,其靶基因Pp TIR1编码584个氨基酸且N端含有1个高度保守的FBOX DNA结合域。RLM-5'RACE结果显示,Ppe-miR393b以裂解的方式作用于其靶基因Pp TIR1,且在Ppe-miR393b 5′端的第10和11位碱基之间以及第8和9位碱基间均存在裂解位点,但前者的裂解频度显著高于后者。以上结果表明Ppe-miR393b通过介导靶基因Pp TIR1的裂解参与生长素信号途径。     

外源RNA干涉基因在烟草中的转化及表达

依据RNA干涉机制,以TMV复制酶基因为靶标基因,针对TMV 5个株系复制酶基因间高度同源序列设计引物,经RT-PCR反应获得靶序列,构建靶序列反向重复结构的RNA干涉双元载体.用根癌农杆菌介导将外源基因转化至烟草品种K326基因组中,培育RNA干涉转基因烟草.人工接种病毒验证转基因烟草中外源基因在植物抗病毒能力方面的表达效果,实时荧光定量PCR分析转基因烟草抗病毒能力.结果表明,实验培育的RNA干涉转基因烟草67%对TMV呈现高度抗性;荧光定量PCR分析显示,对TMV具高度抗性的转基因烟草中病毒复制酶基因转录产物mRNA存在很大程度的降解,证实了RNA干涉技术在培育抗病毒烟草品种中的效果.     

番茄交替氧化酶基因的克隆和表达

利用简并PCR扩增产物做探针筛选番茄cDNA基因文库获得一个全长交替氧化酶cDNA基因LeAoxlau.经序列分析得出,该基因全长1 418bp,编码区序列长1 077 bp,编码约40 kD的前体蛋白.该蛋白在转运到线粒体时被加工成32kD的成熟蛋白.Southern印迹杂交分析结果显示该基因以单拷贝形式存在于番茄的基因组中RT-PCR显示,该基因在在番茄植株的根、茎、叶和子叶中表达.重组表达实验表明该基因能在大肠杆菌中表达.     

盐穗木miR166a前体和预测靶基因ATHB8-like的克隆及二者靶向关系的鉴定

以盐生植物盐穗木为实验材料,从前期构建的高盐胁迫下盐穗木根的小RNA文库中候选了差异表达的miR166a,利用生物信息学从盐穗木转录组数据中预测其靶基因;采用5′RLM-RACE技术鉴定盐穗木miR166a对预测靶基因ATHB8-like的靶向性;通过PCR和RACE技术克隆盐穗木miR166a前体和预测靶基因ATHB8-like全长基因序列,并进行相应的生物信息学分析。结果显示:盐穗木miR166a预测的靶基因为ATHB8-like;通过实验鉴定确实存在靶向切割,具体的切割位点位于miR166a成熟体的14~15碱基之间;miR166a成熟体序列在不同植物中高度保守;克隆获得的盐穗木miR166a前体可折叠成完整的颈环结构,符合miRNA的前体特征,候选植物miR166a前体在进化上没有表现出保守性;预测的靶基因ATHB8-like cDNA全长为2 786bp,开放阅读框为2 526bp,编码841个氨基酸,ATHB8-like具有一个HD-ZIPⅢ结构域,在进化上具有保守性。该研究结果为进一步开展盐穗木miR166a和ATHB8-like的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

靶向番茄SlACS2基因CRISPR-Cas9 sgRNA的设计和分析

番茄为呼吸跃变型果实,伴随呼吸跃变产生大量乙烯,即系统II乙烯,易使番茄果实过熟,导致腐烂变质。SlACS2是番茄系统II乙烯合成的限速酶,通过CRISPR-Cas9基因组编辑系统修饰该基因,调控系统II乙烯过量表达,将迟滞番茄过熟。本研究基于RNA-seq建立了SlACS2基因的数字表达谱,表明该基因呈果实特异性表达,在植株的根、茎、叶等部位不表达。SlACS2位于番茄1号染色体,含4个外显子和3个内含子。利用在线工具CRISPRdirect 和CRISPR-P发现第1、2、3外显子分别具有18、9和11条sgRNA。其中,sgRNA1-14和sgRNA3-8及二者的近PAM的12 nt 种子序列在番茄基因组是唯一序列,GC含量高于40%,不存在TTTT终止序列。BLAST结果表明,sgRNA1-14和sgRNA3-8与GenBank公布的8条SlACS2同源序列高度一致,位于该基因的保守区,而与SlACS4和SlACS6的同源序列存在多个SNP,预示这2条sgRNA可用于番茄不同品种SlACS2基因的靶向编辑,并可规避对SlACS家族其他同源基因的脱靶效应。     

拟南芥生长素受体基因TIR1启动子的克隆及序列分析

以野生型拟南芥 (Arabidopsis Columbia)基因组DNA为模板,通过PCR扩增得到拟南芥生长素受体基因TIR1启动子2008片段,将该片断克隆到PGM-T载体上.序列分析表明,该启动子大小为2008bp,RNA聚合酶识别序列TATA-box,TIR1特异表达和增强序列CAAT-box皆完整,与已报道的序列比较仅有3个核苷酸发生改变,同源性为99.85%.将该启动子与GUS基因融合,构建成表达载体后,在拟南芥和烟草叶片中做瞬时表达,结果分析显示:拟南芥和烟草叶片中均有GUS 酶活性存在.     

拟南芥中与植物生长和耐寒相关的miRNA表达载体的构建

本研究通过PCR方法从拟南芥基因组序列中分离了3个理论推断与耐寒相关的miRNA片段(miRNA402,miRNA319和miRNA393)和1个与植物生长相关的片段miRNA172。利用重叠延伸PCR技术将miRNA172小分子,以及3个与耐寒相关的miRNA402,miRNA319和miRNA393小分子串连在一起分别导入植物表达载体pVKH-35S-GUS-pA,取代表达载体中的GUS基因,构建了pVKH-35S-mir172-pA和pVKH-35S-mir31+402+393-pA融合表达载体。经PCR和双酶切及测序鉴定,pVKH-35S-mir172-pA和pVKH-35S-mir319+402+393-pA构建成功,为后续利用基因工程手段,miRNA转化木薯,提高木薯生长和木薯耐寒相关研究奠定基础。     

毛白杨真菌胁迫下miRNA靶基因预测和生物信息分析

目前,关于杨树在真菌胁迫下其mi RNAs对基因的调控作用研究较少。准确快速地预测并鉴定mi RNA靶基因,对揭示真菌胁迫下mi RNAs在基因调控中的作用至关重要。该文根据mi RNA的进化保守性,通过靶基因预测软件ps RNATarget,以已知的毛果杨mi RNAs为探针,与毛白杨真菌胁迫下转录组的基因序列比对,找到其中347个mi RNAs的772个靶基因,分别编码与植物激素信号传导、植物病原互作、谷胱甘肽代谢等与植物抗病密切相关的蛋白。mi R393通过转录后水平作用于靶基因,调节生长素信号以响应多种外界刺激。该研究发现了mi R393的11个靶基因,主要参与生长素介导的信号通路;其中6个靶基因(SD1-13、CYP83B1、AFB2、TIR1、AFB3和PSBR)存在差异表达,这些基因是研究mi R393的生物学功能的关键候选基因。     

miRNA与其靶mRNA的相互作用：绑定位点的质量与数量特征的整合计算分析

miRNAs通过完全或不完全的碱基互补绑定到信使RNA(mRNA)上,通过抑制翻译或者直接导致mRNA降解的方式来调节靶基因的表达．为了研究miRNAs在转录水平上面的调控作用,两种人类基因组中组织特异的miRNAs(miR-1和miR-124)被转染到HeLa细胞中,微阵列(microarray)分析转染前后细胞中各基因mRNA表达水平变化情况的结果表明：动物基因组中靶基因与miRNAs不完全的碱基互补也会导致mRNA的直接降解．通过分析实验得到的mRNA表达水平变化数据,发现这相同miRNA的不同靶基因mRNA表达水平的下调倍数有着明显的差别,推测这些靶基因mRNA序列本身存在某些影响其受调节程度的因素．为此,提取和分析这些靶基因mRNA的序列特征,通过对这些序列特征与mRNA表达水平下调数据进行统计相关分析,最终发现,miRNA靶基因受调节的程度与以下几个因素相关联：mRNA序列中miRNA靶位点的个数,靶位点与miRNA序列碱基互补的程度,以及绑定后形成二级结构的稳定程度(即最低自由能的大小)．在此基础上,初步建立起一个多因子作用下的miRNA 靶基因mRNA表达水平下调程度模型,分析表明：该模型在一定程度上可以反映了部分序列特征对于miRNA靶基因mRNA表达水平下调程度的影响．     

猕猴桃L-艾杜糖脱氢酶基因的克隆及转化

以猕猴桃果实为材料,利用电子克隆技术获得了L-艾杜糖脱氢酶(L-Idonate dehydrogenase,IDH)基因,然后将其转入番茄中,为了解猕猴桃IDH基因如何调控AsA的降解奠定基础。结果表明,获得的猕猴桃IDH基因cDNA全长为1 239bp,含有一个1 080bp的开放阅读框,编码359个氨基酸;成功构建了IDH基因植物表达载体pWR-IDH及工程农杆菌,以番茄叶片及茎段为受体,通过农杆菌介导法进行转化,获得了4株经PCR和RT-PCR检测呈阳性的转基因植株。     

The diageotropica mutation alters auxin induction of a subset of the Aux/IAA gene family in tomato

The diageotropica (dgt) mutation has been proposed to affect either auxin perception or responsiveness in tomato plants. It has previously been demonstrated that the expression of one member of the Aux/IAA family of auxin-regulated genes is reduced in dgt plants. Here, we report the cloning of ten new members of the tomato Aux/IAA family by PCR amplification based on conserved protein domains. All of the gene family members except one (LeIAA7) are expressed in etiolated tomato seedlings, although they demonstrate tissue specificity (e.g. increased expression in hypocotyls vs. roots) within the seedling. The wild-type auxin-response characteristics of the expression of these tomato LeIAA genes are similar to those previously described for Aux/IAA family members in Arabidopsis. In dgt seedlings, auxin stimulation of gene expression was reduced in only a subset of LeIAA genes (LeIAA5, 8, 10, and 11), with the greatest reduction associated with those genes with the strongest wild-type response to auxin. The remaining LeIAA genes tested exhibited essentially the same induction levels in response to the hormone in both dgt and wild-type hypocotyls. These results confirm that dgt plants can perceive auxin and suggest that a specific step in early auxin signal transduction is disrupted by the dgt mutation.     

Auxin‐mediated lamina growth in tomato leaves is restricted by two parallel mechanisms

In the development of tomato compound leaves, local auxin maxima points, separated by the expression of the Aux/IAA protein SlIAA9/ENTIRE (E), direct the formation of discrete leaflets along the leaf margin. The local auxin maxima promote leaflet initiation, while E acts between leaflets to inhibit auxin response and lamina growth, enabling leaflet separation. Here, we show that a group of auxin response factors (ARFs), which are targeted by miR160, antagonizes auxin response and lamina growth in conjunction with E. In wild‐type leaf primordia, the miR160‐targeted ARFs SlARF10A and SlARF17 are expressed in leaflets, and SlmiR160 is expressed in provascular tissues. Leaf overexpression of the miR160‐targeted ARFs SlARF10A, SlARF10B or SlARF17, led to reduced lamina and increased leaf complexity, and suppressed auxin response in young leaves. In agreement, leaf overexpression of miR160 resulted in simplified leaves due to ectopic lamina growth between leaflets, reminiscent of e leaves. Genetic interactions suggest that E and miR160‐targeted ARFs act partially redundantly but are both required for local inhibition of lamina growth between initiating leaflets. These results show that different types of auxin signal antagonists act cooperatively to ensure leaflet separation in tomato leaf margins.     

R2R3 MYB‐dependent auxin signalling regulates trichome formation,and increased trichome density confers spider mite tolerance on tomato

Unicellular and multicellular tomato trichomes function as mechanical and chemical barriers against herbivores. Auxin treatment increased the formation of II, V and VI type trichomes in tomato leaves. The auxin response factor gene SlARF4, which was highly expressed in II, V and VI type trichomes, positively regulated the auxin‐induced formation of II, V and VI type trichomes in the tomato leaves. SlARF4 overexpression plants with high densities of these trichomes exhibited tolerance to spider mites. Two R2R3 MYB genes, SlTHM1 and SlMYB52, were directly targeted and inhibited by SlARF4. SlTHM1 was specifically expressed in II and VI type trichomes and negatively regulated the auxin‐induced formation of II and VI type trichomes in the tomato leaves. SlTHM1 down‐regulation plants with high densities of II and VI type trichomes also showed tolerance to spider mites. SlMYB52 was specifically expressed in V type trichomes and negatively regulated the auxin‐induced formation of V type trichome in the tomato leaves. The regulation of SlARF4 on the formation of II, V and VI type trichomes depended on SlTHM1 and SlMYB52, which directly targeted cyclin gene SlCycB2 and increased its expression. In conclusion, our data indicates that the R2R3 MYB‐dependent auxin signalling pathway regulates the formation of II, V and VI type trichomes in tomato leaves. Our study provides an effective method for improving the tolerance of tomato to spider mites.