抗除草剂转基因大豆后代遗传分析

分析了来源于农杆菌介导的4个独立的大豆转化系的后代遗传特性。分别采用种子切片GUS染色方法和除草剂涂抹以及喷洒方法检测gus报告基因和抗除草剂bar基因在后代的表达。其中3个转化系T1代gus基因和bar基因能够以孟德尔方式3：1连锁遗传,说明这2个基因整合在大豆基因组的同一位点。这3个转化系在T2代获得了纯合的转化系,并能够稳定遗传至T5代。有一个转化系在T1代GUS和抗除草剂检测都为阴性,但通过Southern杂交证明转基因存在于后代基因组,显示发生了转基因沉默。为了证明转基因沉默是转录水平还是转录后水平,T1代植物叶片接种大豆花叶病毒（SMV）并不能抑制转基因沉默,说明该转化系基因沉默可能不是发生在转录后水平。     

Variation in GUS activity in vegetatively propagated Hevea brasiliensis transgenic plants

Hevea brasiliensis transgenic plants are regenerated from transgenic callus lines by somatic embryogenesis. Somatic embryogenesis is not yet available for commercial propagation of Hevea clones, which requires conventional grafting of buds on rootstock seedlings (budding). The stability of transgene expression in budded plants is therefore necessary for further development of genetic engineering in rubber trees. Transgene expression was assessed by fluorimetric beta-glucuronidase (GUS) activity in fully developed leaves of in vitro plants from transgenic lines and their sub-lines obtained by budding. A large variation in GUS activity was found in self-rooted in vitro plants of five transgenic lines, and the absence of activity in one line suggested transgene silencing. Beyond confirming transmissibility of the reporter gene by budding and long-term expression, a quantification of GUS activity revealed that greater variability existed in budded plants compared to self-rooted mother in vitro plants for three transgenic lines. Although somatic embryogenesis provided more stable GUS activity, budding remained an efficient way of propagating transgenic plants but transgene expression in budded plants should be verified for functional analysis and further development.     

斑玉蕈出菇产量与胞内外碳代谢的相关性分析

本研究收集了19株不同来源的斑玉蕈品种,通过ITS测序构建其系统发育树,随后根据菌株在木屑培养基与葡萄糖培养基的生长速度对菌株进行分类,选取生长速度差异明显的快、中和慢8株斑玉蕈菌株进行出菇实验及胞内外碳代谢指标的测定,探讨斑玉蕈生产性能与胞内外碳代谢的相关性。研究发现收集到的19株菌株均为斑玉蕈,亲缘关系近,遗传分化程度低;选取出的8株斑玉蕈菌株鲜菇产量与菌丝生长速度呈极显著正相关,菌丝生长越快,出菇产量越高。同时,斑玉蕈菌株鲜菇产量与菌丝湿重、还原糖、可溶性蛋白、滤纸酶(FPase)、CMC-Na酶(CMCase)、木聚糖酶和淀粉酶7个胞外碳代谢指标(ECMI)及胞内葡萄糖、己糖激酶(HK)、丙酮酸激酶(Pyk)、柠檬酸合酶(CS)、α-酮戊二酸脱氢酶(KGDH)和葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶(G6PD) 6个胞内碳代谢指标(ICMI)呈显著正相关。说明菌丝生长速度快的斑玉蕈品种,胞外基质分解速度更快,提高可吸收碳源的供应,胞内加强对碳的吸收与同化,为菌丝的增殖提供更多原料与能量。本研究分析了斑玉蕈生产性能与胞内外碳代谢的相关性,为斑玉蕈优良品种的鉴别与选育奠定基础。     

Growth induced translocation effectively directs an amino acid analogue to developing zones in Agaricus bisporus

The vegetative mycelium of Agaricus bisporus supplies developing white button mushrooms with water and nutrients. However, it is not yet known which part of the mycelium contributes to the feeding of the mushrooms and how this depends on growth conditions. Here we used photon counting scintillation imaging to track translocation of the ¹⁴C-radiolabeled metabolically inert amino acid analogue α-aminoisobutyric acid (¹⁴C-AIB). Translocation to the periphery of the mycelium was observed in actively growing vegetative mycelium with a velocity of up to 6.6 mm h⁻¹, which was 30-fold higher than the growth rate. Furthermore, ¹⁴C-AIB translocated to neighboring colonies after fusion by anastomosis depending on the relative growth rate in these colonies. When mushrooms started to develop, translocation of ¹⁴C-AIB was redirected to the fruiting bodies via mycelium and hyphal cords. More abundant mycelial cord formation and a 5-fold higher rate of translocation was observed for cultures growing directionally from inoculum located at one side of the substrate, when compared to non-directional growth (inoculum mixed throughout the substrate). The maximum translocation distance was also greater (≥50 and 22 cm, respectively). In conclusion, ¹⁴C-AIB translocation switches between vegetative growth and towards developing mushrooms, especially via cords and when source–sink relationships change.     

A test for transvection in plants: DNA pairing may lead to trans-activation or silencing of complex heteroalleles in tobacco

To study whether DNA pairing that influences gene expression can take place in somatic plant cells, a system designed to mimic transvection was established in transgenic tobacco. Pairing was evaluated by testing whether an enhancerless GUS gene on one allele could be activated in trans by an enhancer on the second allele. The required heteroalleles were obtained at four genomic locations using Cre-lox-mediated recombination. In one transgenic line, elevated GUS activity was observed with the heteroallelic combination, suggesting that trans-activation occurred. Conversely, when the unaltered allele was homozygous, GUS activity dropped to hemizygous levels in a silencing phenomenon resembling dosage compensation. Double-stranded GUS RNAs or small GUS RNAs indicative of RNA-based silencing mechanisms were not detected in plants displaying reduced GUS activity. These results suggested that a transgene locus capable of pairing, as revealed by trans-activation, could also become silenced in an RNA-independent manner, thus linking DNA pairing and gene silencing. The transgene locus was complex and comprised an inverted repeat, which possibly potentiated allelic interactions. The locus was unable to trans-activate transgenes at ectopic sites, further implicating allelic pairing in the transvection effects.     

Mosaic analysis of GL2 gene expression and cell layer autonomy during the specification of Arabidopsis leaf trichomes

Homozygous glabra2 (gl2) mutant Arabidopsis thaliana Landsberg erecta plants with only a few rudimentary single spiked trichomes on the leaf margin were transformed with a genomic clone of GL2, resulting in partial restoration of the normal leaf trichome phenotype. The introduced GL2 transgene was configured as part of an FLP recombinase-responsive gene switch, which permitted visibly marked gl2 mutant clonal sectors to be generated by FLP recombinase-mediated deletion of the GL2 transgene with concomitant activation of a previously silent beta-glucuronidase (GUS) marker gene. GUS marked sectors extending through all three leaf cell layers (L1, L2, and L3) displayed the anticipated gl2 mutant phenotype, whereas immediately adjacent unmarked tissue, and unmarked tissues overlaying GUS sectors restricted to the L2 and/or L3 cell layers, retained the GL2 restored phenotype. These data support the view that the GL2 gene product acts in a region-autonomous manner within a single cell layer and indicate that GL2 gene expression in the L1 layer is sufficient for GL2-directed outgrowth of trichomes.     

Estimating the copy number of transgenes in transformed rice by real-time quantitative PCR

In transgenic plants, transgene copy number can greatly influence the expression level and genetic stability of the target gene, making estimation of transgene copy number an important area of genetically modified (GM) crop research. Transgene copy numbers are currently estimated by Southern analysis, which is laborious and time-consuming, requires relatively large amounts of plant materials and may involve hazardous radioisotopes. We report here the development of a sensitive, high-throughput real-time (RT)-PCR technique for estimating transgene copy number in GM rice. This system uses TaqMan quantitative RT-PCR and comparison to a novel rice endogenous reference gene coding for sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) to determine the copy numbers of the exogenous beta-glucuronidase (GUS) and hygromycin phosphotransferase (HPT) genes in transgenic rice. The copy numbers of the GUS and HPT in primary rice transformants (T0) were calculated by comparing quantitative PCR results of the GUS and HPT genes with those of the internal standard, SPS. With optimized PCR conditions, we achieved significantly accurate estimates of one, two, three and four transgene copies in the T0 transformants. Furthermore, our copy number estimations of both the GUS reporter gene and the HPT selective marker gene showed that rearrangements of the T-DNA occurred more frequently than is generally believed in transgenic rice.     

Expression analysis of the spi gene in the pock-forming plasmid pSA1.1 from Streptomyces azureus and localization of its product during differentiation

The sporulation inhibitory gene spi in the pock-forming conjugative plasmid pSA1.1 of Streptomyces azureus was introduced into cells via a high or low copy number vector to examine the effect of gene dosage on the growth of Streptomyces lividans TK24 as a host. In transformants carrying a high spi copy number, nutrient mycelial growth was inhibited, as was morphological differentiation from substrate mycelium to aerial mycelium on solid media. The degree of inhibition depended on the spi gene dosage, but the presence of pSA1.1 imp genes, which encode negative repressor proteins for spi, relieved the inhibition. Confocal images of Spi tagged with enhanced green fluorescent protein in cells on solid media revealed that spi expression was initiated at the time of elongation of substrate mycelium, that its expression increased dramatically at septation in aerial hyphae, and that the expression was maximal during prespore formation. Expression of spi covered the whole of the hyphae, and the level of expression at the tip of the hyphae during prespore formation was about sixfold greater than during substrate mycelial growth and threefold greater than during aerial mycelial growth. Thus, localized expression of spi at particular times may inhibit sporulation until triggering imp expression to repress its inhibitory effects.     

Mea2/Golga3 gene is disrupted in a line of transgenic mice with a reciprocal translocation between Chromosomes 5 and 19 and is responsible for a defective spermatogenesis in homozygotes

A line of transgenic mouse T604 transmitted a transgene to progeny together with a set of chromosomes with a reciprocal translocation. The transgene was integrated at a single site in the translocated chromosomes, as revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization. The transgenic hemizygous males, also heterozygous for the translocation of chromosomes, showed apparently normal spermatogenesis, while the males homozygous for the transgene as well as for the translocated chromosomes showed a defect in spermatogenesis. Considering that the genetic rearrangement by either insertion of the transgene or the chromosome translocation in the T604 mouse line might have caused a recessive mutation in a gene indispensable for spermatogenesis, we have mapped the transgene integration site and the translocation breakpoints in mouse chromosomes. Linkage analysis with SSLP markers showed that the loci for the transgene and the translocation breakpoints were closely located to D5Mit24 on Chromosome (Chr) 5, and to a region between D19Mit19 and D19Jpk2 on Chr 19. Mea2 gene, mapped only 2 cM from D5Mit24 and known to show male-specific enhanced expression in the testis, was analyzed as a candidate for the gene disrupted in T604 transgenic mice. Southern blot analysis revealed that Mea2 gene was indeed disrupted in T604 mice, and Northern blot analysis of the testis RNA showed that the expression of Mea2 was annihilated in the testis of T604 transgenic homozygotes. Received: 8 July 1998 / Accepted: 23 September 1998     

Chemical Composition of the Edible Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Produced by Fermentation

Pleurotus ostreatus `Florida' was grown in submerged liquid culture. The biomass yield of the fungus, grown for 3 days in 2-liter fermentors, where the mycelial pellets measuring 5 mm in diameter were formed, was 11.7 g (dry weight)/liter. Comparing the chemical constituents of fruiting bodies produced on cotton straw and mycelial pellets revealed several similarities in total nitrogen, protein, glycogen, fatty acids, RNA, and ash content. Differences were observed in the contents of six amino acids. Although the total fatty acid content was similar, there were more saturated fatty acids in the mycelium. Cell wall composition, typical for basidiomycetes, was observed in both mycelium and fruiting bodies, with laminarin as the main polymer.     

有害疣孢霉菌与双孢蘑菇的互作关系

通过菌丝对峙、双重培养,以及对发病双孢蘑菇子实体的显微观察,探讨有害疣孢霉菌Mycogone perniciosa（MP0012）与双孢蘑菇Agaricus bisporus（As2796）之间的互作关系。结果表明,在菌丝对峙生长阶段有害疣孢霉菌菌丝不侵入双孢蘑菇菌丝体内,两者可交叉生长,对双孢蘑菇生长影响不显著;对峙与双重培养均显示有害疣孢霉菌菌丝会产生对双孢蘑菇菌丝生长的抑制作用的挥发性物质,造成双孢蘑菇菌丝扭结断裂。同时试验证实了双孢蘑菇菌丝会促进有害疣孢霉菌厚垣孢子的产生和萌发、菌丝生长和发育。侵染实验结果表明,有害疣孢霉菌可直接侵染双孢蘑菇子实体,引起双孢蘑菇子实体病害;对罹病子实体显微观察结果发现,发病前期双孢蘑菇子实体表面长出绒毛状病原菌丝,菌柄中空,菌褶褐变腐烂并长出病原菌丝;发病中期双孢蘑菇子实体内菌丝组织会出现萎缩裂解现象,在近有害疣孢霉菌菌丝一侧的双孢蘑菇子实体菌丝细胞壁被降解;发病后期双孢蘑菇子实体菌丝组织基本消失。由此初步判断有害疣孢霉菌对双孢蘑菇的寄生类型偏向于死体营养型。     

Approaching the Lower Limits of Transgene Variability

The inclusion of chicken lysozyme matrix-associated regions (MARs) in T-DNA has been demonstrated to reduce the variation in [beta]-glucuronidase (GUS) gene expression among first-generation transformed plants. The residual variation observed between transgenic plant lines with MARs at the T-DNA borders was investigated. By definition, any phenotypic variance between or within genetically identical plants is caused by random or environmental variation. This variation therefore sets a lower limit to the variation in GUS activities. The variance of GUS activity in offspring plant populations of genetically identical individuals was used as an estimate of environmental variation. For transgenic plants with MARs at the T-DNA borders, the variation between independent transformants could not be distinguished from the environmental variation. The variation could be attributed mainly to the variation in the GUS activity measurement. Therefore, the MAR element approached the maximal possible reduction of transgene variability given current technology and sample sizes. The role of MARs in offspring plants was evaluated by comparing such populations of transgenic plants for the magnitude of and variation in GUS activity. Pairwise comparisons showed that the presence of MARs reduced variation in offspring generations in the same manner as demonstrated for primary transformants. The populations carrying a doubled cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter-GUS gene tended to be more variable than the Lhca3.St.1 promoter-GUS gene-carrying populations. This tendency indicated an intrinsic susceptibility of the doubled cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter to variation. Homozygous plants were approximately twice as active as the corresponding hemizygous plants and tended to be more variable than the hemizygous plants. We hypothesized that the magnitude of environmental variations is related to a higher susceptibility to transgene silencing.     

曲酸对斑玉蕈子实体形成过程中木质纤维素酶的影响研究

为了探究曲酸增加子实体产量的机制,首先考察了搔菌后外源添加曲酸对不同菌丝培养时间出菇的影响。研究发现当菌丝培养时间过短或者过长添加曲酸都得不到很好的增产效果,菌丝培养时间在60-80d之间增产效率最高,并且后熟期60d的增产效率大于80d的增产效率。进一步研究发现添加曲酸可以提高菌丝利用基质中木质纤维素的利用率。更深入地研究发现,基质中的漆酶和纤维素酶活性在斑玉蕈的不同发育时期受到曲酸调控。漆酶活性在最初的菌丝恢复期和转色期酶活性低于对照组,但是在原基期、钉头期和子实体期酶活性显著地高于对照组;纤维素酶活性在整个发育周期中曲酸组都高于对照组,在子实体发育后期酶活性被提高3.16倍。最后,从分子水平上分析了漆酶基因和纤维素酶基因的表达量,研究显示添加曲酸后漆酶基因和纤维素酶基因在不同程度上被上调,这个结果与酶活的结果相一致。这些结果说明外源添加曲酸通过提高生殖生长阶段的菌丝利用培养基质中的漆酶和纤维素酶活性,进而提高菌丝利用木质纤维素,为斑玉蕈子实体生长发育提供更多的能源,实现增加子实体产量的目的。     

Reduced Position Effect in Mature Transgenic Plants Conferred by the Chicken Lysozyme Matrix-Associated Region

Matrix-associated regions may be useful for studying the role of chromatin architecture in transgene activity of transformed plants. The chicken lysozyme A element was shown to have specific affinity for tobacco nuclear matrices, and its influence on the variability of transgene expression in tobacco plants was studied. T-DNA constructs in which this element flanked either the [beta]-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene or both reporter and selection gene were introduced in tobacco. The variation in GUS gene activity was reduced significantly among mature first-generation transgenic plants carrying the A element. Average GUS activity became somewhat higher, but the maximum attainable level of gene expression was similar for all three constructs. Transient gene expression assays showed that the A element did not contain general enhancer functions; therefore, its presence seemed to prevent the lower levels of transgene expression. The strongest reduction in variability was found in plants transformed with the construct carrying the A elements at the borders of the T-DNA. In this population, expression levels became copy number dependent. The presence of two A elements in the T-DNA did not interfere with meiosis.