Tn5-Mob系统诱导根瘤菌属之间耐盐和共生性状的转移

本实验通过质粒pSUP501l及其辅助质粒RP4将Tn5-Mob随机插入苜蓿根瘤菌(Rhizo-bium meliloti 042B)的基因组中,得到86株接合子SR。随机选取4株SR,通过辅助质粒R68．45的三亲本杂交,将它们的DNA片段引入慢生型大豆根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium,japo—nicum USDA 110),获得106株接合子BSR。大部分BSR菌株获得了生长快速的特性和耐盐性,一般能耐0．3—0．5m01／L Nacl,其中有些菌株能产生黑色素。将9o株BSR回接大豆和苜蓿植株,发现47株能在大豆和苜蓿植株结瘤,但在苜蓿卜无固氮活性;26株只能在大豆植株结瘤固氮;13株只能在苜蓿植株结瘤而不固氮;4株在大豆和菖蓿植株均不结瘤。其中,获得了4株耐盐性和固氮酶活性强的接合子。     

利用TAIL-PCR克隆耐盐基因及其分析

通过大量筛选得到一株高耐盐的豇豆根瘤菌WME7,最高可耐15g/L NaCl,利用Tn5-sacB转座子对该菌株进行随机插入突变,从突变子中筛选获得30个共生缺陷型突变株。利用TAIL-PCR(thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR)方法克隆了突变株Tn5-sacB侧翼序列,通过BLAST发现有1个突变株的插入失活基因与鼠伤寒沙门氏菌抗银的结合蛋白SilE有94%同源性,表明有关Na+离子的抗性基因可能与Ag+离子的抗性基因有某种关系。该基因在其它菌中也能抗其它金属离子(铜、锌、钴、铬)。     

转座子Tn5-Mob对菜豆根瘤菌共生基因的诱变、转移和初步定位

转座子Tn5-Mob在质粒RP4-4配合下能诱动(Mobilization)菜豆根瘤菌RCR3622内源质粒的诱动转移。在种间根瘤菌杂交过程中,二个巨型质粒的转移频率均大于10~(-3);分子量约为285kb的psym3622是带有结瘤(nod)和产黑素(mel)基因的共生质粒(Symbiotic plasmid);这二个基因的最大距离不超过70kb左右。另一个分子量约为135kb的质粒在试验中为不具结瘤功能的隐蔽质粒。将psym3622共生质粒导入不结瘤(Nod-)的豌豆根瘤菌菌株B151,能够使后者在菜豆植物上表达结瘤的特性,形成无效根瘤。将psym3622共生质粒导入不结瘤的菜豆根瘤菌菌株JI8400,能够在菜豆植物上形成正常发育的有效根瘤。     

植物抗旱、耐盐基因概述

干旱和盐渍化是影响植物生长发育的重要逆境因子。逆境会诱导植物特定基因表达,以保护细胞免受逆境的危害。目前所报道的与植物抗旱、耐盐性相关的基因可分为四类：渗透保护物质生物合成的基因、编码与水分胁迫相关的功能蛋白基因、与信号传递和基因表达相关的调控基因、与细胞排毒抗氧化防御能力相关的酶基因。     

Tn5—Mob转座系统对紫云英根瘤菌SR72的诱变和诱动作用

通过接合作用将携带有转座子 Tn5—Mob 的“自杀”性载体质粒 pSUP5011引入紫云英根瘤菌 SR72,得到卡那霉素抗性(Km~r)菌落的频率为6.99×10~(-6),测得受体菌的 Km~r 自发突变频率<10~(-8)。从对1071个 Km~r 突变体进行的植物砂培结瘤试验中筛选出结瘤不固氮(Nod~ ,Fix~-)突变株17个,不结瘤(Nod~-)突变株4个。另外,还从近3000个 Km~r 突变体中选出腺苷营养缺陷型突变株3个。通过 Tn5探针进行的菌落原位杂交试验证明:这21个共生固氮突变株中均含有 Tn5序列,进一步通过接合作用将协助质粒 RP4—4(Tc~r)引入 Nod~ ,Fix~ 突变株,获得了含有 Tn5—Mob 和 RP4—4的新突变株 SR72ZR(Km~r,Tc~r),但试图通过它们的协同作用将SR72中的大质粒诱动转移到根癌农杆菌 A136的试验未获成功.     

宏基因组学应用于耐盐酶类及耐盐基因研究的进展

耐盐酶在高盐浓度下仍具备催化活性和稳定性,在高盐食品和海产品加工、洗涤及其它高盐环境生物技术领域被广泛应用;耐盐基因在高盐条件下可以使微生物维持正常功能,获取并研究不同环境中的耐盐基因对揭示微生物的耐盐机制,以及实现其在高盐环境中的定向应用具有的重要意义。宏基因组学避开纯培养技术探知微生物的多样性及其功能,为我们提供了一种发现新基因、开发新的微生物活性物质和研究微生物群落结构及其功能的新技术。文中结合本课题组的研究工作,综述了利用宏基因组学获取耐盐酶类及耐盐基因的策略,同时着重介绍利用宏基因组学从海洋、土壤、胃肠道等环境中获取耐盐酶类及耐盐基因的研究。     

转座子挽救法对苜蓿中华根瘤菌与耐盐有关基因的定位

用含Tn5转座子的质粒pRL1063a诱变苜蓿中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium meliloti)042BM,得到盐敏感突变株042BML-2。采用转座子挽救法对Tn5插入位点两边的序列进行克隆与测序,获得了1179bp的转座子插入位点侧翼DNA序列。在GenBank中进行序列同源性和基因定位分析,结果表明：转座子插入在一个功能未知的基因内部,此基因长6270bp。研究证明：该基因与042BM的耐盐性有关,并定名为rtsC。氨基酸疏水性分析表明,在RtsC蛋白的N端有两个跨膜区,该蛋白与细菌趋化性相关蛋白的功能域有同源性。并对RtsC蛋白在苜蓿中华根瘤菌042BM耐盐性中的作用进行了讨论。     

cDNA-AFLP技术在植物耐盐基因鉴定上的应用

cDNA-AFLP技术是近年来广泛应用于植物基因分离与表达研究的mRNA指纹图谱技术,在分离植物特异性基因等生物技术研究中发挥了巨大作用.在植物耐盐基因鉴定方面,该技术的应用处于新兴初始阶段,但已取得了诸多成效.本文在概述植物耐盐响应机制的基础上,着重对利用cDNA-AFLP技术鉴定的植物耐盐相关基因及其相应作用机制进行了阐述,并对其在植物耐盐分子生物学研究上的应用前景进行了展望.     

Isolation of competition-defective mutants of Rhizobium fredii.

We coupled Tn5 mutagenesis with a competition assay to isolate mutants of Rhizobium fredii USDA 257 that are defective in competition for nodulation of soybeans. Two mutants with single Tn5 inserts in the chromosome showed reduced competitiveness in vermiculite but were identical to the wild-type strain in symbiotic properties when inoculated alone. Recombination of Tn5 and flanking genomic regions cloned from the mutants into the parent strain showed that Tn5 was responsible for the mutant phenotype.     

Nodule formation in soybeans by exopolysaccharide mutants of Rhizobium fredii USDA 191

Production of exopolysaccharides by Rhizobium has been linked with efficient invasion and nodulation of leguminous plant roots by the bacteria. Exopolysaccharide-deficient (exo) mutants of Rhizobium fredii USDA 191 were isolated following Tn5-insertion mutagenesis. Five phenotypically unique exo mutants were investigated for exopolysaccharide synthesis and their ability to nodulate soybeans. The exopolysaccharides produced by these mutants were analysed for polysaccharide composition by column chromatography and thin-layer chromatography. Two mutants designed exo-3 and exo-5 were deficient in both neutral glucan and exopolysaccharide synthesis, but each induced some functional nodules on Glycine max (Peking). The remaining three mutants (exo-1, exo-2 and exo-4) synthesized neutral glucans at levels higher or lower than those in wild-type and exhibited partial exopolysaccharide deficiencies. The data imply that neither exopolysaccharides nor neutral glucans are essential for the induction of determinate nodules by R. fredii.     

R-prime plasmids from Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Rhizobium fredii

The formation of R-prime plasmids was selected in crosses involving soybean microsymbionts with genomic Tn5 insertions and carrying plasmid pJB3JI (with one IS2) copy as donors and Escherichia coli HB101 as recipient. Whereas the parent plasmid was 60 kb, recombinant plasmids between 76 kb and 121 kb were obtained. Restriction and Southern analyses confirmed the mobilization of Tn5 on four R-primes from Bradyrhizobium japonicum I-110 and on an R-prime plasmid from Rhizobium fredii HH303. The largest R-prime plasmid was obtained from the rescue of two symbiotically defective R. fredii mutant strains that required adenosine.Non-standard abbreviation TDP transposon donor pool Scientific article number A-4728 and contribution number 7724 of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station     

Induction of Symbiotically Defective Auxotrophic Mutants of Rhizobium fredii HH303 by Transposon Mutagenesis

Symbiotically defective auxotrophic mutants were isolated by transposon Tn5 mutagenesis of Rhizobium fredii HH303, a fast-growing microsymbiont of North American commercial soybean cultivars such as Glycine max cv. Williams. Three different Tn5-carrying suicide vectors, pBLK1-2, pSUP1011, and pGS9, were used for mutagenesis with transposition frequencies of 4 x 10, 3 x 10, and 1 x 10, respectively, while the frequency of background mutation resistant to 500 mug of kanamycin per ml was 1 x 10. From 2,600 Tn5-induced mutants, 14 auxotrophic mutants were isolated and classified in seven groups including adenosine (four), aspartate (two), cysteine or methionine (two), isoleucine and valine (two), nicotinic acid (one), pantothenic acid (one), and uracil (two). All the auxotrophs induced nodulation on soybean, but the symbiotic effectiveness of each mutant was different. Three auxotrophs (two cysteine or methionine and one pantothenic acid) formed effective nodules similar to those of the wild type. Three auxotrophs (one nicotinic acid and two aspartate) produced mature nodules like those of the wild type, but the nodules lacked the characteristic pink color inside and were unable to fix nitrogen. Four auxotrophs (two adenosine and two uracil) induced pseudonodules unable to fix nitrogen. The other four auxotrophs repeatedly induced both effective and ineffective nodules, but bacteroids isolated from the effective nodules were prototrophic revertants. The symbiotic phenotype and the degree of effectiveness of the auxotrophic mutants varied with the type of mutation.     

Isolation and characterization of an ndvB locus from Rhizobium fredii

A gene (ndvB) in Rhizobium meliloti that is essential for nodule development in Medicago sativa (alfalfa), specifies synthesis of a large membrane protein. This protein appears to be an intermediate in beta-1,2-glucan synthesis by the microsymbiont. Southern hybridization analysis showed strong homology between an ndvB (chvB) probe and genomic DNA of R. fredii but not from Bradyrhizobium japonicum. A cosmid clone containing the putative ndvB locus was isolated from a Rhizobium fredii gene library. The cosmid clone which complemented R. meliloti ndvB mutants for synthesis of beta-1,2-glucans and effective nodulation of alfalfa was mapped and subcloned. Fragment-specific Tn5 mutagenesis followed by homologous recombination into the R. fredii genome indicated that the region was essential for beta-1,2-glucan synthesis and for formation of an effective symbiosis with Glycine max (soybean).     

大豆根瘤菌HH103菌株培养基的筛选与优化

以快生型大豆根瘤菌HH103菌株为供试菌株,采用单因素碳氮源利用试验和正交设计试验,确定最佳培养基及其配方。结果表明：该菌株在YMA中生长良好,最佳碳源为蔗糖,最佳氮源为酵母膏,最佳培养基成分配方（g/L）：蔗糖11,酵母膏0.9,K2HPO4 0.5,MnSO4 0.005,CaCl2 0.1,KH2PO4 0.5,MgSO4 0.2,KNO30.77,（NH4）2HPO4 0.33,FeCl3 0.005,pH 7.2。     

Cultivar-Specific Interactions of Soybean with Rhizobium fredii Are Regulated by the Genotype of the Root

Rhizobium fredii USDA257 forms nitrogen-fixing nodules on soybean cultivar Peking, but not on cultivar McCall. This pattern of nodulation persists when McCall and Peking seedlings are cultivated together in plastic growth pouches. Reciprocal grafting experiments confirm that the root genotype, and not that of the shoot, regulates such cultivar specificity. When Peking roots are grafted onto McCall seedlings, the nodulation responses of roots similarly remain unaffected. Transposon-mutant 257DH4, which is derived from USDA257, can form nitrogen-fixing nodules on McCall. Such nodulation is blocked by the presence of USDA257 in the inoculum. Grafting experiments indicate that blocking is not due to a translocatable inhibitor produced by McCall roots or triggered by their interaction with USDA257. Thus, neither freely diffusible nor graft-transmissible substances are involved in cultivar-specific interactions of soybean with R. fredii and its derivatives.     

Effect of Sym Plasmid Curing on Symbiotic Effectiveness in Rhizobium fredii

A mutant, USDA 206C, of Rhizobium fredii USDA 206 was obtained by passage on acridine plates. This mutant was cured of its 197-megadalton Sym plasmid but retained its symbiotic effectiveness. Multiple plasmid and chromosomally borne nif gene copies have previously been shown in R. fredii USDA 206. HindIII and EcoRI restriction enzyme digests of plasmid and total DNA showed that at least two nif gene copies are probably missing in USDA 206C. To compare the symbiotic effectiveness of USDA 206 and USDA 206C, plant tests were carried out. Statistically significant differences were obtained for nodule number, nodule mass, nitrogenase activity per plant, nitrogenase specific activity, and total plant dry weight. There was an apparent correlation between loss of Sym plasmidborne nif gene copies and reduction of overall symbiotic effectiveness. Delayed nodulation by strain USDA 206C relative to strain USDA 206 also indicated an association with the loss of plasmidborne nodulation functions and the reduced symbiotic effectiveness of strain USDA 206C.