百合转录因子MYB12的克隆与表达分析

以东方百合‘索邦’(Lilium oriental hybrid ‘Sorbonne’)为材料,克隆获得花青素苷生物合成通路中的关键转录因子Lhsor MYB12基因。序列分析结果显示,Lhsor MYB12最大开放阅读框长720 bp,编码239个氨基酸,具有2个典型的DNA结合结构域;该基因包括3个外显子和2个内含子。该基因的氨基酸序列与郁金香(Tulipa fosteriana W. Irving)中的MYB氨基酸序列相似性最高。系统进化分析结果表明,Lhsor MYB12在MYB基因家族中与已报道的控制花青素苷合成的基因形成一簇。进一步采用染色体步移技术,获得了Lhsor MYB12基因起始密码子上游2143 bp的启动子序列,顺式作用元件预测结果显示,该序列中除核心启动子元件(TATA box)外,还包含有MYB蛋白的绑定位点、光反应元件以及参与昼夜节律等反应的相关元件。基因表达分析结果表明,Lhsor MYB12仅在‘索邦’花丝、花柱和花被片中表达;且在花蕾发育过程中表达量逐渐增高,花蕾盛开时表达量最大,但内、外花被的表达起始阶段不同。黑暗处理可导致Lhsor MYB12表达水平降低;光照条件下该基因的表达水平随处理时间的延长表现出先上升后下降再持续上升的趋势。研究结果提示Lhsor MYB12的表达变化规律可能与其启动子中相应的顺式作用元件相关。     

Sucrose-specific induction of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis requires the MYB75/PAP1 gene

Sugar-induced anthocyanin accumulation has been observed in many plant species. We observed that sucrose (Suc) is the most effective inducer of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seedlings. Other sugars and osmotic controls are either less effective or ineffective. Analysis of Suc-induced anthocyanin accumulation in 43 Arabidopsis accessions shows that considerable natural variation exists for this trait. The Cape Verde Islands (Cvi) accession essentially does not respond to Suc, whereas Landsberg erecta is an intermediate responder. The existing Landsberg erecta/Cvi recombinant inbred line population was used in a quantitative trait loci analysis for Suc-induced anthocyanin accumulation (SIAA). A total of four quantitative trait loci for SIAA were identified in this way. The locus with the largest contribution to the trait, SIAA1, was fine mapped and using a candidate gene approach, it was shown that the MYB75/PAP1 gene encodes SIAA1. Genetic complementation studies and analysis of a laboratory-generated knockout mutation in this gene confirmed this conclusion. Suc, in a concentration-dependent way, induces MYB75/PAP1 mRNA accumulation. Moreover, MYB75/PAP1 is essential for the Suc-mediated expression of the dihydroflavonol reductase gene. The SIAA1 locus in Cvi probably is a weak or loss-of-function MYB75/PAP1 allele. The C24 accession similarly shows a very weak response to Suc-induced anthocyanin accumulation encoded by the same locus. Sequence analysis showed that the Cvi and C24 accessions harbor mutations both inside and downstream of the DNA-binding domain of the MYB75/PAP1 protein, which most likely result in loss of activity.     

人PRR11启动子的结构与功能初步分析

PRR11（proline-rich protein 11,PRR11）是我们最近发现的一个新的肿 瘤相关基因.初步研究表明, PRR11参与细胞增殖、细胞周期和细胞癌变等多种生 物学过程．为了进一步研究PRR11基因的转录调控机制并全面解析其功能,本研究 对PRR11基因的启动子进行了克隆鉴定和初步分析．首先,应用5' RACE（rapid amplification of cDNA ends,cDNA末端快速扩增）技术鉴定了PRR 11基因的转 录起始位点,发现了其具有多个转录起始位点．通过PCR定向克隆和DNA blunting 技术,构建了6个相互重叠并覆盖PRR 11基因转录起始位点附近约2.0 kb区域的 PRR 11基因启动子荧光素酶报告基因重组体．启动子活性分析表明,PRR 11基因 启动子主要定位于转录起始位点附近-563 bp～+341 bp的区域内．采用转录因子 结合位点预测分析软件分析表明,PRR 11基因启动子缺乏典型的TATA盒,但含有 典型的GC盒、CCAAT盒以及潜在的经典转录因子E2F1和MYB的结合位点,提示Sp1、 NF-Y、E2F1和MYB等经典转录因子可能参与PRR 11基因的转录调控．     

Storekeeper defines a new class of plant-specific DNA-binding proteins and is a putative regulator of patatin expression

The expression of class I patatin genes is restricted to potato tubers but can be induced in other tissues by exogenous sucrose. Here we show that tuber-specific and sucrose-inducible gene expression is reduced in transgenic potato plants by mutations in a conserved 10 base pair motif within the B-box of the patatin promoter. In a southwestern screen, we have isolated a novel DNA-binding protein designated Storekeeper (STK) that specifically recognises the B-box motif in vitro. Gel shift experiments with an STK-specific antibody suggest that STK is the B-box binding protein found in tuber nuclei. We propose that STK, the defining member of a new class of DNA binding proteins, regulates patatin expression in potato tubers via the B-box motif.     

Novel potato C2H2‐type zinc finger protein gene,StZFP1, which responds to biotic and abiotic stress,plays a role in salt tolerance

Many TFIIIA‐type zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) play important roles in stress responses in plants. In the present study, a novel zinc finger protein gene, StZFP1, was cloned from potato. StZFP1 is a typical TFIIIA‐type two‐finger zinc finger gene with one B‐box domain, one L‐box domain and a DLN‐box/EAR motif. The StZFP1 genes belong to a small gene family with an estimated copy number of four or five, located on chromosome I. StZFP1 is constitutively expressed in leaves, stems, roots, tubers and flowers of adult plants. Expression of StZFP1 can be induced by salt, dehydration and exogenously applied ABA. StZFP1 expression is also responsive to infection by the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans. Transient expression analysis of StZFP1:GFP fusion protein revealed that StZFP1 is preferentially localised in the nucleus. Ectopic expression of StZFP1, driven by the Arabidopsis rd29A promoter in transgenic tobacco, increased plant tolerance to salt stress. These results demonstrate that StZFP1 might be involved in potato responses to salt and dehydration stresses through an ABA‐dependent pathway.