刺槐核糖体蛋白同源基因RpRPL22在共生结瘤过程中功能研究

目的: 核糖体蛋白(RPs)属于多功能蛋白,能够参与调控细胞生长和响应胁迫条件。RpRPL22是一个从豆科植物刺槐中分离得到的结瘤相关基因,通过序列比对发现其与核糖体大亚基蛋白RPL22高度同源。对其如何通过调控根瘤菌侵染而在共生结瘤过程中发挥重要作用进行了较为深入的探索。方法: 利用实时荧光定量PCR技术(qRT-PCR)分析RpRPL22在接菌后不同时间及不同植物组织的表达变化。利用cDNA末端快速扩增技术(RACE)获得目的基因cDNA全长。通过GFP报告基因进行RpRPL22亚细胞定位分析。通过Gateway BP重组技术构建RNA干扰(RNAi)重组载体,借助电转化法将重组载体转至农杆菌K599,利用农杆菌介导植物根部,接菌后观察和测量植株表型。首先从宏观水平统计观察目的基因是否对结瘤过程有影响,其次从分子水平揭示目的基因在共生结瘤过程的重要功能。结果: 不同接菌时期、不同植物组织目的基因qRT-PCR相对表达量结果显示,几乎在所有取样的接菌时间,目的基因RpRPL22在接菌根中的相对表达量都低于未接菌对照根,只有接菌后第25天除外。在成熟的根瘤中,接菌后第25天该基因的表达量也最高。洋葱表皮和毛状根亚细胞定位结果均显示在椰菜花叶病毒(CaMV)的35S启动子控制下,RpRPL22融合绿色荧光蛋白GFP的荧光信号在细胞核和细胞质有明显的表达。RNAi转化植株的表型统计观察结果,比如植株鲜重、植株的有效结瘤数目较对照组均有明显的降低;同时RNAi转化植株在根瘤菌侵染过程形成的侵染线数目和根瘤原基数目较对照均显著降低。根瘤切片实验用于观察根瘤显微超微结构,结果显示RNAi植株根瘤中固氮区的受菌侵染细胞数目与对照相比明显减少。电镜观察根瘤单个受菌侵染细胞中类菌体形态显示,RNAi根瘤中类菌体侵染细胞胞体多呈不规则形状,皱缩变形严重,环类菌体周间隙空间增大,多共生体融合,表现出细胞凋亡的迹象。对照根瘤中的受菌侵染细胞胞体多呈圆形椭圆形,胞质饱满丰富且分布均匀,细胞发育正常,表明RNAi植株根瘤发育过程明显受阻。结论: 核糖体蛋白(RP)能够参与调控豆科植物共生结瘤过程,相关同源基因RpRPL22可能在起始根瘤菌侵染植物和阻止类菌体降解过程中起重要作用。     

豇豆根瘤菌NGR234和紫云英根瘤菌109感染紫云英的比较研究

利用光学和电子显微镜对紫云英根瘤菌菌株109和广宿主的快生型根瘤菌菌株NGR234感染温带型豆科植物紫云英进行了研究,结果表明根瘤菌感染紫云英是通过在根毛中形成侵染线的途径。电子显微镜研究揭示了固氮根瘤中细胞内侵染线的存在。接种二天后,首先可观察到根毛的卷曲或分枝。接种四至五天后,在每株植物卷曲的根毛中可看到侵染线。接种八至十天后的植株出现肉眼可见的根瘤。菌株NGR234能够在紫云英上诱导根毛的卷曲,侵染线和根瘤的形成,但所形成的根瘤却未能固氮,根瘤中无明显的类菌体区,但有少数包有细菌的侵染线。NGR234抗抗菌素的衍生菌均未能使紫云英结瘤。将NGR234的共生质粒转移至三叶草、苜蓿、豌豆、快生型大豆根瘤菌和农杆菌,亦未能使这些细菌获得紫云英上结瘤的能力。     

根瘤菌的结瘤基因与结瘤因子

根瘤菌的结瘤基因与结瘤因子郭先武（华中农业大学农业部农业微生物重点实验室武汉４３００７０）根瘤菌侵染豆科植物形成根瘤,并合成ＮＨ３供植物利用,其自身也在植物环境中得以有效延续。这就是根瘤菌与宿主植物的共生关系。形成共生关系的基因分成三类［７］,一类是...     

一氧化氮对豆科植物结瘤及固氮的影响机制

豆科植物-根瘤菌共生过程受双方基因复杂且精细的调控, 能够产生特异的根瘤结构并可将大气中的惰性氮气(N₂)转化为可被植物直接利用的氨态氮。结瘤与固氮受多种因素影响, 其中, 一氧化氮(NO)作为一种自由基反应性气体信号分子, 可参与调节植物的许多生长发育过程, 如植物的呼吸、光形态建成、种子萌发、组织和器官发育、衰老以及响应各种生物及非生物胁迫。在豆科植物中, NO不仅影响寄主与菌共生关系的建立, 还参与调控根瘤菌对氮气的固定并提高植株氮素营养利用效率。该文主要从豆科植物及共生菌内NO的产生、降解及其对结瘤、共生固氮的影响和对环境胁迫的响应, 阐述了NO调控豆科植物共生体系中根瘤形成和共生固氮过程的作用机制, 展望了NO信号分子在豆科植物共生固氮体系中的研究前景。     

根瘤菌结瘤因子的研究进展

根瘤菌结瘤因子的研究进展靖元孝（华南师范大学生物系,广州５１０６３１）关键词根瘤菌结瘤因子Ｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍ、Ｂｒａｄｙｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍ和Ａｚｏｒｈｉ－ｚｏｂｉｕｍ三类细菌能侵染豆科植物并形成根瘤。在根瘤形成过程中,共生伙伴之间首先进行信号物质交换...     

旋扭山绿豆根瘤菌CB627结瘤因子的测定(简报)

Ｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍ、Ｂｒａｄｙｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍ和Ａｚｏｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍ能侵染豆科植物并形成根瘤。在根瘤形成过程中,共生伙伴之间首先进行信号物质交换,植物分泌类黄酮（ｆｌａｖｏｎｏｉｄｓ）到根际,类黄酮与ＮｏｄＤ蛋白结合,进而在转录水平调节其它ｎｏｄ基因的表达,这些ｎｏｄ基因的产物（Ｎｏｄ蛋白）控制根瘤菌产生胞外信号物质（ｌｉｐｏｃｈｉｔｉｎｏｌｉｇｏｓａｃｃｈａｒｉｄｅ,简称ＬＣＯ）［１］。ＬＣＯ能引起宿主植物根毛变形、皮层细胞分裂、根瘤原基及根瘤的形成,因此ＬＣＯ定名为结瘤因子（ｎｏｄｆａ…     

豆科植物早期共生信号转导的研究进展北大核心CSCD

豆科植物与根瘤菌建立特异的共生关系,在寄主根部产生固氮根瘤。此过程包含了共生信号识别与传递、根瘤菌侵染、根瘤形成以及固氮功能实现等生物学事件。研究人员已经从2种豆科模式植物蒺藜苜蓿(Medicago truncatula)和百脉根(Lotus japonicus)的共生固氮体系中,筛选到许多与根瘤菌共生相关的突变体及其相对应的功能基因,建立起包含结瘤因子识别、共生信号传递和转录响应在内的早期共生信号途径。该文对豆科植物早期共生信号途径的新进展进行了综述。     

根瘤菌转录因子RluD基因突变抑制大豆共生结瘤

[目的]研究根瘤菌自身转录因子RluD在大豆共生结瘤中的作用,[方法]利用三亲杂交对根瘤菌RluD突变体进行构建,并利用PCR和qRT-PCR对突变体进行验证。利用大豆结瘤实验,测定RluD突变对根瘤菌结瘤能力的影响。最后,利用转录组对RluD突变所影响的信号通路进行了研究。[结果]根瘤菌转录因子RluD突变能够抑制根瘤的产生,显著降低大豆植株根瘤数和根瘤干重,根瘤数由每株17.0下降到12.0,根瘤干重由每株24.0 mg下降到18.0 mg。表达量分析表明,在大豆共生结瘤过程中RluD所调控的基因能够参与到大豆的免疫信号途径。转录组结果表明,转录因子RluD主要参与根瘤菌ABC转运,鞭毛组装,胞外多糖生物合成,细菌分泌系统,碳代谢等通路。[结论]根瘤菌转录因子RluD能够正调控大豆共生结瘤,其突变情况下能够降低29.4%的根瘤数和25.0%的根瘤干重。     

豆科植物早期共生信号转导的研究进展

豆科植物与根瘤菌建立特异的共生关系,在寄主根部产生固氮根瘤。此过程包含了共生信号识别与传递、根瘤菌侵染、根瘤形成以及固氮功能实现等生物学事件。研究人员已经从2种豆科模式植物蒺藜苜蓿（Medicago truncatula）和百脉根（Lotus japonicus）的共生固氮体系中,筛选到许多与根瘤菌共生相关的突变体及其相对应的功能基因,建立起包含结瘤因子识别、共生信号传递和转录响应在内的早期共生信号途径。该文对豆科植物早期共生信号途径的新进展进行了综述。     

紫云英根瘤菌结瘤因子的初步研究

最近的研究结果表明,豆科植物与根瘤菌的共生识别是一种双向的信号物质交换过程.首先是豆科植物的根或种子分泌类黄酮物质,诱导根瘤菌的结瘤基因(nod genes)产生结瘤因子(nod factors),分泌到胞外,为植物所接受,从而引发植物某些基因表达,细胞分化,细胞壁形成,最终导致根毛变形等一系列变化.已经测定了几种苜蓿根瘤菌(Rhizobium meliloti)和豌豆根瘤菌(R.leguminosarum bv.viciae)结瘤因子的分子结构式,它们均属于寡糖胺类物质,在没有根瘤菌存在的条件下,结瘤因子能独立地促使根毛发生变形,这是检测结瘤因子是否存在的重要手段,即根毛变形试验(Root hairdeformation assay,简称Had试验).高浓度的结瘤因子甚至能诱导植物产生空瘤,其组织结构与典型的根瘤相同.     

A Small GTPase of the Rab Family Is Required for Root Hair Formation and Preinfection Stages of the Common Bean–Rhizobium Symbiotic Association

Legume plants are able to establish a symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria from the genus Rhizobium, leading to the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Successful nodulation requires both the formation of infection threads (ITs) in the root epidermis and the activation of cell division in the cortex to form the nodule primordium. This study describes the characterization of RabA2, a common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cDNA previously isolated as differentially expressed in root hairs infected with Rhizobium etli, which encodes a protein highly similar to small GTPases of the RabA2 subfamily. This gene is expressed in roots, particularly in root hairs, where the protein was found to be associated with vesicles that move along the cell. The role of this gene during nodulation has been studied in common bean transgenic roots using a reverse genetic approach. Examination of root morphology in RabA2 RNA interference (RNAi) plants revealed that the number and length of the root hairs were severely reduced in these plants. Upon inoculation with R. etli, nodulation was completely impaired and no induction of early nodulation genes (ENODs), such as ERN1, ENOD40, and Hap5, was detected in silenced hairy roots. Moreover, RabA2 RNAi plants failed to induce root hair deformation and to initiate ITs, indicating that morphological changes that precede bacterial infection are compromised in these plants. We propose that RabA2 acts in polar growth of root hairs and is required for reorientation of the root hair growth axis during bacterial infection.     

A member of the ALOG gene family has a novel role in regulating nodulation in Lotus japonicus

Legumes can control the number of symbiotic nodules that form on their roots, thus balancing nitrogen assimilation and energy consumption. Two major pathways participate in nodulation: the Nod factor(NF)signaling pathway which involves recognition of rhizobial bacteria by root cells and promotion of nodulation, and the autoregulation of nodulation(AON) pathway which involves long-distance negative feedback between roots and shoots. Although a handful of genes have a clear role in the maintenance of nodule number, additional unknown factors may also be involved in this process. Here, we identify a novel function for a Lotus japonicus ALOG(Arabidopsis LSH1 and Oryza G1) family member, LjALOG1,involved in positively regulating nodulation. LjALOG1 expression increased substantially after inoculation with rhizobia, with high levels of expression in whole nodule primordia and in the base of developing nodules. The ljalog1 mutants, which have an insertion of the LORE1 retroelement in LjALOG1, had significantly fewer nodules compared with wild type, along with increased expression of LjCLE-RS1(L. japonicus CLE Root Signal 1), which encodes a nodulation suppressor in the AON pathway. In summary,our findings identified a novel factor that participates in controlling nodulation, possibly by suppressing the AON pathway.     

决明GRAS基因家族全基因组鉴定及其在盐和干旱胁迫条件下的表达分析

目的: 基于决明(Senna tora L.)全基因组数据,对GRAS家族成员、理化性质、基因结构、进化关系以及胁迫条件下的表达模式进行鉴定和分析。方法: 将决明基因组蛋白数据与拟南芥GRAS成员进行比对,分别利用TBtools、MEGA-X、CLUSTALW、MEME等生物信息学软件和工具,对决明GRAS基因家族成员进行分析。利用qRT-PCR(quantitative real-time PCR)检测干旱和盐胁迫条件下决明根中GRAS基因的表达情况。结果: 50个StGRAS分为9个亚家族,不均等地分布在13条染色体上。结构分析表明,StGRAS34和StGRAS12分别与蒺藜苜蓿(Medicago truncatula)结瘤信号蛋白NSP1和NSP2高度同源。StGRAS的启动子区域多含有与胁迫响应、激素调节等相关的响应元件。qRT-PCR结果表明,在盐胁迫条件下,StGRAS表达具有明显差异;在干旱胁迫条件下,绝大多数检测基因能够快速响应,表达显著升高;两种胁迫条件下,StGRAS28和StGRAS29表达趋势互补,具有协同调控关系。结论: GRAS基因家族能够广泛参与胁迫响应,其中StGRAS28与StGRAS29可能共同参与介导决明根的盐与干旱胁迫应答,StGRAS34和StGRAS12分别作为决明共生结瘤的NSP1和NSP2,可能与增强结瘤因子信号诱导相关,这为进一步挖掘和研究GRAS基因在决明响应胁迫和共生固氮过程所发挥的作用提供了基础。     

Medicago truncatula NIN is essential for rhizobial-independent nodule organogenesis induced by autoactive calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase

The symbiotic association between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria collectively known as rhizobia results in the formation of a unique plant root organ called the nodule. This process is initiated following the perception of rhizobial nodulation factors by the host plant. Nod factor (NF)-stimulated plant responses, including nodulation-specific gene expression, is mediated by the NF signaling pathway. Plant mutants in this pathway are unable to nodulate. We describe here the cloning and characterization of two mutant alleles of the Medicago truncatula ortholog of the Lotus japonicus and pea (Pisum sativum) NIN gene. The Mtnin mutants undergo excessive root hair curling but are impaired in infection and fail to form nodules following inoculation with Sinorhizobium meliloti. Our investigation of early NF-induced gene expression using the reporter fusion ENOD11::GUS in the Mtnin-1 mutant demonstrates that MtNIN is not essential for early NF signaling but may negatively regulate the spatial pattern of ENOD11 expression. It was recently shown that an autoactive form of a nodulation-specific calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase is sufficient to induce nodule organogenesis in the absence of rhizobia. We show here that MtNIN is essential for autoactive calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-induced nodule organogenesis. The non-nodulating hcl mutant has a similar phenotype to Mtnin, but we demonstrate that HCL is not required in this process. Based on our data, we suggest that MtNIN functions downstream of the early NF signaling pathway to coordinate and regulate the correct temporal and spatial formation of root nodules.     

Regulation of nodulation in Alnus incana-Frankia symbiosis

We have studied regulation of nodulation in Alnus incana (L.) Moench using double inoculations in plastic pouches and a slide technique to observe root hair deformation. Initially, the distribution of nodules between main and lateral roots appeared quite constant, independent of the concentration of inoculum (1 to 250 μg of crushed nodules plant⁻¹). Susceptibility to infection after the second inoculation was restricted to lateral roots after the initial infections developed. When pre-existing nodules were excised before the second inoculation, subsequent nodules appeared to arise where infections had arrested at stages earlier than actual nodule emergence. We observed that root hairs formed postinoculation were very crowded and short with a pronounced deformation. No nodules were found later on this region of the root, suggesting a loss of susceptibility in this region. Split-root experiments with delays between inoculation of the first and second side of the root system showed irreversible, systemic inhibition of nodulation on the second side starting between 3 and 6 days after the inoculation of the first side. Only when compatible, infective strains were used in the first inoculation, was nodule formation inhibited after the second inoculation. We conclude that autoregulation of nodulation operates in Alnus incana and on a time scale similar to what is found in some legumes.     

The roots of nodulins

Nodulin gene expression is an integral and highly specific part of the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots of leguminous plants. Dependent on the time of expression during root nodule development, nodulin genes can be divided into early and late nodulin genes. A brief overview of the functions assigned to early and late nodulins is presented. We hypothesize that nodulin genes originate from regular plant genes that evolved to fit the regulatory and/or physiological constraints of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Data on nodulins and nodulin genes, nodulation taxonomy and nodule development are evaluated in the light of this hypothesis.     

Nodulation inhibition by Rhizobium leguminosarum multicopy nodABC genes and analysis of early stages of plant infection.

During analysis of early events in the infection and nodulation of Vicia hirsuta roots inoculated with normal and mutant strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum and strains containing cloned nodulation (nod) genes, a number of novel observations were made. (i) Alternating zones of curled and straight root hairs were seen on roots of V. hirsuta inoculated with the wild-type strain of R. leguminosarum. This phasing of root hair curling was not seen if plants were grown under continuous light or continuous dark conditions. (ii) Reduced nodulation and delayed nodule initiation was observed with a strain carrying a Tn5 mutation in the nodE gene. In addition the phased root hair curling was absent, and root hair curling was observed along the length of the root. (iii) The nodABC genes cloned on a multicopy plasmid in a wild-type strain inhibited nodulation but induced a continuous root hair curling response. Those few nodules that eventually formed were found to contain bacteria which had lost the plasmid carrying the nodABC genes. (iv) With a strain of Rhizobium cured of its indigenous symbiotic plasmid, but containing the cloned nodABCDEF genes, continuous root hair curling on V. hirsuta was observed. However, no infection threads were observed, and surprisingly, it did appear that initial stages of nodule development occurred. Observations of thin sections of these early developing nodules indicated that early nodule meristematic divisions may have occurred but that no bacteria were found within the nodules and no infection threads were observed either within the nodule bumps or within any of the root hairs. It was concluded that for normal infections to occur, precise regulation of the nod genes is required and that overexpression of the root hair curling genes inhibits the normal infection process.