根癌农杆菌介导转化红曲菌及转化子发酵性能的研究

利用根癌农杆菌介导转化技术成功将潮霉素抗性基因转入发白红曲菌中,优化了抗生素浓度,发白红曲菌孢子浓度,根癌农杆菌浓度,共培养温度及时间,以及乙酰丁香酮浓度等转化条件,最终转化效率可达52个转化子/105个红曲孢子.将转化子在含有潮霉素B的培养基继代培养5代,得到了多株稳定的转化子,对部分转化子进行PCR鉴定,结果进一步...     

根癌农杆菌介导的轮枝镰孢菌遗传转化及T-DNA插入突变体的筛选

建立并优化了农杆菌介导转化轮枝镰孢菌Fusarium verticillioides获得T-DNA插入突变体的体系,在镰孢菌孢子浓度106个/mL、农杆菌OD600=0.15-0.20、乙酰丁香酮浓度为200μmol/mL的条件下共培养36h转化率最高,可达60-120个/106个孢子。共获得转化子1000多个,连续转接5代能够稳定遗传。PCR验证潮霉素B抗性基因已整合进转化子基因组DNA中,部分转化子表现为生长和形态异常。该转化体系的建立为研究该菌的致病机制和功能基因分析奠定了基础。     

橡胶树胶孢炭疽菌T-DNA插入突变体库构建及其致病缺陷转化子筛选

【目的】进一步研究橡胶树胶孢炭疽菌致病分子机理。【方法】通过含ILV1基因(具氯嘧磺隆抗性)的pSULF.gfp双元载体农杆菌AGL-1介导进行橡胶树胶孢炭疽菌遗传转化,利用氯嘧磺隆抗性标记筛选转化子,对转化子PCR验证及荧光显微观察;采用离体古铜期橡胶树叶无伤接种法进行致病性缺陷转化子筛选,并对转化子进行遗传稳定性检测。【结果】获得含3 721个转化子的T-DNA插入突变体库,转化效率为150 400个转化子/106孢子,从3 721个转化子中筛选得到致病性缺陷转化子25个;随机选取20个转化子进行遗传稳定性测定,在不含氯嘧磺隆PDA平板上继代培养10次后仍保持氯嘧磺隆抗性,且表型稳定,表明插入外源基因能够稳定遗传。【结论】可以利用根癌农杆菌介导橡胶孢炭疽菌转化,构建橡胶树胶孢炭疽菌T-DNA插入突变体库,筛选致病缺陷突变菌,为进一步研究该菌致病相关基因提供材料。     

根癌农杆菌介导的球毛壳菌遗传转化及T-DNA插入突变体的获得

根癌农杆菌介导的遗传转化系统是植物基因工程常用方法,目前已将这一转化系统应用到酵母、丝状真菌以及人类细胞的转化。利用这一转化系统,成功地实现了丝状真菌球毛壳菌（Chaetomium globosum）的遗传转化,转化率约为60～180个转化子/10.7个孢子 。通过对转化子的PCR检测和Southern 杂交分析表明,TDNA已整合进毛壳菌基因组中,而且在所检测的转化子中都是以单拷贝的形式整合,转化子都能够稳定遗传。根癌农杆菌介导的遗传转化具有转化率高、低拷贝、遗传稳定、操作简便等优点,因此有可能成为丝状真菌遗传转化和功能基因组研究的有力工具。     

农杆菌介导的小孢拟盘多毛孢遗传转化及突变体筛选

本研究通过农杆菌EHA105介导的方法,以含潮霉素抗性基因和GFP基因的双元载体pCAMBgfp为转化载体,对小孢拟盘多毛孢Pestalotiopsis microspora KFRD-2菌株进行遗传转化。基于潮霉素及GFP荧光抗性进行转化子的初步筛选,随后,进一步对转化子的菌落特征、菌丝生长速率、产孢量、荧光稳定性及致病力进行验证。结果获得阳性转化子100余株,转化效率达200个转化子/10⁶个孢子。大部分转化子与野生型菌株无明显形态及致病力差异。同时,获得了14株菌丝形态、产孢量或致病力与野生型存在明显差异的突变株,可用于小孢拟盘多毛孢关键致病基因的挖掘验证及致病机理等研究。     

电击法介导的紫孢侧耳原生质体转化

使用基因脉冲导入仪成功地将糙皮侧耳DNA导入紫孢侧耳单核原生质体内,获得了具有"锁状联合”特征的双核转化菌株T₁,和T₂。转化率为8．2×10^-5,转化比为3．6％。酯酶同I酶分析结果表明,转化菌株除具有受体菌的酶带外,还存在供体菌的酶带,由此证明转化菌株确为紫孢侧耳和糙皮侧耳DNA重组的产物。转化菌株子实体形态也发生了变化。两菌株子实体均不释放孢子;T₁。菌柄中生,T₂成熟子实体菌盖中部易长出菌丝。     

Plasmid transformation of Azospirillum brasilense

Abstract Plasmid transformation of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azospirillum brasilense is described. A modification of the method of Hanahan [1] was used to transform this bacterium with the 20-kb plasmid pRK290. The efficiency of transformation ranged from 200–1000 transformants per μg of plasmid DNA according to DNA concentration. Ca²⁺, Mn²⁺ and K⁺ were essential for competence, while Rb⁺ and hexamine cobalt(III) chloride did not appear necessary. The length and the temperature of heat-pulse during transformation affected the efficiency of transformation. The response to different numbers of plasmid molecules was linear, in the range of 0.05–1.0 μg of DNA. No transformants were obtained with pRK290 plasmid DNA linearized with Eco RI. The transformability of different strains of Azospirillum has been compared.     

农杆菌介导的出芽短梗霉遗传转化及高效筛选聚苹果酸高产菌株

建立根癌农杆菌介导的出芽短梗霉遗传转化方法及T-DNA突变库,高效筛选聚苹果酸高产菌株及功能基因。通过含潮霉素和草铵磷抗性基因的农杆菌转化出芽短梗霉,抗性压力筛选及PCR验证建立根癌农杆菌介导的出芽短梗霉遗传转化方法,结合发酵液p H与聚苹果酸含量响应变化,微孔板高效筛选高产聚苹果酸的T-DNA插入突变株,基因组步移确定T-DNA插入位点及功能基因。结果获得遗传稳定的抗性基因菌株,每107个细胞可获得80-120个转化子,出芽短梗霉H27号T-DNA突变株聚苹果酸摇瓶发酵产量提高24.5%,基因组步移证实糖酵解途径磷酸甘油酸变位酶基因被破坏。成功建立了根癌农杆菌介导的出芽短梗霉遗传转化方法和T-DNA插入突变库,结合高效筛选方法为聚苹果酸合成功能基因挖掘及高产机制解析奠定基础。     

根癌农杆菌介导的哈茨木霉菌遗传转化的研究

利用根癌农杆菌EHA105进行了哈茨木霉Th-33的转化,在优化的转化条件下,EHA105对木霉菌的转化效率约45-100个转化子/106个孢子。本实验室利用该方法已建立了含4000多个转化子的木霉T-DNA插入突变体库。随机挑选24个转化子进行遗传稳定性分析,结果显示转化子经过5代无选择压力连续转接后都能在选择平板上正常生长;潮霉素抗性基因的PCR扩增和Southern blot杂交分析表明,木霉转化子含有该基因,Southern blot杂交进一步表明转化子多为单拷贝随机插入。该转化体系的改进将有利于木霉菌生防功能基因的克隆和作用机制的研究。     

Transformation of taxol-producing endophytic fungi by restriction enzyme-mediated integration (REMI)

The REMI method was used to introduce the plasmid pV2 harboring the hygromycin B phosphotransferase (hph) gene controlled by the Aspergillus nidulans trpC promoter and the trpC terminator into a taxol-producing endophytic fungus BT2. REMI transformation yielded stable transformants capable of continuing to grow on PDA medium containing 125 mug mL(-1) hygromycin B. The transformation efficiency was about 5-6 transformants mug(-1) plasmid DNA. The presence of hph gene in transformants was confirmed by PCR and Southern blot analyses. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report on the transformation of taxol-producing endophytic fungi by the REMI technique. This study provides an effective approach for improving taxol production of endophytic fungi by the genetic engineering of taxol biosynthetic pathway genes in the future.     

Use of REMI and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to identify pathogenicity mutants of the biocontrol fungus, Coniothyrium minitans

Restriction enzyme mediated integration (REMI) and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (ATMT) were used to transform protoplasts or germinated conidia of the mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans to hygromycin resistance. Using REMI, up to 32 transformants mug DNA(-1) were obtained, while 37.8 transformants 5 x 10(5) germlings(-1) were obtained using ATMT. Single-copy integrations occurred in 8% and 40% of REMI and ATMT transformants, respectively. A novel microtitre plate-based test was developed to expedite screening of 4000 REMI and ATMT C. minitans transformants. Nine pathogenicity mutants that displayed reduced or no pathogenicity on sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were identified.     

Alternative methods for genetic transformation of Pseudozyma antarctica, a basidiomycetous yeast-like fungus

Electroporation and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) were adapted and optimized for genetic transformation of the basidiomycetous yeast-like fungus Pseudozyma antarctica as alternatives to the cumbersome PEG/CaCl₂-mediated transformation of protoplasts. Electroporation yielded 100–200 transformants per μg of DNA per 10⁸ cells after 3 days on selective medium. For its part, ATMT yielded 60–160 transformants per 10⁶ input cfu after 5–10 days on a selective medium. Transformants obtained from both methods showed stable hygromycin resistance and strong expression of green fluorescent protein. Analysis of integration events revealed a limited number of predominantly tandem insertions in the genome of transformants, an improvement over PEG/CaCl₂-mediated transformation. Both protocols relied on intact conidia of P. antarctica as starting material and thus eliminated the need for cell wall-degrading or weakening agents such as lytic enzymes or chemicals. Other advantages over protoplast transformation included higher yield of transformants and shorter recovery time of transformed colonies on selective medium.     

Bacterial transformation using micro-shock waves

Shock waves are one of the most competent mechanisms of energy dissipation observed in nature. We have developed a novel device to generate controlled micro-shock waves using an explosive-coated polymer tube. In this study, we harnessed these controlled micro-shock waves to develop a unique bacterial transformation method. The conditions were optimized for the maximum transformation efficiency in Escherichia coli. The maximum transformation efficiency was obtained when we used a 30 cm length polymer tube, 100 μm thick metal foil, 200 mM CaCl₂, 1 ng/μl plasmid DNA concentration, and 1 × 10⁹ cell density. The highest transformation efficiency achieved (1 × 10⁻⁵ transformants/cell) was at least 10 times greater than the previously reported ultrasound-mediated transformation (1 × 10⁻⁶ transformants/cell). This method was also successfully employed for the efficient and reproducible transformation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonellatyphimurium. This novel method of transformation was shown to be as efficient as electroporation with the added advantage of better recovery of cells, reduced cost (40 times cheaper than a commercial electroporator), and growth phase independent transformation.     

Research note: High efficiency transformation of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum with a promoter from the diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis

A high efficiency transformation system was established for the pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin using a plasmid containing fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding protein ( fcp ) promoter/terminator and nitrate reductase ( NR ) promoter/terminator that are derived from the pennate diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis . The plasmid that contains the zeocin resistance gene ( ble ) with the fcp promoter and enhanced green fluorescent protein gene ( egfp ) with the NR promoter was introduced into P. tricornutum using microparticle bombardment. Transformants (650 ± 58 per 10⁸ cells) were obtained. The yield of transformants was between 1.5 and 130 times higher than previously reported P. tricornutum transformation systems. Four to seven copies of the ble gene were integrated into genomic DNA of the transformants. This high efficiency transformation system of P. tricornutum is expected to provide a powerful tool for high-throughput analysis of gene function using homologous recombination or RNAi.     

农杆菌介导转化黑曲霉分生孢子及产孢缺陷突变子T-DNA插入位点分析

【目的】利用农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)T-DNA系统,建立转化黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger)分生孢子的方法,构建T-DNA插入突变子文库,为黑曲霉基因组功能注释研究打下基础。【方法】采用携带二元质粒载体pCAMBIA1301的农杆菌EHA105,诱导转化黑曲霉分生孢子,筛选具有潮霉素抗性的突变子。分析抗性稳定突变子菌株的表型,采用反向PCR方法分析T-DNA插入位点相邻位置的序列,并推测突变基因可能具有的功能。【结果】实验获得具有稳定潮霉素抗性转化子193株,转化率为5.6×102转化子/108分生孢子。部分转化子表型出现较为明显改变,其中一株不能产孢,对其T-DNA插入位点序列分析比对结果显示,突变基因属于超级转运家族(major facilitator superfamily,MFS)。【结论】本研究建立的农杆菌转化黑曲霉分生孢子平台,结合T-DNA插入突变位点分析,可以为黑曲霉基因组功能注释研究提供一种简便有效的途径。     

Genetic transformation of various species of Enterococcus by electroporation

A transformation system for Enterococcus faecalis was developed which uses untreated (i.e., non-protoplasted) cells and the electroporation technique. The optimized protocol resulted in transformation efficiencies of up to 4 x 10(6) transformants per microgram of plasmid DNA. All strains of E. faecalis tested could be transformed by this method, albeit with differing transformation efficiencies. Using the protocol optimized for E. faecalis we successfully transformed Enterococcus faecium, E. hirae, E. malodoratus and E. mundtii.     

Transformation of a filamentous fungus<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cryphonectria parasitica</Emphasis> using<Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium tumefaciens</Emphasis>

AsAgrobacterium tumefaciens, which has long been used to transform plants, is known to transfer T-DNA to budding yeast,Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a variety of fungi were subjected to theA. tumefaciens-mediated transformation to improve their transformation frequency and feasibility. TheA. tumefaciens-mediated transformation of chestnut blight fungus,Cryphonectria parasitica, is performed in this study as the first example of transformation of a hardwood fungal pathogen. The transfer of the binary vector pBIN9-Hg, containing the bacterial hygromycin B phosphotransferase gene under the control of theAspergillus nidulans trpC promoter and terminator, as a selectable marker, led to the selection of more than 1,000 stable, hygromycin B-resistant transformants per 1×10⁶ conidia ofC. parasitica. The putative transformants appeared to be mitotically stable. The transformation efficiency appears to depend on the bacterial strain, age of the bacteria cell culture and ratio of fungal spores to bacterial cells. PCR and Southern blot analysis indicated that the marker gene was inserted at different chromosomal sites. Moreover, three transformants out of ten showed more than two hybridizing bands, suggesting more than two copies of the inserted marker gene are not uncommon.     

Efficient selection and regeneration of creeping bentgrass transformants following particle bombardment

We have established an efficient genetic transformation system for creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds.) using particle bombardment. The transformation was performed using the plasmid pZO1052 which contains the reporter β-glucuronidase (uidA) gene and the selectable marker hygromycin phosphotransferase (hph) gene. Transformed calli and plants were obtained via particle bombardment followed by selection of transformants on medium containing 200 mg/l of hygromycin. An average of 4.6 resistant colonies per bombardment were obtained. Southern analysis confirmed the integration of foreign genes in 19 of 21 putative transformants, indicating that selection by hygromycin was highly effective. Received: 6 February 1997 / Revision received: 16 April 1997 / Accepted: 9 May 1997     

High frequency of single-copy T-DNA transformants produced by floral dip in CRE-expressing Arabidopsis plants

For genetic transformation of plants, floral dip with Agrobacterium often results in integration of multiple T-DNA copies at a single locus and frequently in low and unstable transgene expression. To obtain efficient single-copy T-DNA transformants, two CRE/ loxP recombinase-based simplifying strategies for complex T-DNA loci were compared. A T-DNA vector with oppositely oriented loxP sites was transformed into CRE -expressing and wild-type control Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Of the primary CRE -expressing transformants, 55% harboured a single copy of the introduced T-DNA, but only 15% in the wild-type plants. However, 73% of the single-copy transformants in the CRE background showed continuous somatic inversion of the DNA segment between the two loxP sites. To avoid inversion of the loxP -flanked T-DNA segment, two T-DNA vectors harbouring only one loxP site were investigated for their suitability for CRE/ loxP recombinase-mediated resolution upon floral-dip transformation into CRE -expressing plants. On average, 70% of the transformants in the CRE background were single-copy transformants, whereas the single-copy T-DNA frequency was only 11% for both vectors in the wild-type background. Both resolution strategies yielded mostly Cre transformants in which the 35S-driven transgene expression was stable and uniform in the progeny and remarkably, also in Cre transformants with multiple T-DNA copies. Therefore, a role is proposed for the CRE recombinase in preventing inverted T-DNA repeat formation or modifying the locus chromatin structure, resulting in a reduced sensitivity for silencing.