TMV介导的外源蛋白在植物中表达

烟草花叶病毒(Tobaccomosaicvirus,TMV)为Tobamovirus代表成员,以此病毒介导的外源蛋白在植物中表达,经过了十几年的研究和不断完善,已被证实为一种有效的表达外源蛋白的途径.这项技术已经在医用活性多肽以及疫苗的研制、功能基因的鉴定、植物体内生物合成途径的研究等方面发挥越来越重要的作用.重点阐述了TMV基因组RNA的结构和分子生物学特征,并着重对重组载体的构建及其利用加以了论述.     

烟草花叶病毒运动蛋白cDNA的克隆及融合蛋白的表达

从烟草花叶病毒(TMV)中提取总RNA,通过反转录PCR (RTPCR) 扩增得到其运动蛋白(MP)的基因,将扩增产物克隆到pMD18T载体上。DNA序列分析表明,所得到的运动蛋白的基因全长为807bp (GenBank接受号AY300161), 与已发表TMV序列（GenBank登陆号为NC-001367）和同属的番茄花叶病毒（ToMV, GenBank登陆号为NC-002692相比核苷酸的同源性分别为98.0％和80.9％,氨基酸的同源性分别为99.1％和80.0％。 将目的片段亚克隆到表达载体pET30a上,并在大肠杆菌JM109中诱导表达,诱导9h 后,融合蛋白表达量最大。诱导后的工程菌超声后经SDSPAGE检测,融合蛋白以可溶形式存在。     

Phloem-Specific Expression of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus Movement Protein Alters Carbon Metabolism and Partitioning in Transgenic Potato Plants

The tobacco mosaic virus movement protein (TMV-MP) has pleiotropic effects when expressed in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants. In addition to its ability to increase the plasmodesmal size-exclusion limit, the TMV-MP alters carbohydrate metabolism in source leaves and dry matter partitioning between the various plant organs. In the present study the TMV-MP was expressed under the control of a phloem-specific promoter (rolC), and this system was employed to further explore the potential sites at which the TMV-MP exerts its influence over carbon metabolism and transport in transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum) plants. Immunohistochemical analyses indicated that the TMV-MP was localized mainly to phloem parenchyma and companion cells. Starch and sucrose accumulated in source leaves of these plants to significantly higher levels compared with control potato lines. In addition, the rate of sucrose efflux from excised petioles was lower compared with control plants. Furthermore, under short-day conditions, carbon partitioning was lower to the roots and higher to tubers in rolC plants compared with controls. These results are discussed in terms of the mode(s) by which the TMV-MP exerts its influence over carbon metabolism and photoassimilate translocation.     

States of Aggregation of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Protein

Self-assembly of the protein subunits of tobacco mosaic virus takes place by a series of steps. The natural state of aggregation of TMV protein is not the helix but the 20S disk, which consists of two paired rings of seventeen sub-units each. Movement of 5 Å is involved in the pairing. Control of the aggregation and its consequences for virus assembly are described in the next two articles.     

Tissue-Specific Expression of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus Movement Protein in Transgenic Potato Plants Alters Plasmodesmal Function and Carbohydrate Partitioning

Transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum) plants expressing the movement protein (MP) of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) under the control of the promoters from the class I patatin gene (B33) or the nuclear photosynthesis gene (ST-LS1) were employed to further explore the mode by which this viral protein interacts with cellular metabolism to change carbohydrate allocation. Dye-coupling experiments established that expression of the TMV-MP alters plasmodesmal function in both potato leaves and tubers when expressed in the respective tissues. However, whereas the size-exclusion limit of mesophyll plasmodesmata was increased to a value greater than 9.4 kD, this size limit was smaller for plasmodesmata interconnecting tuber parenchyma cells. Starch and sugars accumulated in potato leaves to significantly lower levels in plants expressing the TMV-MP under the ST-LS1 promoter, and rate of sucrose efflux from petioles of the latter was higher compared to controls. It is interesting that this effect was expressed only in mature plants after tuber initiation. No effect on carbohydrate levels was found in plants expressing this protein under the B33 promoter. These results are discussed in terms of the mode by which the TMV-MP exerts its influence over carbon metabolism and photoassimilate translocation, and the possible role of plasmodesmal function in controlling these processes.     

Macroscopic Aggregation of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Coat Protein

The relationship between processes of thermal denaturation and heat-induced aggregation of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) coat protein (CP) was studied. Judging from differential scanning calorimetry melting curves, TMV CP in the form of a trimer–pentamer mixture (4S-protein) has very low thermal stability, with a transition temperature at about 40°C. Thermally denatured TMV CP displayed high propensity for large (macroscopic) aggregate formation. TMV CP macroscopic aggregation was strongly dependent on the protein concentration and solution ionic strength. By varying phosphate buffer molarity, it was possible to merge or to separate the denaturation and aggregation processes. Using far-UV CD spectroscopy, it was found that on thermal denaturation TMV CP subunits are converted into an intermediate that retains about half of its initial -helix content and possesses high heat stability. We suppose that this stable thermal denaturation intermediate is directly responsible for the formation of TMV CP macroscopic aggregates.     

Detection of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Movement Protein in Association with Tobacco Nuclei Isolated from Intact and Detached Leaves

The movement protein (MP) of tobacco mosaic virus was observed to cofractionate with nuclei from intact and detached tobacco (Nicotiana tahacum cv. Xanthi-nn) leaves. When purified nuclei were treated with proteinase K, MP disappeared indicating that MP is localized close to but not inside nuclei. Moreover, the amount of MP was showti to increase greatly in nuclei isolated from detached leaves, thus facilitating the detection of MP. Accumulation close to nuclei was strongest early in infection, results indicating that it may be an early step in the pathway of MP from cell cytoplasm to plasmodesmata. Other TMV-specific proteins were not detected in the nuclei fraction.     

Polymerization of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Protein and its Control

Near neutral pH₉ TMV protein sub-units polymerize into two-layer aggregates culminating in the 20S disk, whereas the helical rod forms cooperatively at acid pH. The mode of aggregation is controlled by the state of ionization of two abnormally titrating carboxyl groups.     

黄瓜花叶病毒（CMV）运动蛋白基因介导的抗病性

利用Ｆｎｙ＿ＣＭＶ株系ＲＮＡ３ｃＤＮＡ克隆,构建了含有全长和编码区缺失５０１个核苷酸的运动蛋白（ＭＰ）基因植物表达载体ｐＢＭＰＲ和ｐＢＭＰＫ。在土壤农杆菌（Ａｇｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍｔｕｍｅｆａｃｉｅｎｓ（ＳｍｉｔｈｅｔＴｏｗｎｓｅｎｄ）Ｃｏｎｎ）ＬＢＡ４４０４介导下转化烟草（ＮｉｃｏｔｉａｎａｔａｂａｃｕｍＬ．）品种“ＮＣ８９”,分别经Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔｉｎｇ、ＲＴ＿ＰＣＲ或Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔｉｎｇ分析,外源基因已整合到再生植株中并得到表达。抗病性分析表明,含有缺失型ＭＰ基因的Ｒ０代转基因植株抗性较好,接种５０ｄ后,１０株转化植株中仍有５株不表现症状。在自然发病条件下,这５个含有缺失型ＭＰ基因转基因株系在Ｒ１代都表现了一定的抗病性。抗性主要表现为症状出现推迟,严重度减轻。利用ＰＣＲ筛选、种子卡那霉素抗性试验和温室抗病性测定等方法,初步认为Ｒ２代转基因烟草Ｋ＿６＿５株系为转基因抗病纯合系。而含有全长ＭＰ基因的Ｒ０代转化植株,前期没有表现明显的抗病性,但在接种４０ｄ后部分发病植株有恢复健康的趋势。     

Influence of Environmental Stress on Biomass Partitioning in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Expressing the Movement Protein of Tobacco Mosaic Virus

The influence of various environmental factors on biomass partitioning between shoots and roots in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants expressing the movement protein (MP) of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) was investigated. TMV-MP-expressing transgenic plants exhibited a root-to-shoot ratio that was approximately 40% below that of transgenic vector control plants. When transgenic plants expressing the TMV-MP were subjected to water-stress conditions, the root-to-shoot ratio was increased to a value comparable to that of control plants subjected to the same water-stress treatment. Although the root-to-shoot ratio was increased by N or P deficiencies, the TMV-MP-induced alteration in biomass partitioning was not overcome. Surprisingly, under K+-deficient growth conditions, both TMV-MP-expressing and control plants exhibited reduced root-to-shoot ratios when compared with plants grown in the presence of sufficient K+. Furthermore, plant growth under K+-deficient conditions did not alleviate the influence of the TMV-MP over resource allocation to the roots. These results are discussed in terms of possible mechanisms by which stress signals could cause an alteration in biomass partitioning between shoots and roots in control and transgenic tobacco plants expressing the TMV-MP.     

Virus Movement Protein Gene Mediated Resistance Against Cucumber Mosaic Virus Infection

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabactum L. ) "NC89" plants were transformed with deletion mutant of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) movement protein (MP) gene and full-length CMV MP gene, respectively. The transformed plants were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR), PCR-Southem, Southern and Western blots. R0 generation of the transgenic plants were inoculated with CMV. Five out of 10 lines of tobacco plants (BMPK) transformed with CMV MP deletion mutant gene showed high resistance to CMV infection and remained symptomless for up to 50 days post-inoculation. In contrast, tobacco plants (BMPR) transformed with full-length CMV MP gene did not show resistance to CMV infection. However, most of the infected full-length CMV MP gene transgenic plants recovered by showing none or very mild mosaic symptoms in 40 days post-inoculation. The results of R1 generation of the BMPK transgenic plants tested under field conditions showed that all 5 lines of transgenic plants could delay the virus disease development.     

Inhibition of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Reproduction in Isolated Tobacco Protoplasts by Means of Pancreatic Ribonuclease

Treatment of protoplasts with RNase solutions (1 — 100 μg/ml) sharply reduced their ability to support TMV reproduction. Treatment of protoplasts with RNase both prior to and after inoculation with the virus, and also treatments of varying duration, had approximately the same effect on inhibiting TMV reproduction; however, the effect became sharply intensified with higher RNase concentrations. The authors assume that the RNase inhibitive effect in protoplasts is ensured by the specific structure of this relatively small positively-charged macromolecule, not by its enzymic properties. The RNase molecules apparently have a damaging effect on the plasmalemma and possibly on other cell membranes with which the initial stages of TMV reproduction are associated. The development of the RNase damaging effect can be prevented by bivalent metal ions in the incubation medium, especially by calcium and manganese. The protective effect of cations is presumably caused not only by the charge, but by their steric configuration since K⁺ and Mg⁺⁺ are ineffective in protecting the protoplasts.     

Expression,Purification, and Characterisation of South African Cassava Mosaic Virus Cell-to-Cell Movement Protein

South African cassava mosaic virus (SACMV) is a circular ssDNA bipartite begomovirus, whose genome comprises DNA-A (encodes six genes) and DNA-B (encodes BC1 cell-to-cell movement and BV1 nuclear shuttle proteins) components. A few secondary and tertiary structural and physicochemical characteristics of partial but not full-length begomovirus proteins have been elucidated to date. The full-length codon-optimised SACMV BC1 gene was cloned into a pET-28a (+) expression vector and transformed into expression host cells E. coli BL21 (DE3). The optimal expression of the full-length BC1-encoded movement protein (MP) was obtained via induction with 0.25 mM IPTG at an OD₆₀₀ of ~0.45 at 37 °C for four hours. Denatured protein fractions (dialysed in 4 M urea), passed through an IMAC column, successfully bound to the nickel resin, and eluted using 250 mM imidazole. The protein was refolded using stepwise dialysis. The molecular weight of MP was confirmed to be 35 kDa using SDS–PAGE. The secondary structure of SACMV MP presented as predominantly β-strands. An ANS (1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulphonate)-binding assay confirmed that MP possesses hydrophobic pockets with the ability to bind ligands such as ANS (8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulphonic acid). A 2′ (3′)-N-methylanthraniloyl-ATP (mant-ATP) assay showed binding of mant-ATP to MP and indicated that, while hydrophobic pockets are present, MP also exhibits hydrophilic regions. Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence indicated a significant conformational change in the denatured form of BC1 in the presence of ATP. In addition, a phosphatase assay showed that MP possessed ATPase activity.     

Polymerization-Depolymerization of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Protein: I. Kinetics

It was shown that a reversible endothermic association of TMV protein subunits (A protein) can take place at pH values below the isoelectric point as well as at pH 6.5. The polymerization occurring below the isoelectric point was found to be more complex than that at pH 6.5 probably because products other than the usual TMV-like rods were formed in addition to those rods and also because side-to-side aggregation of the rods took place readily. Kinetic studies indicated that polymerization can be treated as a second-order linear condensation. The rate of polymerization was found to be a critical function of pH, having a maximum value near pH 4.3. This behavior is at variance with the hypothesis that hydrogen-bonded carboxyl pairs play a dominant rate-determining role in the association of subunits. The dependence of the rate on pH was interpreted to indicate that electrostatic forces between subunits are a significant controlling factor in the polymerization of TMV protein.