Identification and characterization of differential gene expression in the mesocarp and kernel of oil palm nuts using suppression subtractive hybridization

Suppression subtracted hybridization (SSH) and dot blotting were used to identify differential gene expression in the mesocarp and kernel of oil palm nuts. The different types of nut tissue show differences in fatty acid anabolism and the synthesis of other important compounds. In total, 302 clones from forward SSH libraries and 238 clones from reverse SSH libraries were identified following differential screening, respectively. Among these, 120 clones from the forward SSH library and 81 clones from the reverse SSH library, showed tenfold or more differential expression levels, and were sequenced. Sequence analysis revealed that 76 clones (28 from the forward SSH library and 48 from the reverse SSH library) represent non-redundant cDNA inserts. The differential expression of 39 subset genes in the two different tissues was further confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. Functionally annotated blasting against the GenBank non-redundant protein database classified all 76 candidate genes into six categories, according to their putative functions. Interestingly, our results show that a group of significantly differentially expressed genes are involved in processes associated with oil palm nut maturation, such as the synthesis of medium-chain saturated fatty acids and phytic acid, nut development, and stress/defense responses. This study describes some relationships between gene expression and metabolic pathways in mature oil palm nuts, and contributes to our understanding of oil palm nut ESTs.     

小麦抗病基因表达谱中的文库构建与筛选方法研究

以抗白粉病品系“百农 32 17×Mardler”BC5F4为材料 ,构建了白粉病菌诱导的普通cDNA文库和抑制消减杂交(SSH)cDNA文库。分别对两文库进行了一定规模的测序 ,获得普通cDNA文库不重复ESTs 387条和SSHcDNA文库ESTs 76 0条。将获得的ESTs与GenBank序列进行了BLASTn、BLASTx同源性分析。结果表明 :在普通文库中 ,一些参与光合作用与核糖体构成等的基因出现频率较高 ,而获得的抗病相关基因则较少。消减文库在构建方法、抗病相关基因的富集等方面具有明显的优越性 ,是目前抗病基因表达谱研究中的较好方法。利用高密度点阵膜杂交技术对两文库的筛选结果表明 ,该方法具有相对简便易操作、杂交膜可反复使用等优点 ;但也存在mRNA及同位素用量大等问题。经筛选 ,消减文库中有 5 4 1%的功能已知ESTs为抗病相关基因 ,被证明参与了小麦抗白粉病反应     

Nylon Filter Arrays Reveal Differential Expression of Expressed Sequence Tags in Wheat Roots Under Aluminum Stress

To enrich differentially expressed sequence tags (ESTs) for aluminum (A1) tolerance, cDNA subtraction libraries were generated from Al-stressed roots of two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) nearisogenic lines (NILs) contrasting in Al-tolerance gene(s) from the Al-tolerant cultivar Atlas 66, using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH). Expression patterns of the ESTs were investigated with nylon filter arrays containing 614 cDNA clones from the subtraction library. Gene expression profiles from macroarray analysis indicated that 25 ESTs were upregulated in the tolerant NIL in response to A1 stress. The result from Northern analysis of selected upregulated ESTs was similar to that from macroarray analysis. These highly expressed ESTs showed high homology with genes involved in signal transduction, oxidative stress alleviation, membrane structure, Mg^2 transportation, and other functions. Under A1 stress, the Al-tolerant NIL may possess altered structure or function of the cell wall, plasma membrane, and mitochondrion. The wheat response to A1 stress may involve complicated defense-related signaling and metabolic pathways. The present experiment did not detect any induced or activated genes involved in the synthesis of malate and other organic acids in wheat under Al-stress.     

Nylon Filter Arrays Reveal Differential Expression of Expressed Sequence Tags in Wheat Roots Under Aluminum Stress

To enrich differentially expressed sequence tags (ESTs) for aluminum (Al) tolerance, cDNA subtraction libraries were generated from Al-stressed roots of two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) nearisogenic lines (NILs) contrasting in Al-tolerance gene(s) from the Al-tolerant cultivar Atlas 66, using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH). Expression patterns of the ESTs were investigated with nylon filter arrays containing 614 cDNA clones from the subtraction library. Gene expression profiles from macroarray analysis indicated that 25 ESTs were upregulated in the tolerant NIL in response to Al stress. The result from Northern analysis of selected upregulated ESTs was similar to that from macroarray analysis. These highly expressed ESTs showed high homology with genes involved in signal transduction, oxidative stress alleviation, membrane structure, Mg2 transportation, and other functions. Under Al stress, the Al-tolerant NIL may possess altered structure or function of the cell wall, plasma membrane, and mitochondrion. The wheat response to Al stress may involve complicated defense-related signaling and metabolic pathways.The present experiment did not detect any induced or activated genes involved in the synthesis of malate and other organic acids in wheat under Al-stress.     

盐胁迫下西伯利亚蓼茎叶正反消减文库的构建及初步分析

正向文库以3% NaHCO3胁迫48 h的材料(茎、叶)为实验方(tester), 以未胁迫的材料(茎、叶)为消减方(driver); 在负向文库中, 以未胁迫的材料(茎、叶)为实验方(tester), 以3% NaHCO3胁迫48 h的材料(茎、叶)为消减方(driver), 利用抑制性消减杂交技术(suppression subtractive hybridization, SSH)构建了3% NaHCO3胁迫下西伯利亚蓼茎叶正反消减文库。从文库中共获得2 282条有效EST序列, 其中从茎正向消减文库中获得598条, 从茎负向消减文库中获得490条, 从叶正向消减文库中获得627条, 从叶负向消减文库中获得567条。经BlastX序列比对后, 通过MIPs方法对EST功能进行分类并对茎叶正反消减文库做了比较, 其中茎与叶部除细胞救援与防御、转运组件中变化趋势相同外, 在代谢、能量、光合作用、蛋白合成、转录和信号传导等方面均表现为相反趋势, 另外通过荧光定量RT-PCR对12个潜在与盐胁迫相关基因进行定量分析, 结果显示12个基因在未经胁迫与盐胁迫处理后的西伯利亚蓼叶与茎部有着很大差异, 说明叶与茎部在NaHCO3条件下可能具有不同应答机制与分工, 这有助于进一步理解西伯利亚蓼分子耐盐机制。     

Differential gene expression profile in Pseudomonas putida NBRIC19-treated wheat (Triticum aestivum) plants subjected to biotic stress of Parthenium hysterophorus

The inoculation of Pseudomonas putida NBRIC19 protected wheat plant from phytotoxic effect of Parthenium hysterophorus (Parthenium) and enhanced root length, shoot length, dry weight, spike length and chlorophyll content. With the aim to screen for genes differentially expressed in P. putida NBRIC19-inoculated wheat grown along with Parthenium (WPT), the suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) methodology was employed. The SSH analysis was performed with WPC (uninoculated wheat grown along with Parthenium) as driver and WPT as tester. The cDNA library, enriched with differentially expressed ESTs (expressed sequence tags), were constructed from WPT. Following an initial screen of 165 ESTs in our library, 32 ESTs were identified, annotated and further validated by semiquantitative RT-PCR. The differentially expressed ESTs were associated with general stress response, defense response, growth and development, metabolic process, photosynthesis, signal transduction, and some other with unknown function. Five ESTs showing downregulation in expression level in response to Parthenium got upregulated due to P. putida NBRIC19 inoculation and further validated by quantitative real time PCR analysis at different time intervals viz. 15, 30, 45 and 90 days. SSH has been implemented for the first time to gain insights into molecular events underlying successful role of P. putida NBRIC19 in providing protection to wheat against Parthenium. The information generated in this study provides new clues to aid the understanding of genes corresponding to differentially expressed ESTs putatively involved in allelopathic interactions. Further characterization and functional analysis of these genes may provide valuable information for future studies of the molecular mechanism by which plants adapt to allelopathic effect of Parthenium.     

高山植物黄管秦艽cDNA文库构建与表达序列标签（EST）分析

黄管秦艽（Gentiana officinalis）是一种重要的藏药高山植物,本研究构建了该物种开花期的eDNA文库。经检测达到中等cDNA文库水平,文库滴度为1．2×10^7pfu／ml,重组率95．9％,插入片段平均长度大于500bp。对343个随机挑选的重组克隆进行部分测序,获得的ESTs经编辑后共有181条有效序列。经生物信息学方法分析181条表达序列标签（EST）代表144个单克隆序列,其中55个与已鉴定的基因同源,35个序列与未鉴定的EST匹配,54个未找到同源序列;后两者共有89个EST序列未发现功能相似的蛋白。对已鉴定的EST进行功能分析发现,相关基因主要编码以下蛋白：与蛋白表达相关的占35％;光合作用相关的占笠％;新陈代谢相关的占18％;抗性相关的占11％;质膜运输和细胞分裂相关的分别占5％;染色体变化和细胞信号转导的分别占2％。根据有效EST序列设计引物,通过RT-PCR进一验证了所得EST的准确性。这些研究结果为将来研究黄管秦艽的功能基因以及该物种与相关物种的群体遗传学、进化生物学等方面提供了基础。     

镰刀菌诱导的泸定百合SSH文库构建及抗病相关基因筛选

该研究以泸定百合(Lilium sargentiae Wilson)为材料,构建其组培苗经百合尖孢镰刀菌侵染后的叶片SSH文库,从中筛选镰刀菌枯萎病抗病相关基因。从正向SSH文库中随机挑取300个单克隆测序后得到280条ESTs,进行功能比对分析后,除去未知功能、沉冗蛋白以及无同源序列,得到有功能的ESTs共168条,其功能涉及信号传导、蛋白质合成与代谢、抗病与防御、物质与能量代谢、转录相关等多种途径,其中有31条ESTs与抗病防御相关。从抗病防御相关基因中选取8条ESTs:过氧化氢酶、ATP结合盒转运蛋白(ABC transporter)、Kunitz型胰蛋白酶抑制剂4(Kunitz trypsin inhibitor 4)、丝氨酸乙醛酸氨基转移酶、多聚泛素、脂氧合酶I(Lipoxygenase I)、丝氨酸/苏安酸蛋白激酶(Serine/Threonine-protein kinase)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(Arabidopsis thaliana),通过RTPCR对其表达情况进行分析,发现经镰刀菌诱导后均为上调表达,推测它们可能参与了泸定百合镰刀菌枯萎病的抗病反应途径。     

Identification of ESTs differentially expressed in green and albino mutant bamboo (Bambusa edulis) by suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH) and microarray analysis

To gain a better understanding of gene expression in bamboo (Bambusa edulis Murno), we have used a combination of suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH), microarray hybridization analysis, sequencing, and bioinformatics to identify bamboo genes differentially expressed in a bamboo albino mutant. Ten expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were found to be differentially expressed; these were isolated and sequenced. RT-PCR analysis of these ESTs supported the results of the microarray analysis. Six ESTs that were nucleus-encoded exhibited differential expression patterns in the green wild-type bamboo relative to the albino mutant. These genes (exception being the Rubisco small subunit) were non-photosynthesis-related genes. The development of a specific SSH cDNA library in which most of the chloroplast-encoded or photosynthesis-related genes had been subtracted proved to be useful for studying the function of non-photosynthesis-related genes in the albino bamboo mutants with aberrant chloroplast genome. The combined use of this SSH library with microarray analysis will provide a powerful analytical tool for future studies of the bamboo genome.