OsBTF3过表达转基因水稻株系的创制及其分子鉴定

本研究旨在创制OsBTF3过表达转基因水稻株系,为验证OsBTF3基因在水稻抗性和生长发育中的功能、评价其在水稻农艺性状遗传改良中的应用价值提供试验材料。通过基因过表达载体构建、水稻愈伤组织诱导、农杆菌介导愈伤组织转化、植株再生、潮霉素抗性(Hyg^R)筛选及PCR验证、基因过表达RT-Q-PCR检测等方法,成功地获得了97个T₀代和20个T₁代过表达转基因株系,并分别得到分子验证。与野生型对照株相比,5个T₁代过表达株系中的OsBTF3基因表达水平显著提高,平均高达3.58倍。因此,由组成型表达的35S启动子驱动的OsBTF3基因在转基因水稻株系中成功地得到了增量表达,并对水稻生长发育、抗病性和抗逆性具有调控作用。     

干旱胁迫对转PtPIP2;8基因84K杨苗木光合、生长和根系结构的影响

为研究水通道蛋白PtPIP2;8基因功能, 了解其不同表达水平的转基因84K杨(Populus alba × P. glandulossa)应对干旱胁迫的响应, 该文以转PtPIP2;8 84K杨抑制表达株系(抑制表达)、野生型(WT)和转PtPIP2;8 84K杨超表达株系(超表达)为试验材料, 测定PtPIP2;8表达水平、根系导度、光响应曲线、气体交换参数、生长及根系形态指标。结果显示: (1) WT植株PtPIP2;8仅在根系表达; 超表达植株PtPIP2;8除在根部显著表达外, 在茎和叶片中也显著表达; 抑制表达植株PtPIP2;8仅在根部有微量表达, 表达量分别是WT和超表达植株的1/20和1/80。(2)根系结构分析发现, 超表达植株总根长、总根表面积、总根体积、总根尖数显著低于WT和抑制表达植株, 根系导水率显著高于WT和抑制表达植株, 表明PtPIP2;8参与了植物根系水分运输, 提高了水分运输效率。(3)正常水分条件下, 抑制表达植株苗高、叶面积显著低于WT和超表达植株, 根冠比显著高于WT和超表达植株。干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)下降幅度小, 仍能维持较高的P_n。气体交换参数显示抑制表达植株P_n、G_s日变化为“单峰”型, 属气孔因素引起的净光合速率下降;WT和超表达植株P_n、G_s日变化为“双峰”型, 干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株P_n略微下降, WT和超表达植株P_n均下降, 尤其是13:00、15:00下降显著, 表明WT和超表达植株对干旱胁迫更加敏感, 干旱对其影响更大。(4)干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株相对生长速率、总生物量降低的最少, 根冠比最高; 总根表面积、总根体积、总根尖数显著高于WT植株。表明PtPIP2;8直接参与水分运输并提高水分运输效率, 其转化影响了植株根系发育和生长。超表达植株根系发育的下降和叶面积的增大减弱了它的抗旱性, 而抑制表达植株矮小, 降低的叶面积, 增加的根系生长和根冠比提高了它的抗旱能力。从研究结果来看, 水通道蛋白提高了水分跨膜运输效率, 而非水通道蛋白导水机制对干旱有较强的耐受性。     

Effects of drought stress on photosynthesis,growth and root structure of transgenic PtPIP2;8 poplar 84K (Populus alba × P. glandulosa)

为研究水通道蛋白PtPIP2;8基因功能, 了解其不同表达水平的转基因84K杨(Populus alba × P. glandulossa)应对干旱胁迫的响应, 该文以转PtPIP2;8 84K杨抑制表达株系(抑制表达)、野生型(WT)和转PtPIP2;8 84K杨超表达株系(超表达)为试验材料, 测定PtPIP2;8表达水平、根系导度、光响应曲线、气体交换参数、生长及根系形态指标。结果显示: (1) WT植株PtPIP2;8仅在根系表达; 超表达植株PtPIP2;8除在根部显著表达外, 在茎和叶片中也显著表达; 抑制表达植株PtPIP2;8仅在根部有微量表达, 表达量分别是WT和超表达植株的1/20和1/80。(2)根系结构分析发现, 超表达植株总根长、总根表面积、总根体积、总根尖数显著低于WT和抑制表达植株, 根系导水率显著高于WT和抑制表达植株, 表明PtPIP2;8参与了植物根系水分运输, 提高了水分运输效率。(3)正常水分条件下, 抑制表达植株苗高、叶面积显著低于WT和超表达植株, 根冠比显著高于WT和超表达植株。干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)下降幅度小, 仍能维持较高的P_n。气体交换参数显示抑制表达植株P_n、G_s日变化为“单峰”型, 属气孔因素引起的净光合速率下降;WT和超表达植株P_n、G_s日变化为“双峰”型, 干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株P_n略微下降, WT和超表达植株P_n均下降, 尤其是13:00、15:00下降显著, 表明WT和超表达植株对干旱胁迫更加敏感, 干旱对其影响更大。(4)干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株相对生长速率、总生物量降低的最少, 根冠比最高; 总根表面积、总根体积、总根尖数显著高于WT植株。表明PtPIP2;8直接参与水分运输并提高水分运输效率, 其转化影响了植株根系发育和生长。超表达植株根系发育的下降和叶面积的增大减弱了它的抗旱性, 而抑制表达植株矮小, 降低的叶面积, 增加的根系生长和根冠比提高了它的抗旱能力。从研究结果来看, 水通道蛋白提高了水分跨膜运输效率, 而非水通道蛋白导水机制对干旱有较强的耐受性。     

水光互作对生姜叶片活性氧代谢的影响

为探讨根系供水状况及叶面受光强度与生姜叶片活性氧代谢的关系,采用PEG-6000模拟干旱与遮光50%交互处理,研究了自然强光正常供水(T₁)、遮光50%正常供水(T₂)、自然强光模拟干旱(T₃)、遮光50%模拟干旱(T₄)条件对生姜叶片活性氧水平及抗氧化酶活性的影响.结果表明: 胁迫处理6 d时,生姜叶片O^-·₂产生速率、过氧化氢含量及膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛含量在午间均显著升高,但以T₃升幅较大,T₄次之,T₁、T₂较小;而抗氧化酶除T₁、T₂的过氧化氢酶活性在中午较高外,各处理超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化物酶及T₃、T₄的过氧化氢酶活性均在午间显著降低.持续处理过程中,T₁、T₂生姜叶片活性氧水平及抗氧化酶活性基本稳定,但以T₁高于T₂,而T₃、T₄活性氧水平均持续升高,保护酶活性则呈先升高后降低的趋势.表明干旱胁迫尤其是强光干旱交互胁迫可引发生姜叶片活性氧积累,而遮光则有利于维持较高的保护酶活性,降低叶片活性氧水平,减轻干旱胁迫的伤害程度.     

转ZjAPX基因拟南芥对NaCl、干旱胁迫的耐性研究

旨在探讨枣树抗坏血酸过氧化物酶基因ZjAPX在植物渗透胁迫中的作用。将ZjAPX基因转入到模式植物拟南芥,以野生型(WT)、转ZjAPX拟南芥株系T2为试材,进行不同浓度NaCl胁迫和干旱胁迫。结果表明,转基因株系的种子萌发、植株生长均优于野生型株系;荧光定量PCR检测转基因拟南芥植株在干旱和盐胁迫处理10 d后目的基因ZjAPX的表达量显著高于野生拟南芥,表明ZjAPX的高表达明显提高了植株的抗旱和耐盐性。     

异源表达CkLEA1基因增强了拟南芥对非生物胁迫的耐受性

植物在生长过程中会受到各种非生物胁迫的伤害,导致生长发育和产量受到严重影响,胚胎晚期丰富蛋白（late embryogenesis abundant proteins,LEA蛋白）在植物抵抗非生物胁迫过程中起着重要的保护作用。在前期的研究基础上,将受多种胁迫诱导的柠条锦鸡儿CkLEA1（GenBank登录号KC309408）基因转入野生型拟南芥,通过实时荧光定量PCR从7株T₃代纯合体中筛选出3个转基因株系做进一步研究。种子萌发率实验发现,在200 mmol/L NaCl和400 mmol/L甘露醇处理下,转基因株系萌发率均高于野生型拟南芥。干旱处理2周大的幼苗后,转基因株系明显比野生型更抗旱,存活率高于野生型,并且失水率低于野生型。同时,转基因株系积累了较少的丙二醛（MDA）,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性和谷胱甘肽（GSH）含量也高于野生型。这些结果表明,柠条锦鸡儿CkLEA1基因在种子萌发阶段提高了拟南芥对盐和渗透胁迫的耐受性,并且提高了转基因拟南芥幼苗生长阶段对干旱胁迫的抵抗能力。     

过量表达拟南芥CAT提高烟草对气体甲醛的吸收和抗性

为提高植物对甲醛的吸收和耐受,利用拟南芥CAT的编码区构建植物过表达载体pk2-Prbc S-*T-CAT,在野生型(WT)烟草叶绿体中过量表达CAT产生2个表达量不同的转基因株系(C1、C3)。用10ppm、20ppm和40ppm气体甲醛处理WT和转基因烟草,分析过量表达CAT的转基因烟草对甲醛的吸收效率和耐受性。结果表明,转基因烟草对气体甲醛的吸收量明显高于WT,且随着处理浓度的升高,转基因株系叶片的可溶性总糖、总蛋白质和总叶绿素含量都显著高于WT;转基因株系叶片氧化损伤指标H202、丙二醛(MDA)和羰基化蛋白(PC)的含量都显著低于野生型。转基因烟草(C1)的PM H+-ATPase和氢泵活性在40ppm处理后为WT的3倍和2.5倍,C1的气孔导度为WT的2.67倍。这些结果表明,在烟草中过量表达拟南芥CAT能降低甲醛进入烟草细胞引起的氧化损伤,提高烟草对甲醛的脱毒能力,增强烟草对甲醛的吸收和抗性。揭示气体甲醛胁迫时质膜H+-ATPase和氢泵活性影响叶片气孔的导度,这可能是转基因烟草甲醛吸收效率提高的原因之一。     

外源Ca2+对PEG处理下转C4型PEPC基因水稻光合生理的调节

磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶(PEPC)通过固定二氧化碳参与光合作用, 是关键的C₄植物光合作用酶。为了揭示高光效转C₄ PEPC基因水稻(Oryza sativa)对干旱胁迫的适应机理, 以高表达转C₄ PEPC水稻(PC)和野生型水稻Kitaake (WT)为供试材料, 在植株的4-5叶期, 使用不同浓度外源CaCl₂溶液处理, 测定在15%聚乙二醇6000 (polyethylene glycol-6000, PEG-6000)胁迫下叶片相对含水量、光合参数、内源钙总含量、叶片总蛋白激酶活性、PEPC酶活性以及相关基因表达和蛋白质含量。结果表明, 0.5 mmol∙L^-1 CaCl₂明显提高PC叶片相对含水量(P<0.05), 2 mmol∙L^-1和10 mmol∙L^-1 CaCl₂则作用不显著, 对WT则影响不显著。不同浓度钙处理对PEG处理PC的净光合速率影响不显著, 而通过维持气孔导度减少水分胁迫。内源总钙浓度的数据显示, 在PEG6000处理下, PC具有维持稳定内源Ca²⁺浓度的能力, 过高浓度(10 mmol∙L^-1 CaCl₂)钙处理反而降低了PEPC酶活性、PEPC基因表达和可溶性蛋白的含量。     

香蕉MaASR1基因的抗干旱作用

ASR(ABA, stress, ripening induced protein)是一类响应植物干旱胁迫的关键转录因子, 在许多植物中已有报道, 然而尚未见香蕉(Musa acuminata)中ASR与抗旱作用的相关研究。该实验从香蕉果实cDNA文库中筛选出1个ASR基因, 即MaASR1(登录号为AY628102)。干旱胁迫下, 该基因在叶片中的表达量高于根部。将MaASR1转入拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana), Southern检测确定了两株独立表达的转基因株系(命名为L14和L38)。表型观察发现, 此两转基因株系的叶片变小且变厚; Northern和Western检测结果表明, MaASR1在L14和L38中表达。控水处理后, L14和L38的存活率及脯氨酸含量均高于野生型。经干旱胁迫和外源ABA处理后, 对MaASR1转基因株系中ABA/胁迫响应基因的表达分析, 发现MaASR1可增强转基因株系对ABA信号的敏感度, 但不能增强植株依赖于ABA途径的抗旱性。     

柳枝稷长链非编码RNA PvLINC090588的功能研究

长链非编码RNA(long noncoding RNA, lncRNA)是一类长度大于200个核苷酸、无蛋白编码能力或蛋白编码能力较低的功能性RNA分子,可通过调控基因的表达影响植物的生长发育和对非生物胁迫的适应性。柳枝稷(Panicum virgatum L.)是一种抗旱性较强的禾本科(Poaceae)C₄生物能源模式作物。本研究从柳枝稷中克隆了1个新预测的lncRNA,将其命名为PvLINC090588。对该基因的表达模式分析显示：20%聚乙二醇、150 mmol/L氯化钠和50μmol/L脱落酸可诱导其表达,100μmol/L赤霉素抑制其表达,表明PvLINC090588的表达受多种非生物胁迫的诱导。过表达PvLINC090588转基因拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)在100 mmol/L氯化钠、300 mmol/L甘露醇处理下其根长显著(P<0.05)大于野生型的,显示过表达株系的根系在胁迫下生长能力更强。与野生型相比,转基因株系在干旱和250 mmol/L氯化钠处理后其丙二醛含量降低,可溶性糖和脯氨酸含量显著升高(P<0.0...     

Overexpression of OsHsp17.0 and OsHsp23.7 enhances drought and salt tolerance in rice

Heat shock proteins (Hsps) play an important role in plant stress tolerance. We previously reported that expression of OsHsp17.0 and OsHsp23.7 could be enhanced by heat shock treatment and/or other abiotic stresses. In this paper, stress tolerance assays of transgenic rice plants overexpressing OsHsp17.0 and OsHsp23.7 have been carried out. Both OsHsp17.0-OE and OsHsp23.7-OE transgenic lines demonstrated higher germination ability compared to wild-type (WT) plants when subjected to mannitol and NaCl. Phenotypic analysis showed that transgenic rice lines displayed a higher tolerance to drought and salt stress compared to WT plants. In addition, transgenic rice lines showed significantly lower REC, lower MDA content and higher free proline content than WT under drought and salt stresses. These results suggest that OsHsp17.0 and OsHsp23.7 play an important role in rice acclimation to salt and drought stresses and are useful for engineering drought and salt tolerance rice.     

Overexpression of AtNHX5 improves tolerance to both salt and water stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Overexpression of NHX genes has been previously shown to improve salt tolerance of transgenic plants. In this study, transgenic rice plants overexpressing AtNHX5 showed not only high salt tolerance, but also high drought tolerance. Measurements of ion levels indicated that Na⁺ and K⁺ contents were all higher in AtNHX5 overexpressing shoots than in wild type (WT) shoots in high saline conditions. After exposure to water deficiency and salt stress, the WT plants all died, while the AtNHX5 overexpressing rice plants had a higher survival rate, dry weight, leaf water content, and leaf chlorophyll contents, accumulated more proline, and had less membrane damage than the WT plants. In addition, seeds of both transgenic and WT plants germinated on 1/2 MS medium supplemented with 250 mM mannitol, but overexpression of AtNHX5 improved the shoot growth of the seedlings. Taken together, the results indicate that AtNHX5 gene could enhance the tolerance of rice plants to multiple environmental stresses by promoting the accumulation of more effective osmolytes (ions or proline) to counter the osmotic stress caused by abiotic factors.     

Overexpression of SaRBP1 enhances tolerance of Arabidopsis to salt stress

Abiotic stresses are the major concern in recent years as their effect on world food production is constantly increasing. We have obtained salt tolerant Arabidopsis lines overexpressing SaRBP1 (Suaeda asparagoides RNA binding protein 1) of a Korean halophyte, S. asparagoides. Homozygous T3 Arabidopsis transgenic lines were developed and used for salt stress tolerance studies. The transgenic seedlings displayed tolerance to salt and mannitol compared to the wild type (WT) seedlings. Transgenic lines produced longer primary roots, more fresh weight, and higher number of lateral roots than WT. In planta stress tolerance assay results showed that the survival rates of transgenic plants were significantly higher than WT plants. Transgenic lines showed delayed germination under 200 mM NaCl stress. In addition, the transgenics showed higher water retention ability than WT. Subcellular localization results revealed that SaRBP1 was targeted to the cytoplasm. Northwestern blot analysis results confirmed the RNA binding property of SaRBP1. Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction results revealed that many stress marker genes were upregulated by SaRBP1 overexpression. Thus, our data demonstrate that SaRBP1 overexpression lines are tolerant to salt stress. Hence, this is the first report for the functional characterization of SaRBP1, a novel RBP gene isolated from S. asparagoides cDNA library.     

生物炭调控盐胁迫下水稻幼苗耐盐性能

土壤盐渍化降低土壤生产力.探索生物炭对盐胁迫下水稻幼苗耐盐性能的影响,对调控盐渍区水稻生产潜力具有重要意义.本研究通过生物炭介入盐胁迫稻田土壤的盆栽试验,调查了生物炭对盐胁迫下土壤环境和水稻幼苗耐盐性能的影响.盐胁迫设置4个水平,分别为0 g NaCl·kg-1土(S0),1 g NaCl·kg-1土(S1),2 g ...     

Genetic manipulation of Japonica rice using the <Emphasis Type="Italic">OsBADH1</Emphasis> gene from Indica rice to improve salinity tolerance

Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) is a major oxidative enzyme that converts betaine aldehyde to glycine betaine (GB), an osmoprotectant compound in plants. Japonica rice (salt-sensitive) was genetically engineered to enhance salt tolerance by introducing the OsBADH1 gene from Indica rice (salt-tolerant), which is a GB accumulator. We produced transgenic rice plants overexpressing the modified OsBADH1 gene under the control of the maize ubiquitin promoter. The transgenic rice showed increased OsBADH1 gene expression and OsBADH1 enzyme production, resulting in the accumulation of GB. It also exhibited enhanced salt tolerance in immature and mature transgenic rice seedlings. The adverse effect of salt stress on seed germination, the growth of immature and mature seedlings, water status, and photosynthetic pigments was alleviated in transgenic seedlings.     

Overexpression of Rice CBS Domain Containing Protein Improves Salinity, Oxidative, and Heavy Metal Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco

We have recently identified and classified a cystathionine ??-synthase domain containing protein family in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and rice (Oryza sativa L.). Based on the microarray and MPSS data, we have suggested their involvement in stress tolerance. In this study, we have characterized a rice protein of unknown function, OsCBSX4. This gene was found to be upregulated under high salinity, heavy metal, and oxidative stresses at seedling stage. Transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing OsCBSX4 exhibited improved tolerance toward salinity, heavy metal, and oxidative stress. This enhanced stress tolerance in transgenic plants could directly be correlated with higher accumulation of OsCBSX4 protein. Transgenic plants could grow and set seeds under continuous presence of 150?mM NaCl. The total seed yield in WT plants was reduced by 80%, while in transgenic plants, it was reduced only by 15?C17%. The transgenic plants accumulated less Na⁺, especially in seeds and maintained higher net photosynthesis rate and Fv/Fm than WT plants under NaCl stress. Transgenic seedlings also accumulated significantly less H₂O₂ as compared to WT under salinity, heavy metal, and oxidative stress. OsCBSX4 overexpressing transgenic plants exhibit higher abiotic stress tolerance than WT plants suggesting its role in abiotic stress tolerance in plants.     

油菜素甾醇调控水稻盐胁迫应答的作用研究

油菜素甾醇(BR)作为植物内源激素, 广泛参与植物的生长发育过程及逆境应答。虽然BR调控生长发育的分子机制目前已相对清楚, 但在水稻(Oryza sativa)中, BR在逆境反应中的功能还鲜有报道。该研究系统分析了BR在高盐胁迫过程中的作用, 表明盐胁迫和逆境激素脱落酸可抑制BR合成基因D2和D11的表达, 典型的BR缺陷突变体(如d2-2和d61-1)则表现出对盐胁迫敏感性增强。此外, 通过对BR核心转录因子OsBZR1的过表达株系进行分析, 发现BR可显著诱导OsBZR1的去磷酸化, 盐胁迫对OsBZR1蛋白的积累水平和磷酸化状态均有调控作用。转录组数据分析表明, BR处理前后差异表达基因中有38.4%同时受到盐胁迫调控, 其中91.5%受到BR和高盐一致调控, 并显著富集在应激反应过程中。研究结果表明, BR正调控水稻的耐盐性, 而盐胁迫通过抑制BR合成来限制水稻的生长。     

A cytosolic NADP-malic enzyme gene from rice (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> L.) confers salt tolerance in transgenic <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis</Emphasis>

NADP-malic enzyme (NADP-ME, EC 1.1.1.40) functions in many different pathways in plant and may be involved in plant defense such as wound and UV-B radiation. Here, expression of the gene encoding cytosolic NADP-ME (cytoNADP-ME, GenBank Accession No. AY444338) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings was induced by salt stress (NaCl). NADP-ME activities in leaves and roots of rice also increased in response to NaCl. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants over-expressing rice cytoNADP-ME had a greater salt tolerance at the seedling stage than wild-type plants in MS medium-supplemented with different levels of NaCl. Cytosolic NADPH/NADP⁺ concentration ratio of transgenic plants was higher than those of wild-type plants. These results suggest that rice cytoNADP-ME confers salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis seedlings.