3种渗透剂对转基因烟草根系枯草芽孢杆菌纤溶酶(BSFE)分泌的调节

用0.05%～8.00%的甘露醇、山梨醇和聚乙二醇6000等3种渗透调节剂可提高转枯草芽孢杆菌纤溶酶(Bacillus subtilis fibrinolytic enzyme, BSFE)转基因烟草(Nicotiana tabacum L.)根系BSFE的分泌表达水平,其水培液BSFE活性在15 d内基本呈抛物线型变化趋势.经3种渗透剂处理后转BSFE基因烟草水培液的BSFE活性峰值明显高于对照,且出现时间比对照相对延迟1-2d.甘露醇、山梨醇和聚乙二醇6000可作为该转基因烟草根系BSFE分泌表达的有效化学调节剂.     

Genetic Transformation of Tobacco with the Trehalose Synthase Gene from Grifola frondosa Fr. Enhances the Resistance to Drought and Salt in Tobacco

Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide of glucose that functions as a protectant in the stabilization of biological structures and enhances the tolerance of organisms to abiotic stress. In the present study, we report on the expression of the Grifolafrondosa Fr. trehalose synthase (TSase) gene for manipulating abiotic stress tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabaccum L.). The expression of the transgene was under the control of two tandem copies of the CaMV35S promoter and was transferred into tobacco by Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA105. Compared with non-transgenic plants, transgenic plants were able to accumulate high levels of products of trehalose, which were increased up to 2.126-2.556 mg/g FW, although levels were undetectable in non-transgenic plants. This level of trehalose in transgenic plants was 400-fold higher than that of transgenic tobacco plants cotransformed with Escherichia coli TPS and TPP on independent expression cassettes, twofold higher than that of transgenic rice plants transformed with a bifunctional fusion gene (TPSP) of the trehalose-6-phosphate (T-6-P) synthase (TPS) and T-6-P phosphatase(TPP) of E. coil, and 12-fold higher than that of transgenic tobacco plants transformed the yeast TPS1 gene.It has been reported that transgenic plants with E. coil TPS and/or TPP were severely stunted and had morphological alterations of their roots. Interestingly, our transgenic plants have obvious morphological changes, including thick and deep-coloured leaves, but show no growth inhibition; moreover, these morphological changes can restore to normal type in T2 progenies. Trehalose accumulation in 35S-35S:TSase plants resulted in increased tolerance to drought and salt, as shown by the results of tests on drought, salt tolerance, and drought physiological indices, such as water content in excised leaves, malondialdehyde content, chlorophyll a and b contents, and the activity of superoxide dismutase and peroxidase in excised leaves. These results suggest that transgenic plants transformed with the TSase gene can accumulate high levels of trehalose and have enhanced tolerance to drought and salt.     

Isolation and Expression Pattern Analysis of Two Ferritin Genes in Tobacco

For understanding of the ferritin gene expression pattern and the mechanism of iron homeostasis in tobacco (Nicotiana tabaccum L.) plants, two full-length ferritin cDNAs, NtFerl and NtFer2, were isolated from tobacco seedlings and characterized. These cDNAs are 1 214 and 1 125 bp nucleotides and encode 251 and 259 amino acid residues, respectively. The deduced amino acid sequences showed that two tobacco ferritins share the same characteristics as the plant ferritins from Arabidopsis, soybean, and maize. Southern blotting analysis indicated that both NtFerl and NtFer2 were probably multicopy genes in the tobacco genome. Northern blotting analysis indicated that iron loading of tobacco plantlets increased the ferritin mRNA abundance and that NtFerl expression was higher and more sensitive to iron than NtFer2 expression. Furthermore, NtFerl was expressed in both leaves and roots, whereas NtFer2 was expressed mainly in leaves.     

Antiporter Gene from Hordum brevisubulatum （Trin.） Link and Its Overexpression in Transgenic Tobaccos

A vacuolar Na^ /H^ antiporter cDNA gene was successfully isolated fromHordeum brevisubulatum (Trin.) Link using the rapid amplification ofcDNA ends (RACE) method. The gene was named HbNHXI and was found to consist of 1 916 bp encoding a predicted polypeptide of 540 amino acids with a conserved amiloride-binding domain. Phylogenetic tree analysis of the Na^ /H^ antiporters showed that the HbNHXI gene shares 55.3%-74.8% similarity with the vacuolar-type Na^ /H^ antiporters. Transgenic tobaccos that contain the HbNHXI gene, integrated by forward insertion into the tobacco genome, were obtained via Agrobacterium tumerfaciens and characterized for the determination of the concentration of Na^ and K^ ions, as well as proline, in the presence of 300 mmol/L NaCl. The T1 transgenic plants showed more tolerance to salt and drought than did wild-type plants. Our data suggest that overexpression of the HbNHXI gene could improve the tolerance of transgenic tobaccos to salt and drought through the function of the vacuolar Na^ /H^ antiporter.     

aroA-In融合基因载体的构建、表达及对烟草的转化

PCR扩增突变的5’-烯醇丙酮酸莽草酸-3-磷酸合成酶(5’-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthetase,EPSPS)cDNA全长序列,插入pLitmus28得到pLEPSPS,进而通过反向PCR在EPSPS235／236aa之间将其打断为无功能的片段。选用人工构建的具有顺式和反式剪接功能的mini型蛋白内含子Ssp DnaB和Rma DnaB,插入被打断的aroA(抗除草剂基因),构建了质粒pLEBC、pLEBT、pLERC和pLERT。将4种重组质粒中的aroA-In(蛋白内含子Intein插入aroA)融合基因插入pET-32得到表达载体pETLEBC、pETLEBT、pETLERC和pETLERT,lPTG诱导后,SDS-PAGE分析显示其能在DE。中有效表达并发生相应的蛋白剪接。将aroA-cis Ssp DnaB和aroA-cis Rma DnaB融合基因分别插入pLYM中进一步构建成植物表达载体,农杆菌叶盘法转化烟草。基因组PCR分析表明融合基因整合入植物核基因组;RT-PCR分析显示其可在高等植物细胞中成功表达。结果说明蛋白内含子基因可以转化高等真核细胞,蛋白剪接技术可应用于高等植物细胞,从而为防止植物转基因扩散提供了一条新的途径。     

甜味蛋白thaumatin基因转入烟草的研究

利用基因工程技术,将分别克隆在两个不同载体上的甜味蛋白thaumatin cDNA基因片段连接成一个完整的cDNA基因,并将该基因克隆进pBI121,构建成表达载体pBI121-tha。通过冻融法导入农杆菌,农杆菌介导叶盘法转入烟草,经过组培,得到转基因的植株。提取转基因烟草总DNA,经PCR,PCR—Southern和Southern杂交证实,甜味蛋白基因已整合到烟草基因组中。RT—PCR结果证明,thaumatin基因已在转基因烟草中转录成mRNA,但SDS—PAGE和甜味尝试都表明thaumatin基因在转基因烟草中没有表达出甜味蛋白。     

番茄Tm-22基因是一个受外源乙烯调节的抗病基因

Tm-22基因编码一CC-NBS-LRR抗病蛋白,Tm-22植株的抗病毒反应表现为系统性坏死症状.试验结果表明,Tm-22基因转化体种胚下胚轴的伸长受到外源乙烯的抑制,乙烯的持续性刺激能够诱导H2O2的产生和氧离子自由基(ROS)的猝发,以及PR-1a基因mRNA的转录.可以初步认为Tm-22转化体的抗ToMV反应是一个与乙烯信号转导途径有关的反应.     

利用转基因烟草消除黄色炸药梯恩梯的环境污染

AgBiotech Reporter2002年19卷1期第11页和Agricell Report2002年38卷4期第30页报道：英国剑桥大学和爱丁堡大学,以及英国国防科学技学实验室的科学家N．Hannink、N．C．Bruce及其合作者,试图利用转基因植物,来消除土壤和地下水中具有高度植物毒性的黄色炸药梯恩梯,即2,4,6-三硝基甲苯(TNT)     

烟草花粉母细胞细胞融合过程中细胞骨架的超微结构观察

应用普通电镜和DGD去包埋技术 ,研究了烟草花粉母细胞中的细胞融合现象及细胞融合过程中细胞骨架的变化。观察发现 ,处于凝线期的花粉母细胞 ,其内含物 ,包括细胞器和染色质 ,主要通过胞质通道向相邻细胞发生转移。DGD去包埋观察发现 ,花粉母细胞中核骨架与细胞质内及胞间连丝和胞质通道内胞质骨架连接成一个整体。在整个细胞融合过程中 ,均有核骨架纤维与染色质相连。本文讨论了细胞骨架在细胞融合过程中的作用     

不同低温胁迫对烟草愈伤组织抗氰交替途径诱导和交替氧化酶表达影响的比较

比较了不同低温（14℃和4℃）胁迫对烟草（Nicotiana rustica L.）愈伤组织抗氰交替途径诱导和交替氧化酶表达的影响。结果显示,不同低温胁迫处理能显著诱导烟草愈伤组织交替途径容量和实际运行的增加,且都呈现出基本相同的变化模式：在胁迫的初期（1～3 d）持续增加,在3 d时达到最高,而后下降到一个相对恒定的水平。但交替途径容量增加的幅度与温度下降的程度密切相关,而交替途径实际运行量的诱导程度在不同低温胁迫下的差异却很小。表明交替途径容量和实际运行对低温胁迫的响应是不同的。免疫印迹分析结果表明：低温胁迫明显诱导了交替氧化酶总蛋白的增加,且其随低温胁迫进程的变化与交替途径容量的变化基本一致;而对交替氧化酶单体与二聚体在低温胁迫下的含量变化检测结果则显示,烟草愈伤组织中交替氧化酶主要以二聚体形式存在,且这一存在形式并不随低温胁迫程度的加深而发生改变。两种形式的交替氧化酶蛋白含量都能被低温胁迫诱导增加,但其单体水平在两种不同的低温胁迫下并无明显差别,而4℃低温胁迫诱导的二聚体交替氧化酶蛋白含量明显高于14℃。表明不同程度低温对抗氰交替途径发生的不同影响主要是由于对交替氧化酶蛋白二聚体形式的不同诱导程度所致;而高活性的交替氧化酶单体形式则不因低温胁迫程度的加重而被明显诱导升高,使得抗氰交替途径的运行程度在两种不同的低温胁迫处理条件下无显著差异。