单子叶植物RNA干扰和过表达Gateway载体的构建

基因枪和农杆菌介导的遗传转化是目前常用的两种单子叶植物遗传转化方法。载体的发展和改良是提高植物遗传转化效率的重要基础,RNA干扰载体和过表达载体是目前通过遗传转化研究植物基因功能的主要工具。Gateway克隆技术是一种基于lambda噬菌体特异位点重组特性的通用克隆技术,该技术可以将大批目的基因方便、快捷地连接到受体载体上。本文利用Gateway技术结合传统酶切、连接方法,构建了适用于单子叶植物基因枪和农杆菌转化的RNA干扰Gateway载体pAHC-PSK-RNAi、pClean-G185-RNAi和过表达Gateway载体pAHC-PSK-OE和pClean-G185-OE,为利用基因枪和农杆菌介导的遗传转化,在小麦和水稻等单子叶植物中进行规模化基因功能研究奠定了基础。     

单子叶植物表达载体的构建及农杆菌介导的玉米遗传转化的研究

构建了单子叶植物表达载体pCUA-tr-cat-als,其中含有豌豆过氧化氢酶基因cat和突变的乙酰乳酸合成酶基因als,分别由玉米ubi启动子和花椰菜花叶病毒35S启动子启动。以玉米昌7-2种子苗的茎尖分生组织为受体,用农杆菌介导法首次将目的基因定向转入玉米叶绿体中。以als基因作为选择标记,以氯磺隆为选择剂进行筛选获得一定数量的转基因植株。经PCR分析,可初步确定目的基因已经整合到玉米基因组中。     

农杆菌介导的植物基因转化研究进展

农杆菌介导的植物基因转佛当今植物基因转化的主要方法之一,因而深受关注,本文从农力介导的基因转化机理,植物对农杆菌侵染的反应,转基因植物的遗传表达,以及农杆菌对单子叶植物的转化等方面论述了该领域的最新研究进展,并提出了进一步研究的方向。     

农杆菌介导的单子叶植物转基因研究进展

农杆菌介导法是目前应用最为广泛的植物转基因方法。简单介绍了农杆菌遗传转化的原理,并从农杆菌携带外源基因进入植物的角度对农杆菌转化单子叶植物的关键和相关影响因素进行了论述,同时对近年来利用农杆菌介导法转化的单子叶植物的成功范例做了总结。     

农杆菌介导的植物遗传转化研究进展

农杆菌介导的转基因方法是目前植物遗传转化的重要方法之一。本文从农杆菌转化原理、菌株比较及载体发展入手,系统讨论了植物转化受体对转化效率的影响,同时分别综述了农杆菌介导转化技术在双子叶和单子叶植物转化应用中的最新进展。     

核基质结合区在番茄转基因表达调控中的应用

核基质结合区（matrix attachment region,MAR）的应用是提高植物基因转化和表达效率的有效方法之一。将烟草（Nicotiana tabacum）核基质结合区TM2构建在植物表达载体pBI121上报告基因GUSA表达盒和选择标记基因NPTII表达盒的两侧翼,利用农杆菌介导的子叶浸染转化番茄（Lycopersicon esculentum）。结果表明,MAR序列能够显著提高转基因植株的转化效率和转基因的表达水平。不同长度的CaMV35S启动子比较表明,TM2的调控活性依赖于启动子的存在,并且具有一定的功能重叠。热诱导型启动子的研究表明,TM2仅提高热诱导的表达强度,而不改变启动子的热诱导表达调控特性。TM2的表达调控特性符合转基因的表达要求,该MAR序列可广泛应用于各种植物的基因工程中。     

基因枪在水稻遗传转化中的应用及其转化技术的优化

1983年Zambryski等人用根瘤农杆菌介导法进行烟草基因转移,获得了世界上首例转基因植株.随后,应用DNA直接导入技术如电击法(electroporation)和PEG介导法(PEG—mediated)成功地获得了转基因水稻植株.近年来,随着基因枪技术的建立和发展,水稻遗传转化成功的报道逐年增多.目前基因枪技术在植物遗传转化中的应用超过了根瘤农杆菌介导和其它转化方法的应用.这是因为基因枪转化技术不受植物种类的限制,不需要以原生质体作为转化的受体,可以将外源基因直接导入细胞、组织或器官,因而克服了根瘤农杆菌     

水曲柳节律基因LHY启动子的克隆和功能分析

以水曲柳基因组DNA为模板,用Site Finding-PCR法扩增得到节律基因LHY（late elongated hypocotyl）启动子序列,长度为1 360 bp。PLACE启动子预测工具分析表明,序列中含有转录必备的TATA box、CAAT box以及一些非生物胁迫和激素响应元件等。构建植物GFP瞬时表达载体p PXGFP-P-LHY,农杆菌介导转化烟草叶片和白桦悬浮细胞,GFP检测结果表明,LHY启动子能够启动GFP基因在烟草和白桦细胞中表达,且对非生物胁迫（低温、高温、盐）产生响应;构建植物GUS报告基因整合表达载体p PCXGUS-P-LHY,农杆菌介导法瞬时转化烟草,GUS染色结果表明,LHY启动子的活性具有不同程度的时空特性。     

农杆菌介导的单子叶植物遗传转化研究进展

根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)Ti质粒转化系统的建立使植物遗传工程进入了一个飞速发展的时期。近年来,发根农杆菌(A.rhizogenes)Ri质粒毛根转化系统的研究十分迅速,展示了美好的前景,农杆菌介导的植物遗传转化已成为目前研究和应用最广泛的系统。但是,农杆菌的宿主范围一般仅限于双子叶植物和一些裸子植物,这就直接防碍着这种比较完善的基因转移技术在单子叶植物,尤其是禾谷类作物转化的应用。本文介绍了农杆菌介导的单子叶植物遗传转化的进展;对扩大农杆菌宿主范围、实现对单子叶植物转化的途径进行了探讨。 (一)农杆菌介导的单子叶植物转化的方法 目前建立的单子叶植物基因转移系统有:(1)农杆菌载体系统;(2)外源DNA     

灵芝-8基因的番茄果实特异性启动子植物表达载体的构建

构建含有灵芝-8（LZ-8）基因和番茄果实特异性E8启动子的重组载体,并将其转化到根瘤农杆菌中。通过PCR法获取LZ-8基因和E8启动子序列,将目的基因和E8启动子序列构建到植物表达载体pBI121中,获得果实特异性表达LZ-8蛋白的重组质粒。并采用PCR、限制性内切酶酶切和序列测定分析法,对重组质粒进行鉴定,将其转入根瘤农杆菌GV3101中。PCR法、限制性内切酶酶切图谱和序列测定分析均表明番茄果实特异性表达LZ-8蛋白的重组质粒构建成功。获得了含有LZ-8基因和E8启动子的重组质粒,并成功转化根瘤农杆菌,为下一步LZ-8蛋白在番茄果实中特异表达奠定基础。     

小麦抗白粉病相关基因的转化

利用玉米花青素苷合成调节基因C1-Lc作为报告基因, 通过瞬间表达后愈伤组织表面红色斑点的统计分析, 优化了小麦幼胚愈伤组织的基因枪转化参数。小麦Beclin1类似基因TaTBL和硫代硫酸硫转移酶基因TaTST是2个在白粉菌诱导条件下具有增强表达特性的抗病相关基因。本实验进一步利用基因枪将ubi强启动子控制下的2个基因导入到小麦品种扬麦158的幼胚愈伤组织细胞中, 使用除草剂经两轮选择培养基上的筛选和再生获得抗性植株, 进一步通过抗性植株的PCR分析获得转TaTBL基因植株5株, 转TaTST基因植株6株。转基因植株离体叶片的人工接种实验表明, 外源基因的导入不同程度上增强了植株的白粉病抗性, 表现为延缓了白粉菌的发育。利用玉米花青素苷合成调节基因C1-Lc作为报告基因,通过瞬间表达后愈伤组织表面红色斑点的统计分析,优化了小麦幼胚愈伤组织的基因枪转化参数。小麦Beclin1类似基因TaTBL和硫代硫酸硫转移酶基因TaTST是两个在白粉菌诱导条件下具有增强表达特性的抗病相关基因。本实验进一步利用基因枪将ubi强启动子控制下的两个基因导入到小麦品种扬麦158的幼胚愈伤组织细胞中,使用除草剂经两轮选择培养基上的筛选和再生获得抗性植株,进一步通过抗性植株的PCR分析获得转TaTBL基因植株5株,转TaTST基因植株6株。转基因植株离体叶片的人工接种实验表明,外源基因的导入不同程度上增强了植株的白粉病抗性,表现为延缓了白粉菌的发育。     

Enhanced production of single copy backbone-free transgenic plants in multiple crop species using binary vectors with a pRi replication origin in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium tumefaciens</Emphasis>

Single transgene copy, vector backbone-free transgenic crop plants are highly desired for functional genomics and many biotechnological applications. We demonstrate that binary vectors that use a replication origin derived from the Ri plasmid of Agrobacterium rhizogenes (oriRi) increase the frequency of single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants in Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of soybean, canola, and corn, compared to RK2-derived binary vectors (RK2 oriV). In large scale soybean transformation experiments, the frequency of single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants was nearly doubled in two versions of the oriRi vectors compared to the RK2 oriV control vector. In canola transformation experiments, the oriRi vector produced more single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants than did the RK2 oriV vector. In corn transformation experiments, the frequency of single copy backbone-free transgenic plants was also significantly increased when using the oriRi vector, although the transformation frequency dropped. These results, derived from transformation experiments using three crops, indicate the advantage of oriRi vectors over RK2 oriV binary vectors for the production of single copy, backbone-free transgenic plants using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.     

A rapid and highly efficient method for transformation of sugarcane callus

Modern sugarcane cultivars have complex genetic characteristics and low fertility that render their genetic improvement through traditional breeding difficult. Genetic engineering methodology to introduce foreign genes provides new opportunities for the genetic improvement of sugarcane cultivars. One of prerequisites for successful insertion of a gene cassette into the plant genome is the availability of an efficient transformation protocol. An improved protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sugarcane is described. Between 85 and 100% of calli transformed using this procedure produced new calli, and 100% of them were positive for the inserted gene. The whole procedure permitted the production of transgenic calli in a short time (1.5 mo). The transformed calli can be cultured further for the production of the inserted gene-encoded enzyme by using cell culture, or they can be regenerated into transgenic plants. This protocol may be implemented also for the generation of transgenic plants from other species.     

pSAT RNA interference vectors: a modular series for multiple gene down-regulation in plants

RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool for functional gene analysis, which has been successfully used to down-regulate the levels of specific target genes, enabling loss-of-function studies in living cells. Hairpin (hp) RNA expression cassettes are typically constructed on binary plasmids and delivered into plant cells by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. Realizing the importance of RNAi for basic plant research, various vectors have been developed for RNAi-mediated gene silencing, allowing the silencing of single target genes in plant cells. To further expand the collection of available tools for functional genomics in plant species, we constructed a set of modular vectors suitable for hpRNA expression under various constitutive promoters. Our system allows simple cloning of the target gene sequences into two distinct multicloning sites and its modular design provides a straightforward route for replacement of the expression cassette's regulatory elements. More importantly, our system was designed to facilitate the assembly of several hpRNA expression cassettes on a single plasmid, thereby enabling the simultaneous suppression of several target genes from a single vector. We tested the functionality of our new vector system by silencing overexpressed marker genes (green fluorescent protein, DsRed2, and nptII) in transgenic plants. Various combinations of hpRNA expression cassettes were assembled in binary plasmids; all showed strong down-regulation of the reporter genes in transgenic plants. Furthermore, assembly of all three hpRNA expression cassettes, combined with a fourth cassette for the expression of a selectable marker, resulted in down-regulation of all three different marker genes in transgenic plants. This vector system provides an important addition to the plant molecular biologist's toolbox, which will significantly facilitate the use of RNAi technology for analyses of multiple gene function in plant cells.     

Plant development inhibitory genes in binary vector backbone improve quality event efficiency in soybean transformation

Conventional Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation often produces a significant frequency of transgenic events containing vector backbone sequence, which is generally undesirable for biotechnology applications. We tested methods to reduce the frequency of transgenic plants containing vector backbone by incorporating genes into the backbone that inhibit the development of transgenic plants. Four backbone frequency reduction genes, bacterial levansucrase (sacB), maize cytokinin oxidase (CKX), Phaseolus GA 2-oxidase (GA 2-ox), and bacterial phytoene synthase (crtB), each expressed by the enhanced CaMV 35S promoter, were placed individually in a binary vector backbone near the left border (LB) of binary vectors. In transformed soybean plants, the lowest frequency of backbone presence was observed when the constitutively expressed CKX gene was used, followed by crtB. Higher backbone frequencies were found among the plants transformed with the GA 2-oxidase and sacB vectors. In some events, transfer of short backbone fragments appeared to be caused by LB readthrough and termination within the backbone reduction gene. To determine the effect of the backbone genes on transformation frequency, the crtB and CKX vectors were then compared to a control vector in soybean transformation experiments. The results revealed that there was no significant transformation frequency difference between the crtB and control vectors, but the CKX vector showed a significant transformation frequency decrease. Molecular analysis revealed that the frequency of transgenic plants containing one or two copies of the transgene and free of backbone was significantly increased by both the CKX and crtB backbone reduction vectors, indicating that there may be a correlation between transgene copy number and backbone frequency.     

用于植物基因研究的mCherry表达载体构建及定位表达

荧光蛋白在生物学研究中具有广泛的应用和重要的作用,其中红色荧光蛋白mCherry因其颜色和良好的特性,对于植物基因研究具有重要的使用价值,本研究将mCherry基因构建到pBI121植物表达载体系统中,构建了pBI121MCS-mCherry载体。利用基因枪转化法转入洋葱表皮进行表达验证,显微镜观察结果显示整个洋葱细胞具有红色荧光,证明该载体能够在植物细胞中表达红色荧光蛋白。利用双酶切连接法将转录因子BpMYB4基因构建到该载体上,得到融合表达载体pBI121MCS-mCherry-BpMYB4,在洋葱表皮中表达,结果显示细胞核具有红色荧光,证明该载体能够准确表达融合蛋白,进行亚细胞定位。同时融合基因时不再需要中间载体,构建简便,引入的KpnⅠ酶切位点,增加了可选择性。因此该载体可用于植物基因表达定位及转基因植株筛选研究中,为今后的白桦基因组学研究提供了材料。     

基因枪介导的老芒麦遗传转化体系的建立

川草2号老芒麦(Elymus sibiricus)是青藏高原地区治理荒漠化和建设高产人工草地的主要栽培草种。用川草2号老芒麦5种外植体诱导愈伤组织, 经分化测试, 仅幼穗愈伤组织能分化再生。以当代培养25天和35天的结构致密坚硬的幼穗愈伤组织为受体, 分别进行农杆菌侵染和基因枪转化, 结果只有基因枪能转化成功。在基因枪转化过程中, 采用高渗培养和滤纸干燥2种方式预处理愈伤组织, 结果表明滤纸干燥处理比高渗处理转化效率高。当代诱导25天的幼穗愈伤组织, 滤纸干燥处理2小时转化效率最高, 达40%。该研究成功获得了基因枪转化的以川草2号老芒麦幼穗愈伤为受体的阳性愈伤组织。     

Expression of Cholera Toxin B Subunit in Transgenic Rice Endosperm

The synthetic cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) gene, modified according to the optimized codon usage of plant genes, was introduced into a plant expression vector and expressed under the control of the Bx17 HMW (high molecular weight) wheat endosperm-specific promoter containing an intron of the rice act1. The recombinant vector was transformed into rice plants using a biolistic-mediated transformation method. Stable integration of the synthetic CTB gene into the chromosomal DNA was confirmed by PCR amplification analysis. A high level of CTB (2.1% of total soluble protein) was expressed in the endosperm tissue of the transgenic rice plants. The synthetic CTB produced only in the rice endosperm demonstrated strong affinity for G_M1-ganglioside, thereby suggesting that the CTB subunits formed an active pentamer. The successful expression of CTB genes in transgenic plants makes it a powerful tool for the development of a plant-derived edible vaccine.     

农杆菌介导的苏云金杆菌抗虫基因cryIA(b)和cryIA(c)在水稻中的遗传转化及蛋白表达

通过农杆菌介导法用含有抗潮霉素和 Ｇ Ｕ Ｓ 基因的双元载体将杀虫结晶蛋白基因ｃｒｙ Ｉ Ａ（ ｂ） 和ｃｒｙ Ｉ Ａ（ｃ） 导入到籼、粳稻幼穗愈伤组织中,然后经过在含有不同浓度潮霉素的培养基上进行数次筛选,获得一批 Ｂｔ 转基因株。经 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ、 Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ 杂交及 Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ 印迹分析证实此二基因已整合进水稻中,饲虫试验结果表明,转基因株具有１００ ％ 杀虫率。     

Production of transgenic pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants resistant to the herbicide pursuit

Transgenic pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants containing mutant ahas/als gene were obtained using Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation. Transformation has been carried out using cocultivation of pea explants with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain lBA4404 carrying genetic vectors pCB004, pCB006 and pCB007 containing ahas/als and nptII genes. The presence of transferred genes in the genomes of transgenic plants has been confirmed by PCR analysis.