Transcriptome analysis of Sinorhizobium meliloti nodule bacteria in nifA mutant background

Sinorhizobium meliloti is one genus of gram-nega- tive soil bacteria that can fix atmospheric nitrogen in root nodules of its symbiotic leguminous host plants[1]. Specific recognition and progressive differentiation ofboth bacteria and host cells are requ…     

Sinorhizobium meliloti lsrB is involved in alfalfa root nodule development and nitrogen-fixing bacteroid differentiation

Rhizobia interact with host legumes to induce the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules, which is very important in agriculture and ecology. The development of nitrogen-fixing nodules is stringently regulated by host plants and rhizobial symbionts. In our previous work, a new Sinorhizobium meliloti LysR regulator gene (lsrB) was identified to be essential for alfalfa nodulation. However, how this gene is involved in alfalfa nodulation was not yet understood. Here, we found that this gene was associated with prevention of premature nodule senescence and abortive bacteroid formation. Heterogeneous deficient alfalfa root nodules were induced by the in-frame deletion mutant of lsrB (lsrB1-2), which was similar to the plasmid-insertion mutant, lsrB1. Irregular senescence zones earlier appeared in these nodules where bacteroid differentiation was blocked at different stages from microscopy observations. Interestingly, oxidative bursts were observed in these nodules by DAB staining. The decreased expression of lipopolysaccharide core genes (lpsCDE) was correspondingly determined in these nodules. S. meliloti lipopolysaccharide is required for suppression of oxidative bursts or host cell defense. These findings demonstrate that the S. meliloti lsrB gene is involved in alfalfa root nodule development and bacteroid differentiation by suppressing oxidative bursts or defense responses in host cells.     

The enoyl-ACP reductase gene, <Emphasis Type="Italic">fabI1</Emphasis>, of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sinorhizobium meliloti</Emphasis> is involved in salt tolerance,swarming mobility and nodulation efficiency

Our previous work showed that an enoyl-ACP reductase gene fabI1 of Sinorhizobium meliloti was down-regulated in the nifA mutant nodule bacteria. To gain a better understanding of fabI1 gene, a single site insertion mutant was constructed in this study. The fabI1 mutant was retarded in cell growth, and its ability to grow on media with high concentration of NaCl was reduced. In addition, the mutant was completely defective in swarming phenotype. During symbiosis, the fabI1 mutant had delayed nodule formation...     

Extra-copy nifA enhances the nodulation efficiency of Sinorhizobium fredii

Previous investigations have shown that nifA gene is involved in nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation regulation of Rhizobium. We study the role of nifA on nodulation of leguminous plants. We found that Sinorhizobium fredii harboring multi-copy plasmid carrying the constitutively expressed Klebsiella pneumoniae nifA exhibited an increase of noduiation activity and nodulation competitiveness on soybean plants. The Nod-factor secreted by the rhizobia cells containing the multi-copied nifA was assayed,and preliminary results showed that S. fredii containing the multi-copy plasmid carrying nifA produced higher strength of Nod-factor than the rhizobia containing the same plasmid carrying the vector did.     

HAR1 mediates systemic regulation of symbiotic organ development

Symbiotic root nodules are beneficial to leguminous host plants; however, excessive nodulation damages the host because it interferes with the distribution of nutrients in the plant. To keep a steady balance, the nodulation programme is regulated systemically in leguminous hosts. Leguminous mutants that have lost this ability display a hypernodulating phenotype. Through the use of reciprocal and self-grafting studies using Lotus japonicus hypernodulating mutants, har1 (also known as sym78), we show that the shoot genotype is responsible for the negative regulation of nodule development. A map-based cloning strategy revealed that HAR1 encodes a protein with a relative molecular mass of 108,000, which contains 21 leucine-rich repeats, a single transmembrane domain and serine/threonine kinase domains. The har1 mutant phenotype was rescued by transfection of the HAR1 gene. In a comparison of Arabidopsis receptor-like kinases, HAR1 showed the highest level of similarity with CLAVATA1 (CLV1). CLV1 negatively regulates formation of the shoot and floral meristems through cell-cell communication involving the CLV3 peptide. Identification of hypernodulation genes thus indicates that genes in leguminous plants bearing a close resemblance to CLV1 regulate nodule development systemically, by means of organ-organ communication.     

Isolation and characterization of a <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sinorhizobium fredii</Emphasis> mutant that cannot utilize proline as the sole carbon and nitrogen source

Sinorhizobium fredii strain HN01 can use proline as the sole carbon and nitrogen source. A mutant strain GXHN100 unable to catabolize proline was screened from 6000 Tn5gusA5 random insertional mutants of S.fredii strain HN01. Sequencing analysis showed that an open reading frame, named pmrA (proline metabolic relative), was inserted by the Tn5gusA5. A positive clone, namedp GXHN100 which containing 3.3kb foreign DNA fragment of S.fredii strain HN01, was isolated from a partial gene library of S.fredii HN01 by colony in situ hybridization. Sequence analysis showed that pGXHN100 contained the entire pmrA gene. The 3.3kb DNA fragment of pGXHN100 was cloned into a broad-host-range cosmid vector pLAFR3 to form plasmid pGXHN200 which was subsequently introduced into GXHN100 to form a complemented strain GXHN200. Plant test showed that GXHN100 was effective and no obvious changes in nitrogenase activity comparing with parental strain. But GXHN100 nodulated 2 days later on soybean and its nodulation efficiency and competitiveness were decreased.The complemented strain GXHN200 restored the nodulation efficiency and competitiveness of GXHN100 to the wild type.     

Identification of genes induced during Medicago sativa nodule development by using the cDNA-AFLP technique

Under limited nitrogen conditions, rhizobia are ableto induce the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules on their leguminous plant host. This organogenetic process is triggered by a complex exchange of molecu- lar signals between the host plant and bac…     

豆科植物-根瘤菌共生固氮的分子机理

与豆科植物－根瘤菌共生固氮有关的基因涉及根瘤菌基因和宿主基因，根瘤菌基因有结瘤基因（nodD,nodAB-CIJ和hsn基因），根瘤菌细胞表面结构基因（exs,lps和ndv基因）和固氮基因（nif和fix基因）；宿主基因主要是结瘤素基因（ENOD和NOD基因）。根瘤菌结瘤基因表达后诱导产生结瘤因子。在根瘤发育过程中，这些基因在根瘤菌与植物之间进行着信息交换，并且具有不同的表达水平。结瘤因子和植物激素对它们进行着调节。     

百脉根Rac1基因启动子的克隆与表达分析

百脉根小G蛋白Rac1基因促进共生结瘤过程,但其转录调控机制尚不明确.采用生物信息学方法对百脉根Rac1基因的启动子序列进行了预测,并对该启动子中含有的顺式调控元件进行了统计分析.克隆了约1.8kb的启动子片段,并构建了GUS融合的重组质粒p1391Z-Rac1Pro.通过百脉根毛根转化法获得转基因毛根,进一步利用组织化学染色法对Rac1基因在阳性毛根中的表达部位进行了研究.结果显示:该启动子除含有常见的转录调控保守元件TATA-box和CAAT-box外,还含有调控防御和胁迫、激素、光照等信号的应答元件.组织化学染色发现,Rac1基因在接种根瘤菌的根毛、根尖、根瘤原基皮层中表达量较高.     

酿酒酵母YBR019C基因缺失突变的分析

【目的】研究目的基因YBR019C缺失对酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)菌株糖代谢和乙醇发酵的影响。【方法】以酿酒酵母野生菌NF1002为出发菌株,选择2号染色体上的基因YBR019C为目的基因,以质粒pUG6和pUG66为模板进行PCR,构建带有Cre/loxP系统的酿酒酵母YBR019C基因敲除组件,并转化酿酒酵母NF1002,利用筛选标记Kan r和Ble r与YBR019C基因进行同源重组,筛选YBR019C双倍体缺陷型菌株。利用蔗糖和甘蔗糖蜜为碳源,对突变菌进行发酵特性的研究。【结果】成功获得YBR019C双倍体缺陷型菌株NFybr。碳源同化实验表明,突变株和野生菌均能利用葡萄糖和蔗糖,不能利用乳糖和木糖;但相比野生菌,突变株利用棉子糖和麦芽糖的能力有所下降,而且完全不能利用半乳糖。蔗糖发酵实验表明:突变株NF-ybr与野生菌株相比,在发酵终点乙醇浓度提高10.7%,发酵周期有所延长。按目前甘蔗糖蜜乙醇生产的发酵工艺,突变株在30℃发酵72h的醪液乙醇含量为12.52%,低于野生菌的13.89%。【结论】YBR019C基因的缺失影响了菌株对糖份的利用,导致乙醇发酵能力不及野生菌。本研究为菌株高效快捷的基因改造提供了参考。     

Regulation of eight avr genes by hrpG and hrpX in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and their role in pathogenicity

Eight putative avirulence genes in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) strain 8004 were characterized by Tn5gusA5 mutagenesis and gene expression analysis. The virulence test of mutants on Chinese radish showed that all mutants in individual avr genes except avrBs2 mutant were not significantly different from the wild type in virulence. The avrBs2 mutant showed reduced virulence and bacterial growth in planta. Gene expression analysis using β-glucuronidase as reporter indicated that avrBs1.1，avrBs1，avrXccB，avrXccC，avrXccE1 were regulated by hrpG, whereas avrXccA1, avrXccA2 and avrBs2 were not. RT-PCR analysis showed that all hrpG-regulated genes except avrBs1 were also regulated by hrpX. In addition, it was demonstrated that avrBs1　 was responsible for elicitation of a type III dependent hypersensitive reaction (HR) on nonhost plant pepper ECW-10R, and wild type Xcc 8004 was unable to cause HR on pepper ECW-20R.     

稻瘟菌致病性变异突变体的筛选及共分离分析

通过筛选稻瘟菌(Magnaporthe grisea)P131小种的REMI(Restriction Enzyme MediatedIntegration)转化体库获得对水稻品种梅雨明致病性变异的突变体,命名为PX1.与野生型菌株P131相比,该突变体对水稻品种梅雨明致病性丧失,在洋葱表皮上侵染钉形成率显著降低,而孢子萌发率和附着胞形成率差异不显著.遗传分析表明,该突变体的突变表型和潮霉素抗性标记共分离,说明突变是由于外源质粒插入引起的,因此,可以此为标记克隆控制该表型的基因.     

利用转录组测序分析大豆矮小突变体中差异表达基因

植株高度是影响农作物产量的重要性状,本实验以大豆矮小突变体为研究材料,发现GA3处理可以部分恢复其矮化表型。为了探究其至矮的分子机制,运用RNA-Seq技术测序分析了野生型和突变体的转录组差异,结果表明有多个与植物激素相关的基因差异表达,其中Glyma19g01590与植物激素GA调节有关,生物信息学分析表明差异表达基因Glyma19g01590的开放阅读框有594 bp,推测编码198个氨基酸,该蛋白具有GASA(Gibberellic Acid-Stimulated in Arabidopsis)保守区域,GASA保守区域与GA调节有关。半定量RT-PCR实验表明Glyma19g01590在突变体中的表达水平明显高于野生型,qRT-PCR实验表明Glyma19g01590在突变体的表达量大约是是野生型的24倍。根据以上结果推测Glyma19g01590基因是导致大豆矮小表型的因素之一。     

Identification and expression of a gfpK79R mutant of green fluorescent protein

A mutant strain of E.coli showing strong green fluorescence is obtained during the study of cloning and expression of blue fluorescent protein gene bfp. A recombinant plasmid pHN122 has been isolated. It is demonstrated by enzyme digestion, subcloning and sequence analysis that it contains both of bfp and gfpK79R mutant genes. The results of spectrometric analysis show that GFPK79R expressed by pHN122 is the same as the wild type GFP, but its fluorescent intensity is increased 1.25～2.44-fold.     

A receptor kinase gene regulating symbiotic nodule development

Leguminous plants are able to establish a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with soil bacteria generally known as rhizobia. Metabolites exuded by the plant root activate the production of a rhizobial signal molecule, the Nod factor, which is essential for symbiotic nodule development. This lipo-chitooligosaccharide signal is active at femtomolar concentrations, and its structure is correlated with host specificity of symbiosis, suggesting the involvement of a cognate perception system in the plant host. Here we describe the cloning of a gene from Medicago sativa that is essential for Nod-factor perception in alfalfa, and by genetic analogy, in the related legumes Medicago truncatula and Pisum sativum. The identified 'nodulation receptor kinase', NORK, is predicted to function in the Nod-factor perception/transduction system (the NORK system) that initiates a signal cascade leading to nodulation. The family of 'NORK extracellular-sequence-like' (NSL) genes is broadly distributed in the plant kingdom, although their biological function has not been previously ascribed. We suggest that during the evolution of symbiosis an ancestral NSL system was co-opted for transduction of an external ligand, the rhizobial Nod factor, leading to development of the symbiotic root nodule.     

大引物PCR定点突变方法的改进

对大引物PCR定点突变方法进行改进,主要包括：避免在一个PCR反应中同时使用扩增全长基因的常规引物,选择不同载体克隆原始基因和突变基因,通过抗性选择筛选突变子,从而完全避免原始基因的干扰．实验结果证明利用改进后的方法进行基因点突变,可以减少操作步骤,提高突变频率．     

Genetic analysis and gene fine mapping of a rolling leaf mutant (<Emphasis Type="Italic">rl</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">11(t)</Emphasis></Subscript>) in rice (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> L.)

The exploration of new genes controlling rice leaf shape is an important foundation for rice functional genomics and plant archi-tecture improvement. In the present study, we identified a rolling leaf mutant from indica variety Yuefeng B, named rl_11(t), which exhibited reduced plant height, rolling and narrow leaves. Leaves in rl_11(t) mutant showed abnormal number and morphology of veins compared with those in wild type plants. In addition, rl_11(t) mutant was less sensitive to the inhibitory effect of auxin than the wild type. Genetic analysis suggested that the mutant was controlled by a single recessive gene. Gene Rl_11(t) was initially mapped between SSR markers RM6089 and RM124 on chromosome 4. Thirty-two new STS markers around the Rl_11(t) region were developed for fine mapping. A physical map encompassing the Rl_11(t) locus was constructed and the target gene was finally delimited to a 31.6 kb window between STS4-25 and STS4-26 on BAC AL606645. This provides useful information for cloning of Rl_11(t) gene.     

屎肠球菌hyl基因突变株的构建

目的：构建屎肠球菌类透明质酸酶（hyaluronidase,hyl）基因突变株,研究hyl基因的功能。方法：用pETX4577质粒构建屎肠球菌hyl基因重组自杀质粒,通过体内同源重组,筛选获得hyl基因的突变株,体外研究hyl基因缺失对突变株生长能力的影响。结果：经同源重组,利用卡那霉素抗性筛选,PCR、脉冲场电泳和southern blot进行鉴定获得基因突变株＊hyl。突变株在体外的生长能力低于野生株。结论：hyl基因突变株构建成功,hyl基因在生长中起着重要的作用,可能是屎肠球菌的毒力因子之一。