Expression of ipt gene driven by tomato fruit specific promoter and its effects on fruit development of tomato

Fruit specific promoter (2A12) from Lycopersicom esculentum and cDNA of isopentenyl-transferase (ipt) from Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumerfaciens C58 were cloned by PCR procedure respectively. Two plant expression vectors with 2A12/gus or 2A12/ipt were respectively constructed. These two chimeric genes were transferred into tomato by Agrobacterium mediated procedure. The results of Southern hybridization showed that the fusion genes had been integrated into tomatoes. The result of gus histochemical staining showed that 2A12 had high fruit specific expressive capability in transgenic tomato. The ipt expression resulted in accumulation of high level of cytokinins (CTKs) in fruit lead to developmental changes in fruits and seeds. The fruit of ipt transformed tomato had the hyperplastic placenta with very few seeds or even seedless. The shelf life of transgenic fruits elongated for 1–2 weeks. The ratio of fruit set, the dry weight of fruit and the crude protein content in fruit were increased, while the soluble sugar of fruits decreased.     

Transgenic tobacco plants harboring tomato proteinase inhibitor II gene and their insect resistance

The plant expression vectors pBCT2 and pBT2 were constructed with the cDNA sequence (tin2) and genomic DNA sequence (tin2i) of tomato proteinase inhibitor II gene respectively. Then the two expression vectors were transferred into tobacco via the Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404, and transgenic tobacco plants were generated. Molecular analysis and trypsin activity assay showed that both cDNA and genomic DNA were expressed properly in the transgenic plants. Insecticidal activities in these transgenic plants indicated that transgenic tobacco plants carrying tin2i sequence were more resistant to 2-instar larvae of Heliothis armigera Hubner than those carrying tin2 sequence. Therefore the intron of tin2i sequence might be a contributor to insecticidal activity of the transgenic tobacco.     

农杆菌介导的双价抗虫基因对番茄遗传转化的研究

采用农杆菌介导法将含有苏云金芽孢杆菌毒蛋白基因(CryIAc)与半夏凝集素抗虫基因(Pta)的高效植物表达载体pCAMBIA3300转入番茄品系Micro Tom的子叶外植体中。经过共培养、除草剂筛选和分化再生,获得了24个具有除草剂抗性的株系。再将转化后的番茄植株经过PCR检测和Southern Blot检测,确定检测后呈阳性反应的株系为8个。通过小菜蛾幼虫初步抗性试验证明,转基因株系表现出较强的抗虫性。实验结果为进一步研究番茄抗虫性和培育抗虫番茄新品种奠定了重要基础。     

黑莓果实发育过程中蔗糖磷酸合成酶基因的表达分析

【目的】蔗糖磷酸合成酶(sucrose phosphate synthase, SPS)是调控植物蔗糖代谢合成的关键酶,在植物光合产物的积累与分配方面有重要作用。本研究旨在探讨黑莓3个SPS基因的系统发育关系、编码的蛋白特性、在不同发育时期、不同组织中的时空表达特性,并分析其与黑莓发育的关系。【方法】以黑莓栽培品种‘宝森’(‘Boysenberry’)为试材,从中克隆和鉴定了3个 SPS 基因家族成员,利用生物信息学和荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(qRT-PCR)等方法对3个黑莓SPS 基因RuSPS1、RuSPS2和RuSPS3的氨基酸序列、保守作用元件、编码的蛋白特性、蛋白结构及进化关系进行分析,并对这3个基因在黑莓中的时空表达情况与酶活性进行了相关性分析。【结果】多重氨基酸序列比对显示,黑莓SPS蛋白具有植物SPS家族特有的2个保守蛋白结构域及2个相对保守的蛋白磷酸位点;系统进化分析表明,RuSPS基因分为A、B两个亚族,其中RuSPS1和RuSPS3为A亚族成员,RuSPS2为B亚族成员;保守作用元件分析表明, 除RuSPS2含基本的蛋白保守元件外, RuSPS1和RuSPS3都存在不同程度的片段缺失;序列分析和比较揭示了黑莓SPS基因与其他家族的不同特征。qRT-PCR分析显示,3个RuSPS基因在黑莓各个组织器官中均有表达,其中RuSPS1在叶片和果实中表达量较高,在花中的表达量较低;RuSPS2在发育成熟的果实中有大量的表达,在其他器官中表达量较低;RuSPS3在各器官中的表达均较高,说明 SPS基因表达具有明显的组织特异性,3个RuSPS基因都随着果实发育进程在果实和叶片中表现了表达增加的趋势。果实和叶片中SPS酶活性的变化与RuSPS基因表达水平一致。相关分析表明,叶片中SPS活性与RuSPS2显著正相关(P<0.05),果实中SPS活性与RuSPS1显著负相关(P<0.05)。【结论】3个RuSPS基因与黑莓果实发育过程中的蔗糖合成与代谢关系密切,均参与了黑莓的生长发育调控,其中叶片中SPS活性的变化一定程度上是由RuSPS2调控,果实中SPS活性的变化则是由RuSPS1调控。     

微肥在番茄上的应用试验

在日光温室中，施用氨基酸微肥、硫酸亚铁、硼酸、钼酸铵4种微肥，在番茄上进行不同微肥和不同施肥时期两因素的生产试验。结果表明：供试的4种微肥均对番茄有一定的增产作用，其中氨基酸微肥对产量的增加效果显著。在定植缓苗后、第一果穗果实膨大期、结果盛期喷施能显著增加番茄的产量。氨基酸微肥、硼酸可提高番茄果实总糖和维生素C的含量及单果重。     

农杆菌介导抗虫基因转化芥菜型油菜的研究

用农杆菌介导法对芥菜型油菜进行了转化，并对影响根癌农杆菌转化效率的因素进行了研究，建立了以油菜子叶柄为外植体的转化体系．用携带蝎毒素(BmKITs)和几丁质酶(chi)双价基因的农杆菌转化油菜，共获得了抗卡那霉素的再生苗153株，移栽成活21株．对成活植株进行了PCR分子检测，证实有外源基因的整合．转基因植株形态正常，开花、结实．     

丙型肝炎病毒E2基因在转基因番茄植株中的表达

以T-E1E2为模板扩增得到丙型肝炎病毒包膜蛋白基因E2,构建该基因的植物表达载体p35s-E2．通过农杆菌介导的叶盘法转化番茄子叶．转基因番茄植株叶片总DNA的PCR、Southern blot检测结果表明,E2基因已整合进了转基因番茄植株基因组中;RT-PCR,Western blot分析证实E2基因在转基因番茄植株叶片中表达．     

烟草内源细胞分裂素变化与植株形态发育的初步研究

农杆菌介导将异戊烯基转移酶基因(isopentenyl transferase,ipt)导入烟草SD株系的叶肉细胞,经过抗性筛选和鉴定,获得转基因植株.酶联免疫吸附(ELISA)测定叶片内源玉米素核苷(ZR)、异戊烯基腺苷(iPA)和吲哚乙酸(IAA)的质量分数.结果表明:转基因株系的ZR和iPA的质量分数w不同程度地升高,IAA水平随之升高.高水平细胞分裂素导致叶片的气孔密度增加、气孔长度和花型大小减小,以及花粉萌发率降低.当w(iPA+ZR)与w(IAA)的比值大于2时,成年植株上部侧枝茎端生长发育异常,出现丛生状小叶.本文讨论了细胞分裂素水平和细胞分裂素与生长素的比值对转基因烟草生长发育的影响.     

The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a major crop plant and a model system for fruit development. Solanum is one of the largest angiosperm genera and includes annual and perennial plants from diverse habitats. Here we present a high-quality genome sequence of domesticated tomato, a draft sequence of its closest wild relative, Solanum pimpinellifolium, and compare them to each other and to the potato genome (Solanum tuberosum). The two tomato genomes show only 0.6% nucleotide divergence and signs of recent admixture, but show more than 8% divergence from potato, with nine large and several smaller inversions. In contrast to Arabidopsis, but similar to soybean, tomato and potato small RNAs map predominantly to gene-rich chromosomal regions, including gene promoters. The Solanum lineage has experienced two consecutive genome triplications: one that is ancient and shared with rosids, and a more recent one. These triplications set the stage for the neofunctionalization of genes controlling fruit characteristics, such as colour and fleshiness.     

利用番茄U3snRNA基因上游启动区构建植物表达载体及对烟草的转化

利用番茄U3snRNA基因上游启动区和ACC合成酶反义RNA-核酶嵌合基因DNA片段,构建含U3snRNA基因上游启动区-ACC合成酶的反义RNA-核酶嵌合序列的表达载体,重组于植物双元表达载体pGA643中,得到pGU3R.用三亲融合法导入农杆菌LBA4404中,采用叶盘法转化烟草,诱导再生小植株,获得了卡那霉素的抗性植株.提取抗性植株总DNA,通过PCR、PCRSouthern杂交检测并分别用启动区序列和ACC合成酶的反义RNA-核酶嵌合序列作探针,通过Southern杂交检测,已筛选出整合有外源基因的转化植株.为进一步研究U3snRNA上游启动区增强反义RNA-核酶基因的表达奠定了基础.     

多基因双T-DNA植物表达载体的构建及拟南芥转化

多基因植物表达载体用于植物遗传转化是培育具有多种优良品质作物的有效策略. 双T-DNA系统是实现筛选完成后选择标记基因删除的一种简便可行的方式. 为培育高度抗逆或去除标记基因的农作物，构建了多基因双T-DNA植物表达载体2T-bbgdD，其中含有一个抗除草剂基因bar, 3个抗逆相关基因(DREB1A, Na+依赖性Pi转运体基因（d5）, betA)和一个报告基因gfp. 利用农杆菌介导法将该载体转入拟南芥，获得了多基因共转化及去除标记基因的转基因拟南芥. 可将此植物表达载体进一步用于作物的遗传转化.     

不同寄主植物对棉铃虫生长发育影响因素的分析

为了探索棉花叶片、加工番茄叶片、加工番茄青果和加工番茄红果对棉铃虫幼虫生长发育的影响,测定棉花叶片和加工番茄的果实等组织器官的主要物质含量,分析影响棉铃虫幼虫生长发育的因素。结果表明:以加工番茄叶片饲喂的棉铃虫上幼虫发育历期最短16.04 d、幼虫存活率最高54.44%,蛹羽化率最高83.58%,以加工番茄红果发育历期最长26.17 d,幼虫成活率最低3.67%,蛹羽化率最低0.00%。因此,4种食料中棉铃虫的适合度为:加工番茄叶片棉花叶片加工番茄青果加工番茄红果。棉花叶片、加工番茄叶片和果实中的营养成分差异较大,其中加工番茄叶片的可溶性蛋白含量最高为15.14%、C/N为0.91;加工番茄红果可溶性蛋白含量最低为3.04%、C/N为9.65。因此,植物组织内的可溶性糖含量低、C/N小、含水量和可溶性蛋白含量高有利于棉铃虫生长发育。     

Effect of 5'-deletion of Arabi-dopsis profilin2 promoter on its vascular specific expression

Based on the published sequence of profilin2 promoter of Arabidopsis thaliana, a full-length promoter (1667 bp) was amplified by PCR. The 5' -end deletion fragments with length of 1380, 1153, 969 and 597 bp were then fused with gus (uidA.) gene respectively. Constructed plant expression vectors were individually transferred into Kalan-choe laciniata and transgenic plants regenerated. GUS his-tochemical assay confirmed that the full-length promoter Pfn1.7 was vascular-specific. Deletion assays showed that profilin2 promoter could be divided into three parts. Deletion of fragment 1 ( -1667--1380 bp) resulted in constitutive expression, suggesting that element(s) responsible for vascular-specific expression might exist in this region. Fragment 2 located at -1153 - -597 bp strongly inhibited gus gene expression. Fragment 3 ( -597 - -1 bp) is considered as a basic domain of profilin2.     

红秋葵荚果采收长度对品质的影响

采用春植、秋植田间试验,对采收荚果按长度分级,探讨了8种荚果长度对红秋葵荚果品质的影响。结果表明,荚果长度在8~12 cm时,其荚果中可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白均较高,维生素C含量较嫩果略低,纤维素含量随荚果的增长而增加。秋植红秋葵其荚果品质各指标均优于春植,但应尽快采收。     

褐飞虱喂养试验显示表达GNA的转基因水稻纯系抗褐飞虱

利用基因枪法将含有3个不同基因（hpt,gus和gna）的质粒pWRG1515和pRSSGNA1共同转化粳稻品种鄂晚5号成熟胚诱导的愈伤组织。共再生出35株独立转基因植株。PCR／Southern印迹法分析发现,83％的转基因植株含有所有3个外源基因。Western印迹法分析发现79％的含gna基因的转基因植株以不同水平表达GNA。遗传分析证实外源基因在转基因植株后代中以孟德尔方式遗传。从其R1代亲本为孟德尔3：1方式遗传的R2代中,鉴定出2个含有所有3个外源基因的独立转基因植株纯系。这些纯系具有相似的外源基因表达量。褐飞虱喂养试验表明,这些纯系对褐飞虱具有显著的抑制作用。这些褐飞虱抗性提高的转基因纯系将应用于水稻抗虫育种中。实验证明,通过遗传转化和筛选可获得含在农业上有应用价值基因的转基因水稻纯系。     

Salt tolerance of transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) with mtlD gene and gutD gene

Southern blot analysis indicated that mtlD gene (encoding mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase) and gutD gene (encoding glucitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) had been integrated into the rice genome mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404(pBIGM). The expression of the above two genes in transgenic rice plants was demonstrated by Northern blot analysis and enzymatic activity assay. Analysis of sugar alcohol showed that transgenic rice plants could produce and accumulate mannitol and sorbitol. The salt tolerance of transgenic plants was much higher than that of their controls.     

叶片衰老抑制基因PSAG12-ipt转入籼稻不育系中A的研究

以质粒pSG516(ipt)为目的基因, pHQ9(hpt和gus)为选择/标记基因进行共转化,以PSD-1000-氦气基因枪介导,将ipt、hpt和gus基因转化到籼型不育系中A的核DNA中,得到了98个潮霉素抗性再生植株系.经过GUS基因组织化学染色检测、PCR检测以及Southern blot杂交分析,证实了叶片衰老抑制基因PSAG12-ipt已经整合到水稻基因组中.     

Functional characterization and mapping of two MADS box genes from peach (Prunus persica)

Previously an AGAMOUS gene homologue PpMADS4 and a FRUITFULL gene homologue PpMADS6 were isolated from peach (Prunus persica), and both genes were shown to express in the developing floral and fruits. To gain insight into their function, the two genes were constitutively expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana and their effects on plant growth and floral organ development were studied in this work. The transgenic plants all displayed early flowering and conversion of inflorescence to floral meristem. However, the two genes had different effects on the floral organ structures in A. thaliana. The transgenic plants overexpressing PpMADS4 displayed homeotic conversion of floral organs, and par- ticularly the perianth abscission was inhibited. The plants overexpressing PpMADS6 showed early flowering, produced higher number of carpels, petals, and stamens than nontransgenic plants, and pod shatter was prevented; significantly, the transgenic plants yielded more than one siliques from a single flower. A SSR molecular marker was developed for PpMADS4, and it was then assigned into the G5 linkage group of Prunus sp. Both PpMADS4 and PpMADS6 genes were located at the same region in the G5 linkage group. Our results showed the potential application of these two MADS box genes for crop and fruit tree improvement.