拟南芥CBF基因的克隆

CBFs是拟南芥中能与低温响应元件CCGAC结合的转录因子，通过诱导冷调节基因(COR)的表达从而增强植物的耐冻性。CBFs由一个小的基因家族编码，包括3个成员：CBF1、CBF2和CBF3，在序列上高度相似。我们根据其编码基因的启动子和终止子中的一致序列，设计了一对PCR引物，用一次反应即同时获得了这3个基因的克隆。     

3个拟南芥紫色酸性磷酸酶基因的cDNA克隆及体外表达

根据拟南芥基因组测序结果，用RT-PCR的方法，克隆到3个可能的紫色酸性磷酸酶cDNA的序列(At-PAP20，AtPAP21，AtPAP22)，半定量PCR的结果表明，3个PAPs在细胞中都是组成型表达的,把PAPs的0RF分别与荧光蛋白基因序列和组氨酸标签融合，并在昆虫细胞表达系统中得到表达，荧光信号分布在细胞质中，显示这3个基因的产物在细胞质中发挥作用。     

Characterization of variation induced by low-energy N+ and cloning of differentially expressed cDNA of a mutant in Arabidopsis thaliana

Using Arabidopsis thaliana as experimental materials, the variations induced by low-energy N+ have been investigated. Germination rate of the treated seeds is lower than that of the control, and it decreases with the intensification of the radiation. The phenotypic variations have been observed in M2 plants irradiated with higher doses, such as chlorisis, semilethality, plant morphology, and changes of blooming habit and fertility. In random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis on M2 seedlings, some differences including band deletions or additions are found in treated plants compared to the control and the differences are associated with the radiation doses. One of the M1 plants from the seeds irradiated with the dose of 80×1015 N+/cm2 is a dwarf variant. Its stable M6 generation, mutant T80II, is used to construct subtractive cDNA library and to clone differentially expressed cDNA. A 721 bp cDNA fragment is partly homologous with GRF7 gene.     

An Arabidopsis ctpA homologue is involved in the repair of photosystem II under high light

A T-DNA insertion mutant AtctpA1 was identified to study the physiological roles of a carboxyl-terminal processing protease (CtpA) homologue in Arabidopsis. Under normal growth conditions, disruption of AtctpA1 did not result in any apparent alterations in growth rate and thylakoid membrane protein components. However the mutant plants exhibited increased sensitivity to high irradiance. Degradation of PSII reaction center protein D1 was accelerated in the mutant during photoinhibition. These results demostrated that AtctpA1 was required for efficient repair of PSII in Arabidopsis under high irradiance.     

一种适用于批量筛选和鉴定拟南芥突变体的快速DNA提取方法

DNA提取是拟南芥突变体筛选与鉴定中的关键环节.结合拟南芥突变体鉴定特点和DNA提取特点,对传统SDS法进行改良,摸索出一种简易、快速且经济的DNA提取方法,并将其应用到突变体的批量筛选与鉴定中.使用该方法可在常温下利用10mg左右拟南芥叶片,以少量试剂,通过简单的研磨、离心、沉降和干燥等步骤便能快速制备用于PCR检测的DNA模板.采用本方法个人提取单个样品DNA仅需15min左右,每小时可提取48个DNA样品.研究采用该方法提取了一批待鉴定拟南芥突变体的DNA样品,利用三引物法对其进行PCR检测,结果表明DNA样品浓度高,DNA扩增成功率高达100%,且目的条带清晰,说明该方法在拟南芥突变体的筛选和鉴定上是适用且高效的,可广泛应用于实验室突变体库的建立.     

潮霉素对拟南芥幼苗真叶形成的影响

研究了潮霉素对拟南芥幼苗子叶生长与真叶形成的影响.结果表明,生长于含潮霉素MS培养基上的拟南芥幼苗与对照相比,子叶非常小,而且没有真叶形成.随培养时间的延长,拟南芥幼苗茎尖分生区细胞越来越不规则,且萎缩.因此,推测潮霉素可能通过影响蛋白质的合成,从而影响拟南芥幼苗子叶的生长和真叶的发生,继而影响拟南芥幼苗的生长.     

拟南芥叶肉细胞原生质体分离及影响因素

通过对拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)叶肉细胞原生质体分离条件的研究,探讨了酶解法制备拟南芥叶肉细胞原生质体的分离条件和影响因素.在不同纤维素酶质量浓度、山梨醇质量浓度、酶解液pH值、酶解时间下,测定了拟南芥叶肉细胞原生质体的产量.结果表明,在20 g/L纤维素酶、140 g/L山梨醇、pH=5.8的酶解液中,酶解时间为1.5 h,原生质体产量最高.同时,在相同分离条件下测定了拟南芥幼叶和老叶的原生质体产量,结果表明,幼叶原生质体产量显著高于老叶.     

The initiation and connection of vessel elements in Arabidopsis thaliana （Brassicaceae） seedlings

This research used confocal laser scanning microscopy to examine the initiation and connection of vessel elements in Arabidopsis thaliana （L.） Heynh seedlings. The results indicated that vessel elements differentiated first in the lower portion of cotyledon-node zone （CNZ） 2 h after germination, and then extended downwards to the hypoeotyl and root and upwardly to the middle portion of CNZ. 10 h after germination, vessel elements developed in the lower portion of cotyledon blade, the second initiating site, connecting gradually with that initiated in cotyledon node and forming pinnate-marginal venation. The connection of vessel elements occurred between the upper portions of CNZ and epieotyl-shoot zone 7 d after germination. By then, the complete connection of vessel elements in the axial and lateral organs had formed.