白木香查尔酮合酶(AsCHS1)基因的克隆和生物信息学分析

Cloning and bioinformatics analysis of chalcone synthase (AsCHS1) gene in Aquilaria sinensis

目的:对国产沉香的源植物白木香Aquilaria sinensis查尔酮合酶(chalcone synthase,CHS)基因AsCHS1编码区进行克隆,并对其进行生物信息学分析和表达分析。方法:根据已报道的白木香伤害转录组高通量测序结果分析获得1条具有查尔酮合酶保守结构域的CHS基因序列,采用RT-PCR技术,以不同伤害时间白木香木质部混合样品总RNA为模板克隆得到白木香AsCHS1的基因编码区序列,并对AsCHS1蛋白进行理化性质、蛋白二级结构及三维结构预测分析。另外,采用qRT-PCR方法,以组蛋白(histones)为内参对AsCHS1基因在伤害胁迫下的表达模式进行分析。结果:序列分析表明,所克隆的AsCHS1基因编码区开放阅读框(opening reading frame,ORF)长为1 194 bp,编码397个氨基酸残基,命名为AsCHS1。qRT-PCR实验证明该基因表达量在伤害后12 h最大,说明该基因能够在早期响应伤害胁迫。结论:白木香AsCHS1基因的编码区序列的分离克隆为进一步研究AsCHS1蛋白在白木香中黄酮合成途径中的功能及表达调控奠定基础。

Objective： The study aimed to clone the open reading frame of chalcone synthase （CHS） from Aquilaria sinensis and analyze the bioinformatics and expression of the gene. Method： One unique sequence containing CHS domain was discovered in our previous reported wound transcriptome dataset of A. sinensis. The open reading frame of CHS was clone^t by RT-PCR strategy with the template of mixed RNA extracted from A. sinensis stem which treated by different wound time. The bioinformatic analysis of this gene and its corresponding protein was performed. The AsCHS1 expression in calli was analyzed with histone gene as an internal control gene under wound condition by qRT-PCR technique. Result： One unique sequence of CHS, named as AsCHS1, was cloned from A. sinensis. The full length of AsCHS1 cDNA was containing a 1 192 bp ORF that encoded 397 amino acids. The result of qRT-PCR dis- played that the highest expression level was at 12 h, which indicated that it was possibly involved in early-stage response to wound. Conclusion ： Cloning and analyzing AsCHS1 gene from A. sinensis provided basic information for study the fuction and expression regu- lation of AsCHS1 in the ilavonoids biosynthesis .