促分裂原活化蛋白质激酶(mitogen-activated protein kinase, MAPK)在真核生物中高度保守,在水稻逆境应答反应中也发挥着重要作用。本研究表达纯化了水稻OsMPK17蛋白质,制备了特异性抗体,对多种非生物逆境胁迫下的蛋白质样品进行免疫印...促分裂原活化蛋白质激酶(mitogen-activated protein kinase, MAPK)在真核生物中高度保守,在水稻逆境应答反应中也发挥着重要作用。本研究表达纯化了水稻OsMPK17蛋白质,制备了特异性抗体,对多种非生物逆境胁迫下的蛋白质样品进行免疫印迹分析,发现OsMPK17蛋白质在干旱胁迫下诱导表达,提示该蛋白质在干旱胁迫应答中发挥作用。对脱落酸和茉莉酸甲酯处理的离体叶片蛋白质分析发现,OsMPK17蛋白质表达丰度下降,提示该蛋白质的功能发挥可能受激素调控。为此,构建了过表达OsMPK17蛋白质的载体,转化水稻后筛选获得了OsMPK17蛋白质过表达的纯合株系。田间种植鉴定结果表明,转基因株系的株高变矮、穗长变短、结实率降低。种子萌发期拟旱(PEG-6000)处理条件下,过表达OsMPK17株系的种子长势明显比野生型好,根长与芽长均显著大于野生型。幼苗期失水试验表明,转基因植株的失水率低于野生型。在土培干旱胁迫后恢复浇水的试验中,过表达OsMPK17蛋白质的转基因水稻生长也好于野生型。综上,过表达OsMPK17蛋白质提高了水稻的耐旱性。本研究增进了对水稻OsMPK17基因功能的了解。展开更多
Plant WRKY transcription factors are involved in various physiological processes, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, as well as developmental processes. In this study, the expression patterns of the WRKY68...Plant WRKY transcription factors are involved in various physiological processes, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, as well as developmental processes. In this study, the expression patterns of the WRKY68 protein during interactions between rice 4021 containing the bacterial blight resistance gene Xa21 and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae(Xoo) were investigated. A possible modified form of the WRKY68 protein appeared in the Xa21-mediated disease resistance response, and its expression levels were similar in compatible and incompatible responses, but differed significantly from that of the mock control treatment, suggesting that WRKY68 may be involved in the bacterial blight response in rice. To further understand WRKY68's roles in the resistance signaling pathway, WRKY68 recombinant protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and a microscale thermophoresis analysis was performed to investigate the interactions between WRKY68 and cis-elements in crucial pathogenesis-related(PR) genes. The results showed that the WRKY68 protein binds to W-boxes in the PR1 b promoter region, with an apparent dissociation constant of 25 nmol L–1, while the binding between WRKY68 and PR10 a was W-box independent. The results suggested that a possible modified form of the WRKY68 protein was induced during the interaction between rice and Xoo, which then regulated the activity of the downstream PR genes by binding with the W-boxes in the PR1 b gene's promoter region. Moreover, the constitutive transcription of the WRKY68 gene in dozens of rice tissues and the expression of the WRKY68 protein in leaves during all growth stages suggests that WRKY68 plays important roles in rice during normal growth processes.展开更多
Phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) encoding gene manA is a desirable selective marker in transgenic research. Under- standing of its expression patterns in transgenic plant and establishing highly sensitive detection me...Phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) encoding gene manA is a desirable selective marker in transgenic research. Under- standing of its expression patterns in transgenic plant and establishing highly sensitive detection method based on immunoassay have great impacts on the application of PMI. In this study, PMI-specific monoclonal antibodies were generated using recombinant protein as immunogen, and could be used in Western blot to detect as little as 0.5 ng His-tagged PMI protein or rice expressed PMI protein in sample accounted for 0.4% of single rice grain (about 0.08 mg). PMI protein driven by CaMV-35S promoter was detected in dozens of tested tissues, including root, stem, leaf, panicle, and seed at all developmental stages during rice growing, and PMI protein accounted for about 0.036% of total protein in the leaves at seedling stage. The established method potentially can be used to monitor PMI protein in rice grains.展开更多
文摘促分裂原活化蛋白质激酶(mitogen-activated protein kinase, MAPK)在真核生物中高度保守,在水稻逆境应答反应中也发挥着重要作用。本研究表达纯化了水稻OsMPK17蛋白质,制备了特异性抗体,对多种非生物逆境胁迫下的蛋白质样品进行免疫印迹分析,发现OsMPK17蛋白质在干旱胁迫下诱导表达,提示该蛋白质在干旱胁迫应答中发挥作用。对脱落酸和茉莉酸甲酯处理的离体叶片蛋白质分析发现,OsMPK17蛋白质表达丰度下降,提示该蛋白质的功能发挥可能受激素调控。为此,构建了过表达OsMPK17蛋白质的载体,转化水稻后筛选获得了OsMPK17蛋白质过表达的纯合株系。田间种植鉴定结果表明,转基因株系的株高变矮、穗长变短、结实率降低。种子萌发期拟旱(PEG-6000)处理条件下,过表达OsMPK17株系的种子长势明显比野生型好,根长与芽长均显著大于野生型。幼苗期失水试验表明,转基因植株的失水率低于野生型。在土培干旱胁迫后恢复浇水的试验中,过表达OsMPK17蛋白质的转基因水稻生长也好于野生型。综上,过表达OsMPK17蛋白质提高了水稻的耐旱性。本研究增进了对水稻OsMPK17基因功能的了解。
基金supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education,China(20131302110006)
文摘Plant WRKY transcription factors are involved in various physiological processes, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, as well as developmental processes. In this study, the expression patterns of the WRKY68 protein during interactions between rice 4021 containing the bacterial blight resistance gene Xa21 and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae(Xoo) were investigated. A possible modified form of the WRKY68 protein appeared in the Xa21-mediated disease resistance response, and its expression levels were similar in compatible and incompatible responses, but differed significantly from that of the mock control treatment, suggesting that WRKY68 may be involved in the bacterial blight response in rice. To further understand WRKY68's roles in the resistance signaling pathway, WRKY68 recombinant protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and a microscale thermophoresis analysis was performed to investigate the interactions between WRKY68 and cis-elements in crucial pathogenesis-related(PR) genes. The results showed that the WRKY68 protein binds to W-boxes in the PR1 b promoter region, with an apparent dissociation constant of 25 nmol L–1, while the binding between WRKY68 and PR10 a was W-box independent. The results suggested that a possible modified form of the WRKY68 protein was induced during the interaction between rice and Xoo, which then regulated the activity of the downstream PR genes by binding with the W-boxes in the PR1 b gene's promoter region. Moreover, the constitutive transcription of the WRKY68 gene in dozens of rice tissues and the expression of the WRKY68 protein in leaves during all growth stages suggests that WRKY68 plays important roles in rice during normal growth processes.
基金supported in part by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing, China (5121001)the Cultivate New Varieties of Genetically Modified Organisms Technology Major Projects, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2009ZX08012-006B)
文摘Phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) encoding gene manA is a desirable selective marker in transgenic research. Under- standing of its expression patterns in transgenic plant and establishing highly sensitive detection method based on immunoassay have great impacts on the application of PMI. In this study, PMI-specific monoclonal antibodies were generated using recombinant protein as immunogen, and could be used in Western blot to detect as little as 0.5 ng His-tagged PMI protein or rice expressed PMI protein in sample accounted for 0.4% of single rice grain (about 0.08 mg). PMI protein driven by CaMV-35S promoter was detected in dozens of tested tissues, including root, stem, leaf, panicle, and seed at all developmental stages during rice growing, and PMI protein accounted for about 0.036% of total protein in the leaves at seedling stage. The established method potentially can be used to monitor PMI protein in rice grains.