Amaryllidaceae, a monocot plant family, consists of many important ornamental bulb flower species. Chinese narcissus （Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis Roem）, its flowers developed at high temperatures and bloomed at...Amaryllidaceae, a monocot plant family, consists of many important ornamental bulb flower species. Chinese narcissus （Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis Roem）, its flowers developed at high temperatures and bloomed at lower temperatures during the Chinese Spring Festival, is a traditional Chinese flower with high economic and ornamental value. To study its flower development, a full length cDNA containing MADS box domain from narcissus was isolated by a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） with degenerate oligo-nucleotide primers derived from a conserved MADS- and K-box domain sequence. The 5＇ and the 3＇ regions of the gene were amplified using the PCR protocol for the rapid amplification of cDNA ends （RACE）. The 690 bp open reading frame encodes 230 amino acid residues. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence of NTAG with the sequence of other MADS box proteins showed 91.3% amino acid identities with HAG （Hyacinthus orientalis）. Sequence analysis and alignment showed significant similarity with other AG homologues. RNA blot analysis indicated that the narcissus NTAG gene was expressed only in reproductive organs, especially in stamens and carpels. These results indicated that the NTAG gene was an AG homologue and that the AG genes appeared to be structurally and functionally conserved between dicots and monocots.展开更多
SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE(SVP)相关基因在很多植物中参与调控开花时间、花序形态建成。中国水仙中也存在SVP类似基因,它们在水仙开花中的调控功能还知之甚少。本研究通过烟草异源表达系统,对中国水仙中的一个SVP类似基因NSVP2的功能进行...SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE(SVP)相关基因在很多植物中参与调控开花时间、花序形态建成。中国水仙中也存在SVP类似基因,它们在水仙开花中的调控功能还知之甚少。本研究通过烟草异源表达系统,对中国水仙中的一个SVP类似基因NSVP2的功能进行了分析,结果发现在烟草中过量表达NSVP2基因可促进开花提前,并增加了花序分枝,也导致异常花的出现和花的育性降低。这些结果说明NSVP2对生殖生长发育有多方面的调控作用。展开更多
Chinese narcissus(Narcissus tazetta var.chinensis Roem)blooms but has no seeds.Embryological studies on the species were conducted to discover the causes of its sterility.Its anther wall is composed of four layers of ...Chinese narcissus(Narcissus tazetta var.chinensis Roem)blooms but has no seeds.Embryological studies on the species were conducted to discover the causes of its sterility.Its anther wall is composed of four layers of cells,and its tapetum is of the secretory type.The cytokinesis of microspore mother cells is of the successive type,and the tetrad is tetrahedral.During meiosis of microspore mother cells,some chromosomes lagged,and several micronuclei were found in tetrads.Only 27.7%of the pollen grains contained full cytoplasm,and 1.3%of them germinated in culture medium.No pollen grain,however,could germinate on the stigma.The ovary is trilocular with axile placenta,and the ovules are bitegmic,tenuinucellate,and anatropous.Its embryo sac is of the polygonum type.Most embryo sacs degenerated,and only about 4.5%of the ovules contained a normal embryo sac with an egg cell,two synergids,three antipodal,and a central cell containing two polar nuclei.One reason for the sterility of Chinese narcissus is the abnormality of microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis,in which only a few functional pollen grains and embryo sacs are produced.The other reason is that the pollen grains cannot germinate on the stigma.展开更多
文摘Amaryllidaceae, a monocot plant family, consists of many important ornamental bulb flower species. Chinese narcissus （Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis Roem）, its flowers developed at high temperatures and bloomed at lower temperatures during the Chinese Spring Festival, is a traditional Chinese flower with high economic and ornamental value. To study its flower development, a full length cDNA containing MADS box domain from narcissus was isolated by a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） with degenerate oligo-nucleotide primers derived from a conserved MADS- and K-box domain sequence. The 5＇ and the 3＇ regions of the gene were amplified using the PCR protocol for the rapid amplification of cDNA ends （RACE）. The 690 bp open reading frame encodes 230 amino acid residues. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence of NTAG with the sequence of other MADS box proteins showed 91.3% amino acid identities with HAG （Hyacinthus orientalis）. Sequence analysis and alignment showed significant similarity with other AG homologues. RNA blot analysis indicated that the narcissus NTAG gene was expressed only in reproductive organs, especially in stamens and carpels. These results indicated that the NTAG gene was an AG homologue and that the AG genes appeared to be structurally and functionally conserved between dicots and monocots.
文摘采用RACE技术从漳州水仙‘金盏银台’Narcissus tazetta var.chinensis花器官总RNA中克隆ZDS的cDNA序列,用相关软件进行序列分析,并利用实时荧光定量技术检测ZDS基因在各水仙品种不同花器官的表达。序列分析表明,ZDS基因cDNA全长2189 bp,其中包含69 bp 5'非编码区,395 bp 3'非编码区,1725 bp编码区(编码574个氨基酸,分子量约63.6 kDa),命名为Ntzds(GenBank登录号:EU573238),其编码的氨基酸序列(ACB87206.1)与喇叭水仙(CAA12062.1)、葡萄(XP_002277348.21)和温州蜜柑(ABC33728.1)ZDS基因编码产物的相似性分别为97%、85%和83%。实时荧光定量PCR分析表明,Ntzds基因在漳州水仙‘金盏银台’、‘Minnow’、‘Fortissimo’中均有表达,且同一品种中副冠的表达量高于花瓣;随着花色的加深,其转录水平也逐渐趋高。
基金supported by the Fujian Natural Sciences Foundation (No.F0210009).
文摘Chinese narcissus(Narcissus tazetta var.chinensis Roem)blooms but has no seeds.Embryological studies on the species were conducted to discover the causes of its sterility.Its anther wall is composed of four layers of cells,and its tapetum is of the secretory type.The cytokinesis of microspore mother cells is of the successive type,and the tetrad is tetrahedral.During meiosis of microspore mother cells,some chromosomes lagged,and several micronuclei were found in tetrads.Only 27.7%of the pollen grains contained full cytoplasm,and 1.3%of them germinated in culture medium.No pollen grain,however,could germinate on the stigma.The ovary is trilocular with axile placenta,and the ovules are bitegmic,tenuinucellate,and anatropous.Its embryo sac is of the polygonum type.Most embryo sacs degenerated,and only about 4.5%of the ovules contained a normal embryo sac with an egg cell,two synergids,three antipodal,and a central cell containing two polar nuclei.One reason for the sterility of Chinese narcissus is the abnormality of microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis,in which only a few functional pollen grains and embryo sacs are produced.The other reason is that the pollen grains cannot germinate on the stigma.
