The cDNA fragment encoding caffeic acid 3_O_methyltransferase (COMT) in Chinese white poplar ( Populus tomentosa Carr.) was isolated and cloned by RT_PCR technique. The size of the cDNA fragment is 1 080 bp, which alm...The cDNA fragment encoding caffeic acid 3_O_methyltransferase (COMT) in Chinese white poplar ( Populus tomentosa Carr.) was isolated and cloned by RT_PCR technique. The size of the cDNA fragment is 1 080 bp, which almost covers the whole cDNA_encoding region. Authors’ cDNA fragment in P. tomentosa shares 98.7% homology with the reported corresponding cDNA in the P. tremuloids at nucleotide level, 99.4% homology at amino acid level, respectively. The analysis of Northern dot hybridization showed that COMT is expressed specifically in the developing secondary xylem of stem during the season of xylem differentiation, which means the linkage between the gene expression for a monolignol biosynthetic enzyme and seasonal regulation of xylem development in woody plant.展开更多
[Objective]The study was to analyze the expression of the deletion fragments from the promoter of a glycosyltransferase gene induced both by MeJA and SA cloned from tobacco W38（sm-Ngt） in transgenic tobacco plants.[...[Objective]The study was to analyze the expression of the deletion fragments from the promoter of a glycosyltransferase gene induced both by MeJA and SA cloned from tobacco W38（sm-Ngt） in transgenic tobacco plants.[Method]Using T1 seedlings of sm-Ngt transgenic tobacco lines containing Gus gene controlled by five 5＇ flank deletion promoter fragments different in length as experimental materials,GUS histochemical staining and fluorometric analysis of T1 seedlings treated with MeJA and SA for 16 h were conducted to analyze the effect of MeJA and SA treatment on the expression of 5＇ flank deletion promoter fragments.[Result]Of five 5＇ flank deletion promoter fragments transgenic plant lines,30 d old T1 seedlings containing 220-0 bp promoter fragment performed worst in GUS staining（showing least staining spots）,those containing-524-0 bp and-468-0 bp promoter fragment both performed best.In the plants not treated with MeJA and SA,activities of GUS driven by-524-0 bp and-468-0 bp deletion promoter fragments were enormously higher than that driven by-1 150-0,-800-0 or-220 0 bp,and which were proved to be not resulted from insert copy number by Southern blot.For GUS expression,promoter fragment-800-0 bp expression was doubly induced by both MeJA and SA,while fragment-1 150-0 was induced by MeJA.[Conclusion]There are activity enhancement elements within-524--220 bp of the sm-Ngt in promoter and activity down regulation elements within-1 150--524 bp region,as well as MeJA and SA doubly inducing activity regulation elements in this promoter.展开更多
[Objective] This study was to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanism of the development of heteromorphic leaves of Populus euphratica Oliv. [Method] By employing SDS-PAGE and 2-demensional electrophoresis (2-D...[Objective] This study was to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanism of the development of heteromorphic leaves of Populus euphratica Oliv. [Method] By employing SDS-PAGE and 2-demensional electrophoresis (2-DE) techniques,proteins in various heteromorphic leaves from the same adult tree of P. euphratica were isolated and separated to the electrophoresis technique suitable for the separation and analysis of proteins in leaves of P. euphratica tree. [Results] There were significant differences in the expressions of proteins in various heteromorphic leaves of P. euphratica tree. SDS-PAGE pattern showed that bands of proteins with molecular weight of 57.2,13.2,30.2,23.9 and 33.3 kDa were remarkably different. 2-D electrophoresis pattern presented that proteins in leaves of P. euphratica tree mainly belong to acidic proteins distributed at pH value of 5.0-6.5 and with molecular weight of 20-40 kDa; totally 73 different protein spots were observed,of which 51 were up expressed and other 22 were down expressed in the serrated ovate leaves. [Conclusion] Based on these results,we speculate that regulated gene expression in leaves of P. euphratica tree results in the generation of different shapes of leaves,in order to adapt to the surroundings better.展开更多
文摘The cDNA fragment encoding caffeic acid 3_O_methyltransferase (COMT) in Chinese white poplar ( Populus tomentosa Carr.) was isolated and cloned by RT_PCR technique. The size of the cDNA fragment is 1 080 bp, which almost covers the whole cDNA_encoding region. Authors’ cDNA fragment in P. tomentosa shares 98.7% homology with the reported corresponding cDNA in the P. tremuloids at nucleotide level, 99.4% homology at amino acid level, respectively. The analysis of Northern dot hybridization showed that COMT is expressed specifically in the developing secondary xylem of stem during the season of xylem differentiation, which means the linkage between the gene expression for a monolignol biosynthetic enzyme and seasonal regulation of xylem development in woody plant.
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2004ABA123)~~
文摘[Objective]The study was to analyze the expression of the deletion fragments from the promoter of a glycosyltransferase gene induced both by MeJA and SA cloned from tobacco W38（sm-Ngt） in transgenic tobacco plants.[Method]Using T1 seedlings of sm-Ngt transgenic tobacco lines containing Gus gene controlled by five 5＇ flank deletion promoter fragments different in length as experimental materials,GUS histochemical staining and fluorometric analysis of T1 seedlings treated with MeJA and SA for 16 h were conducted to analyze the effect of MeJA and SA treatment on the expression of 5＇ flank deletion promoter fragments.[Result]Of five 5＇ flank deletion promoter fragments transgenic plant lines,30 d old T1 seedlings containing 220-0 bp promoter fragment performed worst in GUS staining（showing least staining spots）,those containing-524-0 bp and-468-0 bp promoter fragment both performed best.In the plants not treated with MeJA and SA,activities of GUS driven by-524-0 bp and-468-0 bp deletion promoter fragments were enormously higher than that driven by-1 150-0,-800-0 or-220 0 bp,and which were proved to be not resulted from insert copy number by Southern blot.For GUS expression,promoter fragment-800-0 bp expression was doubly induced by both MeJA and SA,while fragment-1 150-0 was induced by MeJA.[Conclusion]There are activity enhancement elements within-524--220 bp of the sm-Ngt in promoter and activity down regulation elements within-1 150--524 bp region,as well as MeJA and SA doubly inducing activity regulation elements in this promoter.
文摘[Objective] This study was to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanism of the development of heteromorphic leaves of Populus euphratica Oliv. [Method] By employing SDS-PAGE and 2-demensional electrophoresis (2-DE) techniques,proteins in various heteromorphic leaves from the same adult tree of P. euphratica were isolated and separated to the electrophoresis technique suitable for the separation and analysis of proteins in leaves of P. euphratica tree. [Results] There were significant differences in the expressions of proteins in various heteromorphic leaves of P. euphratica tree. SDS-PAGE pattern showed that bands of proteins with molecular weight of 57.2,13.2,30.2,23.9 and 33.3 kDa were remarkably different. 2-D electrophoresis pattern presented that proteins in leaves of P. euphratica tree mainly belong to acidic proteins distributed at pH value of 5.0-6.5 and with molecular weight of 20-40 kDa; totally 73 different protein spots were observed,of which 51 were up expressed and other 22 were down expressed in the serrated ovate leaves. [Conclusion] Based on these results,we speculate that regulated gene expression in leaves of P. euphratica tree results in the generation of different shapes of leaves,in order to adapt to the surroundings better.
