Drought stress impairs crop growth and development.BEL1-like family transcription factors may be involved in plant response to drought stress,but little is known of the molecular mechanism by which these proteins regu...Drought stress impairs crop growth and development.BEL1-like family transcription factors may be involved in plant response to drought stress,but little is known of the molecular mechanism by which these proteins regulate plant response and defense to drought stress.Here we show that the BEL1-like transcription factor GhBLH5-A05 functions in cotton(Gossypium hirsutum)response and defense to drought stress.Expression of GhBLH5-A05 in cotton was induced by drought stress.Overexpression of GhBLH5-A05 in both Arabidopsis and cotton increased drought tolerance,whereas silencing GhBLH5-A05 in cotton resulted in elevated sensitivity to drought stress.GhBLH5-A05 binds to cis elements in the promoters of GhRD20-A09 and GhDREB2C-D05 to activate the expression of these genes.GhBLH5-A05 interacted with the KNOX transcription factor GhKNAT6-A03.Co-expression of GhBLH5-A05 and GhKNAT6-A03 increased the transcription of GhRD20-A09 and GhDREB2C-D05.We conclude that GhBLH5-A05 acts as a regulatory factor with GhKNAT6-A03 functioning in cotton response to drought stress by activating the expression of the drought-responsive genes GhRD20-A09 and GhDREB2C-D05.展开更多
背景与目的:选择合适的载体是基因治疗成功的关键之一,近年来一种新型多聚阳离子化合物——聚乙烯亚胺(polyethylenimine,PEI)作为高效低毒的基因转导载体得到广泛重视。本研究应用光化学法制备系列不同粒径的PEI纳米凝胶,初步探讨其转...背景与目的:选择合适的载体是基因治疗成功的关键之一,近年来一种新型多聚阳离子化合物——聚乙烯亚胺(polyethylenimine,PEI)作为高效低毒的基因转导载体得到广泛重视。本研究应用光化学法制备系列不同粒径的PEI纳米凝胶,初步探讨其转导效率与粒径之间的关系,筛选理想的肿瘤基因转导载体。方法:光化学法制备PEI,光相干光谱仪测定粒径,并用扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜表征;以PEI为载体将增强型绿色荧光蛋白(enhanced green fluorescence protein,EGFP)报告基因分别转入Bel7402细胞和A549细胞,荧光显微镜下计数和流式细胞仪检测转染率。结果:光相干光谱仪检测PEI粒径38～200nm,扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜检测其形貌多为球形。荧光显微镜下计数和流式细胞仪检测86.9nmPEI(4μg)介导EGFP基因(2μg)时转染率最高,Bel7402细胞分别为(32.75±1.01)%、(32.40±1.41)%,A549细胞分别为(29.81±1.84)%、(30.00±1.86)%;与脂质体相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:光化学法合成的PEI是有效的基因转导载体,PEI粒径为86.9nm转染最为有效。展开更多
基金supported by the Project from the Ministry of Agriculture of China for Transgenic Research(2014ZX0800927B)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31871667).
文摘Drought stress impairs crop growth and development.BEL1-like family transcription factors may be involved in plant response to drought stress,but little is known of the molecular mechanism by which these proteins regulate plant response and defense to drought stress.Here we show that the BEL1-like transcription factor GhBLH5-A05 functions in cotton(Gossypium hirsutum)response and defense to drought stress.Expression of GhBLH5-A05 in cotton was induced by drought stress.Overexpression of GhBLH5-A05 in both Arabidopsis and cotton increased drought tolerance,whereas silencing GhBLH5-A05 in cotton resulted in elevated sensitivity to drought stress.GhBLH5-A05 binds to cis elements in the promoters of GhRD20-A09 and GhDREB2C-D05 to activate the expression of these genes.GhBLH5-A05 interacted with the KNOX transcription factor GhKNAT6-A03.Co-expression of GhBLH5-A05 and GhKNAT6-A03 increased the transcription of GhRD20-A09 and GhDREB2C-D05.We conclude that GhBLH5-A05 acts as a regulatory factor with GhKNAT6-A03 functioning in cotton response to drought stress by activating the expression of the drought-responsive genes GhRD20-A09 and GhDREB2C-D05.
文摘背景与目的:选择合适的载体是基因治疗成功的关键之一,近年来一种新型多聚阳离子化合物——聚乙烯亚胺(polyethylenimine,PEI)作为高效低毒的基因转导载体得到广泛重视。本研究应用光化学法制备系列不同粒径的PEI纳米凝胶,初步探讨其转导效率与粒径之间的关系,筛选理想的肿瘤基因转导载体。方法:光化学法制备PEI,光相干光谱仪测定粒径,并用扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜表征;以PEI为载体将增强型绿色荧光蛋白(enhanced green fluorescence protein,EGFP)报告基因分别转入Bel7402细胞和A549细胞,荧光显微镜下计数和流式细胞仪检测转染率。结果:光相干光谱仪检测PEI粒径38～200nm,扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜检测其形貌多为球形。荧光显微镜下计数和流式细胞仪检测86.9nmPEI(4μg)介导EGFP基因(2μg)时转染率最高,Bel7402细胞分别为(32.75±1.01)%、(32.40±1.41)%,A549细胞分别为(29.81±1.84)%、(30.00±1.86)%;与脂质体相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:光化学法合成的PEI是有效的基因转导载体,PEI粒径为86.9nm转染最为有效。
