A fragment of 2000 bp upstream sequence of Ell clone was amplified from genomic DNA of the tomato cultivar Zhongshu- 5. Sequence analysis showed that the upstream contains the regulatory elements： TATA box （-29 - -2...A fragment of 2000 bp upstream sequence of Ell clone was amplified from genomic DNA of the tomato cultivar Zhongshu- 5. Sequence analysis showed that the upstream contains the regulatory elements： TATA box （-29 - -22）, CAAT box （-193 - -189）, wound, and drought response elements. Expression vectors of Ell promoter gus fusion were constructed with the promoters of 1 200 and 2 000 bp regions, respectively. Transgenic tomato plants were obtained through Agrobacteriummediated transformation. Histochemical analysis of GUS activity in various tissues showed that the two promoters were able to direct fruit-specific gene expression. The expression driven by promoter of 2 000 bp upstream fragment could increase GUS activity with the maturation of tomato fruits. The promoter of -1 200 bp fragment could direct gus gene expression in fruits with the inductions of drought and wounding. The regulatory region for fruit-specificity was probably located in the region of 1 200 bp of 5′-flanking sequence and some positive regulatory elements or enhancers may exist in the region from -1 200 to -2000 bp.展开更多
基金This research work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(39770521,39200079)National 863 Program of China(2001AA212221).
文摘A fragment of 2000 bp upstream sequence of Ell clone was amplified from genomic DNA of the tomato cultivar Zhongshu- 5. Sequence analysis showed that the upstream contains the regulatory elements： TATA box （-29 - -22）, CAAT box （-193 - -189）, wound, and drought response elements. Expression vectors of Ell promoter gus fusion were constructed with the promoters of 1 200 and 2 000 bp regions, respectively. Transgenic tomato plants were obtained through Agrobacteriummediated transformation. Histochemical analysis of GUS activity in various tissues showed that the two promoters were able to direct fruit-specific gene expression. The expression driven by promoter of 2 000 bp upstream fragment could increase GUS activity with the maturation of tomato fruits. The promoter of -1 200 bp fragment could direct gus gene expression in fruits with the inductions of drought and wounding. The regulatory region for fruit-specificity was probably located in the region of 1 200 bp of 5′-flanking sequence and some positive regulatory elements or enhancers may exist in the region from -1 200 to -2000 bp.
