[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effects of two signals, H2O2 and NO, on flowering and FT gene expression in off-season longan. [ Method] Nine-year-old off-season longan ＇ Shixia＇ was used as the expe...[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effects of two signals, H2O2 and NO, on flowering and FT gene expression in off-season longan. [ Method] Nine-year-old off-season longan ＇ Shixia＇ was used as the experimental material and sprayed with signal promoting agent and blocking agent to analyze the dynamic changes of flowering and FT gene expression level. [ Result] The expression level of FT gene in off-season longan increased during the flowering process, and the expression level of FT gene in leaves reached the peak earlier than that in terminal buds. SNP and MV treatments improved FT gene expression in varying degrees. DMTU and L-NNA treatments effectively inhibited FT gene expression in terminal buds, but the inhibitory effects on FT gene expression in leaves were not significant at late stage of flower bud differentiation. [Condusion] According to the flowering performance of longan, H2O2 and NO play an important role in promoting and accelerating longan flowering.展开更多
Floral transition,which is referred to as a plant＇s transition from vegetative stage to reproductive stage,is considered to be a critical developmental switch in higher plants,for a timely flowering is a major factor...Floral transition,which is referred to as a plant＇s transition from vegetative stage to reproductive stage,is considered to be a critical developmental switch in higher plants,for a timely flowering is a major factor of reproductive success.Endogenous and environmental cues,such as photoperiod,light quality,plant hormones concentrations and temperature,provide information to the plants whether the environment is favorable for flowering.These cues promote,or prevent,flowering through a complex genetic network,mediated by a careful orchestration of temporal and spatial gene expression.One of such cues is photoperiod.Rice（Oryza sativa L.） serves as a powerful model species for the understanding of flowering in higher plants,including flower development and photoperiodic control of flowering.In this review,we overviewed and discussed the flower development and its model.We also overviewed the photoperiodic pathways in rice flowering control,and summarized the pathways at molecular level.展开更多
Environmental sensitivity varies across developmental phases in flowering plants. In the juvenile phase, mi- croRNA156 （miR156）-mediated repression of SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE （SPL） transcription fac...Environmental sensitivity varies across developmental phases in flowering plants. In the juvenile phase, mi- croRNA156 （miR156）-mediated repression of SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE （SPL） transcription factors renders Arabidopsis plants incompetent to floral inductive signals, including long- day （LD） photoperiod. During the vegetative phase transition, which accompanies a reduction of miR156 and a concomitant elevation of its targets, plants acquire reproductive competence such that LD signals promote flowering. However, it remains largely unknown how developmental signals are associated with photoperiodic flowering. Here, we show that SPL3, SPL4, and SPL5 （SPL3/4/5） potentiate the FLOWERING LOCUS T （FT）-FD module in photoperiodic flowering. SPL3/4/5 function as transcriptional activators through the interaction with FD, a basic leucine zipper transcription factor which plays a critical role in photoperiodic flowering. SPL3/4/5 can directly bind to the promoters of APETALA1, LEAFY, and FRUITFULL, thus mediating their activation by the FT-FD complex. Our findings demonstrate that SPL3/ 4/5 act synergistically with the FT-FD module to induce flowering under LDs, providing a long-sought mo- lecular knob that links developmental aging and photoperiodic flowering.展开更多
Flowering time,a key transition point from vegetative to reproductive growth,is regulated by an intrinsic complex of endogenous and exogenous signals including nutrient status.For hundreds of years,nitrogen has been w...Flowering time,a key transition point from vegetative to reproductive growth,is regulated by an intrinsic complex of endogenous and exogenous signals including nutrient status.For hundreds of years,nitrogen has been well known to modulate flowering time,but the molecular genetic basis on how plants adapt to ever-changing nitrogen availability remains not fully explored.Here we explore how Arabidopsis natural variation in flowering time responds to nitrate fluctuation.Upon nitrate availability change,we detect accession-and photoperiod-specific flowering responses,which also feature a accession-specific dependency on growth traits.The flowering time variation correlates well with the expression of floral integrators,SOC1 and FT,in an accession-specific manner.We find that gene expression variation of key hub genes in the photoperiod-circadian-clock(GI),aging(SPLs)and autonomous(FLC)pathways associates with the expression change of these integrators,hence flowering time variation.Our results thus shed light on the molecular genetic mechanisms on regulation of accession-and photoperiod-specific flowering time variation in response to nitrate availability.展开更多
为了了解核桃FLOWERING LOCUS T(JrFT)基因在核桃雌雄异熟开花机制中的作用,以核桃雌先型品种‘极早丰’与雄先型品种‘新早丰’在3个时期(2月6日、3月21日及4月7日)的雌、雄花芽为试验材料,结合荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)、RT-PCR扩增、生...为了了解核桃FLOWERING LOCUS T(JrFT)基因在核桃雌雄异熟开花机制中的作用,以核桃雌先型品种‘极早丰’与雄先型品种‘新早丰’在3个时期(2月6日、3月21日及4月7日)的雌、雄花芽为试验材料,结合荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)、RT-PCR扩增、生物信息技术,分析了核桃JrFT基因的结构与表达,预测了JrFT基因的功能。结果表明:核桃JrFT基因在‘极早丰’与‘新早丰’3个时期的雌、雄花芽中均有表达;在不同时期同一花芽JrFT基因的表达量有所差异;在同一时期,JrFT基因在雌花中的表达量明显高于雄花,在‘新早丰’雄花中的表达量高于在‘极早丰’雄花中的表达量。克隆获得了JrFT基因的CDS序列,其长度为525 bp,编码174个氨基酸,含有高度保守的PEBP蛋白结构域。在NCBI数据库进行Blast比对显示:核桃JrFT基因与其他木本植物FT同源基因的相似性较高,可达到80%以上;JrFT蛋白与其他植物FT蛋白的相似性也很高。系统进化分析也同样说明JrFT基因属于PEBP家族基因。因此推测JrFT基因可能在核桃开花进程中具有一定的促进作用。展开更多
为了研究大豆光周期反应是否受开花基因CO(CONSTANS)和FT(FLOWERING LOCUS T)调控,采用同源序列法从大豆中分离了CO和FT的同源物GmCO和GmFT.GmCO和GmFT分别编码151和109个氨基酸,与水稻和拟南芥中相关蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性达到70%以上...为了研究大豆光周期反应是否受开花基因CO(CONSTANS)和FT(FLOWERING LOCUS T)调控,采用同源序列法从大豆中分离了CO和FT的同源物GmCO和GmFT.GmCO和GmFT分别编码151和109个氨基酸,与水稻和拟南芥中相关蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性达到70%以上.通过RT-PCR分析GmCO和GmFT在短日照(short daylength,SD)、自然光照(natural light,NL)和长日照(long daylength,LD)处理大豆不同发育阶段叶片中的表达发现,GmCO在LD处理大豆早期发育的叶片中高丰度表达,GmFT在SD和NL处理大豆开花时期的叶片中高丰度表达.上述结果表明,GmCO和GmFT的表达与大豆开花时间及光照长度密切相关,且GmCO抑制GmFT的表达.展开更多
【目的】探讨CfFT基因在蕙兰成花中的作用。【方法】采用RT-PCR结合RACE技术从蕙兰(Cymbidiumfaberi)中克隆Flowering locus T(FT)同源基因CfFT。采用实时定量RT-PCR对不同组织及不同花发育时期CfFT进行表达分析。将该基因克隆到PBI121...【目的】探讨CfFT基因在蕙兰成花中的作用。【方法】采用RT-PCR结合RACE技术从蕙兰(Cymbidiumfaberi)中克隆Flowering locus T(FT)同源基因CfFT。采用实时定量RT-PCR对不同组织及不同花发育时期CfFT进行表达分析。将该基因克隆到PBI121载体上导入烟草中,并对不同转基因烟草株系中的CfFT、NFL、NtFUL和NAP1基因进行实时定量RT-PCR分析。【结果】对蕙兰花芽分化不同时期的CfFT的表达分析表明,CfFT在花芽分化初期的表达量最高,之后随着花芽的成熟表达量逐渐降低。将CfFT导入烟草进行异源表达,转基因株系表现出明显的早花表型。对开花时间不一的转基因株系中的CfFT表达分析表明,其表达量与转基因烟草开花时间早晚成正比。进一步对这些株系内源的NFL、NAP1和NtFUL表达分析表明,NFL、NAP1和NtFUL基因的表达量与CfFT表达成正比,说明NFL、NAP1和NtFUL的表达受FT基因的上游调控。【结论】在烟草中异源表达蕙兰中的CfFT基因能促进烟草提前开花。展开更多
FT(Flowering locus T)基因是控制植物开花的关键基因,而PVX(Potato virus X)载体能够使外源基因在植物体内高水平瞬时表达。本文构建了拟南芥FT基因PVX病毒瞬时表达载体,通过农杆菌渗滤感染不同类型烟草品种,使拟南芥FT基因在烟草中瞬...FT(Flowering locus T)基因是控制植物开花的关键基因,而PVX(Potato virus X)载体能够使外源基因在植物体内高水平瞬时表达。本文构建了拟南芥FT基因PVX病毒瞬时表达载体,通过农杆菌渗滤感染不同类型烟草品种,使拟南芥FT基因在烟草中瞬时表达。结果表明,该系统能够诱导烤烟品种K326、云烟87和红花大金元,香料烟品种TEVB及白肋烟品种TN90早花,应用于烟草育种,可缩短育种进程。展开更多
开花是高等植物从营养生长向生殖生长转变的过程,该过程受到众多基因的调控,涉及6个开花信号途径。其中,FLOWERING LOCUS T(FT)基因是一个非常关键的成花整合因子,该基因也被证实在柑橘中具有促进开花的功能。本文结合近年来国内外有关...开花是高等植物从营养生长向生殖生长转变的过程,该过程受到众多基因的调控,涉及6个开花信号途径。其中,FLOWERING LOCUS T(FT)基因是一个非常关键的成花整合因子,该基因也被证实在柑橘中具有促进开花的功能。本文结合近年来国内外有关柑橘FT同源基因的研究,从4个方面进行了综述:柑橘不同属间FT同源基因克隆鉴定情况;柑橘FT同源基因在不同组织及季节的表达分析差异;柑橘FT同源基因在促进开花功能上的研究现状;影响FT基因表达的环境条件。并对今后有待解决的问题及研究方向进行展望。展开更多
FLOWERING LOCUS T(FT)亚家族在植物生长发育过程中发挥着重要作用。为探究毛竹FT基因的表达特性及生物学功能,本研究通过反转录PCR(RT-PCR)从毛竹中克隆到1个FT同源基因PheFT12a,该基因编码区序列长度为522 bp,包含典型的4个外显子和3...FLOWERING LOCUS T(FT)亚家族在植物生长发育过程中发挥着重要作用。为探究毛竹FT基因的表达特性及生物学功能,本研究通过反转录PCR(RT-PCR)从毛竹中克隆到1个FT同源基因PheFT12a,该基因编码区序列长度为522 bp,包含典型的4个外显子和3个内含子,编码173个氨基酸,编码蛋白包含完整的磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白(PEBP)结构域。系统进化树分析结果显示,PheFT12a与水稻(Oryza sativa)OsFTL12的亲缘关系最近,与OsFTL2(Hd3a)和拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)FT的亲缘关系相对较远。实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)结果显示,PheFT12a基因在毛竹实生苗叶片中表达最高,茎次之。亚细胞定位结果显示,PheFT12a蛋白定位于细胞核和细胞质,主要富集于细胞核。转化拟南芥ft突变体表型结果显示,PheFT12a能明显回补ft突变体的晚花表型,可提高回补植株的主茎数和侧枝数。本研究为进一步分析PheFT12a的生物学功能提供了参考依据,并为毛竹开花及芽发育的分子机制提供了基础资料。展开更多
基金Supported by National Nonprofit Institute Research Grant of CATAS-TCGRI(1630032014017)Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest(201003021)China Agriculture Research System(CARS-33-25)
文摘[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effects of two signals, H2O2 and NO, on flowering and FT gene expression in off-season longan. [ Method] Nine-year-old off-season longan ＇ Shixia＇ was used as the experimental material and sprayed with signal promoting agent and blocking agent to analyze the dynamic changes of flowering and FT gene expression level. [ Result] The expression level of FT gene in off-season longan increased during the flowering process, and the expression level of FT gene in leaves reached the peak earlier than that in terminal buds. SNP and MV treatments improved FT gene expression in varying degrees. DMTU and L-NNA treatments effectively inhibited FT gene expression in terminal buds, but the inhibitory effects on FT gene expression in leaves were not significant at late stage of flower bud differentiation. [Condusion] According to the flowering performance of longan, H2O2 and NO play an important role in promoting and accelerating longan flowering.
基金funded by the National High Technology Research and Development Program fromthe Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No. 2010AA101806)the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Grant No. OPP51587)
文摘Floral transition,which is referred to as a plant＇s transition from vegetative stage to reproductive stage,is considered to be a critical developmental switch in higher plants,for a timely flowering is a major factor of reproductive success.Endogenous and environmental cues,such as photoperiod,light quality,plant hormones concentrations and temperature,provide information to the plants whether the environment is favorable for flowering.These cues promote,or prevent,flowering through a complex genetic network,mediated by a careful orchestration of temporal and spatial gene expression.One of such cues is photoperiod.Rice（Oryza sativa L.） serves as a powerful model species for the understanding of flowering in higher plants,including flower development and photoperiodic control of flowering.In this review,we overviewed and discussed the flower development and its model.We also overviewed the photoperiodic pathways in rice flowering control,and summarized the pathways at molecular level.
文摘Environmental sensitivity varies across developmental phases in flowering plants. In the juvenile phase, mi- croRNA156 （miR156）-mediated repression of SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE （SPL） transcription factors renders Arabidopsis plants incompetent to floral inductive signals, including long- day （LD） photoperiod. During the vegetative phase transition, which accompanies a reduction of miR156 and a concomitant elevation of its targets, plants acquire reproductive competence such that LD signals promote flowering. However, it remains largely unknown how developmental signals are associated with photoperiodic flowering. Here, we show that SPL3, SPL4, and SPL5 （SPL3/4/5） potentiate the FLOWERING LOCUS T （FT）-FD module in photoperiodic flowering. SPL3/4/5 function as transcriptional activators through the interaction with FD, a basic leucine zipper transcription factor which plays a critical role in photoperiodic flowering. SPL3/4/5 can directly bind to the promoters of APETALA1, LEAFY, and FRUITFULL, thus mediating their activation by the FT-FD complex. Our findings demonstrate that SPL3/ 4/5 act synergistically with the FT-FD module to induce flowering under LDs, providing a long-sought mo- lecular knob that links developmental aging and photoperiodic flowering.
基金supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China(31570311 to J-Y H and 31800261 to F C)from the CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program(292015312D11035 to J-Y H)+2 种基金CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia to J-Y Hfrom the Postdoctoral targeted funding from Yunnan Provincethe Yunnan basic and applied research funding to F C。
文摘Flowering time,a key transition point from vegetative to reproductive growth,is regulated by an intrinsic complex of endogenous and exogenous signals including nutrient status.For hundreds of years,nitrogen has been well known to modulate flowering time,but the molecular genetic basis on how plants adapt to ever-changing nitrogen availability remains not fully explored.Here we explore how Arabidopsis natural variation in flowering time responds to nitrate fluctuation.Upon nitrate availability change,we detect accession-and photoperiod-specific flowering responses,which also feature a accession-specific dependency on growth traits.The flowering time variation correlates well with the expression of floral integrators,SOC1 and FT,in an accession-specific manner.We find that gene expression variation of key hub genes in the photoperiod-circadian-clock(GI),aging(SPLs)and autonomous(FLC)pathways associates with the expression change of these integrators,hence flowering time variation.Our results thus shed light on the molecular genetic mechanisms on regulation of accession-and photoperiod-specific flowering time variation in response to nitrate availability.
文摘为了了解核桃FLOWERING LOCUS T(JrFT)基因在核桃雌雄异熟开花机制中的作用,以核桃雌先型品种‘极早丰’与雄先型品种‘新早丰’在3个时期(2月6日、3月21日及4月7日)的雌、雄花芽为试验材料,结合荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)、RT-PCR扩增、生物信息技术,分析了核桃JrFT基因的结构与表达,预测了JrFT基因的功能。结果表明:核桃JrFT基因在‘极早丰’与‘新早丰’3个时期的雌、雄花芽中均有表达;在不同时期同一花芽JrFT基因的表达量有所差异;在同一时期,JrFT基因在雌花中的表达量明显高于雄花,在‘新早丰’雄花中的表达量高于在‘极早丰’雄花中的表达量。克隆获得了JrFT基因的CDS序列,其长度为525 bp,编码174个氨基酸,含有高度保守的PEBP蛋白结构域。在NCBI数据库进行Blast比对显示:核桃JrFT基因与其他木本植物FT同源基因的相似性较高,可达到80%以上;JrFT蛋白与其他植物FT蛋白的相似性也很高。系统进化分析也同样说明JrFT基因属于PEBP家族基因。因此推测JrFT基因可能在核桃开花进程中具有一定的促进作用。
文摘【目的】探讨CfFT基因在蕙兰成花中的作用。【方法】采用RT-PCR结合RACE技术从蕙兰(Cymbidiumfaberi)中克隆Flowering locus T(FT)同源基因CfFT。采用实时定量RT-PCR对不同组织及不同花发育时期CfFT进行表达分析。将该基因克隆到PBI121载体上导入烟草中,并对不同转基因烟草株系中的CfFT、NFL、NtFUL和NAP1基因进行实时定量RT-PCR分析。【结果】对蕙兰花芽分化不同时期的CfFT的表达分析表明,CfFT在花芽分化初期的表达量最高,之后随着花芽的成熟表达量逐渐降低。将CfFT导入烟草进行异源表达,转基因株系表现出明显的早花表型。对开花时间不一的转基因株系中的CfFT表达分析表明,其表达量与转基因烟草开花时间早晚成正比。进一步对这些株系内源的NFL、NAP1和NtFUL表达分析表明,NFL、NAP1和NtFUL基因的表达量与CfFT表达成正比,说明NFL、NAP1和NtFUL的表达受FT基因的上游调控。【结论】在烟草中异源表达蕙兰中的CfFT基因能促进烟草提前开花。
文摘FT(Flowering locus T)基因是控制植物开花的关键基因,而PVX(Potato virus X)载体能够使外源基因在植物体内高水平瞬时表达。本文构建了拟南芥FT基因PVX病毒瞬时表达载体,通过农杆菌渗滤感染不同类型烟草品种,使拟南芥FT基因在烟草中瞬时表达。结果表明,该系统能够诱导烤烟品种K326、云烟87和红花大金元,香料烟品种TEVB及白肋烟品种TN90早花,应用于烟草育种,可缩短育种进程。
文摘开花是高等植物从营养生长向生殖生长转变的过程,该过程受到众多基因的调控,涉及6个开花信号途径。其中,FLOWERING LOCUS T(FT)基因是一个非常关键的成花整合因子,该基因也被证实在柑橘中具有促进开花的功能。本文结合近年来国内外有关柑橘FT同源基因的研究,从4个方面进行了综述:柑橘不同属间FT同源基因克隆鉴定情况;柑橘FT同源基因在不同组织及季节的表达分析差异;柑橘FT同源基因在促进开花功能上的研究现状;影响FT基因表达的环境条件。并对今后有待解决的问题及研究方向进行展望。
