[Objective] The aim was to study the sequence of aroA gene (synthetic gene in metabolic pathway of aromatic amino acids) of a pathogenic bacterium (Flavobacterium johnsoniae) causing gill-rote disease.[Method] Gen...[Objective] The aim was to study the sequence of aroA gene (synthetic gene in metabolic pathway of aromatic amino acids) of a pathogenic bacterium (Flavobacterium johnsoniae) causing gill-rote disease.[Method] Genomic DNA of strain M165 of F.johnsoniae was used as a template,three specific nested primers of 5'end and 3'end and arbitrary primer were used to amplify the aroA gene of strain M165 through Thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR (TAIL-PCR).And the obtained sequence was analyzed.[Result] The electrophoresis determination result showed that the size of amplified product was consist with the expected product; sequencing analysis suggested that the full-length of aroA gene was 1 230 bp,enconding 410 amino acids.The amino acid sequence of aroA protein showed the highest level of similarity to amino acids sequence of aroA protein of F.johnsoniae.[Conclusion] TAIL-PCR provided a simple and efficient new method for the cloning of the gene sequence.Obtaining of full-length of aroA gene provided a foundation for further investigation on the effects of nutrition correlation factors such as aroA on the virulence of and virulence of F.johnsoniae.展开更多
It has previously been shown that a bacterial 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase(EPSPS) encoding gene AM79 aroA can be a candidate gene to develop glyphosate-tolerant transgenic crops(Cao et al. 2012). In...It has previously been shown that a bacterial 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase(EPSPS) encoding gene AM79 aroA can be a candidate gene to develop glyphosate-tolerant transgenic crops(Cao et al. 2012). In this study, AM79 aroA was redesigned using the plant biased codons and eliminating the motifs which would lead to the instability of mRNA, to create a synthetic gene that would be expressed highly in plant cells. The redesigned and artificially synthesized gene, named as mAM79, was cloned into plant expression vector pM3301 Ubi Sp AM79, where mAM79 is fused with signal peptide sequence of pea rib-1,5-bisphospate carboxylase(rbcS) small subunit and controlled by ubiquitin promoter. The plasmid was transformed into maize(Zea mays) immature embryos using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method. Total 74 regenerated plants were obtained and PCR analysis showed that these transgenic plants had the integration of mAM79. Southern blot analysis was performed on the genomic DNA from four transgenic lines, and the result showed that one or two copies of mAM79 were integrated into maize genome. RT-PCR analysis result indicated that mAM79 was highly transcribed in transgenic maize plants. When sprayed with glyphosate, transgenic maize line AM85 and AM72 could tolerate 4-fold of commercial usage of glyphosate; however, all the non-transgenic maize plants were killed by glyphosate. The results in this study confirmed that mAM79 could be used to develop glyphosate-tolerant maize, and the obtained transgenic maize lines could be used for the breeding of glyphosate-tolerant maize.展开更多
The widely used herbicide glyphosate targets 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase(EPSPS).Glyphosate acetyltransferase(GAT)effectively detoxifies glyphosate by N-acetylation.With the aim of identifying a new str...The widely used herbicide glyphosate targets 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase(EPSPS).Glyphosate acetyltransferase(GAT)effectively detoxifies glyphosate by N-acetylation.With the aim of identifying a new strategy for development of glyphosate-tolerant crops,the plant expression vector pG2-GAT harboring gat and G2-aroA(encoding EPSPS)has been transformed into tobacco(Nicotiana tabacum)to develop novel plants with higher tolerance to glyphosate.Results from Southern and Western blotting analyses indicated that the target genes were integrated into tobacco chromosomes and expressed effectively at the protein level.Glyphosate tolerance was compared among transgenic tobacco plants containing gat,G2-aroA,or both genes.Plants containing both gat and G2-aroA genes were the most glyphosate-tolerant.This study has shown that a combination of different strategies may result in higher tolerance in transgenic crops,providing a new approach for development of glyphosate-tolerant crops.展开更多
基金Supported by The Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(06024033)National Special Fund for the Agricultural Commonweal Industry(200803013)Earmarked Fund for Modern Agroindustry Technology Research System(nycytx-49-14)~~
文摘[Objective] The aim was to study the sequence of aroA gene (synthetic gene in metabolic pathway of aromatic amino acids) of a pathogenic bacterium (Flavobacterium johnsoniae) causing gill-rote disease.[Method] Genomic DNA of strain M165 of F.johnsoniae was used as a template,three specific nested primers of 5'end and 3'end and arbitrary primer were used to amplify the aroA gene of strain M165 through Thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR (TAIL-PCR).And the obtained sequence was analyzed.[Result] The electrophoresis determination result showed that the size of amplified product was consist with the expected product; sequencing analysis suggested that the full-length of aroA gene was 1 230 bp,enconding 410 amino acids.The amino acid sequence of aroA protein showed the highest level of similarity to amino acids sequence of aroA protein of F.johnsoniae.[Conclusion] TAIL-PCR provided a simple and efficient new method for the cloning of the gene sequence.Obtaining of full-length of aroA gene provided a foundation for further investigation on the effects of nutrition correlation factors such as aroA on the virulence of and virulence of F.johnsoniae.
基金funded by the National Major Project for Transgenic Organism Breeding, China (2014ZX08010-004)
文摘It has previously been shown that a bacterial 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase(EPSPS) encoding gene AM79 aroA can be a candidate gene to develop glyphosate-tolerant transgenic crops(Cao et al. 2012). In this study, AM79 aroA was redesigned using the plant biased codons and eliminating the motifs which would lead to the instability of mRNA, to create a synthetic gene that would be expressed highly in plant cells. The redesigned and artificially synthesized gene, named as mAM79, was cloned into plant expression vector pM3301 Ubi Sp AM79, where mAM79 is fused with signal peptide sequence of pea rib-1,5-bisphospate carboxylase(rbcS) small subunit and controlled by ubiquitin promoter. The plasmid was transformed into maize(Zea mays) immature embryos using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method. Total 74 regenerated plants were obtained and PCR analysis showed that these transgenic plants had the integration of mAM79. Southern blot analysis was performed on the genomic DNA from four transgenic lines, and the result showed that one or two copies of mAM79 were integrated into maize genome. RT-PCR analysis result indicated that mAM79 was highly transcribed in transgenic maize plants. When sprayed with glyphosate, transgenic maize line AM85 and AM72 could tolerate 4-fold of commercial usage of glyphosate; however, all the non-transgenic maize plants were killed by glyphosate. The results in this study confirmed that mAM79 could be used to develop glyphosate-tolerant maize, and the obtained transgenic maize lines could be used for the breeding of glyphosate-tolerant maize.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2007CB707805)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2006AA020101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30470047and 30200007)
文摘The widely used herbicide glyphosate targets 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase(EPSPS).Glyphosate acetyltransferase(GAT)effectively detoxifies glyphosate by N-acetylation.With the aim of identifying a new strategy for development of glyphosate-tolerant crops,the plant expression vector pG2-GAT harboring gat and G2-aroA(encoding EPSPS)has been transformed into tobacco(Nicotiana tabacum)to develop novel plants with higher tolerance to glyphosate.Results from Southern and Western blotting analyses indicated that the target genes were integrated into tobacco chromosomes and expressed effectively at the protein level.Glyphosate tolerance was compared among transgenic tobacco plants containing gat,G2-aroA,or both genes.Plants containing both gat and G2-aroA genes were the most glyphosate-tolerant.This study has shown that a combination of different strategies may result in higher tolerance in transgenic crops,providing a new approach for development of glyphosate-tolerant crops.