The tetracycline （Tet）-off gene expression regulation system based on the TetR-VP16/Top10 construct has not been widely utilized in plants, for its highly expressed TetR-VP16 activator is toxic to some plants and re...The tetracycline （Tet）-off gene expression regulation system based on the TetR-VP16/Top10 construct has not been widely utilized in plants, for its highly expressed TetR-VP16 activator is toxic to some plants and repeatedly replenishing tetracycline to turn off the constitutively active system is a tedious process. To solve these problems, a Tet-off and heat shock （HS）-on gene expression regulation system was constructed in this study. This system is composed of a chimeric transactivator gene TetR-HSF that is derived from a Tet repressor （TetR） and a HS transcription factor （HSF） controlled by a HS promoter HSP70m, and a Tet operator containing hybrid promoter, Om35S, that drives expression of the β-glucuronidase （GUS） gene. The resultant system yields a GUS expression pattern similar to that of the HSP70m promoter under inducing temperatures and at 35 and 40℃ drives GUS expression to a similar level as the Cauliflower mosaic virus （CaMV） 35S promoter. Further examination revealed that the TetR-HSF and GUS genes were induced by HS, reaching peak expression after 1 and 6 h treatment, respectively, and the HS induction of the expression system could be inhibited by Tet. This system will provide a useful tool for transgenic studies of plants in the laboratory and in the field, including transgene function analysis, agronomic trait improvement, biopharmaceutical protein production and others.展开更多
目的:研究TetR家族转录调控子(TFR)基因敲除对鲍曼不动杆菌生物被膜(BF)生成能力的影响。方法:通过构建自杀质粒的方法敲除鲍曼不动杆菌SZ042株TFR基因,并设计内部引物和外部引物的方法进行敲除株的验证,采用结晶紫染色法对比观察和定...目的:研究TetR家族转录调控子(TFR)基因敲除对鲍曼不动杆菌生物被膜(BF)生成能力的影响。方法:通过构建自杀质粒的方法敲除鲍曼不动杆菌SZ042株TFR基因,并设计内部引物和外部引物的方法进行敲除株的验证,采用结晶紫染色法对比观察和定量分析基因敲除前后BF生成的情况。结果:成功敲除鲍曼不动杆菌中TFR基因,获得TFR基因敲除株SZ042/ΔtetRt株;与野生株相比,敲除株菌膜形成量明显下降,培养4、8、12、16、24 h BF的生成量差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:TFR基因对鲍曼不动杆菌被膜生成和形态维持有促进作用,可以作为开发针对鲍曼不动杆菌BF生成机制的新型抗菌药物的潜在靶点。展开更多
基金supported by the National High-Tech R&D Program of China(2010AA10060705)the Transgenic Engineering Crops Breeding Special Funds from China’s Ministry of Agriculture(2009ZX08010-005B)
文摘The tetracycline （Tet）-off gene expression regulation system based on the TetR-VP16/Top10 construct has not been widely utilized in plants, for its highly expressed TetR-VP16 activator is toxic to some plants and repeatedly replenishing tetracycline to turn off the constitutively active system is a tedious process. To solve these problems, a Tet-off and heat shock （HS）-on gene expression regulation system was constructed in this study. This system is composed of a chimeric transactivator gene TetR-HSF that is derived from a Tet repressor （TetR） and a HS transcription factor （HSF） controlled by a HS promoter HSP70m, and a Tet operator containing hybrid promoter, Om35S, that drives expression of the β-glucuronidase （GUS） gene. The resultant system yields a GUS expression pattern similar to that of the HSP70m promoter under inducing temperatures and at 35 and 40℃ drives GUS expression to a similar level as the Cauliflower mosaic virus （CaMV） 35S promoter. Further examination revealed that the TetR-HSF and GUS genes were induced by HS, reaching peak expression after 1 and 6 h treatment, respectively, and the HS induction of the expression system could be inhibited by Tet. This system will provide a useful tool for transgenic studies of plants in the laboratory and in the field, including transgene function analysis, agronomic trait improvement, biopharmaceutical protein production and others.
文摘目的:研究TetR家族转录调控子(TFR)基因敲除对鲍曼不动杆菌生物被膜(BF)生成能力的影响。方法:通过构建自杀质粒的方法敲除鲍曼不动杆菌SZ042株TFR基因,并设计内部引物和外部引物的方法进行敲除株的验证,采用结晶紫染色法对比观察和定量分析基因敲除前后BF生成的情况。结果:成功敲除鲍曼不动杆菌中TFR基因,获得TFR基因敲除株SZ042/ΔtetRt株;与野生株相比,敲除株菌膜形成量明显下降,培养4、8、12、16、24 h BF的生成量差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:TFR基因对鲍曼不动杆菌被膜生成和形态维持有促进作用,可以作为开发针对鲍曼不动杆菌BF生成机制的新型抗菌药物的潜在靶点。
