微小RNA(microRNA,miRNA)是真核生物体内调控基因表达的一类非常重要的小分子RNA,在植物逆境适应过程中发挥着重要的作用。总结番木瓜环斑病毒(papaya ring spot virus,PRSV)致病机理研究的最新进展,探讨miRNA在植物抗病毒中的研究进展...微小RNA(microRNA,miRNA)是真核生物体内调控基因表达的一类非常重要的小分子RNA,在植物逆境适应过程中发挥着重要的作用。总结番木瓜环斑病毒(papaya ring spot virus,PRSV)致病机理研究的最新进展,探讨miRNA在植物抗病毒中的研究进展和应用前景,提出研究番木瓜miRNA参与抗PRSV机制的途径,为开展番木瓜miRNA研究和创制抗PRSV番木瓜新种质提供理论参考。展开更多
The homologous genes FLORICAULA (FLO) in Antirrhinum and LEAFY (LFY) in Arabidopsis are known to regu- late the initiation of flowering in these two distantly related plant species. These genes are necessary also for ...The homologous genes FLORICAULA (FLO) in Antirrhinum and LEAFY (LFY) in Arabidopsis are known to regu- late the initiation of flowering in these two distantly related plant species. These genes are necessary also for the expression of downstream genes that control floral organ identity. We used Arabidopsis LFY cDNA as a probe to clone and sequence a papaya ortholog of LFY, PFL. It encodes a protein that shares 61% identity with the Arabidopsis LFY gene and 71% identity with the LFY homologs of the two woody tree species: California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) and black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa). Despite the high sequence similarity within two conserved regions, the N-terminal proline-rich motif in papaya PFL differs from other members in the family. This difference may not affect the gene function of papaya PFL, since an equally divergent but a functional LFY ortholog NEEDLY of Pinus radiata has been reported. Genomic and BAC Southern analyses indicated that there is only one copy of PFL in the papaya genome. In situ hybridization experiments demonstrated that PFL is expressed at a relatively low level in leaf primordia, but it is expressed at a high level in the floral meristem. Quantitative PCR analyses revealed that PFL was expressed in flower buds of all three sex types - male, female, and hermaphrodite with marginal difference between hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers. These data suggest that PFL may play a similar role as LFY in flower development and has limited effect on sex differentiation in papaya.展开更多
文摘微小RNA(microRNA,miRNA)是真核生物体内调控基因表达的一类非常重要的小分子RNA,在植物逆境适应过程中发挥着重要的作用。总结番木瓜环斑病毒(papaya ring spot virus,PRSV)致病机理研究的最新进展,探讨miRNA在植物抗病毒中的研究进展和应用前景,提出研究番木瓜miRNA参与抗PRSV机制的途径,为开展番木瓜miRNA研究和创制抗PRSV番木瓜新种质提供理论参考。
文摘The homologous genes FLORICAULA (FLO) in Antirrhinum and LEAFY (LFY) in Arabidopsis are known to regu- late the initiation of flowering in these two distantly related plant species. These genes are necessary also for the expression of downstream genes that control floral organ identity. We used Arabidopsis LFY cDNA as a probe to clone and sequence a papaya ortholog of LFY, PFL. It encodes a protein that shares 61% identity with the Arabidopsis LFY gene and 71% identity with the LFY homologs of the two woody tree species: California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) and black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa). Despite the high sequence similarity within two conserved regions, the N-terminal proline-rich motif in papaya PFL differs from other members in the family. This difference may not affect the gene function of papaya PFL, since an equally divergent but a functional LFY ortholog NEEDLY of Pinus radiata has been reported. Genomic and BAC Southern analyses indicated that there is only one copy of PFL in the papaya genome. In situ hybridization experiments demonstrated that PFL is expressed at a relatively low level in leaf primordia, but it is expressed at a high level in the floral meristem. Quantitative PCR analyses revealed that PFL was expressed in flower buds of all three sex types - male, female, and hermaphrodite with marginal difference between hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers. These data suggest that PFL may play a similar role as LFY in flower development and has limited effect on sex differentiation in papaya.
