以我国重要的生物能源灌木——中间锦鸡儿枝叶和种子为材料,根据GenBank中已经发表fad2基因的同源序列,利用PCR技术克隆得到基因片段。在GenBank中Blast(GenBank登录号AY957393)所得基因片段和同属豆科的Glycine max Gmfad2-2a同源性高...
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以我国重要的生物能源灌木——中间锦鸡儿枝叶和种子为材料,根据GenBank中已经发表fad2基因的同源序列,利用PCR技术克隆得到基因片段。在GenBank中Blast(GenBank登录号AY957393)所得基因片段和同属豆科的Glycine max Gmfad2-2a同源性高达88%,位于fad2基因编码区中部。将所得片段经BamHI和SacI酶切后插入表达载体质粒pBI121,构建了反义表达载体pBI121fad2,并利用农杆菌介导法转入烟草叶片,获得了抗卡那霉素和氨苄青霉素的再生烟草植株。初步分析结果表明:与对照烟草相比,转基因烟草种子脂肪酸含量没有明显差异,而亚油酸则减少10.3%。
Acyl-ACP thioesterases （FATs） terminates the fatty acid synthesis and allow the transport of fatty acids out of the plastids, which are the important determinants of cellular metabolism. FATB is a member of FAT enzy...
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Acyl-ACP thioesterases （FATs） terminates the fatty acid synthesis and allow the transport of fatty acids out of the plastids, which are the important determinants of cellular metabolism. FATB is a member of FAT enzymes that has been described previously in most of the plants. In silico cloning is a new method that utilizes the bioinformatics on the complete genome and available EST database. In this study, a full-length cDNA clone of PtFATB gene was isolated from Populus tomentosa using this approach. It is 1,450 bp in length and the open reading frame encodes a peptide of 421 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence shows significant homology with those from other plant species, which contain typical domains owned by FATB proteins. The transcripts of PtFATB were abundant in leaves, and less in roots detected by using semiquantitative RT-PCR. When the shoots were subjected to the stress treatments （cold, dry, NaC1） and ABA （Abscisic acid）, the expression of PtFATB was only slightly reduced under the treatment of low temperature. This suggests that the expression of PtFATB is in a constitutive fashion. This study provides the basis not only for the identification and characterization of this gene but also for the improvement of cold tolerance by controlling the expression of the PtFATB gene in trees in near future.
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