Ectopic Expression of the Maize Homeobox Genes ZmHox1a or ZmHox1b Causes Pleiotropic Alterations in the Vegetative and Floral Development of Transgenic Tobacco

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 349
Author(s):  
Barbel Uberlacker ◽  
Bettina Klinge ◽  
Wolfgang Werr
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Tobacco ◽  
Floral Development ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Homeobox Genes

Transgenic expression of gallerimycin, a novel antifungal insect defensin from the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella, confers resistance to pathogenic fungi in tobacco

2006 ◽  
Vol 387 (5) ◽  
pp. 549-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregor Langen ◽  
Jafargholi Imani ◽  
Boran Altincicek ◽  
Gernot Kieseritzky ◽  
Karl-Heinz Kogel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Tobacco ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Galleria Mellonella ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Transgenic Expression ◽  
Greater Wax Moth ◽  
Insect Defensin ◽  
Wax Moth

Abstract A cDNA encoding gallerimycin, a novel antifungal peptide from the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella, was isolated from a cDNA library of genes expressed during innate immune response in the caterpillars. Upon ectopic expression of gallerimycin in tobacco, using Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a vector, gallerimycin conferred resistance to the fungal pathogens Erysiphe cichoracearum and Sclerotinia minor. Quantification of gallerimycin mRNA in transgenic tobacco by real-time PCR confirmed transgenic expression under control of the inducible mannopine synthase promoter. Leaf sap and intercellular washing fluid from transgenic tobacco inhibited in vitro germination and growth of the fungal pathogens, demonstrating that gallerimycin is secreted into intercellular spaces. The feasibility of the use of gallerimycin to counteract fungal diseases in crop plants is discussed.

scholarly journals Ectopic Expression of the Rice Lumazine Synthase Gene Contributes to Defense Responses in Transgenic Tobacco

2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 573-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingquan Wu ◽  
An Guo ◽  
Yanying Zhao ◽  
Xiaomeng Wang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Jasmonic Acid ◽  
Transgenic Tobacco ◽  
Plant Defenses ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Flavin Mononucleotide ◽  
Lumazine Synthase ◽  
Ethylene Content

Lumazine synthase (LS) catalyzes the penultimate reaction in the multistep riboflavin biosynthesis pathway, which is involved in plant defenses. Plant defenses are often subject to synergistic effects of jasmonic acid and ethylene whereas LS is a regulator of jasmonic acid signal transduction. However, little is known about whether the enzyme contributes to defense responses. To study the role of LS in plant pathogen defenses, we generated transgenic tobacco expressing the rice (Oryza sativa) LS gene, OsLS. OsLS was cloned and found to have strong identity with its homologues in higher plants and less homology to microbial orthologues. The OsLS protein localized to chloroplasts in three OsLS-expressing transgenic tobacco (LSETT) lines characterized as enhanced in growth and defense. Compared with control plants, LSETT had higher content of both riboflavin and the cofactors flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. In LSETT, jasmonic acid and ethylene were elevated, the expression of defense-related genes was induced, levels of resistance to pathogens were enhanced, and resistance was effective to viral, bacterial, and oomycete pathogens. Extents of OsLS expression correlated with increases in flavin, jasmonic acid, and ethylene content, and correlated with increases in resistance levels, suggesting a role for OsLS in defense responses.

Ectopic expression of a fruit phytoene synthase from Citrus paradisi Macf. promotes abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 10201-10209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana C. Cidade ◽  
Tahise M. de Oliveira ◽  
Amanda F. S. Mendes ◽  
Amanda F. Macedo ◽  
Eny I. S. Floh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Tobacco ◽  
Abiotic Stress Tolerance ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Phytoene Synthase ◽  
Citrus Paradisi

Requirements of Lim1, a Drosophila LIM-homeobox gene, for normal leg and antennal development

Development ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 127 (20) ◽  
pp. 4315-4323 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tsuji ◽  
A. Sato ◽  
I. Hiratani ◽  
M. Taira ◽  
K. Saigo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Homeobox Genes ◽  
Homeobox Gene ◽  
Homeodomain Protein ◽  
Border Cells ◽  
Null Mutant ◽  
Tarsal Segment ◽  
Segment Boundary ◽  
Leg Development ◽  
Antagonistic Interactions

During Drosophila leg development, the distal-most compartment (pretarsus) and its immediate neighbour (tarsal segment 5) are specified by a pretarsus-specific homeobox gene, aristaless, and tarsal-segment-specific Bar homeobox genes, respectively; the pretarsus/tarsal-segment boundary is formed by antagonistic interactions between Bar and pretarsus-specific genes that include aristaless (Kojima, T., Sato, M. and Saigo, K. (2000) Development 127, 769–778). Here, we show that Drosophila Lim1, a homologue of vertebrate Lim1 encoding a LIM-homeodomain protein, is involved in pretarsus specification and boundary formation through its activation of aristaless. Ectopic expression of Lim1 caused aristaless misexpression, while aristaless expression was significantly reduced in Lim1-null mutant clones. Pretarsus Lim1 expression was negatively regulated by Bar and abolished in leg discs lacking aristaless activity, which was associated with strong Bar misexpression in the presumptive pretarsus. No Lim1 misexpression occurred upon aristaless misexpression. The concerted function of Lim1 and aristaless was required to maintain Fasciclin 2 expression in border cells and form a smooth pretarsus/tarsal-segment boundary. Lim1 was also required for femur, coxa and antennal development.

Coexpression of the homeobox genes Distal-less and homothorax determines Drosophila antennal identity

Development ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.D. Dong ◽  
J. Chu ◽  
G. Panganiban
Keyword(s):  
Limb Development ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Homeobox Genes ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
The Body ◽  
Critical Function ◽  
Genital Disc ◽  
Identity Based

The Distal-less gene is known for its role in proximodistal patterning of Drosophila limbs. However, Distal-less has a second critical function during Drosophila limb development, that of distinguishing the antenna from the leg. The antenna-specifying activity of Distal-less is genetically separable from the proximodistal patterning function in that certain Distal-less allelic combinations exhibit antenna-to-leg transformations without proximodistal truncations. Here, we show that Distal-less acts in parallel with homothorax, a previously identified antennal selector gene, to induce antennal differentiation. While mutations in either Distal-less or homothorax cause antenna-to-leg transformations, neither gene is required for the others expression, and both genes are required for antennal expression of spalt. Coexpression of Distal-less and homothorax activates ectopic spalt expression and can induce the formation of ectopic antennae at novel locations in the body, including the head, the legs, the wings and the genital disc derivatives. Ectopic expression of homothorax alone is insufficient to induce antennal differentiation from most limb fields, including that of the wing. Distal-less therefore is required for more than induction of a proximodistal axis upon which homothorax superimposes antennal identity. Based on their genetic and biochemical properties, we propose that Homothorax and Extradenticle may serve as antenna-specific cofactors for Distal-less.

scholarly journals Isolation and Characterization of the PISTILLATA Ortholog Gene from Cymbidium faberi Rolfe

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Fei ◽  
Zhi-Xiong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Floral Development ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Anther Development ◽  
Protein Alignment ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Petal Development ◽  
Potted Plant

Cymbidium faberi Rolfe is a very popular potted plant in China, Japan and Korea where it has been cultivated for centuries. The economic value of this popular native Asian orchid could be enhanced by changes in its floral traits. In Arabidopsis, PISTILLATA (PI) is involved in regulating petal and stamen development. In order to investigate the possible role of the PI ortholog involved in floral development, we isolated CyfaPI from C. faberi. Protein alignment and a phylogenetic tree grouped CyfaPI in the PI lineage. CyfaPI transcripts were detected in all floral organs, but were absent in leaves. Moreover, in flowers, the highest expression level of CyfaPI was present in the gynostemium and the lowest level was found in anther caps. In addition, ectopic expression of CyfaPI in Arabidopsis pi-1 mutant rescued petal development, and complement the development of filament-like structure (part of stamen), but failed to complement anther development in the stamen whorl. All these finding suggest that CyfaPI is mainly responsible for perianth and gynostemium development in C. faberi. Our data may help to trace the development of the gynostemium program and evolution in orchids.

scholarly journals Transgenic Plants Producing the Bacterial Pheromone N-Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Exhibit Enhanced Resistance to the Bacterial Phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 1035-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Mäe ◽  
Marcos Montesano ◽  
Viia Koiv ◽  
E. Tapio Palva
Keyword(s):  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Transgenic Tobacco ◽  
Plant Cell Wall ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Erwinia Carotovora ◽  
Homoserine Lactone ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Enhanced Resistance

Bacterial pheromones, mainly different homoserine lactones, are central to a number of bacterial signaling processes, including those involved in plant pathogenicity. We previously demonstrated that N-oxoacyl-homoserine lactone (OHL) is essential for quorum sensing in the soft-rot phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora. In this pathogen, OHL controls the coordinate activation of genes encoding the main virulence determinants, extracellular plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs), in a cell density-dependent manner. We suggest that E. carotovora employ quorum sensing to avoid the premature production of PCWDEs and subsequent activation of plant defense responses. To test whether modulating this sensory system would affect the outcome of a plant-pathogen interaction, we generated transgenic tobacco, producing OHL. This was accomplished by ectopic expression in tobacco of the E. carotovora gene expI, which is responsible for OHL biosynthesis. We show that expI-positive transgenic tobacco lines produced the active pheromone and partially complemented the avirulent phenotype of expI mutants. The OHL-producing tobacco lines exhibited enhanced resistance to infection by wild-type E. carotovora. The results were confirmed by exogenous addition of OHL to wild-type plants, which also resulted in increased resistance to E. carotovora.

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