scholarly journals An Optimized Transformation System and Functional Test of CYC-Like TCP Gene CpCYC in Chirita pumila (Gesneriaceae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4544
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Juan-Juan Wang ◽  
Jie Wu ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Expression System ◽  
Transient Gene Expression ◽  
Functional Test ◽  
Transformation System ◽  
Model Plant ◽  
Horizontal Orientation ◽  
Basal Group ◽  
The Family ◽  
Genetic Transformation System ◽  
Evo Devo

The development of an ideal model plant located at a key phylogenetic node is critically important to advance functional and regulatory studies of key regulatory genes in the evolutionary developmental (evo-devo) biology field. In this study, we selected Chirita pumila in the family Gesneriaceae, a basal group in Lamiales, as a model plant to optimize its genetic transformation system established previously by us through investigating a series of factors and further conduct functional test of the CYC-like floral symmetry gene CpCYC. By transforming a RNAi:CpCYC vector, we successfully achieved the desired phenotypes of upright actinomorphic flowers, which suggest that CpCYC actually determines the establishment of floral zygomorphy and the horizontal orientation of flowers in C. pumila. We also confirmed the activities of CpCYC promoter in dorsal petals, dorsal/lateral staminodes, as well as the pedicel by transferring a CpCYC promoter:GUS vector into C. pumila. Furthermore, we testified the availability of a transient gene expression system using C. pumila mesophyll protoplasts. The improved transformation system together with the inherent biological features would make C. pumila an attractive new model in functional and regulatory studies for a broad range of evo-devo issues.

scholarly journals Harnessing a Transient Gene Expression System in Nicotiana benthamiana to Explore Plant Agrochemical Transporters

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 524
Author(s):  
Bingqi Wu ◽  
Zhiting Chen ◽  
Xiaohui Xu ◽  
Ronghua Chen ◽  
Siwei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transient Expression ◽  
Nicotiana Benthamiana ◽  
Heterologous Gene Expression ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Transient Gene Expression ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Gene Expression System

Functional characterization of plant agrichemical transporters provided an opportunity to discover molecules that have a high mobility in plants and have the potential to increase the amount of pesticides reaching damage sites. Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression in tobacco is simple and fast, and its protein expression efficiency is high; this system is generally used to mediate heterologous gene expression. In this article, transient expression of tobacco nicotine uptake permease (NtNUP1) and rice polyamine uptake transporter 1 (OsPUT1) in Nicotiana benthamiana was performed to investigate whether this system is useful as a platform for studying the interactions between plant transporters and pesticides. The results showed that NtNUP1 increases nicotine uptake in N. benthamiana foliar discs and protoplasts, indicating that this transient gene expression system is feasible for studying gene function. Moreover, yeast expression of OsPUT1 apparently increases methomyl uptake. Overall, this method of constructing a transient gene expression system is useful for improving the efficiency of analyzing the functions of plant heterologous transporter-encoding genes and revealed that this system can be further used to study the functions of transporters and pesticides, especially their interactions.

scholarly journals Establishment of a Genetic Transformation System in Guanophilic Fungus Amphichorda guana

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Min Liang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Landa Qi ◽  
Guocan Chen ◽  
Lei Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Transformation ◽  
Genetic Manipulation ◽  
Major Facilitator Superfamily ◽  
Protoplast Regeneration ◽  
Transformation System ◽  
Regeneration Rate ◽  
Bioactive Natural Products ◽  
Genetics Research ◽  
Genetic Transformation System ◽  
Major Facilitator

Fungi from unique environments exhibit special physiological characters and plenty of bioactive natural products. However, the recalcitrant genetics or poor transformation efficiencies prevent scientists from systematically studying molecular biological mechanisms and exploiting their metabolites. In this study, we targeted a guanophilic fungus Amphichorda guana LC5815 and developed a genetic transformation system. We firstly established an efficient protoplast preparing method by conditional optimization of sporulation and protoplast regeneration. The regeneration rate of the protoplast is up to about 34.6% with 0.8 M sucrose as the osmotic pressure stabilizer. To develop the genetic transformation, we used the polyethylene glycol-mediated protoplast transformation, and the testing gene AG04914 encoding a major facilitator superfamily transporter was deleted in strain LC5815, which proves the feasibility of this genetic manipulation system. Furthermore, a uridine/uracil auxotrophic strain was created by using a positive screening protocol with 5-fluoroorotic acid as a selective reagent. Finally, the genetic transformation system was successfully established in the guanophilic fungus strain LC5815, which lays the foundation for the molecular genetics research and will facilitate the exploitation of bioactive secondary metabolites in fungi.

Establishment of efficient callus genetic transformation system for Pyrus armeniacaefolia

2021 ◽  
Vol 289 ◽  
pp. 110429
Author(s):  
Xinhui Wang ◽  
Fengli Zhou ◽  
Jianlong Liu ◽  
Wenqian Liu ◽  
Shaoling Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Transformation ◽  
Transformation System ◽  
Genetic Transformation System

scholarly journals Establishment of a Tractable Genetic Transformation System in Veillonella spp.

2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 3488-3491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinman Liu ◽  
Zhoujie Xie ◽  
Justin Merritt ◽  
Fengxia Qi
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Genetic Transformation ◽  
Shuttle Vector ◽  
Transformation System ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Genetic Transformation System

ABSTRACTWe have constructed the firstEscherichia coli-Veillonellashuttle vector based on an endogenous plasmid (pVJL1) isolated from a clinicalVeillonellastrain. A highly transformableVeillonellastrain was also identified. Both the shuttle vector and the transformable strain should be valuable tools for futureVeillonellagenetic studies.

scholarly journals Transient Gene Expression System Using Protoplasts from Developing Soybean Cotyledons.

1993 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Mayuko ISHIKAWA ◽  
Kyuya HARADA ◽  
Fukumi SAKAI ◽  
Yuko OHASHI ◽  
Tadao NAITO
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Transient Gene Expression ◽  
Gene Expression System

Genetic rescue of muscle defects associated with a mutant Drosophila melanogaster tropomyosin allele

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 2977-2980
Author(s):  
E A Fyrberg ◽  
C C Karlik
Keyword(s):  
Germ Line ◽  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Transformation System ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Genetic Rescue ◽  
Transformation Protocol ◽  
Type Gene ◽  
Genetic Transformation System ◽  
And Function

We describe a genetic transformation system which should prove useful for investigating tropomyosin assembly and function. Muscle abnormalities associated with a defective tropomyosin allele were corrected by integrating the wild-type gene into germ line chromosomes. The transformation protocol permits application of directed mutagenesis techniques in investigations of contractile regulatory mechanisms.

scholarly journals Molecular Rewiring of the Jasmonate Signaling Pathway to Control Auxin-Responsive Gene Expression

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 641
Author(s):  
Ning Li ◽  
Linggai Cao ◽  
Wenzhuo Miu ◽  
Ruibin Cao ◽  
Mingbo Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Transient Gene Expression ◽  
Transcriptional Repressor ◽  
Auxin Signaling ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Auxin Signaling Pathway ◽  
Responsive Gene

The plant hormone jasmonic acid (JA) has an important role in many aspects of plant defense response and developmental process. JA triggers interaction between the F-box protein COI1 and the transcriptional repressors of the JAZ family that leads the later to proteasomal degradation. The Jas-motif of JAZs is critical for mediating the COI1 and JAZs interaction in the presence of JA. Here, by using the protoplast transient gene expression system we reported that the Jas-motif of JAZ1 was necessary and sufficient to target a foreign reporter protein for COI1-facilitated degradation. We fused the Jas-motif to the SHY2 transcriptional repressor of auxin signaling pathway to create a chimeric protein JaSHY. Interestingly, JaSHY retained the transcriptional repressor function while become degradable by the JA coreceptor COI1 in a JA-dependent fashion. Moreover, the JA-induced and COI1-facilitated degradation of JaSHY led to activation of a synthetic auxin-responsive promoter activity. These results showed that the modular components of JA signal transduction pathway can be artificially redirected to regulate auxin signaling pathway and control auxin-responsive gene expression. Our work provides a general strategy for using synthetic biology approaches to explore and design cell signaling networks to generate new cellular functions in plant systems.

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