关键词:木薯; MeHDZ14; 结构特性; 表达分析 Cloning and Analysis of the Transcription Factor Gene MeHDZ14 in Cassava YU Xiao-Ling, RUAN Meng-Bin, WANG Bin, YANG Yi-Ling, WANG Shu-Chang*, PENG Ming* Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science / Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Haikou 571101, China Fund:This study was supported by the International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China (31561143012, 2013DFA32020) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31501378) AbstractHD-Zip family genes play important roles in plant growth and stress response. To reveal the role of MeHDZ14gene in abiotic stresses (e.g. drought) in cassava, we cloned MeHDZ14 gene by using RT-PCR from cassava cultivar SC124, which was relatively more resistant to drought stress. Bioinformatics methods were used to analyze its structural characteristics, and semi-quantitative RT-PCR/qRT-PCR was used to explore its expression patterns in response to abiotic stresses in different plant tissues and varieties. MeHDZ14 has a 726 bp open reading frame, encoding 241 amino acids, and contains the typical HD and ZIP domain. Blastp analysis showed that MeHDZ14 has close genetic relationship with ATHB-7, which is a member of the family I HD-Zip gene. Yeast and subcellular localization test showed that the MeHDZ14 gene is a transcription factor and specifically expresses in the nucleus. Genetic structural variation analysis revealed a total of four mis-sense mutations in eight tested varieties. However, amino acid mutations were not found between wild and cultivated cassavas. This indicates the MeHDZ14 proteins are highly conserved. Semi-quantitative RT PCR analysis revealed that MeHDZ14was specifically expressed in petioles, and induced by drought stress in root and leaf, suggesting that MeHDZ14 plays an important role in the early drought stage. Analysis by qRT-PCR showed that MeHDZ14 gene had different expression levels in different cassava varieties, but the same mode under drought stress and ABA treatment. These data indicate that MeHDZ14 is a member of the ABA pathway responding to drought. Our results showed that MeHDZ14 plays an important role in the molecular pathways of cassava drought resistance, underlining its potential in genetic improvement of cassava drought tolerance.
Keyword:Cassava; MeHDZ14; Structure characteristics; Expression analysis Show Figures Show Figures
图1MeHDZ14基因结构分析 A: 基因结构及序列示意图; B: 蛋白质三维空间结构示意图。Fig. 1 Bioinformatics analysis results of MeHDZ14 A: sequence and structural analysis of MeHDZ14; B: the three-dimensional space structure of protein.
图2 转录因子验证结果 A: 植物表达载体载体骨架; B: 亚细胞定位结果(烟草叶表皮细胞); C: 目标基因酵母自激活试验。Fig. 2 Validation experiments of transcription factors A: schematic representation of the T-DNA region of MeHDZ14; B: subcellular localization of MeHDZ14 as revealed by GFP fusion protein in tobacco leaf-cells; C: α -X-gal developing of MeHDZ14.
图5MeHDZ14基因在不同木薯品种中的核酸差异分析 A: 基因结构及SNP和Indel多态性位点分析; B: 基因自然变异分析。Fig. 5 DNA sequence of MeHDZ14 gene in different cassava varieties A: gene structure and their SNP and Indel polymorphism sites; B: the natural variation analysis of MeHDZ14.
图6 不同品种木薯叶片中MeHDZ14基因的表达 A: 不同木薯品种中的相对表达; B: 干旱处理下, 4个木薯品种叶片中MeHDZ14基因的表达; MD: 中度干旱; SD: 重度干旱。Fig. 6 Expression profile of MeHDZ14 gene in different varieties of cassava A: relative expression level in different cassava varieties; B: under drought stress, the expression of MeHDZ14 in four different varieties of cassava. MD: moderate drought; SD: severe drought.
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