岷江百合花青苷合成调控基因LrMYB15启动子克隆及活性分析

Cloning and activity analysis on promoter of LrMYB15, a regulatory gene for anthocyanin biosynthesis in Lilium regale

  • 摘要: 【目的】 克隆岷江百合R2R3-MYB转录因子基因MYB15LrMYB15)的启动子,并检测其转录活性,为揭示LrMYB15基因在百合花色形成和环境响应中的调控机制提供参考依据。【方法】 提取岷江百合开花当天的外侧花被片的基因组DNA和RNA,采用染色体步移法克隆LrMYB15基因启动子。通过PlantCARE数据库对其启动子序列的顺式作用元件进行预测。构建pBI121-LrMYB15-pro:GUS融合表达载体,利用农杆菌GV3101菌株瞬时转化本氏烟草的叶片,通过GUS组织化学染色法观察不同光照条件和添加外源激素生长素(IAA)、脱落酸(ABA)和茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)处理下LrMYB15基因启动子活性,并通过实时荧光定量PCR对该启动子的活性作进一步检测。构建光响应元件缺失启动子载体pBI121-ΔLrMYB15-pro:GUS,验证LrMYB15基因启动子序列中光响应元件功能。通过实时荧光定量PCR检测岷江百合花被片在3种外源激素和光照处理下LrMYB15基因的表达情况,并测定其花青苷含量。【结果】 克隆获得长度为2269 bp的LrMYB15基因启动子,该启动子区域共包含97个顺式作用元件,除含有TATA-box、CAAT-box等核心顺式作用启动元件外,还包含3类不同生物学功能的顺式作用元件,包括生长发育相关元件、激素响应元件和非生物胁迫响应元件。GUS组织化学染色检测结果表明,LrMYB15基因启动子具有明显的转录活性,能驱动下游GUS基因表达,在黑暗条件下该启动子的活性极低。LrMYB15基因启动子活性受光照诱导,并能被外源施加的IAA、ABA和MeJA 3种植物激素增强。而使用缺失了光响应元件的pBI121-ΔLrMYB15-pro:GUS载体侵染后,烟草叶片全程黑暗处理仅能观察到极其微弱、稀疏的蓝色斑点,表明光响应元件缺失后,LrMYB15基因启动子的光诱导活性明显降低。通过实时荧光定量PCR检测瞬时转化烟草叶片中GUS基因的相对表达量,结果与GUS组织化学染色结果一致。在岷江百合花被片中LrMYB15基因的相对表达量也与GUS染色结果一致,且岷江百合花被片中花青苷含量的变化趋势与LrMYB15基因相对表达量的变化亦趋势一致。【结论】 成功克隆并鉴定了岷江百合LrMYB15基因的启动子,证实其受光和激素协同调控,其中光响应元件对其光诱导活性具有关键作用。LrMYB15基因对岷江百合花被片中花青苷的合成具有正向调控作用。LrMYB15基因的启动子可用于驱动目的基因在植物中进行表达的研究。

     

    Abstract: 【Objective】 This study aimed to clone the promoter of R2R3-MYB transcription factor MYB15 gene from Lilium regaleLrMYB15) and to detect its transcriptional activity,thereby providing reference for elucidating the regulatory mechanism of LrMYB15 gene in flower color formation and environmental responses in Lilium regale.【Method】 Genomic DNA and RNA were extracted from the outer tepals of Lilium regale on the day of flowering. The promoter of LrMYB15 gene was cloned using chromosome walking method. Cis-acting elements in the promoter sequence were predicted using PlantCARE database. A pBI121-LrMYB15-pro:GUS fusion expression vector was constructed and transiently transformed into leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana via Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain GV3101. Promoter activity was assessed under different light conditions and exogenous hormones auxin (IAA),abscisic acid (ABA),and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) using GUS histochemical staining,and activity of the promoter was further examined through real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR. A promoter vector with deleted light-responsive elements,pBI121-ΔLrMYB15-pro:GUS,was constructed to verify the function of light-responsive elements in the LrMYB15 gene promoter sequence. Expression levels of LrMYB15 gene in Lilium regale tepals under the three exogenous hormone and light treatments were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR,and anthocyanin content was measured.【Result】 A 2269-bp promoter of LrMYB15 gene was successfully cloned. The promoter region contained a total of 97 cis-acting elements. In addition to core cis-acting promoter elements such as TATA-box and CAAT-box,it included three categories of cis-acting elements associated with distinct biological functions:growth and development-related elements,hormone-responsive elements,and abiotic stress-responsive elements. GUS histochemical staining demonstrated that the LrMYB15 gene promoter exhibited obvious transcriptional activity,driving expression of downstream GUS gene. Its activity was extremely low under dark conditions. Promoter activity of LrMYB15 gene was induced by light and enhanced by exogenous application of the three plant hormones (IAA, ABA, and MeJA). Following infiltration with the pBI121-ΔLrMYB15-pro:GUS vector lacking light-responsive elements, only extremely weak and sparse blue spots were observed in tobacco leaves under continuous dark treatment, indicating that deletion of light-responsive elements greatly reduced the light-induced activity of LrMYB15 gene promoter. The GUS gene relative expression levels in transiently transformed tobacco leaves detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR were consistent with the GUS histochemical staining results. The relative expression of LrMYB15 gene in Lilium regale tepals was consistent with the GUS staining results, and changes in anthocyanin content in the tepals showed a consistent trend with the relative expression of LrMYB15 gene.【Conclusion】 This study has successfully cloned and identified the promoter of LrMYB15 gene from Lilium regale, confirming that it is synergistically regulated by light and hormones, with light-responsive elements playing a critical role in its light-induced activity. LrMYB15 gene positively regulates anthocyanin synthesis in Lilium regale tepals. The promoter of LrMYB15 gene can be utilized to drive expression of target genes in plants.

     

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