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To achieve genetic transformation in plants, we need the construction of a vector (genetic vehicle) which transports the genes of interest, flanked by the necessary controlling sequences i.e. promoter and terminator, and deliver the genes into the host plant.
Majority of agronomic traits are quantitative and are controlled polygenetically.Instead of producing transgenic plants through single gene transfer many researchers are attempting on multigene engineering. The simultaneous transfer of multiple genes in to plants will enable us to produce plants with more desirable characters. Engineering of genes coding for complete metabolic pathways, bacterial operons or biopharmaceuticals that require an assembly of complex multisubunit proteins etc are some of the successful examples of multigene engineering.
The ultimate objective of modern plant breeding is to improve a top variety in one single additional character in a predictable and precise manner without disturbing the rest of the genome. Today this is being realised through examples of successful transfer of specific traits into higher plants by gene transfer.
Techniques that open up to the plant breeder the possibility of transferring in a planned manner characters from one organism to another have been developed in microbial genetics. It should be stressed right at the outset that the expression “gene” has different meanings in agriculture and in molecular biology.
Gene Transfer Methods:
The gene transfer techniques in plant genetic transformation are broadly grouped into two categories:
I. Vector-mediated gene transfer
II. Direct or vector less DNA transfer
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Majority of agronomic traits are quantitative and are controlled polygenetically.Instead of producing transgenic plants through single gene transfer many researchers are attempting on multigene engineering. The simultaneous transfer of multiple genes in to plants will enable us to produce plants with more desirable characters. Engineering of genes coding for complete metabolic pathways, bacterial operons or biopharmaceuticals that require an assembly of complex multisubunit proteins etc are some of the successful examples of multigene engineering.
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Gene Transfer Methods:
The gene transfer techniques in plant genetic transformation are broadly grouped into two categories:
I. Vector-mediated gene transfer
II. Direct or vector less DNA transfer
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1. How Transgenic plant is used in
Agricultural Field
转基因植物在农业生产中的应用
Dr. Hongmei Cheng
程红梅
Biotechnology Research Institute, CAAS
chenghm@caas.net.cn,
Tel:82106125, Crop institue buliding 401
3. BRI-CAAS
Permanent staff: 112
Academician: 1
Professor: 26
Associate Professor: 32
Assistant Professor: 24
PhD and Master Students
>150
4. Organizations-Departments and labs
Research Departments: 2
Department of Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
Department of Molecular Microbiology
Laboratories: 8
Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering
Laboratory of molecular biology for plant stress tolerance
Laboratory of plant metabolic engineering
Laboratory of plant functional genomics
Laboratory of gene expression and molecular farming
Laboratory of biosafety assessment of GMOs
Laboratory of genetic engineering for agro-microorganisms
Laboratory of genetic engineering for environmental-
microorganisms
5. Organizations-Research Centers
Research Centers:
1. Research Center for Crop Molecular Designing
2. Research Center for Microorganism Genetic Engineering
3. Research Center for Biosafety Assessment of GMOs
4. Key laboratory for Crop Molecular Biology, Ministry of
Agriculture
Engineering Center
1. Center for Biotechnology Products
7. Insect Resistance
Transgenic Bt cotton
resistant to ball worm
1. Commercialized since 1998
2. In 2007, more than 70% cotton
are transgenic, Accumulated
acreage: 2.4 million ha.
3. Accumulated benefit since
1998: >126 billion RMB
8. Molecular Farming and Bioreactor
Without signal peptide With signal peptide targeting
to extracellular space
Phytase Expression Vectors Efficiency corn transformation system
Phytase corn in greenhouse Molecular Screen and enzymatic activity assay
9. Producing phytase by transgenic corn
1. Used as feed additive
to increase the
efficiency use of
phosphorus and
proteinsmetal ions
bioavailability
2. Highly expressed lines
have been obtained
3. Biosafety assessment
of transgenic corn
Phytase corn in field completed
10. What is Biotechnology?
How about some definitions
General Definition
The application of technology to improve
a biological organism
Detailed Definition
The application of the technology to modify the
biological function of an organism by adding genes
from another organism
11. These definitions imply biotechnology
is needed because:
•Nature has a rich source of variation
• Here we see bean has many
seedcoat colors and patterns
in nature
But we know nature does not have
all of the traits we need
12. But nature does not contain all the
genetic variation man desires
•Fruits with vaccines
•Grains with improved nutrition
13. Central Dogma of Molecular Genetics
(The guiding principle that controls trait expression)
Protein Trait
(or phenotype)
Translation
Seed shape
DNA RNA
Transcription
(gene)
Plant height
14. In General, Plant Biotechnology Techniques
Fall Into Two Classes
Gene Manipulation
• Identify a gene from another species which controls
a trait of interest
• Or modify an existing gene (create a new allele)
Gene Introduction
• Introduces that gene into an organism
• Technique called transformation
• Forms transgenic organisms
15. Genes Are Cloned Based On:
Similarity to known genes
Homology cloning (mouse clone used to obtain human gene)
Protein sequence
Complementary genetics (predicting gene sequence
from protein)
Chromosomal location
Map-based cloning (using genetic approach)
16. Homology Cloning
Clones transferred
to filter
Human clone
Mouse probe
library
added to filter
Hot-spots are human
homologs to mouse gene
17. Complementary Genetics
1. Protein sequence is related to gene sequence
NH3+-Met-Asp-Gly--------------Trp-Ser-Lys-COO-
ATG GAT-GCT TGG-AGT-AAA
C C C G
A TCT
G C
A
G
2. The genetic code information is used to design PCR primers
Forward primer: 5’-ATGGAT/CGCN-3’
Reverse primer: 5’-T/CTTNC/GT/ACCA-3’
Notes: T/C = a mixture of T and C at this position;
N = a mixture of all four nucleotides
Reverse primer is the reverse complement of the gene sequence
18. Complementary Genetics
(cont.)
3. Use PCR to amplify gene fragment
a. template DNA is melted (94C)
3’ 5’
5’ 3’
3’ 5’
5’ 3’
b. primers anneal to complementary site in melted DNA (55C)
3’ 5’
5’ 3’
c. two copies of the template DNA made (72C)
3’ 5’
5’ 3’
19. Complementary Genetics
(cont.)
4. Gene fragment used to screen library
Clones transferred
to filter
Human clone
library PCR fragment
probe added to filter
Hot-spots are human gene
of interest
20. Map-based Cloning
Gene Marker
1. Use genetic techniques to
find marker near gene
Gene/Marker
2. Find cosegregating marker
3. Discover overlapping clones
(or contig) that contains the marker Gene/Marker
Gene/Marker
4. Find ORFs on contig
5. Prove one ORF is the gene by Mutant + ORF = Wild type?
transformation or mutant analysis Yes? ORF = Gene
21. Gene Manipulation
• It is now routine to isolate genes
• But the target gene must be carefully chosen
• Target gene is chosen based on desired phenotype
Function:
Glyphosate (RoundUp) resistance
EPSP synthase enzyme
Increased Vitamin A content
Vitamin A biosynthetic pathway enzymes
22. Introducing the Gene or
Developing Transgenics
Steps
1. Create transformation cassette
2. Introduce and select for transformants
23. Transformation Cassettes
Contains
1. Gene of interest
• The coding region and its controlling elements
2. Selectable marker
• Distinguishes transformed/untransformed plants
3. Insertion sequences
• Aids Agrobacterium insertion
24. Gene of Interest
Promoter TP Coding Region
Promoter Region
• Controls when, where and how much the gene is expressed
ex.: CaMV35S (constitutive; on always)
Glutelin 1 (only in rice endosperm during seed development)
Transit Peptide
• Targets protein to correct organelle
ex.: RbCS (RUBISCO small subunit; choloroplast target
Coding Region
• Encodes protein product
ex.: EPSP
-carotene genes
25. Selectable Marker
Promoter Coding Region
Promoter Region
• Normally constitutive
ex.: CaMV35s (Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35S RNA promoter
Coding Region
• Gene that breaks down a toxic compound;
non-transgenic plants die
ex.: nptII [kanamycin (bacterial antibiotic) resistance]
aphIV [hygromycin (bacterial antibiotic) resistance]
Bar [glufosinate (herbicide) resistance]
26. Effect of Selectable Marker
Non-transgenic = Lacks Kan or Bar Gene
Plant dies in presence
of selective compound X
Transgenic = Has Kan or Bar Gene
Plant grows in presence
of selective compound
27. Insertion Sequences
TL TR
Required for proper gene insertions
• Used for Agrobacterium-transformation
ex.: Right and Left borders of T-DNA
29. Delivering the Gene
to the Plant
• Transformation cassettes are developed in the lab
• They are then introduced into a plant
• Two major delivery methods
• Agrobacterium
Tissue culture
• Gene Gun required to generate
transgenic plants
30. Plant Tissue Culture
A Requirement for Transgenic Development
Callus
grows
A plant part Shoots
Is cultured develop Shoots are rooted;
plant grows to maturity
31. Agrobacterium
A natural DNA delivery system
• A plant pathogen found in nature
• Infects many plant species
• Delivers DNA that encodes for plant hormones
• DNA incorporates into plant chromosome
• Hormone genes expressed and galls form at infection site
Gall on
stem
Gall on
leaf
32. But Nature’s Agrobacterium
Has Problems
Infected tissues cannot be regenerated (via tissue culture)
into new plants
Why?
• Phytohormone balance incorrect regeneration
Solution? Transferred DNA (T-DNA) modified by
• Removing phytohormone genes
• Retaining essential transfer sequences
• Adding cloning site for gene of interest
33. The Gene Gun
• DNA vector is coated onto gold or tungsten particles
• Particles are accelerated at high speeds by the gun
• Particles enter plant tissue
• DNA enters the nucleus and
incorporates into chromosome
• Integration process unknown
34. Transformation Steps
Prepare tissue for transformation
• Tissue must be capable of developing into normal plants
• Leaf, germinating seed, immature embryos
Introduce DNA
• Agrobacterium or gene gun
Culture plant tissue
• Develop shoots
• Root the shoots
Field test the plants
• Multiple sites, multiple years
43. Function of COR15a
Two classifications
–LEA II proteins
–Novel hydrophilic proteins
• Involves the stabilization of membranes
• Decrease the propensity of membranes to from
hexagonal II phase lipids in response to freezing
45. Promoter elements of COR Genes:
– C-repeat/Drought responsive element
(CRT/DRE)
COR genes was accomplished by overexpressing the
Arabidopsis transcriptional activator CBF1 (CRT/DRE binding
factor 1)
CBF1 binds to CRT/DRE DNA regulatory element present in
the promoters of the COR genes
CBF1 resulted in a greater increase in freezing tolerance than
did expressing COR15a alone.
46. CBF1 pathway might control one set of cold-acclimation
response
CBF1 has a mass of 24 kDa, has AP2 domain in
Stockinger:
Arabidopsis, tobacco, and other plants proteins.
have demonstrated that Ap2 domain includes a
Ohme-takagi
DNA-binding region.
CBF1is a transcriptional activator that can activate
CRT/DRE-containing genes and was a probable regulator of
COR gene expression in Arabidposis
CBF1 appears to be an important regulator of the cold-
acclimation response, controlling the level of COR gene
expression.
48. CBF Gene Family
Binds CRT/DRE element
Transcription activators
Plays a regulatory role
– Overexpression induces COR genes
49. CBF Gene Family
CBF is a member of a small gene family encoding three closely
related transcriptional activator.
CBF1, CBF2 and CBF3 are physically linked n direct repeat
on chromosome 4 near molecular markers PG11 and m600(-71cM)
Like CBF1, both CBF2 and CBF3 proteins can activate
expression of reporter genes in yeast that contain the CRT/DRE as
an upstream activator sequence, indicating that these two family
member are also transcriptional activators.
50. CBF1
1 32 44 47 106 213
NLS AP2 Domain Activation Domain
“Zip-Code”
to get protein
into nucleus
Binds to CRT/DRE
“Flips the switch”
Causing Gene Activation
51. COR Gene Activation by CBF
Activation Domain
DNA Binding Domain
COR GENE
CR
CR
CR
TA
TA
T/
T/
T/
DR
DR
DR
E
E
E
56. Project Overview
Most plants possess CBFs
– Based on BLASTs of different crop species
Tomato
– Cultivated species, TA491
– Cold tolerance wild species, LA407
59. Objectives
• Estimate CBF gene copy number
• Clone all family members,
• Sequence all CBFs in Tomato, and analyze
it, include upstream and downstream
sequence
• Determine expression in response to:
• Low temperature
• Drought
61. Lambda Phage Clone
Phage Genomic subclones and sequence:
• Isolate le3DNA from the phage plate
• Digest the DNA with NotI or Xba I enzymes
• Subclone them into NotI or XbaI cut pGEM11Z
• Get the physics map of Le3 19kb fragment
• Sequence clones
• Design primers to do the primer walk
62. Sequence analysis:
• Alignment sequence data using Sequencher software
• Detect the CBF loci from the sequence, find the open
reading frame
• Protein sequence alignment of AtCBF and LeCBF