为进一步研究成花素(FLOWERING LOCUS T,FT)基因对植物营养生长的影响,通过结合qRT-PCR和生理学实验的方式对FT过表达及突变体植株进行比对分析.研究发现,FT过表达植株与野生型相比,其根毛短且稀疏,且具有分叉型、膨大型、波浪型等极性生长缺陷表型;相反,突变体ft-10的根毛相对长且密集,略优于野生型,无极性生长缺陷表型.通过实时定量PCR分析与根毛起始伸长过程相关基因KOAJK、SCN1、RHD2、LRL3、RSL4、RHD6的表达量,FT过表达植株显著低于野生型,而突变体ft-10略高于野生型.结果表明,FT基因在根毛起始伸长过程中起负调控作用,影响根毛的极性生长及数量分布.本研究增加了对FT基因在营养生长过程中功能的认识,同时也为深入研究根系发育的分子机理奠定了基础.
Phytochromes are a family of plant photoreceptors that mediate physiological and developmental re- sponses to red and far-red light. According to the affymetrix ATH1 microarray, phytochrome A (phyA) and phytochrome B (phyB) together play a key role in transducing the Rc signals to light-responsive genes. In order to select those red light-responsive genes associated with phyA or phyB, a proteomic approach based on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) was used to compare the protein ex- pression patterns of the phyAphyB double mutant and the wild type of Arabidopsis thaliana (col-4) which grew under constant red light conditions for 7 d. Thirty-two protein spots which exhibited dif- ferences in protein abundance were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight/time of flight mass spectrometry. The expression of ten genes corresponding to ten protein spots was analyzed by a semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Two of the ten genes were confirmed by quantitative PCR (Q-PCR). The results showed that phytochromes may exert their function by regulating mRNA or protein expressions. Proteomic analysis may provide a novel pathway for identifying phytochrome-dependent genes.
LI XuYANG YueJunLI YanWANG JieXIAO XiaoJuanGUO XinHongTANG DongYingLIU XuanMing
