Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.
Mol Cells. 2012 Mar;33(3):269-75. doi: 10.1007/s10059-012-2231-3. Epub 2012 Jan 3.
Because micronutrients in human diets ultimately come from plant sources, malnutrition of essential minerals is a significant public health concern. By increasing the expression of nicotianamine synthase (NAS), we fortified the level of bioavailable iron in rice seeds. Activation of iron deficiency-inducible OsNAS2 resulted in a rise in Fe content (3.0-fold) in mature seeds. Its ectopic expression also increased that content. Enhanced expression led to higher tolerance of Fe deficiency and better growth under elevated pH. Mice fed with OsNAS2-D1 seeds recovered more rapidly from anemia, indicating that bioavailable Fe contents were improved by this increase in OsNAS2 expression.
由于人类饮食中的微量营养素最终来自植物来源,因此必需矿物质的营养不良是一个重大的公共卫生问题。通过增加植物螯合肽合成酶(NAS)的表达,我们增强了水稻种子中生物可利用铁的水平。铁饥饿诱导 OsNAS2 的激活导致成熟种子中铁含量(增加 3 倍)升高。其异位表达也增加了铁的含量。增强表达导致铁缺乏的耐受性更高,在 pH 值升高的情况下生长更好。用 OsNAS2-D1 种子喂养的老鼠从贫血中恢复得更快,这表明通过增加 OsNAS2 的表达,生物可利用铁的含量得到了改善。