Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
PLoS One. 2014 Mar 18;9(3):e91741. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091741. eCollection 2014.
Jasmonates (JAs) are important signaling molecules in plants and play crucial roles in stress responses, secondary metabolites' regulation, plant growth and development. In this study, the promoter of AaAOC, which was the key gene of jasmonate biosynthetic pathway, had been cloned. GUS staining showed that AaAOC was expressed ubiquitiously in A. annua. AaAOC gene was overexpressed under control of 35S promoter. RT-Q-PCR showed that the expression levels of AaAOC were increased from 1.6- to 5.2-fold in AaAOC-overexpression transgenic A. annua. The results of GC-MS showed that the content of endogenous jasmonic acid (JA) was 2- to 4.7-fold of the control level in AaAOC-overexpression plants. HPLC showed that the contents of artemisinin, dihydroartemisinic acid and artemisinic acid were increased significantly in AaAOC-overexpression plants. RT-Q-PCR showed that the expression levels of FPS (farnesyl diphosphate synthase), CYP71AV1 (cytochrome P450 dependent hydroxylase) and DBR2 (double bond reductase 2) were increased significantly in AaAOC-overexpression plants. All data demonstrated that increased endogenous JA could significantly promote the biosynthesis of artemisinin in AaAOC-overexpression transgenic A. annua.
茉莉酸(JAs)是植物中重要的信号分子,在应激反应、次生代谢物调控、植物生长发育中发挥着关键作用。本研究克隆了参与茉莉酸生物合成途径的关键基因 AaAOC 的启动子。GUS 染色显示 AaAOC 在黄花蒿中广泛表达。在 35S 启动子的控制下,AaAOC 基因被过表达。RT-Q-PCR 显示 AaAOC 过表达转基因黄花蒿中 AaAOC 的表达水平增加了 1.6-5.2 倍。GC-MS 的结果表明,AaAOC 过表达植株中内源性茉莉酸(JA)的含量是对照水平的 2-4.7 倍。HPLC 显示 AaAOC 过表达植株中青蒿素、二氢青蒿酸和青蒿酸的含量显著增加。RT-Q-PCR 显示 AaAOC 过表达植株中 FPS(法呢基二磷酸合酶)、CYP71AV1(细胞色素 P450 依赖性羟化酶)和 DBR2(双键还原酶 2)的表达水平显著增加。所有数据表明,内源性 JA 的增加可显著促进 AaAOC 过表达转基因黄花蒿中青蒿素的生物合成。