MicroRNAs （miRNAs） are derived from distinct loci in the genome and play crucial roles in RNA-mediated gene silencing mechanisms that regulate cellular processes during development and stress responses of plants. Th...MicroRNAs （miRNAs） are derived from distinct loci in the genome and play crucial roles in RNA-mediated gene silencing mechanisms that regulate cellular processes during development and stress responses of plants. The miRNAs are approximately 21 nucleotides long and code for the complementary strand to a larger genic mRNA. They are often found within the complementary primary transcript （pri-miRNAs）. In the past few years, a growing number of soybean miRNAs have been discovered, however, little is known about the transcriptional regulation of these miRNAs. In this study, promoters and cis-acting elements of soybean miRNAs were analyzed using the genomic data for the first time. A total of 82 miRNAs were located among 122 loci in genome, some were present as double or multiple copies. Five clusters that included ten miRNAs were found in genome, and only one cluster share the same promoter. A total of 191 promoters from 122 loci of the soybean miRNA sequences were found and further analyzed. The results indicated that the conserved soybean miRNA genes had a greater proportion of promoters than that of non-conserved ones, and the distribution of the transcript start sites （TSSs） and TATA-boxes found had different motif styles between conserved and non-conserved miRNA genes. Furthermore, the cis-acting elements 5＇ of the TSSs were analyzed to obtain potential function and spatiotemporal expression pattern of miRNAs. The data obtained here may lead to the identification of specific sequences upstream of pre-miRNAs and the functional annotation of miRNAs in soybean.展开更多
SWEET(sugar will eventually be exported transporter)家族是一种新型的糖转运体,该家族基因在碳水化合物运输、发育、环境适应性和寄主-病原相互作用等多个过程中发挥着重要作用。为更好地了解南瓜发育的分子机理,该研究基于已知的...SWEET(sugar will eventually be exported transporter)家族是一种新型的糖转运体,该家族基因在碳水化合物运输、发育、环境适应性和寄主-病原相互作用等多个过程中发挥着重要作用。为更好地了解南瓜发育的分子机理,该研究基于已知的南瓜基因组数据库,利用生物信息学方法对中国南瓜SWEET基因(CmSWEET)的系统发育树、基因结构、跨膜结构、保守基序、启动子预测、共线性预测和基因复制等进行综合分析。结果表明:共鉴定到21个CmSWEET基因,通过系统发育分析将21个CmSWEET基因分为4个亚族(I,II,III和IV),分别包含3、5、10和3个基因。此外,通过基因结构、跨膜结构域和保守基序发现CmSWEET在进化过程中是非常保守的。染色体定位结果显示,CmSWEET基因不均匀地分布在21条中国南瓜染色体中的13条染色体上,且在染色体Cm00、Cm01、Cm03、Cm05、Cm07、Cm09、Cm19和Cm20上不存在。启动子顺式作用元件分析显示,CmSWEET基因与植物激素(脱落酸、茉莉酸甲酯、水杨酸和生长素)响应有关,也可能参与各种环境胁迫的响应。从系统进化发育树和基因共线性方面揭示了CmSWEET基因与印度南瓜SWEET(CmaSWEET)之间的进化关系。该研究在全基因组水平上系统地鉴定了中国南瓜中SWEET基因家族,为进一步了解中国南瓜和其他葫芦科作物SWEET基因提供了基础,也为进一步的功能分析提供了重要的候选基因。展开更多
The dehydration-responsive element-binding factor 2C （DREB2C） is a member of the CBF/DREB subfamily of proteins, which contains a single APETALA2/Ethylene responsive element-binding factor （AP2/ERF） domain. To ide...The dehydration-responsive element-binding factor 2C （DREB2C） is a member of the CBF/DREB subfamily of proteins, which contains a single APETALA2/Ethylene responsive element-binding factor （AP2/ERF） domain. To identify the expression pattern of the DREB2C gene, which contains multiple transcription cis-regulatory elements in its promoter, an approximately 1.4 kb upstream DREB2C sequence was fused to the β-glucuronidase reporter gene （GUS） and the recombinant p1244 construct was transformed into Arabidopsis thaliana （L.） Heynh. The promoter of the gene directed prominent GUS activity in the vasculature in diverse young dividing tissues. Upon applying heat stress （HS）, GUS staining was also enhanced in the vasculature of the growing tissues. Analysis of a series of 5＇-deletions of the DREB2C promoter revealed that a proximal upstream sequence sufficient for the tissue-specific spatial and temporal induction of GUS expression by HS is localized in the promoter region between -204 and -34 bps relative to the transcriptional start site. Furthermore, electrophoretic mobility shift assay （EMSA） demonstrated that nuclear protein binding activities specific to a -120 to -32 bp promoter fragment increased after HS. These results indicate that the TATA-proximal region and some latent trans-acting factors may cooperate in HS-induced activation of the Arabidopsis DREB2C promoter.展开更多
基金supported by the National High-Tech R&D Program of China (863 Program,2006AA100104-4)the Project of 948 from Ministryof Agriculture of China (2006-G5)+5 种基金the National Nature Science Foundation of China (30971810,60932008)the National Basic Research Program ofChina (973 Program, 2009CB118400)the Postdoctoral Fund in Heilongjiang Province, China (LBH-Z07228)the Foundation Projects of Northeast Agricultural University, Chinathe Technology Project of Education Ministry of Heilongjiang Province, China(11541025)the Technology Project of Harbin,China (2009RFQXN085)
文摘MicroRNAs （miRNAs） are derived from distinct loci in the genome and play crucial roles in RNA-mediated gene silencing mechanisms that regulate cellular processes during development and stress responses of plants. The miRNAs are approximately 21 nucleotides long and code for the complementary strand to a larger genic mRNA. They are often found within the complementary primary transcript （pri-miRNAs）. In the past few years, a growing number of soybean miRNAs have been discovered, however, little is known about the transcriptional regulation of these miRNAs. In this study, promoters and cis-acting elements of soybean miRNAs were analyzed using the genomic data for the first time. A total of 82 miRNAs were located among 122 loci in genome, some were present as double or multiple copies. Five clusters that included ten miRNAs were found in genome, and only one cluster share the same promoter. A total of 191 promoters from 122 loci of the soybean miRNA sequences were found and further analyzed. The results indicated that the conserved soybean miRNA genes had a greater proportion of promoters than that of non-conserved ones, and the distribution of the transcript start sites （TSSs） and TATA-boxes found had different motif styles between conserved and non-conserved miRNA genes. Furthermore, the cis-acting elements 5＇ of the TSSs were analyzed to obtain potential function and spatiotemporal expression pattern of miRNAs. The data obtained here may lead to the identification of specific sequences upstream of pre-miRNAs and the functional annotation of miRNAs in soybean.
文摘SWEET(sugar will eventually be exported transporter)家族是一种新型的糖转运体,该家族基因在碳水化合物运输、发育、环境适应性和寄主-病原相互作用等多个过程中发挥着重要作用。为更好地了解南瓜发育的分子机理,该研究基于已知的南瓜基因组数据库,利用生物信息学方法对中国南瓜SWEET基因(CmSWEET)的系统发育树、基因结构、跨膜结构、保守基序、启动子预测、共线性预测和基因复制等进行综合分析。结果表明:共鉴定到21个CmSWEET基因,通过系统发育分析将21个CmSWEET基因分为4个亚族(I,II,III和IV),分别包含3、5、10和3个基因。此外,通过基因结构、跨膜结构域和保守基序发现CmSWEET在进化过程中是非常保守的。染色体定位结果显示,CmSWEET基因不均匀地分布在21条中国南瓜染色体中的13条染色体上,且在染色体Cm00、Cm01、Cm03、Cm05、Cm07、Cm09、Cm19和Cm20上不存在。启动子顺式作用元件分析显示,CmSWEET基因与植物激素(脱落酸、茉莉酸甲酯、水杨酸和生长素)响应有关,也可能参与各种环境胁迫的响应。从系统进化发育树和基因共线性方面揭示了CmSWEET基因与印度南瓜SWEET(CmaSWEET)之间的进化关系。该研究在全基因组水平上系统地鉴定了中国南瓜中SWEET基因家族,为进一步了解中国南瓜和其他葫芦科作物SWEET基因提供了基础,也为进一步的功能分析提供了重要的候选基因。
基金supported by the Next-Generation BioGreen 21 Program (SSAC, PJ008173, Rural Development Administration,Republic of Korea)the Basic Science Research Program(20120002903, through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
文摘The dehydration-responsive element-binding factor 2C （DREB2C） is a member of the CBF/DREB subfamily of proteins, which contains a single APETALA2/Ethylene responsive element-binding factor （AP2/ERF） domain. To identify the expression pattern of the DREB2C gene, which contains multiple transcription cis-regulatory elements in its promoter, an approximately 1.4 kb upstream DREB2C sequence was fused to the β-glucuronidase reporter gene （GUS） and the recombinant p1244 construct was transformed into Arabidopsis thaliana （L.） Heynh. The promoter of the gene directed prominent GUS activity in the vasculature in diverse young dividing tissues. Upon applying heat stress （HS）, GUS staining was also enhanced in the vasculature of the growing tissues. Analysis of a series of 5＇-deletions of the DREB2C promoter revealed that a proximal upstream sequence sufficient for the tissue-specific spatial and temporal induction of GUS expression by HS is localized in the promoter region between -204 and -34 bps relative to the transcriptional start site. Furthermore, electrophoretic mobility shift assay （EMSA） demonstrated that nuclear protein binding activities specific to a -120 to -32 bp promoter fragment increased after HS. These results indicate that the TATA-proximal region and some latent trans-acting factors may cooperate in HS-induced activation of the Arabidopsis DREB2C promoter.
