Coexpression of Methyltransferase Gene dmt50 and Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Increases Arabidopsis thaliana Dicamba Resistance
Coexpression of Methyltransferase Gene dmt50 and Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Increases Arabidopsis thaliana Dicamba Resistance
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甲基转移酶基因dmt50和亚甲基四氢叶酸还原酶基因共表达提高拟南芥麦草畏抗性
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jafc.8b04944
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
He Jian
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作者:
Chen Le;Yao Shigang;Chen Tao;Tao Qin;Xie Xiangting;Xiao Xiang;Ding Derong;He Qin;He Jian
Dicamba, a broad-spectrum and highly efficient herbicide, is an excellent target herbicide for the engineering of herbicide-resistant crops. In this study, a new tetrahydrofolate (THF)-dependent dicamba methyltransferase gene,dmt50, was cloned from the dicamba-degrading strainRhizorhabdus dicambivoransNdbn-20. Dmt50 catalyzed the methyl transfer from dicamba to THF, generating the herbicidally inactive product 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid (3,6-DCSA) and 5-methyl-THF. Admt50transgenicArabidopsis thalianaclearly showed dicamba resistance (560 g/ha, the normal field application rate). However, Dmt50 demethylation activity was inhibited by the product 5-methyl-THF. Mthfr66, encoded by the 5,10-methylene-THF reductase genemthfr66could relieve the inhibition by removing 5-methyl-THF in vitro. Compared with expression ofdmt50alone, simultaneous expression ofdmt50andmthfr66further improved the dicamba resistance (1120 g/ha) of transgenicA. thaliana. This study provides new genes for dicamba detoxification and a strategy for the engineering of dicamba-resistant crops.