Improved Cold-resistant Performance in Transgenic Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Overexpressing Cold-inducible Transcription Factors AtDREB1b
Improved Cold-resistant Performance in Transgenic Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Overexpressing Cold-inducible Transcription Factors AtDREB1b
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过表达寒冷诱导转录因子 AtDREB1b 的转基因葡萄 (Vitis vinifera L.) 的抗寒性能得到改善
DOI:
10.21273/hortsci.44.1.35
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
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影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Han, Zhenhai
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作者:
Jin, Wanmei;Dong, Jing;Han, Zhenhai
Dehydration response element binding (DREB)1b is a cold-inducible transcrip- tion factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. DREB1b driven by cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter was genetically introduced into grape Vitis vinifera L. cv. Centennial Seedless through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation for improving its cold resistance and exploring new genetic breeding approaches to obtain cold-resistant cultivars. In this study,SouthernblotanalysisshowedtheDREB1bgenewasintegratedintothetransgenic grapevines with one to two copies. Northern blot analysis showed the presence of DREB1b transcripts in the independent transgenic lines 3, 5, 6, and 7. Further characterization of transgenic grapevines confirmed that both electrolyte leakage conductivity and the freezing point of the transgenic plants were lower than those of wild-type plants. After the cold treatment at -4 8C for 12 h, 26% of transgenic plants wilted among which 95% plants recovered once being placed under the condition of temperature 22 to 25 8C. However, subjected to the same treatment, 98% of non- transgenic plants wilted and only 2% recovered. Our results lead to the conclusion that activity of DREB1b in the transgenic grape could significantly improve its resistance to cold stress.