中国农业科学 ›› 2020, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (12): 2460-2476.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2020.12.013

• 园艺 • 上一篇    下一篇

茶树CsWRKYIIcs转录因子的克隆及功能分析

肖罗丹1,唐磊1,王伟东1,高岳芳1,黄伊凡1,孟阳1,杨亚军1,2(),肖斌1()   

  1. 1 西北农林科技大学园艺学院,陕西杨凌 712100;
    2 中国农业科学院茶叶研究所,杭州 310008
  • 收稿日期:2019-12-13 出版日期:2020-06-16 发布日期:2020-06-25
  • 通讯作者: 杨亚军,肖斌
  • 作者简介:肖罗丹,E-mail:1023279673@qq.com。
  • 基金资助:
    陕西省茶产业技术体系(K3370219029)

Cloning and Functional Analysis of CsWRKYIIcs Transcription Factors in Tea Plant

XIAO LuoDan1,TANG Lei1,WANG WeiDong1,GAO YueFang1,HUANG YiFan1,MENG Yang1,YANG YaJun1,2(),XIAO Bin1()   

  1. 1 College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi;
    2 Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008
  • Received:2019-12-13 Online:2020-06-16 Published:2020-06-25
  • Contact: YaJun YANG,Bin XIAO

摘要:

【目的】以‘陕茶1号’为材料,克隆CsWRKYIIcs转录因子并分析序列特征,了解其在不同组织和非生物胁迫下的表达模式以及转录活性,为深入研究茶树在逆境胁迫中的功能提供理论依据。【方法】根据茶树基因组数据库注释的WRKY序列设计特异性引物,采用RT-PCR技术从‘陕茶1号’中扩增CsWRKYIIcs的cDNA序列,用生物信息工具分析序列的特点,实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)研究基因的表达模式,用酵母试验验证其转录活性。【结果】获得9条CsWRKYIIcs的cDNA序列,开放阅读框长度分别为561、960、936、978、897、912、720、1 008和969 bp,分别编码186、319、311、325、298、303、239、335、322个氨基酸。除了CsWRKYIIc7缺少锌指序列外,其他CsWRKYIIcs均含有1个WRKY保守结构域和典型的C2H2型锌指结构。不同物种中的WRKYIIcs具有相似的保守基序,而茶树CsWRKYIIcs和拟南芥、葡萄等双子叶植物的WRKYIIcs氨基酸序列相似性更高。另外,CsWRKYIIcs启动子区域均预测到多个与非生物胁迫相关的顺式作用元件,意味着其可能参与非生物胁迫响应。qRT-PCR结果表明,9个CsWRKYIIcs在根和花中的表达量高于茎和叶,具有一定的特异性。同时,在干旱、ABA、高温和高盐胁迫下被不同程度的诱导表达,其中CsWRKYIIc1CsWRKYIIc7的表达量变化显著,与推定的顺式作用元件结果相符。酵母试验表明9个茶树CsWRKYIIcs均具有转录激活活性。【结论】克隆获得9个茶树CsWRKYIIcs转录因子,它们参与了茶树对ABA、干旱、高温和高盐胁迫的响应,也可能发挥转录激活因子的调控作用。CsWRKYIIc1CsWRKYIIc7可作为候选基因深入研究茶树的抗逆功能。

关键词: 茶树, CsWRKYIIcs, 克隆, 表达模式, 转录活性

Abstract:

【Objective】 The objective of this study was to clone CsWRKYIIcs transcription factors from the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) ‘Shaancha No.1’ and analyze their sequence characteristics, to investigate the expression patterns in different tissues and under abiotic stresses, and to verify the transcription activity, thus providing a basis for further exploring the functions of tea plants under abiotic stresses. 【Method】 Specific primers were designed based on the annotated WRKY sequences released in tea genome database. RT-PCR was used to amplify the cDNA sequences of CsWRKYIIcs from the tea plant ‘Shaancha No.1’, the bioinformatical tools were carried out to analyze the sequence characteristics, and the real-time fluorescence quantification PCR (qRT-PCR) was employed to investigate the expression patterns. Y2H assay was applied to verify the transcription activity. 【Result】 Nine cDNA sequences of the CsWRKYIIcs were obtained with the open reading frame length of 561, 960, 936, 978, 897, 912, 720, 1008 and 969 bp, encoding 186, 319, 311, 325, 298, 303, 239, 239, 335 and 322 amino acids, respectively. Except for the CsWRKYIIc7 which lacked zinc finger sequences, each of all the other CsWRKYIIcs contained one conserved WRKY domain and a typical C2H2-type zinc finger motif. WRKYIIcs had similar conserved motifs in different species, and CsWRKYIIcs from the tea plant showed higher identity at the amino acids level with those from dicotyledonous Arabidopsis thaliana and Vitis vinifera. Furthermore, multiple cis-elements related to abiotic stresses were predicted in the promoter regions, implying that the CsWRKYIIcs might involve in response to various abiotic stresses. qRT-PCR test results suggested that the expression patterns of nine CsWRKYIIcs in different tissues were quite specific, with higher expression level in roots and flowers than that in stems and leaves. Meanwhile, the nine CsWRKYIIcs showed different expression patterns when induced by drought, ABA, high temperature and high salinity stress; the expression of CsWRKYIIc1 and CsWRKYIIc7 changed most significantly, which were consistent with the result of putative cis-elements. In addition, the Y2H assay results indicated that all the nine CsWRKYIIcs had transcriptional activation activity. 【Conclusion】 Nine CsWRKYIIcs transcription factors cloned from the tea plant were involved in response to ABA, drought, high temperature and high salinity stress, and they might play a regulatory role of transcriptional activators. CsWRKYIIc1 and CsWRKYIIc7 might be used as candidate genes for further research into the anti-adversity function of tea plants.

Key words: Camellia sinensis, CsWRKYIIcs, cloning, expression patterns, transcription activity