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Isolation and Identification of a New Gene Related to Salt Tolerance in Chinese Cabbage

배추에서 신규 염 저항성 관련 유전자 분리 및 검정

  • Yu, Jae-Gyeong (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Park, Young-Doo (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyunghee University)
  • 유재경 (경희대학교 생명과학대학 원예생명공학과) ;
  • 박영두 (경희대학교 생명과학대학 원예생명공학과)
  • Received : 2013.06.07
  • Accepted : 2013.07.17
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to find a salt tolerance gene in Brassica rapa. In order to meet this objective, we analyzed data from a KBGP-24K oligo chip [BrEMD (Brassica rapa EST and microarray database)] of the B. rapa ssp. pekinensis 'Chiifu' under salt stress (250 mM NaCl). From the B. rapa KBGP-24K microarray chip analysis, 202 salt-responsive unigenes were primarily selected under salt stress. Of these, a gene with unknown function but known full-length sequence was chosen to closely investigate the gene function. The selected gene was named BrSSR (B. rapa salt stress resistance). BrSSR contains a 285 bp open reading frame encoding a putative 94-amino acid protein, and a DUF581 domain. The pSL94 vector was designed to over-express BrSSR, and was used to transform tobacco plants for salt tolerance analysis. T1 transgenic tobacco plants that over-expressed BrSSR were selected by PCR and DNA blot analyses. Quantitative real-time RT PCR revealed that the expression of BrSSR in transgenic tobacco plants increased by approximately 3.8-fold. Similar results were obtained by RNA blot analysis. Phenotypic characteristics analysis showed that transgenic tobacco plants with over-expressed BrSSR were more salt-tolerant than the wild type control under 250 mM NaCl for 5 days. Based on these results, we hypothesized that the over-expression of BrSSR may be closely related to the enhancement of salt tolerance.

본 연구는 배추에서 염 저항성 관련 유전자를 발굴하기 위해 수행되었다. 우선 염처리(250mM NaCl)된 순계배추 'Chiifu'를 이용한 KBGP-24K oligo chip 데이터[BrEMD(B. rapa EST and microarray database)]를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 염처리 시 크게 반응하는 202개의 unigene들을 1차 선발하였고, 이들 중 기능이 정확히 알려지지 않았으나 완전장을 갖추고 있는 1개의 유전자를 최종선발하여 BrSSR(B. rapa salt sensitive resistance)로 명명하였다. BrSSR은 94개의 아미노산으로 번역되는 총 285bp의 오픈리딩프레임을 가지고 있으며, DUF581 도메인을 지니고 있다. 염 저항성을 분석하기 위하여 BrSSR이 과발현된 pSL94 vector를 제작하여 담배에 형질전환시켰다. BrSSR이 과발현된 $T_1$ 세대 담배 형질전환체들은 PCR과 DNA blot 분석에 의해 선발하였다. Quantitative real-time RT PCR 분석 결과, 형질 전환된 담배에서 BrSSR의 발현이 대조군 보다 약 3.8배까지 높게 발현되었다. 이는 RNA blot 분석 결과와도 일치했다. 또한 표현형 분석에서 5일간 250mM NaCl 염 처리 후 BrSSR이 과발현된 형질전환체들이 대조군보다 우수한 염 저항성을 보여 주었다. 위 결과들에 근거하여 염 스트레스 환경 하에서 BrSSR 유전자의 과발현은 식물의 염 저항성을 향상과 매우 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 판단된다.

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