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Characterization and Gene Co-expression Network Analysis of a Salt Tolerance-related Gene, BrSSR, in Brassica rapa

배추에서 염 저항성 관련 유전자, BrSSR의 기능 검정 및 발현 네트워크 분석

  • Yu, Jae-Gyeong (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Gi-Ho (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Park, Ji-Hyun (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Park, Young-Doo (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyunghee University)
  • 유재경 (경희대학교 생명과학대학 원예생명공학과) ;
  • 이기호 (경희대학교 생명과학대학 원예생명공학과) ;
  • 박지현 (경희대학교 생명과학대학 원예생명공학과) ;
  • 박영두 (경희대학교 생명과학대학 원예생명공학과)
  • Received : 2014.03.06
  • Accepted : 2014.04.29
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Among various abiotic stress factors, soil salinity decreases the photosynthetic rate, growth, and yield of plants. Recently, many genes have been reported to enhance salt tolerance. The objective of this study was to characterize the Brassica rapa Salt Stress Resistance (BrSSR) gene, of which the function was unclear, although the full-length sequence was known. To characterize the role of BrSSR, a B. rapa Chinese cabbage inbred line ('CT001') was transformed with pSL94 vector containing the full length BrSSR cDNA. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that the expression of BrSSR in the transgenic line was 2.59-fold higher than that in the wild type. Analysis of phenotypic characteristics showed that plants overexpressing BrSSR were resistant to salinity stress and showed normal growth. Microarray analysis of BrSSR over-expressing plants confirmed that BrSSR was strongly associated with ERD15 (AT2G41430), a gene encoding a protein containing a PAM2 motif (AT4G14270), and GABA-T (AT3G22200), all of which have been associated with salt tolerance, in the co-expression network of genes related to salt stress. The results of this study indicate that BrSSR plays an important role in plant growth and tolerance to salinity.

다양한 비생물적 스트레스 중 토양 염 집적은 식물의 광합성 효율, 생장 및 수확량의 감소를 초래한다. 최근 염 저항성 향상을 위한 많은 유전자들이 보고되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 형질전환 배추를 이용하여 아직 기능이 밝혀져 있지 않지만 완전장이 보고된 Brassica rapa Salt Stress Resistance(BrSSR) 유전자의 기능을 검정하는 것이다. BrSSR의 생리적 역할을 분석하기 위해, BrSSR의 과발현 vector인 pSL94 vector를 이용하여 내혼계 배추('CT001')를 형질전환하였다. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR 분석에서 형질전환체의 BrSSR 발현량은 대조군 대비 2.59배까지 증가하였다. 한편, 염 처리 후 표현형 분석에서 BrSSR이 과발현된 형질전환체들이 정상적인 생장을 보여줌으로써 염 스트레스에 내성을 가지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. Microarray 분석을 통해 구축된 염 스트레스 저항성 관련 유전자들의 발현 네트워크 상에서 BrSSR은 기존에 염 저항성 관련 유전자로 보고되어 있는 ERD15(AT2G41430), protein containing PAM2(AT4G14270), GABA-T(AT3G22200)와 매우 밀접하게 연결되어 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 위 결과들을 바탕으로 BrSSR은 염 스트레스 발생 시 식물의 생장 및 저항성에 관련된 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 판단된다.

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