Detailed Description
To better illustrate the objects, aspects and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be further described with reference to specific examples.
The applicant analyzes the gene expression profiles of different disease-resistant upland cotton materials responding to verticillium wilt infection through comparison of transcriptomics, and finds that the expression quantity of the GhWRKY55 gene is remarkably reduced after the gene is induced by verticillium wilt bacteria in the disease-resistant variety Shidai 18-1, and the time of the gene is induced to be subjected to down-regulation expression in the disease-sensitive variety Jichong 1 is later than that of the disease-resistant variety and the down-regulation expression degree is remarkably lower than that of the disease-resistant variety. Recent studies indicate that WRKY55 belongs to type III WRKY transcription factor, and the gene negatively regulates the resistance of Arabidopsis to Pseudomonas syringae. The invention utilizes VIGS method to inoculate verticillium wilt bacteria after the expression of GhWRKY55 gene is instantly silenced in cotton, and finds that the gene has negative regulation and control effect on cotton verticillium wilt resistance. In addition, the GhWRKY55 gene is over-expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana, and the GhWRKY55 gene is further proved to negatively regulate the disease resistance of cotton to verticillium wilt. The invention provides a new method for breeding verticillium wilt-resistant cotton.
The quantitative tests in the following examples, all set up three biological replicates and three technical replicates.
Example 1 cloning of the GhWRKY55 Gene
Transcriptome analysis found that the expression level of GhWRKY55 gene in the disease-resistant variety Shilangen 18-1 was significantly reduced 12h and 24h after inoculation of Verticillium dahliae, and reached 17.5 times and 20.1 times respectively (see FIGS. 1A and B). The cDNA sequence of GhWRKY55 is amplified by using the 18-1 root cDNA of the continental stone as a template.
The primers required for cloning were as follows:
GhWRKY55-F:ATGGACCAACAACAACAACAACA
GhWRKY55-R:TCAACAATGCTTCTTGTCCCCT
connecting the amplified sequence to a PMDT-19 vector, screening positive clones, and sending the positive clones to Shanghai biological engineering Co., Ltd for sequencing. The nucleotide sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 1, and the protein sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 2.
Phylogenetic tree analysis was performed on GhWRKY55 with some known WRKY transcription factors in arabidopsis and other species.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the sequence has the highest homology with Arabidopsis AtWRKY55, so that the applicant named it GhWRKY 55.
Except GhWRKY55, other representative plant WRKY55 amino acid sequences are selected to be subjected to multi-sequence alignment analysis through DANMAN software.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, GhWRKY55 contains typical WRKY and C2HC zinc finger domains, and thus this sequence is a member of type III WRKY transcription factors.
Example 2 analysis of expression Pattern of GhWRKY55
Respectively extracting root, stem and leaf RNA of Shiluzhuan 1 (verticillium wilt resistant variety, HR) and Junmian No. 1 (verticillium wilt susceptible variety, HS). The extraction method refers to a plant polysaccharide polyphenol total RNA extraction kit of Tiangen Biochemical technology Co., Ltd (Beijing).
After extraction, RNA integrity was analyzed by 1.2% agarose gel electrophoresis and RNA concentration and purity measurements were determined by Nanodrop ND-2000 microspectrophotometer.
Mu.g of the RNA template was used to synthesize the first strand of cDNA by Reverse transcription using M-MLV Reverse Transcriptase kit from Novozam Biotechnology Ltd (Nanjing).
Designing an RT-qPCR primer, and analyzing the expression specificity of the GhWRKY55 in roots, stems and leaves of different disease-resistant varieties by adopting an RT-qPCR method. Relative expression amount of genes according to 2-ΔΔCTAnd (4) calculating.
Reaction system: mu.L of 10-fold diluted cDNA, 5. mu.L of 2 XSSYBR Green Mix, 0.2. mu.L of each forward and reverse primer of 10. mu.mol/L, and 3.6. mu.L of ddH2O 3.6.
qPCR procedure: pre-denaturation at 95 ℃ for 3min, 10s at 95 ℃, 15s at 60 ℃ and 15s at 72 ℃ for 40 cycles.
The RT-qPCR primer sequence is as follows:
GhWRKY55-qF:GTTCGGGTTCAGGTGGAAGAGG
GhWRKY55-qR:GCCACTGCCGGATACTCAACAT
the primers used for the gene GhUBQ7 were as follows:
GhUBQ7-F:GAAGGCATTCCACCTGACCAAC
GhUBQ7-R:CTTGACCTTCTTCTTCTTGTGCTTG
as shown in FIG. 4A, GhWRKY55 is expressed predominantly in the root of Shi Da Ji, which is resistant to No. 18-1 and Jun Cotton No. 1.
1. Expression analysis of GhWRKY55 gene after inoculation of verticillium wilt
1.1 activation and culture of Verticillium dahliae
200 mu L of verticillium dahliae strain V991 spore liquid is evenly smeared on a PDA culture medium, after being cultured for 7 days in a dark place, a proper amount of mycelium blocks are selected and inoculated into a Czapek's culture medium, and then the culture medium is placed on a shaking bed of 150 r/min. Culturing at 25 deg.C in dark for 5-7 days. Regulating spore concentration to 106And each ml is ready for use.
1.2PDA solid culture medium formula:
cutting peeled fresh potato 200g into pieces, adding 500mL ddH2O allowed to boil on high fire for 10min in a microwave oven. Decocting, filtering with gauze, adding glucose 15g, agar powder 20g, and ddH into the filtrate2And O is metered to 1L. Sterilizing and subpackaging into culture dishes.
1.3 Czapek's Medium formulation:
30g of sucrose, 3g of sodium nitrate, 1g of magnesium sulfate, 1g of potassium chloride, 1g of monopotassium phosphate, 0.02g of ferrous sulfate and ddH2And (4) metering the volume of O to 1L, adjusting the pH value to 6.0, and sterilizing for later use.
1.4 inoculation of Verticillium wilt bacteria
Adopting a root-damaging method to inoculate verticillium wilt germs on the Shi mainland 18-1-resistant cotton seedlings and the Jun cotton No. 1 cotton seedlings in the first-heart period of two leaves, wherein the culture conditions after inoculation are 16h of illumination/8 h of darkness, and the day and night temperatures are 25 ℃ and 23 ℃ respectively.
Extracting the total RNA of cotton roots at different time points (0, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24h) after inoculation, and carrying out expression characteristic analysis of GhWRKY55 under the stress of verticillium wilt.
The result is shown in FIG. 4B, GhWRKY55 is induced by verticillium dahliae in 18-1 resistant variety in the Shilang, while the induction time in Junmian No. 1 is obviously lagged behind 18-1 resistant variety in the Shilang, and the expression is only reduced in 12h and 24h after inoculation of verticillium dahliae. The down-regulated expression of GhWRKY55 is related to the disease resistance of cotton to verticillium wilt.
2. Expression analysis of GhWRKY55 gene after hormone treatment
1mM SA (salicylic acid) and 100 mu M MeJA (methyl jasmonate) are respectively sprayed on the two-leaf one-heart-stage stone continental 18-1 and army cotton No. 1 cotton seedlings, the total RNA of the cotton roots at different time points (0, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24h) after treatment is extracted, and the expression mode of GhWRKY55 after SA and MeJA treatment is detected by an RT-qPCR method.
Results as shown in 4C and 4D, in the Shilandia resistance 18-1, GhWRKY55 significantly up-regulated expression after both SA and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment; in cotton army number 1, the gene was not induced by MeJA, but was up-regulated only 6 and 12h after SA treatment. GhWRKY55 may be involved in SA and MeJA mediated disease resistance signaling pathways in cotton.
Example 3 VIGS technology for identifying the function of the GhWRKY55 gene in cotton verticillium wilt resistance
Designing a primer for amplifying a silencing fragment of the GhWRKY55 gene according to the coding sequence of the GhWRKY55 gene:
GhWRKY55-VIGS-F:CGGAATTCACAACAACAACAACACACCACC
GhWRKY55-VIGS-R:GGGGTACCGTTGTCATCGGGTGGAAGGT
the cDNA of disease-resistant variety of the 18-1 root of the continental fossa is taken as a template, and a GhWRKY55 gene silencing fragment is amplified by using the primer and is connected to a pTRV2 vector. Then agrobacterium GV3101 is transformed by electric shock. The magnesium ion chelated protein (GhCHLI) of cotton is used as a positive control, TRV: GhCHLI (positive control), TRV:00 (no-load), TRV: GhWRKY55 and pTRV1 are mixed in equal volume, then the mixture is stood for 3 hours, and the bacterial liquid is injected into cotton cotyledon No. 1 of army cotton by a 1ml syringe with a needle removed. The true leaves of TRV: GhCHLI plants showed obvious yellowing phenotype after VIGS injection for 14d (FIG. 5).
This indicates that the construction of the VIGS system is successful and the expression of the target gene can be effectively inhibited.
RT-qPCR is used for detecting the expression of GhWRKY55 in TRV:00 and TRV: GhWRKY 55.
The results are shown in fig. 6A, where GhWRKY55 is significantly lower in TRV: GhWRKY55 than in TRV:00 two weeks after VIGS injection. The result shows that the expression of GhWRKY55 in TRV GhWRKY55 is obviously inhibited.
When the TRV:00 and TRV: GhWRKY55 cotton seedlings grow to the two-leaf one-heart stage, the verticillium wilt bacteria V991 is inoculated by a root injury method.
The results are shown in FIG. 6B: after inoculation of verticillium wilt bacteria 21d, the TRV GhWRKY55 plants have lighter morbidity, and the TRV 00 plants are more serious. And after 14d and 21d of verticillium wilt pathogen inoculation, counting the disease index of cotton according to the disease index grading standard.
Grading standard of disease index:
level 0: the cotton leaves have no obvious yellowing and wilting, and the whole leaves grow normally.
Level 1: less than 25% of the leaves in the plant are yellow and wilted.
And 2, stage: more than 25% but less than 50% of the leaves in the plant are yellow and wilted.
And 3, level: more than 50% but less than 75% of the leaves in the plants are yellow and wilted, and a few leaves are shed.
4, level: more than 75% of the leaves in the plants yellow, withered or shed.
Disease index ∑ (number of diseased plants × number of stages)/(total number of survey cotton plants × 4) × 100
The results are shown in FIG. 6C, after inoculation for 21d, the TRV:00 plants have a large amount of leaf abscission and plant necrosis, the disease index reaches 0.72, while the TRV: GhWRKY55 silent plants have a lighter disease index, the disease index is 0.45 and is significantly lower than that of the TRV:00 plants.
The result is shown in FIG. 6D, the TRV GhWRKY55 plant stem browning degree is less, and the verticillium wilt resistance is obviously higher than that of the control.
In order to further observe the recovery condition of the fungi, 10 cotton plants of TRV:00 and TRV: GhWRKY55 are randomly selected respectively, a stem section at the position of 2cm above the cotyledon is cut, the stem section is disinfected and rinsed and then placed in a sterilized culture dish, the stem section of 2cm is cut into 1cm by using a scalpel, then the stem section is placed in a PDA culture medium containing the cefamycin to be cultured in a dark place, and the growth condition of the fungi is observed after 7 days.
The results of pathogen recovery culture are shown in FIG. 6E, in which the number of verticillium wilt bacteria colonies isolated from TRV:00 stems is significantly greater than that of TRV: GhWRKY 55.
10 strains of TRV:00 and TRV: GhWRKY55 are randomly selected respectively, stem sections at 2cm positions of the upper parts of cotyledons are cut, liquid nitrogen is used for fully grinding, and stem genome DNA is extracted through a CTAB method. The content of verticillium wilt is identified by qPCR.
GhUBQ7 is used as an internal reference gene, and the primer sequences are as follows:
GhUBQ7-F:GAAGGCATTCCACCTGACCAAC
GhUBQ7-R:CTTGACCTTCTTCTTCTTGTGCTTG
the specific primers for verticillium wilt are as follows:
ITS1-F:AAAGTTTTAATGGTTCGCTAAGA
ST-Ve1-R:CTTGGTCATTTAGAGGAAGTAA
the result of the measurement of the relative content of pathogenic bacteria is shown in FIG. 6F, and the relative content of pathogenic bacteria in the TRV GhWRKY55 plant is obviously lower than that in the TRV 00 plant.
Example 4 overexpression identification of GhWRKY55 function in Arabidopsis thaliana
A plant overexpression vector pGWB17-GhWRKY55 is constructed by using the Gateway technology, wild type Arabidopsis is transformed by a flower dipping method to serve as a T0 generation plant, and the collected seeds are T1 generation plants. And (3) placing the seeds in a hygromycin-resistant 1/2MS culture medium, culturing for 15 days, counting the survival rate of the arabidopsis thaliana, and selecting a separation ratio of 3: 1, transplanting the transgenic arabidopsis seedlings, and collecting seeds of T2 generation after the pods are mature. The method is carried out until a GhWRKY55 homozygous over-expression transgenic Arabidopsis strain is obtained.
The expression modes of GhWRKY55 in over-expression plants and WT are identified by respectively extracting total RNA of GhWRKY55 homozygous over-expression transgenic Arabidopsis strains AO55-1, AO55-2, AO55-3 and WT leaves and by RT-qPCR. The result is shown in FIG. 7A, the expression level of GhWRKY55 in the overexpression transgenic Arabidopsis strain is obviously higher than that of the wild type.
After inoculation of Verticillium dahliae 21d, the results are shown in FIG. 7B, and the leaf in the overexpression transgenic Arabidopsis lines has obvious yellowing and wilting symptoms. While wild plants are less diseased. Collecting the overexpression transgenic arabidopsis lines and wild plant leaves inoculated with verticillium wilt bacteria 14d, and soaking the overexpression transgenic arabidopsis lines and wild plant leaves in a boiling trypan blue solution for 1-1.5 min. Trypan blue solution was mixed with equal volumes of phenol, lactic acid, glycerol and 1mg/ml Trypan blue. Followed by washing with sterile water, destaining with 95% Ethanol/L actinohenol solution and rinsing with 50% Ethanol. Finally, the cells were immersed in 50% glycerol and observed under a microscope for dead cells.
Trypan blue staining results are shown in fig. 7C: the overexpression transgenic arabidopsis strains are deeply colored and have more dead cells. Wild type plants are less colored and die less.
After inoculation of verticillium dahliae 14, 21 and 28d, the disease index of arabidopsis is counted according to the yellowing number of leaves.
The disease indices are shown in FIG. 7D, and after inoculation of 28D, the disease indices of A055-1, AO55-2, and AO55-3 reached 0.69, 0.71, and 0.65, respectively; the WT plants are relatively light in disease, the disease index is only 0.52, and the disease index is obviously lower than that of transgenic Arabidopsis plants.
Selecting 10 GhWRKY55 overexpression transgenic Arabidopsis strains AO55-1, AO55-2, AO55-3 and WT respectively, shearing the whole leaf, fully grinding by using liquid nitrogen, and extracting genome DNA by a CTAB method. The content of verticillium wilt is identified by qPCR, and AtEF-la and verticillium wilt specific primers (ITS1-F and ST-Ve1-R) are respectively used as reference genes of arabidopsis thaliana and verticillium wilt.
AtEF-la-F:AACGGTGCCAGTGGGACG
AtEF-la-R:CCTTGACAGCAACATTCTTGACAT
The specific primers of verticillium wilt are as follows:
ITS1-F:AAAGTTTTAATGGTTCGCTAAGA
ST-Ve1-R:CTTGGTCATTTAGAGGAAGTAA
the result of the relative content of pathogenic bacteria in the stalks is shown in FIG. 7E, and the relative content of pathogenic bacteria in the GhWRKY55 overexpression transgenic arabidopsis strain is obviously higher than that of a wild plant.
The invention discovers that GhWRKY55 negatively regulates the disease resistance of cotton to verticillium wilt, and the gene can be used as a candidate gene for breeding verticillium wilt-resistant cotton.
Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention and not for limiting the protection scope of the present invention, and although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made on the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.
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