Physiological character and molecular mapping of leaf-color mutant wyv1 in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Xian-chun Sang,Li-kui Fang,Yuenyong Vanichpakorn,Ying-hua Ling,Peng Du,Fang-ming Zhao,Zheng-lin Yang,Guang-hua He 한국유전학회 2010 Genes & Genomics Vol.32 No.2

The seed of an excellent indica restorer line Jinhui10 (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) was treated by ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS); a leaf-color mutant displaying distinct phenotype throughout development grown in paddy field was identified from the progeny. The mutant leaf showed white-yellow at seedling stage and then turned to yellow-green at tillering stage, after that, virescent color appeared until to maturity. The mutant was thus temporarily designed as wyv1. The chlorophyll contents decreased significantly and the changing was consistent with the chlorotic level of wyv1 leaves. Chlorophyll fluorescence kinetic parameters measured at the seedling stage showed that co-efficiency of photochemical quenching (qP),actual photosystem II efficiency (ΦPS II), electron transport rate (ETR) and initial chlorophyll fluorescence level (Fo), net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv / Fm) significantly decreased in severe chlorotic leaf of the mutant compared with that of wild type. However,no significant differences were observed for Pn and Fv/Fm between virescent leaf and normal green leaf. Genetic analysis suggested that the mutant phenotype was controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene which was finally mapped between SSR marker Y7 and Y6 on rice chromosome 3 based on F2 population of Xinong1A / wyv1. Genetic distances were 0.06 cM and 0.03 cM respectively, and the physical distance was 84kb according to the sequence of indica rice 9311. The results must facilitate map-based cloning and functional analysis of WYV1 gene.

Effect of thickness on electrical properties of bismuth-magnesium niobate pyrochlore thin films deposited at low temperature

Xian, Cheng-Ji,Park, Jong-Hyun,Yoon, Soon-Gil,Moon, Jin Seok,Lim, Sung Taek,Sohn, Seung Hyun,Jung, Hyung Mi,Shin, Yee-na,Kim, Woon Chun,Jeon, Min-Ku,Woo, Seong-Ihl American Institute of Physics 2007 JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS - Vol.101 No.8

Gene Mapping and Expression Analysis of a Novel Mutant reproduce organs absent (roa) in Rice

Nan Wang,Xian Chun Sang,Yun Feng Li,Ying Hua Ling,Fang Ming Zhao,Zheng Lin Yang,Guang Hua He 한국유전학회 2009 Genes & Genomics Vol.31 No.5

Mutant plays an important role in function analysis in plant. A rice flower mutant reproduce organs absent (roa), showing a stable inheritance during several years of study, was identified in rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. Indica) cultivar Jinhui10 treated with EMS and used in this study. This mutant showed following: elongated palea and pedicle; absence of inner three whorls of floral organs; multi-whorls glume like organs inside the lemma/palea; spikelet meristem like organ upon the pedicle. These phenotypes suggested that ROA is a key gene in rice spikelet development. Genetic analysis confirmed that the mutant traits were controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene. By gene mapping, ROA was restricted between two SSR markers RM221 and RM1342 on the chromosome 2. It concluded that ROA was a novel gene involving in flower development in rice. Besides, the mutation of ROA influenced the transcription level of floral homeotic genes; the expression of floral homeotic genes decreased in roa panicle compared with wild-type, and it suggested that ROA affected flower development by influencing the expression of floral homeotic genes.

nonstop glumes (nsg), a novel mutant affects spikelet development in rice

Nan Wang,Yun-Feng Li,Xian-Chun Sang,Ying-Hua Ling,Fang-Ming Zhao,Zheng-Lin Yang,Guang-Hua He 한국유전학회 2013 Genes & Genomics Vol.35 No.2

The spikelet is a unique structure of grass plants,and its development involved with complicated molecular regulation network. nsg (nonstop glumes) mutant affecting spikelet development was identified from EMS-treated Jinhui10(Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica.). Mutant plants had normal glumes (inner rudimentary glume, empty glumes and lemma/palea) and pedicel at the early flowering stage, but had longer ones at later stage. An extra glume-like organ was found in 84 %of mutant individuals. The number of stamens decreased in most mutant individuals whereas three stigmas or two carpels were found in some mutant individuals. The mutant phenotype suggests that NSG is involved in the whole rice spikelet development. NSG was mapped to a 15 kb region on the chromosome 4. According to sequence analysis, a gene encoding a protein with C2H2 domain exhibited a 13 bp insertion, causing a frame shift in genomics DNA and cDNA in nsg. This gene was identified as the candidated gene of NSG. The mutation of NSG influenced the transcription level of some floral hometic genes. The expression of OsMADS4, OsMADS16, DL and OsMADS3 decreased distinctly, and OsMADS1 increased in nsg panicle, suggests that NSG affected spikelet development through influencing the expression of floral hometic genes.

Gene Mapping Related to Yellow Green Leaf in a Mutant Line in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Peng Du,Ying Hua Ling,Xian Chun Sang,Fang Ming Zhao,Rong Xie,Zheng Lin Yang,Guang Hua He 한국유전학회 2009 Genes & Genomics Vol.31 No.2

A mutant, which derived from the restorer line Jinhui10 treated with EMS, showed completely yellow green leaves, and it had low chlorophyll content and poor agronomic characteristics during the growing stage. The F1 plants from the cross between normal × the mutant showed normal green leaves, and the segregation ratio of normal to yellow green leaves was 3:1 in F2 population. It indicated that the trait was controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene, temporarily designated as ygl3. The gene ygl3 was mapped between RM468 and RM3684 with genetic distances 8.4 cM and 1.8 cM on chromosome 3. This result would be used as genetic information for fine mapping and map-based cloning of ygl3 gene.

Hypoxia-inducible expression of vascular endothelial growth factor for the treatment of spinal cord injury in a rat model

Choi, Byung Hyune,Ha, Yoon,Huang, Xian,Park, So Ra,Chung, Joonho,Hyun, Dong Keun,Park, Hyeonseon,Park, Hyung Chun,Kim, Sung Wan,Lee, Minhyung Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group 2007 Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Vol.7 No.1

<B>Object</B><P>Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been investigated as a therapy for many disorders and injuries involving ischemia. In this report, we constructed and evaluated a hypoxia-inducible VEGF expression system as a treatment for spinal cord injury (SCI).</P><B>Methods</B><P>The hypoxia-inducible VEGF plasmid was constructed using the erythropoietin (Epo) enhancer with the Simian virus 40 (SV40) promoter (pEpo-SV-VEGF) or the RTP801 promoter (pRTP801-VEGF). The expression of VEGF in vitro was evaluated after transfection into N2A cells. The plasmids were then injected into rat spinal cords with contusion injuries. The expression of VEGF in vivo was measured using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Locomotor recovery in the rats was evaluated using the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB) scale for locomotor analysis.</P><B>Results</B><P>In vitro transfection showed that pEpo-SV-VEGF or pRTP801-VEGF induced VEGF expression under hypoxic conditions, whereas pSV-VEGF did not. The VEGF level was higher in the pEpo-SV-VEGF and pRTP801-VEGF groups than in the control group. The VEGF expression was detected in neurons and astrocytes of the spinal cord. Locomotor recovery was improved in the pEpo-SV-VEGF and pRTP801-VEGF groups, and BBB scores were higher than in the control group. Staining using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling showed that the number of apoptotic cells decreased in the plasmid-injected groups compared with the control group, and significant differences were observed between the hypoxia-responsive groups and the pSV-VEGF group.</P><B>Conclusions</B><P>These results suggest that the hypoxia-inducible VEGF expression system may be useful for gene therapy of SCI.</P>

Gene cloning and functional analysis of yellow green leaf 3 (ygl3) gene during the whole-plant growth stage in rice

Xiaoqing Tian,Ying-Hua Ling,Li-kui Fang,Peng Du,Xian-Chun Sang,Fang-Ming Zhao,Yun-Feng Li,Rong Xie,Guang-Hua He 한국유전학회 2013 Genes & Genomics Vol.35 No.1

Chlorophyll is an important photosynthetic pigment in the process of photosynthesis in plants and photosynthetic bacteria. Genes involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis and photosynthetic bacteria have been well documented. In rice, however, these genes have not been fully annotated. In this paper, a yellow-green leaf gene, yellow green leaf3 (ygl3) was cloned and analyzed. ygl3 encodes magnesium chelation ChlD (D) subunit,a key enzyme for chlorophyll synthesis, resulting in a yellow-green leaf phenotype in all growth stages in rice. Expression content of ygl3 is highest in the leaf blades,followed by the leaf sheaths, while there is virtually no expression of the gene in the stems and seeds. The subcellular structure and protein content of the photosynthetic system of the ygl3 mutant were revealed by transmission electron microscopy, BN-PAGE, and western blotting. The results show that the mutation of the ygl3 gene indirectly leads to a decrease in the protein content of the photosynthetic system and severely obstructs the formation of granum thylakoids.