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SDG7参与拟南芥胚胎中FLC转录激活的研究

Study on the involvement of SDG7 in FLC transcriptional activation in Arabidopsis embryos

  • 摘要: 开花是植物生命周期中最重要的事件之一,FLOWERING LOCUS CFLC)是拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.)开花调控春化途径的核心基因,在子代中被重激活。SET DOMAIN GROUP 7(SDG7)是拟南芥组蛋白H3K36me3修饰的甲基转移酶。本研究通过角果中转录水平的检测以及荧光信号观察,探究SDG7是否参与胚胎发育早期过程中FLC的激活过程。结果显示,SDG7在拟南芥胚胎中表达;功能缺失的sdg7突变体具有早花的表型,且FLC的表达水平在幼苗中降低,表明SDG7通过调控FLC的表达来影响开花。利用FLC启动子驱动GUS,进行GUS染色并检测FLC的表达水平,发现SDG7在胚胎发育过程中激活FLC的表达。此外,在不同生态型中,FLC的表达水平受FRIGIDAFRI)的调控而存在显著差异,但FRI并不影响SDG7的表达。

     

    Abstract: Flowering is a pivotal developmental transition in the plant life cycle. In Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) is a central regulator of the vernalization pathway and is transcriptionally reactivated in the next generation. SET DOMAIN GROUP 7 (SDG7) encodes a histone methyltransferase associated with H3K36me3 modification, but whether SDG7 contributes to FLC reactivation during early embryonic development remains unclear. This study investigated the role of SDG7 in embryonic FLC activation. Transcript analysis and fluorescence-based observations in siliques revealed that SDG7 was expressed in developing embryos. Loss-of-function sdg7 mutants exhibited early flowering phenotypes, accompanied by reduced FLC transcript levels in seedlings, indicating that SDG7 regulates flowering time through positive control of FLC expression. FLC promoter-driven GUS staining and expression analyses further demonstrated that SDG7 promoted FLC activation during embryogenesis. Although FLC expression, regulated by FRIGIDA (FRI), varied significantly among ecotypes, transcript-level assays confirmed that FRI did not affect SDG7 expression.

     

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