JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2022, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 134-142.doi: 10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.2021006013

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Cloning of EoNLA gene in Eremochloa ophiuroides and the transgenic Arabidopsis phenotypic characterization under various phosphorus levels

HE Qingqing1(), LIU Chuanqiang1, LI Jianjian2, WANG Jingjing2, YAO Xiang2, ZHOU Shenghao3, CHEN Ying1,*(), WANG Haoran2,*()   

  1. 1. Poplar Germplasm Enhancement & Variety Improvement Lab, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    2. Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
    3. Taixing Rural Energy Technology Development Service Station of Jiangsu Province, Taixing 225400, China
  • Received:2021-06-08 Accepted:2021-10-08 Online:2022-05-30 Published:2022-06-10
  • Contact: CHEN Ying,WANG Haoran E-mail:2954272790@qq.com;ychen@njfu.edu.cn;njlydxwhr@163.com

Abstract:

【Obiectives】 Phosphorus is a macronutrient of plants which is essential for growth and development. Nitrogen limitation adaptation (NLA), a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in the ubiquitin regulation of phosphorus transporters, plays an important role in the regulation of phosphorus balance in plants. 【Method】In this study, we used Eremochloa ophiuroides, which naturally adapts to low-phosphorus soil conditions, to clone the EoNLA gene using RACE. 【Result】The EoNLA gene is 1 353 bp long and encodes a protein of 331 amino acids. Amino acid sequence analysis showed that the NLA protein had a typical RING domain and an SPX domain. Cell membrane localization of the EoNLA protein was observed using a protoplast transient expression system. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana was carried out to verify gene function 【Conclusion】The qRT-PCR analysis showed that expression levels of EoNLA were significantly higher in roots than in stems and leaves, suggesting that EoNLA expression is root-specific. Furthermore, functional identification based on Arabidopsis thaliana transgenic plants suggested that EoNLA is associated with phosphorus regulation in plants.

Key words: Eremochloa ophiuroides, phosphorus regulation, EoNLA, functional analysis

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