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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (6): 56-65.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220606

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Effect of PagMSBP1/2a Gene of 84K Poplar on Lignin Biosynthesis

Yajing Xu,Jiawei Wang,Yanqiu Zhao,Cheng Jiang*,Lichao Huang,Yi An,Wei Zeng,Jin Zhang,Mengzhu Lu   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300
  • Received:2021-03-23 Online:2022-06-25 Published:2022-09-24
  • Contact: Cheng Jiang

Abstract:

Objective: Membrane steroid-binding protein (MSBP) is a type of membrane-associated steroid receptor protein located on the cytoplasmic membrane, and it affects multiple processes of plant growth and development by initiating cell response to hormone regulatory signals, regulating steroid transport and metabolism. This study aims to study the role of MSBP during the poplar growth and development, especially its effect on wood formation, so as to provide a basis for the improvement of poplar wood quality. Method: AtMSBP1 protein sequence of Arabidopsis was used for homologous sequence alignment against the genome database of Populus trichocarpa and P. alba × P. glandulosa '84K' to obtain the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of poplar MSBP, and then aphylogenetic tree was constructed and the gene structure was analyzed. qPCR was used to analyze the tissue specific expression of MSBP genes in top buds, roots, stems and leaves of 84K poplar. The expression patterns of P. trichocarpa homologous genes in wood formation tissues were searched against the Aspwood database. The 35 SGFP-PagMSBP1/2a plant expression binary vector was constructed and transiently transformed into tobacco leaves by Agrobacterium. The subcellular localization of PagMSBP1/2a was observed by laser confocal microscope. 35 SPagMSBP1/2a plant expression binary vector was constructed and transformed into poplar 84K by Agrobacterium-mediated leaf disk method. The difference of xylem between PagMSBP1/2a-OE and control plants was investigated through cross-sections examined with microscopy. The content of lignin and the distribution of lignin in the vascular tissues of transgenic and control poplar stems were analyzed by acetyl bromide method and phloroglucinol staining respectively. Result: In this study, 7 poplar MSBP members were identified through homologous comparison, and the poplar genes were named according to evolutionary relationship and gene structure. Ameng them the homologous genes of AtMSBP1 and AtMSBP2 in poplar were named PtMSBP1/2a, PtMSBP1/2b and PtMSBP1/2c respectively, and PtMSBP1/2a had the most homology with AtMSBP1. The result of qPCR analysis showed that the three genes were all expressed in roots, stems, and leaves. The expression of PagMSBP1/2c in tissues was significantly lower than that of PagMSBP1/2a and PagMSBP1/2b, while the expression of PagMSBP1/2a was the highest in old stems, which was nearly 6 times higher than that in young stems. It is consistent with the high expression of PtMSBP1/2a in xylem during the process of wood formation as shown in the Aspwood data. The MSBP1/2a ortholog (PagMSBP1/2a) of 84K poplar was cloned and its encoded protein contained the trans-membrane domain at the N-end. The subcellular localization analysis showed that PagMSBP1/2a was localized in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. The vector used for over-expression of PagMSBP1/2a was constructed and the gene was transformed into 84K poplar by Agrobacterium mediated leaf disk method. The transgenic poplars more grew slow and were shorter than the control. The lignin content in stems of PagMSBP1/2a overexpressed poplar was significantly lower than that of the control, and the soluble lignin content of acetylbromide decreased by 34.6%. Conclusion: PagMSBP1/2a is a steroid receptor protein located on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, which is involved in regulating the lignin biosynthesis during the wood formation of poplar. Therefore, it can be used as a target gene in the poplar breeding for lignin content alteration.

Key words: PagMSBP1/2a, Populus alba × P. glandulosa '84K': subcellular location, overexpression, lignin,  

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