NEC1, a novel gene, highly expressed in nectary tissue of Petunia hybrida

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作者
Ge, YX
Angenent, GC
Wittich, PE
Peters, J
Franken, J
Busscher, M
Zhang, LM
Dahlhaus, E
Kater, MM
Wullems, GJ
Creemers-Molenaar, T
机构
[1] Univ Wageningen & Res Ctr, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
[2] Univ Wageningen & Res Ctr, Lab Expt Plant Morphol & Cell Biol, NL-6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands
[3] Catholic Univ Nijmegen, Dept Mol Plant Physiol, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands
关键词
nectary; NEC1; gene; anther stomium; nectar secretion; Petunia hybrida; Brassica napus;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00926.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
To study the molecular regulation of nectary development, we cloned NEC1, a gene predominantly expressed in the nectaries of Petunia hybrida, by using the differential display RT-PCR technique. The secondary structure of the putative NEC1 protein is reminiscent of a transmembrane protein, indicating that the protein is incorporated into the cell membrane or the cytoplast membrane. Immunolocalization revealed that NEC1 protein is present in the nectaries. Northern blot analyses showed that NEC1 is highly expressed in nectary tissue and weakly in the stamen. GUS expression driven by the NEC1 promoter revealed GUS activity in the outer nectary parenchyma cells, the upper part of the filament and the anther stomium. The same expression pattern was observed in Brassica napus. GUS expression was observed as blue spots on the surface of very young nectaries that do not secrete nectar and do accumulate starch. GUS expression was highest in open flowers in which active secretion of nectar and starch hydrolysis had taken place. Ectopic expression of NEC1 resulted in transgenic plants that displayed a phenotype with leaves having 3-4 times more phloem bundles in mid-veins than the wildtype Petunia. The possible role of NEC1 gene in sugar metabolism and nectar secretion is discussed.
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