Expression of mercuric ion reductase in Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) confers mercuric ion reduction and resistance

被引:65
作者
Che, DS
Meagher, RB
Heaton, ACP
Lima, A
Rugh, CL
Merkle, SA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Daniel B Warnell Sch Forest Resources, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Univ Georgia, Dept Genet, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[3] Michigan State Univ, Dept Crop & Soil Sci, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA
关键词
phytoremediation; merA18; merA9; mercury; transgenic plants;
D O I
10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00031.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mercury is one of the most hazardous heavy metals and is a particular problem in aquatic ecosystems, where organic mercury is biomagnified in the food chain. Previous studies demonstrated that transgenic model plants expressing a modified mercuric ion reductase gene from bacteria could detoxify mercury by converting the more toxic and reductive ionic form [Hg(II)] to less toxic elemental mercury [Hg(0)]. To further investigate if a genetic engineering approach for mercury phytoremediation can be effective in trees with a greater potential in riparian ecosystems, we generated transgenic Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees expressing modified merA9 and merA18 genes. Leaf sections from transgenic plantlets produced adventitious shoots in the presence of 50 mum Hg(II) supplied as HgCl,, which inhibited shoot induction from leaf explants of wild-type plantlets. Transgenic shoots cultured in a medium containing 25 mum Hg(II) showed normal growth and rooted, while wild-type shoots were killed. When the transgenic cottonwood plantlets were exposed to Hg(II), they evolved 2-4-fold the amount of Hg(O) relative to wild-type plantlets. Transgenic merA9 and merA18 plants accumulated significantly higher biomass than control plants on a Georgia Piedmont soil contaminated with 40 p.p.m. Hg(II). Our results indicate that Eastern cottonwood plants expressing the bacterial mercuric ion reductase gene have potential as candidates for in situ remediation of mercury-contaminated soils or wastewater.
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