A Thermostable beta-Glucuronidase Obtained by Directed Evolution as a Reporter Gene in Transgenic Plants

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Xiong, Ai-Sheng

作者： Xiong, Ai-Sheng;Peng, Ri-He;Zhang, Bin;Yao, Quan-Hong;Zhuang, Jing;Zhang, Jian;Chen, Jian-Min

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期刊名称：PLOS ONE （ 影响因子：3.24； 五年影响因子：3.788 ）

ISSN： 1932-6203

年卷期： 2011 年 6 卷 11 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： A beta-glucuronidase variant, GUS-TR3337, that was obtained by directed evolution exhibited higher thermostability than the wild-type enzyme, GUS-WT. In this study, the utility of GUS-TR337 as an improved reporter was evaluated. The corresponding gus-tr3337 and gus-wt genes were independently cloned in a plant expression vector and introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana. With 4-MUG as a substrate, plants containing the gus-wt gene showed no detectable b-glucuronidase activity after exposure to 60 degrees C for 10 min, while those hosting the gus-tr3337 gene retained 70% or 50% activity after exposure to 80 degrees C for 10 min or 30 min, respectively. Similarly, in vivo b-glucuronidase activity could be demonstrated by using X-GLUC as a substrate in transgenic Arabidopsis plants hosting the gus-tr3337 gene that were exposed to 80 degrees C for up to 30 min. Thus, the thermostability of GUS-TR3337 can be exploited to distinguish between endogenous and transgenic beta-glucuronidase activity, which is a welcome improvement in its use as a reporter.

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