生物技术通报 ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (9): 207-218.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2025-0218

• 研究报告 • 上一篇    

bHLH转录因子UNE10克隆及其在丁香罗勒挥发性化合物合成调控中的功能

王斌1,2,3(), 林冲2, 袁晓2,4, 蒋园园1,2,3, 王玉昆1,2,3, 肖艳辉1,2,3()   

  1. 1.韶关学院广东省粤北食药资源利用与保护重点实验室,韶关 512005
    2.韶关学院生物与农业学院,韶关 512005
    3.粤北特色果蔬工程技术研究中心/韶关市芳香植物工程技术研究中心,韶关 512005
    4.华南农业大学园艺学院,广州 510642
  • 收稿日期:2025-03-02 出版日期:2025-09-26 发布日期:2025-09-24
  • 通讯作者: 肖艳辉,女,硕士,教授,研究方向 :芳香植物栽培与利用;E-mail: yhxiao@sgu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:王斌,男,博士,副教授,研究方向 :次生代谢产物合成调控与利用;E-mail: b_wang@sgu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    广东省基础与应用基础研究基金(2024A1515010312);广东省教育厅重点科研平台项目(2024GCZX006)

Cloning of bHLH Transcription Factor UNE10 and Its Regulatory Roles in the Biosynthesis of Volatile Compounds in Clove Basil

WANG Bin1,2,3(), LIN Chong2, YUAN Xiao2,4, JIANG Yuan-yuan1,2,3, WANG Yu-kun1,2,3, XIAO Yan-hui1,2,3()   

  1. 1.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan 512005
    2.College of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan 512005
    3.Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Special Fruit and Vegetables in Northern Region/Engineering Technology Research Center of Shaoguan Aromatic Plant, Shaoguan 512005
    4.College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642
  • Received:2025-03-02 Published:2025-09-26 Online:2025-09-24

摘要:

目的 bHLH转录因子是调控芳香植物次生代谢产物合成的关键因子,探究bHLH转录因子UNE10对丁香罗勒(Ocimum gratissimum)挥发性化合物合成的调控作用,为丁香罗勒精油组分精细调控提供关键调控因子。 方法 从丁香罗勒中挖掘在叶片显著高表达的bHLH家族基因OgUNE10,利用PCR法扩增OgUNE10的编码序列,通过农杆菌介导的超表达方法在丁香罗勒叶片中过表达OgUNE10,探究其对丁香罗勒叶片挥发性化合物合成的影响。 结果 OgUNE10表达呈现明显的组织特异性,在叶片中显著高表达。从丁香罗勒叶片中克隆了OgUNE10基因,其编码161个氨基酸残基的蛋白质。OgUNE10含有保守的bHLH结构域,定位于细胞核,与模式植物bHLH氨基酸序列相似性较低。在叶片中过表达OgUNE10显著影响丁香罗勒精油主要组分的含量,提高丁香酚含量并降低草蒿脑和肉桂酸甲酯含量。过表达OgUNE10显著上调3个苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)基因和2个甲酯酶(MES)基因的表达,下调1个甲酯转移酶(MTA)基因的表达,并影响6个萜烯合成相关基因的表达。 结论 OgUNE10可能通过整合苯丙烷途径、MEP和MVA途径调控丁香罗勒挥发性次生代谢产物的生物合成。

关键词: 丁香罗勒, 挥发性化合物, 合成调控, bHLH转录因子, UNE亚家族

Abstract:

Objective bHLH transcription factors are key regulators in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in aromatic plants. The investigation into the regulatory roles of the bHLH transcription factor UNE10 in the biosynthesis of volatile compounds in clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum) provides critical regulatory factors for fine-tuning the essential oil components of this plant. Method The bHLH family gene OgUNE10, which has significantly high expression in the leaves of clove basil, was identified. The coding sequence of OgUNE10 was amplified using PCR, followed by its overexpression in the leaves of clove basil through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to assess its impacts on the biosynthesis of volatile compounds. Result OgUNE10 expression in clove basil demonstrated notable tissue specificity, with particularly high levels in the leaves. The OgUNE10 gene was successfully cloned from the leaves and encoded a protein consisting of 161 amino acid residues, featuring a conserved bHLH domain. This protein was localized in the nucleus and presented low homology with bHLH amino acid sequences from model plants. The overexpression of OgUNE10 in the leaves significantly affected the contents of major components in the essential oil of clove basil, resulting in an increase in eugenol content while decreasing the contents of estragole and methyl cinnamate. Furthermore, OgUNE10 overexpression led to significant upregulations on three PAL (phenylalanine ammonia lyase) and two MES (methylesterase) genes, but downregulations on one MTA (methyltransferases) gene, while also affecting the expression of six terpene synthase-related genes. Conclusion OgUNE10 regulates the biosynthesis of volatile compounds by integrating the phenylpropanoid pathway, MEP and MVA pathways in clove basil.

Key words: clove basil, volatile compounds, biosynthesis regulation, bHLH transcription factor, UNE subfamily