生物技术通报 ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (3): 283-293.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2025-0704

• 研究报告 • 上一篇    下一篇

黄瓜SEPALLATA2基因敲除对果实及疣状结构发育的多效性影响

罗威1,2(), 宫奥1, 仲阳3, 胡迪1, 周洪源1, 张泓欣1, 艾菊1, 罗有卫4, 高冬丽1()   

  1. 1.云南师范大学生命科学学院 云南省马铃薯生物学重点实验室,昆明 650500
    2.华中农业大学生命科学技术学院,武汉 430000
    3.中国农业科学院深圳农业基因组研究所(岭南现代农业科学与技术广东省实验室深圳分中心),深圳 518120
    4.德宏州农业技术推广中心,芒市 678400
  • 收稿日期:2025-07-01 出版日期:2026-03-26 发布日期:2026-04-23
  • 通讯作者: 高冬丽,女,博士,研究员,研究方向 :果实发育调控;E-mail: gdongli@126.com
  • 作者简介:罗威,男,博士研究生,研究方向 :基因功能解析;E-mail: 1136689701@qq.com
    第一联系人:宫奥为本文共同第一作者
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(31601773);国家自然科学基金项目(32060684);云南省院士工作站(202105AF150028)

Pleiotropic Effects of SEPALLATA2 Knock-out on Fruit and Wart Development in Cucumber

LUO Wei1,2(), GONG Ao1, ZHONG Yang3, HU Di1, ZHOU Hong-yuan1, ZHANG Hong-xin1, AI Ju1, LUO You-wei4, GAO Dong-li1()   

  1. 1.School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Key Laboratory of Potato Biology of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650500
    2.College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430000
    3.Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture), Shenzhen 518120
    4.Dehong Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Mangshi 678400
  • Received:2025-07-01 Published:2026-03-26 Online:2026-04-23

摘要:

目的 SEPALLATA2SEP2)编码MADS家族转录因子,利用Cssep2突变体揭示其在黄瓜(Cucumis sativus L.)果实和疣状结构发育中的作用,并探究其调控机制,为黄瓜重要性状的深度解析提供理论支持。 方法 通过实时荧光定量分析CsSEP2的表达模式;亚细胞定位分析CsSEP2在细胞内的具体位置;通过稳定遗传转化创制Cssep2敲除突变体,从细胞学和转录组层面探究其表型出现的分子机制;利用酵母双杂交和萤火虫荧光素酶互补实验分析CsSEP2和其他蛋白之间的相互作用。 结果 CsSEP2的mRNA特异性积累于花和果实组织,其编码蛋白定位于细胞核。利用CRISPR/Cas9技术构建功能缺失突变体。突变体果实因细胞分裂与伸长进程受阻而显著缩短,且呈现开裂表型;果实疣状结构发育异常,表现为果刺密度增加、果刺基部缩小及果瘤萎缩。外果皮与胎座的转录组测序分析显示,CsSEP2功能缺失显著改变基因表达谱,尤其是与果实大小和疣状结构发育相关基因表达发生显著变化。CsSEP2与多个已知的调控疣状结构发育的蛋白存在互作关系。 结论 CsSEP2突变对果实和疣状结构发育产生了多效性影响。CsSEP2通过影响一系列基因的表达和蛋白间的互作来调控果实长度和疣状结构发育。

关键词: 黄瓜, CsSEP2, 突变体, 果实发育, 果裂, 果刺, 疣状结构

Abstract:

Objective SEPALLATA2 (SEP2) encodes MADS family transcription factor. This study aims to decipher the role of CsSEP2 in the development of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits and warty structures by using Cssep2 mutants and investigate the regulatory mechanism. It provides theoretical support for the in-depth analysis of important traits in cucumber. Method Real-time quantitative PCR was used to analyze the expression pattern of CsSEP2. Subcellular localization was employed to determine the specific intracellular location of CsSEP2. Cssep2 knockout mutants was carried out through stable genetic transformation, and the molecular mechanism underlying their phenotypic changes was explored at the cytological and transcriptomic levels. Yeast two-hybrid assay and firefly luciferase complementation assay were utilized to analyze the interactions between CsSEP2 and other proteins. Result CsSEP2 mRNA accumulates specifically in flowers and fruits, and CsSEP2 was localized in the nucleus. The loss-of-function mutants were generated using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The Cssep2 mutants produced short fruits resulting from reduced cell division and cell expansion, and the fruits tended to dehisce. The warty traits of Cssep2 mutants were substantially altered, with dense spine, reduced fruit spine base and shrunken tubercules. RNA-seq analysis of the fruit epicarp and placenta revealed that loss-of-function of CsSEP2 had a considerable influence on the gene expression profile. Of note, genes that have been reported to function in fruit size and warty traits presented substantially altered expression. CsSEP2 interacted with several proteins that are known to regulate the development of warty structures. Conclusion Cssep2 mutation results in pleiotropic effects on the development of fruits and warty structures. CsSEP2 regulates fruit length and warty development by influencing the expressions of a series of genes and protein interactions.

Key words: cucumber, CsSEP2, mutants, fruit development, fruit cracking, spine, wart