Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 135-141.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2021-1509

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Prokaryotic Expression,Antibody Preparation and Application of Rice Caffeoyl Coenzyme A-O-methyltransferase Gene

SUO Qing-qing(), WU Nan, YANG Hui, LI Li(), WANG Xi-feng   

  1. State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests,Institute of Plant Protection,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100193
  • Received:2021-12-06 Online:2022-08-26 Published:2022-09-14
  • Contact: LI Li E-mail:15093157487@163.com;lli@ippcaas.cn

Abstract:

Caffeoyl-coenzyme A-O-methyltransferase(CCoAOMT)plays an important role in the biosynthesis of plant lignin. At present,the research on rice CCoAOMT mainly focuses on the gene level,only few researches on its function at the protein level. In this paper,OsCCoAOMT1 gene was cloned by PCR amplification technology,and prokaryotic expression vector pET30a(+)-OsCCoAOMT1,then transformed into Escherichia coli,and the recombinant protein was expressed. Purified protein immunized New Zealand male rabbits of polyclonal antibodies were successfully prepared. Western blot analysis showed that the antibody specifically bound to the protein in different tissues of rice. Immunofluoresent labeling assay revealed that the signal of this protein can be marked in Ubi:OsCCoAOMT1-GFP transgenic rice and wild-type rice protoplasts via laser confocal microscopy. Furthermore,the GFP signal of the transgenic rice fusion protein can be co-localized with the fluorescent signal of the protein antibody. Combined with the Western blot analysis of rice nucleoplasm protein isolation,OsCCoAOMT1 protein is mainly distributed in the cytoplasm. This indicated that the prepared antibody can be used for the specific detection of the protein and laid a good foundation for the subsequent functional research of rice CCoAOMT.

Key words: caffeoyl-coenzyme A-O-methyltransferase, prokaryotic expression, polyclonal antibody, Western blot, immunofluorescence labelling