Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (7): 123-130.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2022-1266

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Establishment and Optimization of Virus-induced Gene Silencing System in Bougainvillea peruviana ‘Thimma’

LIU Zhen-yin1(), DUAN Zhi-zhen1, PENG Ting2, WANG Tong-xin1(), WANG Jian1()   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Germplasm Innovation of Tropical Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants(Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Biology of Tropical Special Ornamental Plants of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou 570228
    2. College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025
  • Received:2022-10-06 Online:2023-07-26 Published:2023-08-17
  • Contact: WANG Tong-xin, WANG Jian E-mail:20196705310033@hainanu.edu.cn;jennifer_wang@hainanu.edu.cn;wjhainu@hainanu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Bougainvillea peruviana ‘Thimma’, belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae, has high ornamental values in landscape. It is an ideal material to study the regulation of flower and leaf coloration. It is vital to establish a rapid and efficient gene verification system in B. peruviana. In this study, phytoene desaturase gene(PDS)was used as an indicator gene, we explored the effects of different inoculation sites and fragment length on the silencing effects of endogenous PDS mRNA in B. peruviana leaves induced by tobacco rattle virus(TRV)and established an optimized virus-induced gene silencing system(VIGS)for B. peruviana. The results showed that the silencing effect of leaf friction injection was more significant than that of tender stems friction injection. Additionally, PDS gene silencing was induced by both the inserted fragment of 336 bp and 457 bp, and the latter one was more significant. The VIGS system of B. peruviana is preliminarily constructed, which can be applied to the following gene function research.

Key words: Bougainvillea peruviana ‘Thimma’, phytoene desaturase(PDS), tobacco rattle virus(TRV), virus-induced gene silencing(VIGS)