WO1992003562A1 - Dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom - Google Patents
Dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO1992003562A1 WO1992003562A1 PCT/GB1991/001416 GB9101416W WO9203562A1 WO 1992003562 A1 WO1992003562 A1 WO 1992003562A1 GB 9101416 W GB9101416 W GB 9101416W WO 9203562 A1 WO9203562 A1 WO 9203562A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- dna
- plants
- ptom66
- ptoml36
- fruit
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07K—PEPTIDES
- C07K14/00—Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof
- C07K14/415—Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof from plants
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
- C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
- C12N15/00—Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor
- C12N15/09—Recombinant DNA-technology
- C12N15/11—DNA or RNA fragments; Modified forms thereof; Non-coding nucleic acids having a biological activity
- C12N15/52—Genes encoding for enzymes or proenzymes
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
- C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
- C12N15/00—Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor
- C12N15/09—Recombinant DNA-technology
- C12N15/63—Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectors; Vectors; Use of hosts therefor; Regulation of expression
- C12N15/79—Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts
- C12N15/82—Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for plant cells, e.g. plant artificial chromosomes (PACs)
- C12N15/8241—Phenotypically and genetically modified plants via recombinant DNA technology
- C12N15/8242—Phenotypically and genetically modified plants via recombinant DNA technology with non-agronomic quality (output) traits, e.g. for industrial processing; Value added, non-agronomic traits
- C12N15/8243—Phenotypically and genetically modified plants via recombinant DNA technology with non-agronomic quality (output) traits, e.g. for industrial processing; Value added, non-agronomic traits involving biosynthetic or metabolic pathways, i.e. metabolic engineering, e.g. nicotine, caffeine
- C12N15/8249—Phenotypically and genetically modified plants via recombinant DNA technology with non-agronomic quality (output) traits, e.g. for industrial processing; Value added, non-agronomic traits involving biosynthetic or metabolic pathways, i.e. metabolic engineering, e.g. nicotine, caffeine involving ethylene biosynthesis, senescence or fruit development, e.g. modified tomato ripening, cut flower shelf-life
Definitions
- This invention relates to DNA sequences of genes expressed during fruit ripening, DNA constructs containing these sequences, plant cells containing the constructs and plants derived therefrom. In particular it involves the use of antisense or sense RNA technology to control gene expression in plants.
- a cell manufactures protein by transcribing the DNA of the gene for that protein to produce messenger RNA (mRNA), which is then processed (eg by the removal of intron ⁇ ) and finally translated by ribosomes into protein.
- mRNA messenger RNA
- antisense RNA an RNA sequence which is complementary to a sequence of bases in the RNA in question: complementary in the sense that each base in the antisense sequence
- RNA may interfere with further transcription, processing, transport or translation, or degrade the mRNA, or have more than one of these effects.
- antisense RNA may be produced in the cell by transformation with an appropriate DNA construct arranged to transcribe backwards part of the coding strand (as opposed to the template strand) of the relevant gene (or of a DNA sequence showing substantial homology therewith).
- antisense RNA has been proven to be useful in achieving downregulation of gene expression in plants.
- the present invention is based in part on the isolation and characterisation of genes of hitherto unknown function. Genes from a family of related genes of unknown functionoN have been cloned and characterised by DNA sequence analysis.
- genes in question are encoded (almost completely) in pTOMl36 or pTOM66, the nucleotide sequences of which have not previously been determined.
- DNA constructs comprising a DNA sequence homologous to some or all of a fruit-ripening gene encoded by either of the clones pTOMl36 or pTOM66, preceded by a transcriptional initiation region operative in plants, so that the construct can generate RNA in plant cells.
- the invention provides DNA constructs comprising a transcriptional initiation region operative in plants positioned for transcription of a DNA sequence encoding RNA complementary to a substantial run of bases showing substantial homology to a fruit-ripening gene encoded by pTOMl36 or pTOM66.
- the invention also includes plant cells containing such constructs; plants derived therefrom showing modified ripening characteristics; and fruit and seeds of such plants.
- the constructs of the invention may be inserted into plants to regulate the production of enzymes encoded by genes homologous to pTOMl36 or pTOM66.
- the production of the enzymes may be increased, or reduced, either throughout or at particular stages in the life of the plant.
- production of the enzyme is enhanced only by constructs which express RNA homologous to the substantially complete endogenous pTOM136 or pTOM66 mRNA.
- the plants to which the present invention can be applied include commercially important fruit-bearing plants, in particular tomato.
- plants can be generated which have modified expression levels of pTOM66 or pTOMl36 genes and which may have one or more of the following characteristics: Novel flavour and aroma due to changes in the concentrations and ratios of the many aromatic compounds that contribute to the tomato flavour.
- Sweeter tomatoes due to increased sugar accumulation, or to decrease in the accumulation of acids (e.g. citric or malic acid) thereby allowing the flavour of the sugars to dominate.
- acids e.g. citric or malic acid
- Modified colour due to inhibition of the pathways of pigment biosynthesis e.g. lycopene, ⁇ -carotene.
- DNA constructs according to the invention preferably comprise a base sequence at least 10 bases in length for transcription into antisense RNA. There is no theoretical upper limit to the base sequence - it may be as long as the relevant mRNA produced by the cell - but for convenience it will generally be found suitable to use sequences between 100 and 1000 bases in length. The preparation of such constructs is described in more detail below.
- the preferred DNA for use in the present invention is DNA derived from the clones pTOMl36 or pTOM66.
- the required antisense DNA can be obtained in several ways: by cutting with restriction enzymes an appropriate sequence of such DNA; by synthesising a DNA fragment using synthetic oligonucleotides which are annealed and then ligated together in such a way as to give suitable restriction sites at each end; by using synthetic oligonucleotides in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to generate the required fragment with suitable restriction sites at each end.
- the DNA is then cloned into a vector containing upstream promoter and downstream terminator sequences, the cloning being carried out so that the cut DNA sequence is inverted with respect to its orientation in the strand from which it was cut.
- the two RNA strands are complementary not only in their base sequence but also in their orientations ( 5' to 3').
- the base sequences of pTOMl36 and pTOM66 are set out in Figure 1.
- pTOMl36 and pTOM66 were originally derived from a cDNA library isolated from ripe tomato RNA (Slater et al Plant Molecular Biology 5,
- suitable cDNA for use in the present invention may be obtained by repeating the work of by Slater et al. In this way may be obtained sequences coding for the whole, or substantially the whole, of the mRNAs produced by either pTOMl36 or pTOM66. Suitable lengths of the cDNA so obtained may be cut out for use by means of restriction enzymes.
- the expression of a gene substantially homologous to the pTOM66 gene is transiently enhanced by incubation of ripening tomato fruit at 35°C (Picton S. and Grierson D. Plant Cell Environ. J L, 265-272, 1988). If incubation at this temperature is continued, pTOM66-related mRNA does not accumulate to the same level as in fruit incubated at 25°C.
- the transient expression of the pTOM66 related gene in response to heat stress is typical of the heat shock response that has been observed in nearly all organisms and tissues studied (Schlesinger et al, "Heat Shock from Bacteria to Man”; Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, New York, 1982).
- An alternative source of DNA for the base sequence for transcription is a suitable gene encoding the pTOMl36 or pTOM66 proteins.
- This gene may differ from the cDNA of, e.g. pTOMl36 or pTOM66 in that introns may be present. The introns are not transcribed into mRNA (or, if so transcribed, are subsequently cut out).
- introns are not transcribed into mRNA (or, if so transcribed, are subsequently cut out).
- a further way of obtaining a suitable DNA base sequence for transcription is to synthesise it ab initio from the appropriate bases, for example using Figure 1 as a guide.
- Recombinant DNA and vectors according to the present invention may be made as follows.
- a suitable vector containing the desired base sequence for transcription for example pTOMl36 or pTOM66
- restriction enzymes to cut the sequence out.
- the DNA strand so obtained is cloned (if desired, in reverse orientation) into a second vector containing the desired promoter sequence (for example cauliflower mosaic virus 35S RNA promoter or the tomato polygalacturonase gene promoter sequence - Bird et al., Plant Molecular Biology, 11, 651-662, 1988) and the desired terminator sequence (for example the 3' of the Agrobacteriu tumefaciens nopaline synthase gene, the nos 3' end).
- the desired promoter sequence for example cauliflower mosaic virus 35S RNA promoter or the tomato polygalacturonase gene promoter sequence - Bird et al., Plant Molecular Biology, 11, 651-662, 1988
- the desired terminator sequence for example the 3' of the Agrobacteriu
- constitutive promoters such as cauliflower mosaic virus Ca MV 35S
- inducible or developmentally regulated promoters such as the ripe-fruit-specific polygalacturonase promoter
- Use of a constitutive promoter will tend to affect functions in all parts of the plant: while by using a tissue-specific promoter, functions may be controlled more selectively.
- the promoter of the PG gene it may be found convenient to use the promoter of the PG gene (Bid et al, 1988, cited above).
- Use of this promoter, at least in tomatoes has the advantage that the production of antisense RNA is under the control of a ripening-specific promoter.
- the antisense RNA is only produced in the organ in which its action is required.
- E8 promoter (Deikman & Fischer, EMBO Journal 7, 3315-3320, 1988).
- Vectors according to the invention may be used to transform plants as desired, to make plants according to the invention.
- Dicotyledonous plants such as tomato and melon, may be transformed by Agrobacterium Ti plasmid technology, for example as described by Bevan (1984) Nucleic Acid Research, 12, 8711-8721.
- Such transformed plants may be reproduced sexually, or by cell or tissue culture.
- the degree of production of antisense RNA in the plant cells can be controlled by suitable choice of promoter sequences, or by selecting the number of copies, or the site of integration, of the DNA sequences according to the invention that are introduced into the plant genome.
- the constructs of our invention may be used to transform cells of both onocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants in various ways known to the art. In many cases such plant cells (particularly when they are cells of dicotyledonous plants) may be cultured to regenerate whole plants which subsequently reproduce to give successive generations of genetically modified plants. Examples of genetically modified plants according to the present invention include, as well as tomatoes, fruits such as mangoes, peaches, apples, pears, strawberries, bananas and melons.
- Figure 1 shows the base sequence of the clones pTOMl36 and pTOM66
- Figure 2 shows the method of construction of pJRH36A
- Figure 3 shows the method of construction of pBDHT66A.
- pTOMl36 antisense RNA vectors with the CaMV 35S promoter The vector pJRH36A was constructed using the sequences corresponding to bases 1 to 393 of pTOMl36
- Fig 2 This fragment was synthesised by polymerase chain reaction using synthetic primers. The fragment was cloned into the vector pJRl which had previously been cut with Smal.
- pJRl Smith et al Nature 334, 724- 726, 1988
- pJRl is a Binl9-based vector (Bevan, Nucleic Acids Research, 12, 8711- 8721, 1984), which permits the expression of the antisense RNA under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter.
- This vector includes a nopaline syntha ⁇ e (nos) 3' end te- 'ination sequence.
- the vector pBDHT66A was constructed using the sequence corresponding to bases 1 to 500 of pTOM66 (Fig 3). This fragment was isolated from pTOM66 by restriction with Bglll and Pstl. It was then cloned,into the vector pDH51 (Pietrzak et al, Nucleic Acids Research 14 , 5857-5868) which had previously been cut with BamHI and Pstl. An EcoRI fragment was then transferred to Bin 19 cut with EcoRI.
- pJR2 is a Binl9-based vector, which permits the expression of the antisense RNA under the control of the tomato polygalacturonase promoter.
- This vector includes a nopaline synthase (nos) 3' end termination sequence.
- the vectors with the sense orientation of pTOMl36 or pTOM66 sequence are identified by DNA sequence analysis.
- Vectors were transferred to Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 (a micro-organism widely available to plant biotechnologists) and were used to transform tomato plants. Transformation of tomato stem segments follow standard protocols (e.g. Bird et al Plant Molecular Biology 11, 651-662, 1988). Transformed plants were identified by their ability to grow on media containing the antibiotic kanamycin. Plants were regenerated and planted to be grown to maturity. Ripening fruit of such plants will be analysed for modifications to their ripening characteristics.
Landscapes
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Genetics & Genomics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Biotechnology (AREA)
- Molecular Biology (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
- Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
- Zoology (AREA)
- Biophysics (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Biochemistry (AREA)
- Microbiology (AREA)
- Plant Pathology (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
- Proteomics, Peptides & Aminoacids (AREA)
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology (AREA)
- Botany (AREA)
- Nutrition Science (AREA)
- Cell Biology (AREA)
- Micro-Organisms Or Cultivation Processes Thereof (AREA)
- Breeding Of Plants And Reproduction By Means Of Culturing (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
GB9018612.3 | 1990-08-24 | ||
GB909018612A GB9018612D0 (en) | 1990-08-24 | 1990-08-24 | Dna,constructs,cells and plants derived therefrom |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO1992003562A1 true WO1992003562A1 (en) | 1992-03-05 |
Family
ID=10681173
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/GB1991/001416 WO1992003562A1 (en) | 1990-08-24 | 1991-08-21 | Dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US5304490A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0546016A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU8419191A (en) |
GB (1) | GB9018612D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992003562A1 (en) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO1994021803A2 (en) * | 1993-03-22 | 1994-09-29 | Zeneca Limited | Fruit ripening-related tomato dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom |
US5545815A (en) * | 1991-10-08 | 1996-08-13 | The Regents Of The University Of California | Control of fruit ripening in plants |
US5728817A (en) * | 1993-03-18 | 1998-03-17 | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. | Methods and compositions for controlling plant development |
EP1156116A1 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2001-11-21 | Keygene N.V. | Nucleotide sequences coding for signal transduction components involved in plant pathogen defense |
EP1321525A2 (en) * | 1996-01-23 | 2003-06-25 | Horticulture Research International | Fruit ripening-related genes |
Families Citing this family (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB8927048D0 (en) * | 1989-11-30 | 1990-01-31 | Ici Plc | Dna,constructs,cells and plants derived therefrom |
GB8928179D0 (en) * | 1989-12-13 | 1990-02-14 | Ici Plc | Dna,constructs,cells and plants derived therefrom |
US6448474B1 (en) | 1995-06-07 | 2002-09-10 | University Of Hawaii | Purified proteins, recombinant DNA sequences and processes for controlling the ripening of coffee plants |
US5874269A (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 1999-02-23 | University Of Hawaii | Purified proteins, recombinant DNA sequences and processes for controlling the ripening of coffee plant |
US20040031072A1 (en) * | 1999-05-06 | 2004-02-12 | La Rosa Thomas J. | Soy nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with transcription plants and uses thereof for plant improvement |
US20040216190A1 (en) * | 2003-04-28 | 2004-10-28 | Kovalic David K. | Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants and uses thereof for plant improvement |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5034323A (en) * | 1989-03-30 | 1991-07-23 | Dna Plant Technology Corporation | Genetic engineering of novel plant phenotypes |
-
1990
- 1990-08-24 GB GB909018612A patent/GB9018612D0/en active Pending
-
1991
- 1991-08-21 WO PCT/GB1991/001416 patent/WO1992003562A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1991-08-21 EP EP91915492A patent/EP0546016A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-08-21 AU AU84191/91A patent/AU8419191A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-08-23 US US07/748,761 patent/US5304490A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Non-Patent Citations (5)
Title |
---|
EMBO J., Vol. 3, No. 11, November 1984, SCHOEFFL F. et al., "The DNA Sequence Analysis of Soybean Heat-shock Genes and Identification of Possible Regulatory Promoter Elements", pages 2491-2497. * |
EMBO J., Vol. 6, No. 5, November 1987, BAUMANN G. et al., "Functional Analysis of Sequences Required for Transcriptional Activation of a Soybean Heat Shock Gene in Transgenic Tobacco Plants", pages 1161-1166. * |
NATURE, Vol. 346, 19 July 1990, HAMILTON A.J. et al., "Antisense Gene that Inhibits the Synthesis of the Hormone Ethylene in Transgenic Plants", pages 284-287. * |
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT, Vol. 11, 1988, PICTON S. et al., "Inhibition of Expression of Tomato - Ripening Genes at High Temperature", pages 265-272. * |
PLANT MOL. BIOL., Vol. 13, No. 9, September 1989, SCHUCH W.W. et al., "Control and Manipulation of Gene Expression During Tomato Fruit Ripening", pages 303-311. * |
Cited By (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5545815A (en) * | 1991-10-08 | 1996-08-13 | The Regents Of The University Of California | Control of fruit ripening in plants |
US5728817A (en) * | 1993-03-18 | 1998-03-17 | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. | Methods and compositions for controlling plant development |
US5760190A (en) * | 1993-03-18 | 1998-06-02 | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. | Plant QM proteins |
WO1994021803A2 (en) * | 1993-03-22 | 1994-09-29 | Zeneca Limited | Fruit ripening-related tomato dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom |
WO1994021803A3 (en) * | 1993-03-22 | 1994-11-10 | Zeneca Ltd | Fruit ripening-related tomato dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom |
EP1321525A2 (en) * | 1996-01-23 | 2003-06-25 | Horticulture Research International | Fruit ripening-related genes |
EP1321525A3 (en) * | 1996-01-23 | 2003-09-10 | Horticulture Research International | Fruit ripening-related genes |
EP1156116A1 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2001-11-21 | Keygene N.V. | Nucleotide sequences coding for signal transduction components involved in plant pathogen defense |
WO2001088165A1 (en) * | 2000-05-19 | 2001-11-22 | Keygene N.V. | Nucleotide sequences coding for signal transduction components involved in plant pathogen defence |
US7205451B2 (en) | 2000-05-19 | 2007-04-17 | Keygene N.V. | Nucleotide sequences coding signal transduction components in durable and broad-range resistance strategies based on plant defence |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US5304490A (en) | 1994-04-19 |
GB9018612D0 (en) | 1990-10-10 |
EP0546016A1 (en) | 1993-06-16 |
AU8419191A (en) | 1992-03-17 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
AU650241B2 (en) | DNA, constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom | |
US5365015A (en) | Antisense constructs derived from pTOM13 plants and plant cells with reduced ethylene evolution | |
US5304478A (en) | Modification of carotenoid production in tomatoes using pTOM5 | |
AU652362B2 (en) | DNA, DNA constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom | |
US5908973A (en) | DNA encoding fruit-ripening-related proteins, DNA constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom | |
AU1434092A (en) | Dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom | |
US5304490A (en) | DNA constructs containing fruit-ripening genes | |
US5484906A (en) | DNA clone encoding an ethylene-forming enzyme, constructs, plant cells and plants based thereon | |
WO1993007275A1 (en) | Dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom | |
US5824873A (en) | Tomato ripening TOM41 compositions and methods of use | |
WO1992006206A1 (en) | Dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom | |
US5659121A (en) | DNA, DNA constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom | |
US5569829A (en) | Transformed tomato plants | |
US5744364A (en) | PTOM36 constructs and tomato cells transformed therewith | |
WO1993014212A1 (en) | Transgenic plants with increased solids content | |
WO1995014092A1 (en) | Dna, dna constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AK | Designated states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT AU BB BG BR CA CH DE DK ES FI GB HU JP KP KR LK LU MC MG MW NL NO PL RO SD SE SU US |
|
AL | Designated countries for regional patents |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BF BJ CF CG CH CI CM DE DK ES FR GA GB GN GR IT LU ML MR NL SE SN TD TG |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 1991915492 Country of ref document: EP |
|
WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 1991915492 Country of ref document: EP |
|
REG | Reference to national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: 8642 |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: CA |
|
WWW | Wipo information: withdrawn in national office |
Ref document number: 1991915492 Country of ref document: EP |