期刊
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH
卷 123, 期 2, 页码 203-211出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-0048-y
关键词
Chaetoceros gracilis; Diatom; Electroporation; Genetic transformation; Green fluorescent protein; Luciferase
资金
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25740054] Funding Source: KAKEN
Chaetoceros gracilis belongs to the centric diatoms, and has recently been used in basic research on photosynthesis. In addition, it has been commercially used in fisheries and is also attracting interest as a feedstock for biofuels production and biorefinery. In this study, we developed an efficient genetic transformation system for C. gracilis. The diatom cells were transformed via multi-pulse electroporation using plasmids containing various promoters to drive expression of the nourseothricin acetyltransferase gene (nat) as a selectable marker. The transformation efficiency reached similar to 400 positive transgenic clones per 10(8) recipient cells, which is the first example of successful transformation with electroporation in a centric diatom species. We further produced two expression vectors: the vector pCgLhcr5p contains the light-dependent promoter of a fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding protein gene and the vector pCgNRp contains the inducible promoter of a nitrate reductase gene to drive the expression of introduced genes. In both vectors, an acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase promoter drives nat gene expression for antibiotic selection. Stable integration and expression of reporter genes, such as the firefly luciferase and green fluorescent protein Azami-Green genes, were observed in transformed C. gracilis cells. This efficient and stable transformation system for C. gracilis will enable both functional analysis of diatom-specific genes and strain improvement for further biotechnological applications.
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