期刊
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
卷 9, 期 2, 页码 117-135出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00532.x
关键词
cell wall polysaccharides; cereals; dietary fibre; genetic engineering; grasses; promoter specificity
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- CSIRO
P>Cell walls in commercially important cereals and grasses are characterized by the presence of (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucans. These polysaccharides are beneficial constituents of human diets, where they can reduce the risk of hypercholesterolemia, type II diabetes, obesity and colorectal cancer. The biosynthesis of cell wall (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucans in the Poaceae is mediated, in part at least, by the cellulose synthase-like CslF family of genes. Over-expression of the barley CslF6 gene under the control of an endosperm-specific oat globulin promoter results in increases of more than 80% in (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucan content in grain of transgenic barley. Analyses of (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucan fine structure indicate that individual CslF enzymes might direct the synthesis of (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucans with different structures. When expression of the CslF6 transgene is driven by the Pro35S promoter, the transgenic lines have up to sixfold higher levels of (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucan in leaves, but similar levels as controls in the grain. Some transgenic lines of Pro35S:CslF4 also show increased levels of (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucans in grain, but not in leaves. Thus, the effects of CslF genes on (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucan levels are dependent not only on the promoter used, but also on the specific member of the CslF gene family that is inserted into the transgenic barley lines. Altering (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucan levels in grain and vegetative tissues will have potential applications in human health, where (1,3;1,4)-beta-d-glucans contribute to dietary fibre, and in tailoring the composition of biomass cell walls for the production of bioethanol from cereal crop residues and grasses.
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