木屑处理迷宫栓孔菌Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异表达分析
Analysis of the differentially expressed Zn(II)-Cys(6) transcription factors in Trametes gibbosa treated with sawdust
收稿日期: 2021-10-5 接受日期: 2021-11-10
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Zn(II)-Cys(6)蛋白是一类仅存在于真菌中的锌指转录因子,其在迷宫栓孔菌(曾用名“偏肿革裥菌”) Trametes gibbosa中的相关研究较少。本研究对木屑处理后的迷宫栓孔菌进行转录组测序分析,以期挖掘到差异表达的Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子,为后续进一步对其功能的分析提供支持。首先,对在木屑处理下的T. gibbosa木质素降解酶进行了酶活检测,确认迷宫栓孔菌能有效降解木质素。之后,用木屑分别处理迷宫栓孔菌0、3、5、7和11 d,提取菌丝总RNA,利用高通量测序技术对这5个菌丝样本进行了转录组测序分析。通过COG、GO、Pfam和Swiss等数据库进行功能注释分析,鉴定出迷宫栓孔菌中全部的Zn(II)-Cys(6)家族转录因子基因,并进一步筛选出7个差异表达基因。进一步又对这7个差异基因的表达及蛋白结构进行了分析,绘制表达趋势热图,同时也对其理化性质,二、三级结构,疏水性等生物学特性进行了预测。通过构建系统发育树、预测Motif序列等初步分析了它们的进化关系及特性。最后,对这7个基因又利用RT-qPCR技术,进一步验证了转录组测序的结果。本研究从转录水平分析并鉴定出在木屑处理条件下迷宫栓孔菌中7个差异表达的Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子,研究结果将对后续研究迷宫栓孔菌中Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子的功能和表达调控机制有重要的参考价值。
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Zn(II)-Cys(6) proteins are zinc-finger type transcription factor that exist only in fungi, which play important roles in biological processes. Their precise function is still unclear in Trametes gibbosa. In this study, the transcriptome of T. gibbosa treated with sawdust was constructed to discover Zn(II)-Cys(6) transcription factor differentially expressed genes for exploring the function and role of the transcription factor of the fungus in a woody environment. The lignin degrading enzyme activity of T. gibbosa was tested under sawdust treatment, then the RNA of hyphae aged 0, 3, 5, 7, and 11 d was extracted, and the transcriptome of the hyphal samples was sequenced using HiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology. COG, GO, Pfam, and Swiss databases were used for functional annotation analysis. All Zn(II)-Cys(6) protein genes were screened out and seven differentially expressed genes were further screened out for analysis. Differentially expressed gene structures were analysed, and a heat map of the expression trends was constructed. A variety of biological characteristics, physical and chemical properties, secondary and tertiary structures, and hydrophobicity was predicted. Phylogenetic trees were constructed and the motif sequences were predicted to analyze the evolutionary relationship among the seven differentially expressed genes, and RT-qPCR was performed on these genes to further verify the results of the transcriptome sequencing. Seven Zn(II)-Cys(6) transcription factor differentially expressed genes in T. gibbosa were analyzed and identified and these results provide a reference for subsequent studies examining the function and expression of Zn(II)-Cys(6) transcription factors.
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李姝璇, 池玉杰.
LI Shuxuan, CHI Yujie.
研究表明,利用微生物法能有效降解木质素(顾晓利等 2010),其中真菌发挥主要作用。降解木质素的真菌主要包括白腐菌、褐腐菌和软腐菌(Temp et al. 1998),其中白腐菌能够分泌胞外氧化酶降解木质素(张力等 2009),被认为是最主要的木质素降解微生物,在自然界的碳素循环中发挥关键作用(Ohkuma et al. 2001;张力等 2009)。迷宫栓孔菌Trametes gibbosa (Pers.) Fr.是一种生长速度较快、对木材和木质素分解能力较强的多孔菌科Polyporaceae白腐菌,生长在多种阔叶树的活立木、倒木及枯立木上,可引起木材海绵状白色腐朽(Cui et al. 2019)。
大多数含锌(Zn)蛋白最早在非洲爪蟾卵母细胞中被发现(Miller et al. 1985),是一类能够结合DNA的具有手指状结构域的转录因子,因此被命名为锌指蛋白(Nieto 2003;黄骥等 2004;Macpherson et al. 2006)。根据与锌的结合方式,锌指蛋白被划分为不同的家族,如Cys2His2 (C2H2)蛋白(Zhang et al. 2019)、Cys4 (C4)蛋白和Zn(II)-Cys(6)锌簇蛋白等(Chang & Ehrlich 2013;Zhang et al. 2019)。Zn(II)-Cys(6)家族蛋白最早在酿酒酵母中被发现(Foster et al. 2013),之后发现也存在于如乳酸克鲁维酵母、粟酒裂殖酵母、白色念珠菌和黑曲霉等真菌中(Sohnle et al. 2000;Schillig & Morschh 2013)。研究显示该家族成员均来自于真菌(Schjerling 1996);该家族成员的半胱氨酸残基能与两个锌原子结合,具有保守的基序CysX2CysX6CysX5-12CysX2CysX6-8Cys (Schjerling 1996;Macpherson et al. 2006)。Zn(II)-Cys(6)蛋白在生物学过程中发挥广泛的作用,包括氨基酸和维生素合成、碳和氮代谢、减数分裂和形态发生(Macpherson et al. 2006)。
目前对迷宫栓孔菌T. gibbosa中锌指蛋白的研究较少,该菌中大部分锌簇蛋白的表达及功能均未知,因此探究木屑诱导条件下迷宫栓孔菌中锌簇蛋白转录因子的基因表达和调控过程及变化,对锌指蛋白在木质素及纤维素降解调控过程中的作用机制研究具有重要理论指导意义。真菌降解木质素是个漫长的过程,为分析木屑短时间和长时间处理下迷宫栓孔菌的变化,本研究选择0、3、5、7和11 d 共5个时间点来处理和收集菌丝,对木质素降解酶系统进行检测,并利用HiSeq高通量测序技术对菌丝样本进行转录组测序,拟从转录水平上分析迷宫栓孔菌中Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子基因的表达调控变化,筛选与木质素降解相关的基因,为探索迷宫栓孔菌Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子基因在木质环境下参与的代谢过程提供分子层面的数据支持与理论基础。
1 材料与方法
1.1 实验材料
供试菌株Trametes gibbosa采样于中国东北长白山国家级自然保护区,菌株保存在马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂(potato dextrose agar,PDA)斜面培养基上,冷藏于4 ℃。
供试木材为光皮小黑杨(小叶杨×欧洲黑杨Populus simonii Carr. × Populus nigra Linnaeus),实验前对木段进行去皮处理并剪成小块,经高温高压灭菌后备用。
1.2 样品处理及酶活测定
将T. gibbosa菌株复温后转移到新的PDA平板培养基上,26 ℃避光培养至菌丝长满整个平板。用5 mm孔径的打孔器在平板上均匀打孔,接种到含有70 mL LNAS液体培养基和5 mL过滤除菌的15%葡萄糖的锥形瓶中。每个锥形瓶中加5个菌饼,26 ℃避光预培养10 d。设置一组不加任何木质基质的空白对照组,并向剩余锥形瓶中各加入2 g无菌木屑,作为处理组。分别在0、3、5、7和11 d提取酶液,利用紫外分光光度计法检测MnP酶及漆酶酶活(赵清泉 2019)。
1.3 菌丝收集和转录组cDNA文库测序
在0 d时随机选取5瓶菌丝混合为1个样本,3个生物学重复共计15瓶,提取菌丝作为对照组,分别记为CK1、CK2、CK3;并在处理组3、5、7和11 d时分别提取菌丝,每5瓶作为一个样本,3个生物重复共计15瓶。处理组共得到12组样本,其按时间顺序记为MX11、MX12、MX13、MX21、MX22、MX23、MX31、MX32、MX33、MX41、MX42和MX43。将收集的菌丝样品送至北京百迈客生物技术有限公司,提取菌丝的总RNA,质量评估合格后在Illumina HiSeq X Ten 高通量测序平台上对文库进行双端测序(Zhang et al. 2019)。对得到的转录组数据进行多种生物信息学分析以获得相应基因的生物信息。
1.4 Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异表达基因的筛选及基因结构
1.5 Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异表达基因表达模式热图
根据7个差异基因在木屑处理不同时间点后的表达情况及趋势变化,计算出差异表达倍数,并通过TBtools (Chen et al. 2018) 绘制表达趋势热图。
1.6 Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异表达基因进化关系及理化特性
1.7 转录因子家族的进化关系及蛋白Motif序列分析
为研究转录因子家族进化关系,在NCBI (
1.8 蛋白质的亲疏水性分析
利用网站ExPASy ProtScale (
1.9 亚细胞定位预测
使用WoLFPSORT (
1.10 Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异表达基因的荧光定量分析
为了对转录组分析结果进行分子验证,对7个差异表达基因进行了实时定量PCR。按照荧光定量PCR引物设计原则,使用BioXM 2.6软件设计引物。使用三磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶基因(Gpd)作为内参基因,引物序列见表1。以CK组对应基因的表达情况为对照,计算实验组中每个基因的表达水平。
表1 RT-qPCR引物序列
Table 1
基因名称 Gene name | 上游引物 5ʹ primers (5ʹ→3ʹ) | 下游引物 3ʹ primers (5ʹ→3ʹ) | 片段长度 Fragment length (bp) |
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Gpd | AACGGTTTCGGTCGTATCGG | CTTGCCCTCGACCCAGAGCT | 152 |
MW788071 | CGATGCTCAACTCCGACTATG | GATCCCTCTATGAACTCTGCAG | 290 |
MW788078 | AGACAAGCGAAACCTCCAAG | CATCTGATACTGCTCCCTGAAC | 211 |
MW788081 | GGGTAAAGTCGGGTCTTGTATC | GCATCAGCTCACACGTTTTC | 261 |
MW788086 | CAGAAGGTGAAGTGCGAGTAC | GGTGACTGGGAGAAGTTTC | 289 |
MW788089 | CAGCCAGTCAGAGATCAATCC | TGTGGATGACGGGAAAGAAC | 152 |
MW788102 | TCCACTTTCTAATGCCGGTG | ATCAATAGGAAGCACTGGACG | 289 |
MW788113 | TGGTGATGGACAAGTACGTG | GCATATCTCGCTCAGGATCAC | 257 |
2 结果与分析
2.1 迷宫栓孔菌在木质基质下的酶活测定
本研究分别测定了对照组和处理组MnP酶及漆酶的酶活,并将数据绘制成折线图(图1A、1B)。在木屑处理下,T. gibbosa的MnP酶和漆酶活性均得到提高且呈上升趋势,而在非木屑处理下,两种酶的活性均无明显变化。
图1
图1
木屑组与对照组的酶活性比较
A:锰过氧化物酶活性;B:漆酶活性
Fig. 1
Comparison of enzyme activity between sawdust group and control group.
A: Manganese peroxidase (MnP) enzyme activity; B: Laccase (LA) enzyme activity.
2.2 Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异表达基因的筛选
根据COG、eggNOG、GO、KEGG、NR和SwissProt等基因功能注释数据库的注释结果,对转录组全部基因中与Zn(II)-Cys(6)相关的基因进行搜索,共搜索到72个Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子基因,并根据转录组数据中Log2FC值,进一步确认出7个差异表达基因(表2)。其中MW788071、MW788086、MW788089和MW788113这4个基因上调,MW788081、MW788078、MW788102这3个基因下调。
表2 差异表达基因Log2FC值
Table 2
基因名称 Gene name | 0 d vs 3 d | 0 d vs 5 d | 0 d vs 7 d | 0 d vs 11 d | 表达趋势 Trend of expression |
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MW788071 | 1.997 | 2.048 | 1.691 | 1.538 | 上调Upregulate |
MW788086 | -1.176 | 1.011 | 1.772 | 1.356 | 上调Upregulate |
MW788089 | 0.437 | 1.194 | 1.772 | 1.836 | 上调Upregulate |
MW788113 | -1.095 | 1.082 | 1.161 | 1.479 | 上调Upregulate |
MW788081 | -1.642 | -1.532 | -1.722 | -1.871 | 下调Downregulate |
MW788078 | -1.131 | -1.107 | -1.189 | -1.307 | 下调Downregulate |
MW788102 | -2.344 | -2.625 | -1.562 | -2.612 | 下调Downregulate |
2.3 差异基因的基因结构分析
本研究通过对7个差异基因的基因结构进行预测分析,确定了基因外显子和内含子的位置(图2)。黄色区域表示UTR (上游为5ʹ UTR,下游为3ʹ UTR),绿色区域代表编码区,线为内含子。其中MW788078、MW788081、MW788086、MW788102含有非编码区,MW788071、MW788089和MW788113这3个基因不含UTR。7个差异基因均具有多个内含子和外显子。
图2
图2
差异基因的基因结构分析
上游黄色区域为5ʹ UTR;下游黄色区域为3ʹ UTR;绿色区域为编码区,线为内含子
Fig. 2
Gene structure analysis of differential genes.
The upstream yellow boxes represent 5ʹ UTR; The downstream yellow boxes represent 3ʹ UTR; The green boxes represent coding regions, and the lines represent introns.
2.4 差异基因的表达模式热图
以7个差异基因在0 d的表达水平作为对照,分析各基因在不同时间处理下相对于0 d的差异表达倍数,制作表达趋势并绘制热图(图3)。通过热图我们更直观地看出MW788071、MW788089、MW788086和MW788113这4个基因与对照组相比表达量显著上调,其中MW788086和MW788113为先下调后上调,MW788081、MW788078、MW788102这3个基因与对照组相比表达量显著下调。
图3
2.5 差异基因的理化特性分析
本研究对7个Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异基因进行了理化性质分析,7个差异基因相应蛋白质的参数显著不同(表3)。氨基酸数的范围在225-1 114,氨基酸数平均值为821.28。分子量的范围是24.223-122.033 kDa,平均分子量为90.024 kDa。理论等电点的范围在6.26-9.09,等电点的平均值为7.43。脂肪系数在50.40-75.14,平均脂肪系数为66.35。蛋白质亲水性系数的平均值为-0.538,亲水系数均为负数表明72个蛋白质均为疏水蛋白。这些蛋白质均由C、H、N、O和S这5种元素组成。原子总数范围在3 360- 16 922,原子总数的平均值为12 491。
表3 蛋白质理化性质分析
Table 3
基因名称 Gene name | 氨基酸数 Number of amino acids | 分子量 Molecular weight (kDa) | 理论等电点 Theoretical pI | 脂肪系数 Aliphatic index | 亲水系数 Grand average of hydropathicity | 分子式 Formula | 原子总数 Total number of atoms |
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MW788071 | 403 | 43.017 | 8.29 | 56.33 | -0.666 | C1 851H2 899N567O586S17 | 5 920 |
MW788078 | 1 016 | 111.370 | 7.60 | 72.73 | -0.418 | C4 962H7 692N1 404O1 448S37 | 15 543 |
MW788081 | 948 | 103.521 | 7.56 | 75.14 | -0.436 | C4 532H7 124N1 316O1 381S43 | 14 396 |
MW788086 | 225 | 24.223 | 9.09 | 50.40 | -0.736 | C1 031H1 673N317O321S18 | 3 360 |
MW788089 | 962 | 108.052 | 6.29 | 70.21 | -0.560 | C4 765H7 354N1 358O1 436S44 | 14 957 |
MW788102 | 1 114 | 122.033 | 6.26 | 69.52 | -0.448 | C5 348H8 349N1 531O1 642S52 | 16 922 |
MW788113 | 1 081 | 117.954 | 6.92 | 70.14 | -0.503 | C5 128H8 051N1 539O1 574S47 | 16 339 |
本研究对7个差异基因蛋白质的二、三级结构进行了预测(表4)。以MW788071为例,在其氨基酸序列中,Alpha螺旋占氨基酸总数的22.08%;延伸链占氨基酸总数的3.23%;无规则链占氨基酸总数的74.19%,属于调节蛋白GAL4,并预测出该蛋白质的三级结构模型。
表4 蛋白质的二、三级结构预测
Table 4
基因名称 Gene name | Alpha螺旋 Alpha helix (%) | 延伸链 Extended strand (%) | 无规则链 Random coil (%) | 描述 Description | 同源性建模 Homology-modelling |
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MW788071 | 22.08 | 3.23 | 74.19 | 调节蛋白GAL4;Gal4在DNA识别中二聚化的结构基础 Regulatory protein GAL4; Structural basis for dimerization in DNA recognition by Gal4 | |
MW788078 | 32.28 | 6.79 | 58.07 | 着丝粒DNA结合蛋白复合物CBF3亚基B; 出芽酵母动粒的CBF3-CEN3复合物的冷冻电镜结构 Centromere DNA-binding protein complex CBF3 subunit B; Cryo-EM structure of the CBF3-CEN3 complex of the budding yeast kinetochore | |
MW788081 | 38.19 | 7.07 | 51.48 | 着丝粒DNA结合蛋白复合物CBF3亚基B; 出芽酵母动粒的CBF3-msk复合物的冷冻电镜结构 Centromere DNA-binding protein complex CBF3 subunit B; Cryo-EM structure of the CBF3-msk complex of the budding yeast kinetochore | |
MW788086 | 21.33 | 8.00 | 67.11 | 着丝粒DNA结合蛋白复合物CBF3亚基B; 出芽酵母动粒的CBF3-CEN3复合物的冷冻电镜结构 Centromere DNA-binding protein complex CBF3 subunit B; Cryo-EM structure of the CBF3-CEN3 complex of the budding yeast kinetochore | |
MW788089 | 32.12 | 5.61 | 59.88 | 着丝粒DNA结合蛋白复合物CBF3亚基B; 出芽酵母动粒的CBF3-CEN3复合物的冷冻电镜结构 Centromere DNA-binding protein complex CBF3 subunit B; Cryo-EM structure of the CBF3-CEN3 complex of the budding yeast kinetochore | |
MW788102 | 30.43 | 4.85 | 62.39 | 着丝粒DNA结合蛋白复合物CBF3亚基B Centromere DNA-binding protein complex CBF3 subunit B | |
MW788113 | 34.6 | 9.07 | 53.19 | 着丝粒DNA结合蛋白复合物CBF3亚基B Centromere DNA-binding protein complex CBF3 subunit B |
2.6 差异基因的系统发育进化树及Motif序列分析
图4
图4
差异基因系统发育进化树
A:NJ模型;B:ML模型
Fig. 4
Evolutionary tree of differential gene phylogeny.
A: NJ model; B: ML model.
图5
表5 Motif序列分析
Table 5
名字 Name | 序列 Sequence | Pfam注释 Description of Pfam | 分布 Distribution |
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Motif1 | RRSTRACDRCRKSKSKCE | - | MW788071; MW788078; MW788081; MW788086; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif2 | JLDTTYQTSRPSTVQALLLL ALREFGIGALEQGWLYVGM ALRMAQDLGLN | 真菌转录因子结构域 Fungal transcription factor domain | MW788078; MW788081; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif3 | CKNCALAGTQCTFLGPSFKR GPPKGYIQAJEARLHQVE | Zn(II)-Cys(6)真菌型DNA结合域超家族 Zn(II)-Cys(6) fungal DNA binding domain superfamily | MW788078; MW788081; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif4 | EKZIRKRIWWGCYILDKLSAL YLGRPVAIREGDFDTEJP | 真菌转录因子结构域 Fungal transcription factor domain | MW788078; MW788081; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif5 | PHILMLHIQYWAAVLLLHRPF | - | MW788078; MW788081; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif6 | HYDICNRAANHISLLAGJYNE KYSLRRAPPFLANYIFSAGITHVIT | - | MW788078; MW788081; MW788089; MW788113 |
Motif7 | QDRLLDLYFAYVHPALPIVDKQ DFLDQYRNLND | 真菌转录因子结构域 Fungal transcription factor domain | MW788078; MW788081; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif8 | EDDVADAFGQLSIDENKZVRYH GKASGLQLLAQSERKDGRN | - | MW788078; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif9 | CFRELCELYVILGDILDKIY | - | MW788078; MW788081; MW788089; MW788102; MW788113 |
Motif10 | RARSVIDDLAGDPLAKEILDRV DTGPYGAKGR | - | MW788078; MW788089; MW788113 |
Note: -, not detected.
2.7 差异基因的亲疏水性分析
图6
表6 Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子蛋白质疏水性分析
Table 6
基因名称 Gene name | 低分值处位置 Position of low score | 低分值处氨基酸 Amino acid of low score | 低分值 Low score | 高分值处位置 Position of high score | 高分值处氨基酸 Amino acid of high score | 高分值 High score |
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MW788071 | 28 | Lys (K) | -4.067 | 63 | Gly (G) | 1.700 |
MW788078 | 312 | Thr (T) | -3.144 | 472 | Val (V) | 2.389 |
MW788081 | 847 | Gln (Q) | -3.611 | 320 | Leu (L) | 2.511 |
MW788086 | 115 | Pro (P) | -2.833 | 37 | Ala (A) | 1.222 |
MW788089 | 164 | Arg (R) | -3.756 | 404 | Ala (A) | 3.111 |
MW788102 | 765, 766 | Arg (R), Asp (D) | -3.544 | 652 | Leu (L) | 2.778 |
MW788113 | 332, 333 | Gln (Q), Asp (D) | -3.422 | 445 | Ala (A) | 2.744 |
2.8 差异基因亚细胞定位分析
7个差异基因的亚细胞定位预测结果见表7,7个基因的蛋白均定位于细胞核中,概率为76.7%-94.1%,且大部分含有多个明显的核定位信号。
表7 差异基因的亚细胞定位及核信号定位预测
Table 7
基因名称 Gene name | 位置 Position | 可靠性 Reliability (%) | 核定位信号 Nuclear localization signal |
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MW788071 | 细胞核Nucleus | 94.1 | H(25)RRK; R(26)RKR; R(27)KRR |
MW788078 | 细胞核Nucleus | 89.0 | P(238)PRSRRR; P(239)RSRRRL; P(828)SDRRQK |
MW788081 | 细胞核Nucleus | 94.1 | R(31)KRK; P(399)PRKDRQ; P(400)RKDRQI; P(520)FYRRKS |
MW788086 | 细胞核Nucleus | 94.1 | R(215)PKR; P(216)KRK; P(120)CERCKR; P(214)RPKRKW; P(216)KRKWIE; R(42)RWLLKPLNMLCRGRRT |
MW788089 | 细胞核Nucleus | 89.0 | - |
MW788102 | 细胞核Nucleus | 89.0 | P(33)KKK; K(34)KKR; R(68)RKK; R(762)PRR; R(837)KRP; P(30)HPPKKK; P(32)PKKKRV; P(33)KKKRVD; P(358)RLKKFD; P(686)GARKCK; P(763)RRDRSR; R(57)RRVWRACESCRRKKIK; R(58)RVWRACESCRRKKIKC |
MW788113 | 细胞核Nucleus | 76.7 | P(433)RKR; R(434)KRR; R(849)HKR; P(67)SRKRGP; P(353)NGQRRR; P(430)IGPRKR; P(433)RKRRVP; P(848)RHKRVA; R(26)RRSSKACDQCRKSKCK |
Note: -, not detected.
2.9 Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子差异表达基因的实时荧光定量分析
为了验证7个差异表达基因在不同时间点木屑处理条件下的差异表达情况,进行了RT-qPCR操作,将得到的数据换算为Log2FC值,并与转录组中的Log2FC值进行对照。各基因在木屑处理不同时间点后的表达情况及趋势变化见图7。RT-qPCR结果表明,在木屑处理不同时间点条件下,7个差异表达基因的表达水平表现出不同趋势,其中MW788071、MW788086、MW788089和MW788113这4个基因整体呈现上调趋势,MW788078、MW788081和MW788102这3个基因整体呈现下调趋势。基于以上分析结果可知,7个差异表达基因在木屑处理条件下均做出相应的响应,并显示出了不同的表达量差异,且与转录组中的差异表达趋势整体一致。
图7
图7
不同天数处理条件下的差异基因表达水平
Fig. 7
Differential gene expression levels under different days of treatment.
3 结论与讨论
木材的降解是一个十分漫长的过程,因为木质素是一种非多糖高分子物质,可为植物细胞提供足够的强度和硬度,在木质素的包裹下,木质纤维集合体拥有了更强的硬度与强度(路瑶等 2013)。作为木材中木质素的主要降解者,白腐菌在全球碳循环中起着重要的作用(赵清泉 2019)。
转录因子能与真核生物启动子特定DNA结合,在转录和调控中严格控制生物表达过程(Miller et al.1985),而微量元素锌(Zn)是许多蛋白质包括各种酶的功能及表达调控所必需的(Macpherson et al. 2006;Chang & Ehrlich 2013),因此我们选择了锌指转录因子蛋白进行进一步的研究。真核生物中的锌指蛋白参与了细胞的生长分化和凋亡等,同时在生物逆境胁迫中发挥调控作用(Keene et al. 1997)。锌指蛋白主要分为C2H2型、C4型和C6型。其中C6型Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子家族基因只存在于真菌中,半胱氨酸残基与两个锌原子结合,这两个锌原子参与DNA结合的结构域的折叠并进行协调。在真菌中,对Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子家族基因的研究较少,所以仅有少量基因被注释和富集,仍有大量关键基因有待于挖掘,需要通过寻找代谢通路和序列比对等方式挖掘锌簇转录因子家族中更多的关键基因及功能注释。
在前期研究中,通过用木屑、秸秆及稻草处理迷宫栓孔菌发现,木质素降解酶活性均有提高,其中木屑处理下的木质素降解酶活性提升最为明显(赵清泉 2019)。本研究通过对木屑处理迷宫栓孔菌后MnP酶和漆酶的测定,再次验证了迷宫栓孔菌在木质环境中可以通过分泌木质素降解酶对木质素做出反应。本研究首次分析了木屑处理条件下迷宫栓孔菌的转录组数据,并结合多种基因功能注释数据库,鉴定出72个Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子家族成员,并根据不同时间处理下的Log2FC值,最终筛选得到了7个差异表达基因,命名为MW788071、MW788078、MW788081、MW788086、MW788089、MW788102和MW788113。其中4个基因表达量呈上调趋势,3个基因表达量呈下调趋势,并具备一定的规律。基因结构分析表明,7个差异基因均含有多个内含子及外显子,其中MW788078、MW788081、MW788086、MW788102含有UTR。根据转录组数据中的表达量变化,绘制了表达模式热图,更直观地看出7个差异基因的表达趋势。理化性质分析结果表明,7个Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子基因相应蛋白质的参数差别显著。蛋白质二、三级结构的预测分析表明,大部分蛋白质的结构类似,描述为着丝粒DNA结合蛋白复合物CBF3亚基B,仅MW788071的结构相对特殊,描述为调节蛋白GAL4。在NCBI中找到15个同源基因进行多序列比对,用两种方法构建系统发育树,得到了7个Zn(II)-Cys(6)家族成员的进化关系。保守结构域分析结果表明,这些基因均含有多个保守结构域,其中Motif2、Motif4、Motif7为真菌转录因子结构域,Motif3为Zn(II)-Cys(6)真菌DNA 结合域,其他结构域的功能未知。蛋白质疏水性分析表明,7个差异基因蛋白质均为亲水蛋白。基因的亚细胞定位分析表明,7个差异基因均被预测在细胞核中起作用,且具有多个核定位信号,具体定位情况还需要分子生物学实验进一步验证。通过RT-qPCR的实验结果表明,MW788071、MW788086、MW788089和MW788113为上调表达基因,MW788102、MW788078和MW788081为下调表达基因,在不同的时间点显示出了不同的表达量差异,但整体趋势与转录组测序结果一致,说明7个Zn(II)-Cys(6)差异转录因子基因在木屑处理条件下做出相应的响应,也验证了这7个基因很可能在迷宫栓孔菌降解木质素的过程中起调控作用。
本研究对在木屑处理条件下迷宫栓孔菌中7个差异表达的Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子进行了多种生物信息学分析,并对转录组分析得到的结果进行了RT-qPCR验证。初步判断这些差异表达基因与迷宫栓孔菌对木质素的降解相关,该结果为进一步分析Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子基因的功能提供了全面的数据,为后续Zn(II)-Cys(6)转录因子家族关键基因的挖掘和功能调控及其对木质素的降解机制提供重要的参考价值。
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