Cloning and expression analysis of the laccase gene <i>RcLAC15</i> from <i>Rosa chinensis</i>.

Qi LI; Yifang PENG; Qijing DONG; Qian YANG; Xiaoyu LIU; Yu HAN

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Cloning and expression analysis of the laccase gene RcLAC15 from Rosa chinensis.

Author: Qi LI ¹ ; Yifang PENG ¹ ; Qijing DONG ¹ ; Qian YANG ¹ ; Xiaoyu LIU ¹ ; Yu HAN ¹
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1. National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: GUS staining; RcLAC15; Rosa chinensis; prickle-specific expression
MeSH: Laccase/metabolism*; Rosa/enzymology*; Cloning, Molecular; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Plant Proteins/metabolism*; Arabidopsis/metabolism*; Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism*
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2025;41(2):845-856
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Laccases (LACs), belonging to the multicopper oxidase family, are closely associated with various biological functions including lignin synthesis and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. However, few studies have reported the laccase genes in China rose (Rosa chinensis). Prickles cause difficulties to the management and harvest of R. chinensis and have become a trait concerned in the breeding. To investigate the expression patterns of laccase genes in roses, we cloned a laccase gene from an ancient variety R. chinensis 'Old Blush' and named it RcLAC15. The expression level of RcLAC15 in prickles was significantly higher than those in roots, stems, and leaves. Fifty-eight laccase genes were identified in the genome of R. chinensis, and bioinformatics analysis revealed that RcLAC15 was a homolog of AtLAC15, predicting that RcLAC15 was a stable hydrophilic protein without transmembrane structures. The recombinant expression vector pBI121-proRcLAC15:: GUS was introduced into Arabidopsis, and GUS staining results showed that the RcLAC15 promoter specifically drove GUS gene expression at the edges of Arabidopsis leaves. In summary, RcLAC15 is a gene specifically expressed in the prickles of R. chinensis. This discovery provides a reference for exploring the biological functions of laccase genes in the prickles of R. chinensis.