Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-07-26T18:47:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014 - Marcela Jacques de Lemos Neves.pdf: 434472 bytes, checksum: c9817e97c5d136299acb936ad4b87b6f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-26T18:47:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014 - Marcela Jacques de Lemos Neves.pdf: 434472 bytes, checksum: c9817e97c5d136299acb936ad4b87b6f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-30 / FAPERJ / The main goal of this study was evaluate the effect of downregulation of the ammonium transporter OsAMT1.3 in the ammonium uptake through the high affinity system, as well as the effects on nitrogen metabolism. To perform the OsAMT1.3 gene silencing, it was used the artificial micro RNA (amiRNA) technology. In this system, the OsAMT1.3 coding region sequence (cds) is inserted in W marcelaMD3 website and putatives amiRNAs to silencing OsAMT1.3 were made. The amiRNA was inserted by PCR using the pNW55 vector as template. The amiRNA was inserted in the IRS154 vector using the T4 DNA ligase. The IRS154 plus amiRNA was cloned in the E. coli by electroporation. After rice transformation of Nipponbare variety through Agrobacterium and Hygromycin selection, 14 lineages were obtained. Six lineages showed high seed production and only one lineage with abnormal growth. After seed production in a greenhouse, the lineages L1, L2 and L6 were selected to further experiments evaluating the effects of OsAMT1.3 downregulation. First, the lineages selected were evaluated about the levels of OsAMT1.3 downregulation. The rice lineages transformed with amiRNA showed lower level of OsAMT1.3 expression compared to control plants, however, different levels of OsAMT1.3 downregulation was observed. The lineage L1 showed lower levels of OsAMT1.3 downregulation, L2 and L6 showed higher levels of OsAMT1.3 downregulation. The lineages L1, L2 and L6 as well as IRS control plant (transformed with empty vector) were grown in growth chamber at 30 days after germination, and the treatments used were: N starvation for three days, resupply with 0.15 mM of NH4+-N (low level) and 2.0 mM of NH4+-N (high level). The lineages L1, L2 and L6 showed lower NH4+ uptake with 0.15 mM of NH4+-N compared to control plants (IRS), on the other hand, the plants grown with 2.0 mM of of NH4+-N did not show NH4+ uptake differences, except L1. The expression of OsAMT1.1, OsAMT1.2 and OsAMT1.3 ammonium transporters were upregulated with 0.15 mM of NH4+-N in the control plants (IRS); in the lineages L1, L2 and L6 showed downregulation of the OsAMT1.1, OsAMT1.2 and OsAMT1.3 genes. The lower NH4+ uptake with 0.15 mM of NH4+-N resulted in lower levels of NH4+-N and Amino-N in the roots in the lineages, while the NH4+-N and Amino-N in the plants grown with 2.0 mM of NH4+-N was minimally changed. The results indicate that OsAMT1.3 downregulation leads to OsAMT1.1 and OsAMT1.2 downregulation as well, decreasing the NH4+ uptake. Despite the OsAMT1.3 lower expression compared to OsAMT1.1 and OsAMT1.2, the OsAMT1.3 transporter may be involved in the nitrogen uptake efficiency in low levels of NH4+. / O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar o efeito do silenciamento do gene do transportador OsAMT1.3 em arroz sobre a habilidade das plantas em absorver o N-NH4+ atrav?s do sistema de alta afinidade, bem como os reflexos sobre o metabolismo de nitrog?nio. Para o silenciamento do gene OsAMT1.3 foi usada a tecnologia do miRNA artificial (amiRNA). Para tanto, a sequ?ncia codante do gene (cds) OsAMT1.3 ? inserida no sistema WMD3 que indica sequ?ncias de amiRNA?s para silenciar o pr?prio OsAMT1.3. A inser??o do amiRNA foi feita por PCR usando o vetor pNW55 como molde. O miRNA foi inserido no vetor IRS154 por corte e liga??o usando a enzima T4 DNA ligase. O produto da liga??o foi introduzido em E. coli por eletropora??o. Ap?s a transforma??o de arroz da variedade Nipponbare mediada por Agrobacterium. A sele??o das plantas transformadas foi feita com o antibi?tico Higromicina. No total foram obtidas 14 linhagens transformadas. Para confirmar que as plantas mutantes possuiam a constru??o, foi realizado o teste com a folha bandeira em solu??o de higromicina. Seis linhagens apresentaram boa produ??o de sementes e houve uma linhagem com crescimento anormal. Ap?s a multiplica??o das linhagens em casa de vegeta??o, foram selecionadas as linhagens L1, L2 e L6 para os experimentos de an?lise dos efeitos do silenciamento do gene OsAMT1.3. Primeiramente, as linhagens selecionadas foram avaliadas quanto ao n?vel de silenciamento do gene OsAMT1.3. As linhagens de arroz transformadas apresentaram maior n?vel de silenciamento do gene OsAMT1.3 quando comparadas ?s plantas controle, no entanto, diferentes n?veis de silenciamento foram observados. A linhagem L1 apresentou menor n?vel de silenciamento do gene OsAMT1.3, enquanto L2 e L6 apresentaram maior silenciamento. As linhagens L1, L2 e L6 e a planta controle IRS (transformada com o vetor vazio) foram cultivadas em c?mara de crescimento at? os 30 dias ap?s a germina??o, com a aplica??o dos seguintes tratamentos: sem N por tr?s dias, ressuprimento com 0,15 mM de N-NH4+ ap?s tr?s dias de priva??o de N (baixa dose) e 2,0 mM de N-NH4+ constante (alta dose). As linhagens L1, L2 e L6 apresentaram menor absor??o de NH4+ com 0,15 mM de N-NH4+ quando comparadas com as plantas controle (IRS), enquanto as plantas cultivadas com 2,0 mM de N-NH4+ n?o apresentaram diferen?as na absor??o de NH4+. A express?o dos genes dos transportadores de NH4+ OsAMT1.1, OsAMT1.2 e OsAMT1.3 foi induzido pelo tratamento com 0,15 mM de N-NH4+ nas plantas controle (IRS), enquanto as linhagens transformadas apresentaram repress?o dos genes OsAMT1.1, OsAMT1.2 e OsAMT1.3. A menor absor??o de NH4+ com 0,15 mM de N-NH4+ causou menor n?vel de N-NH4+ e N-amino nas ra?zes das linhagens transformadas, enquanto nas plantas com 2,0 mM de N-NH4+ houve pouca altera??o nos conte?dos de N-NH4+ e N-amino. Os resultados indicam que o silenciamento do gene OsAMT1.3 provoca regula??o negativa dos transportadores OsAMT1.1 e OsAMT1.2, alterando a absor??o de NH4+. Apesar do gene OsAMT1.3 ser menos expresso que os genes OsAMT1.1 e OsAMT1.2, o transportador OsAMT1.3 pode estar envolvido na efici?ncia de absor??o em baixas doses de NH4+.