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本論文為瞭解水稻葉鞘於抽穗期間儲存–供源轉換的分子調控機制,首先篩 選出參與水稻葉鞘儲存-供源轉換之標識基因,包含醣類代謝相關基因 (AGP-L2、

GBSSII、SSSI、SBEI、SBEIII、SBEIV、sucrose synthase與 β-amylase)、蔗糖轉運蛋 白 (OsSUT1與OsSUT4) 及分子轉運蛋白 (putative sorbitol transporter、ammonium transporter與phosphate transporter) 等基因。藉由分析澱粉合成相關基因啟動子序 列及荷爾蒙實驗,得知ABA雖然並非是誘導葉鞘儲存-供源轉變之主因,但其可能 於供源型葉鞘中促進澱粉分解及蔗糖轉運蛋白基因表現。我們也發現葡萄糖與蔗 糖含量於抽穗後上升的趨勢與蔗糖轉運蛋白表現量相似,暗示其極可能影響蔗糖 轉運蛋白在葉鞘中的表現,而醣類分子與ABA之間是否對蔗糖轉運蛋白有共同協 調的關係存在,未來可以利用荷爾蒙抑制劑的處理來佐證。利用啟動子分析來了 解水稻蔗糖轉運蛋白於供源型葉鞘中表現的分子調控機制,得到一段67 bp之啟動

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子序列,其可能包含調控蔗糖轉運蛋白於抽穗後大量表現的調控區域。未來,尋 找這段啟動子片段上之結合轉錄因子以及證實該轉錄因子之調控特性將是首要工 作,預期能藉此更了解水稻葉鞘儲存-供源轉換之分子調控機制,在未來,可以應 用於增強水稻葉鞘於抽穗前儲存醣類之能力或抽穗之後之供源強度,以提高水稻 產量及降低環境逆境對水稻減產之衝擊。

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