Cloning of Bt cry Genes by Rapid Screening of DNA Libraries with PCR-RFLP

摘要

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strain C002 contains crylAa, cry2Ab, cry1Ca insecticidal crystal genes and an unkown gene cryX, among which crylCa is located in a 6 -9 kb EcoR Ⅰ fragment of the chromosomal DNA. The total DNA and the plasmids DNA libraries of C002 were constructed in Bt-E. coli shuttle plasmid pHT315 by inserting 6 - 9 kb chromosomal and plasmid DNA fragments prepared respectively with EcoR Ⅰ complete and Sau3A Ⅰ partial digestion. On the basis of every 50 transformants pooled together from 5 - 10 tubes, the pools containing about 2 000 transformants from the plasmids DNA library and 400 transformants from the total DNA library were rapidly screened by PCR-RFLP. Clones containing crylAa, cryX, crylCa, and cry2Ab were isolated and named as pHT-1Aa, pHT-X, pHT-1Ca and pHT-2Ab respectively. Restriction analysis indicated that pHT-1Aa, pHT-1Ca and pHT-2Ab had the typical physical map of the homologous cry genes. Furthermore, each plasmid was transferred into Bt acrystalliferous strain cryB- by eletroporation. SDS-PAGE result showed that transformant of pHT-1Ca expressed 130 kDa protein and bioassay result proved its high toxicity against Spodotera exigua 1st instar larvae with 100% corrected motality.