郑58/opaque2近等基因系中opaque2基因突变位点分析与高效分子标记开发

opaque2突变体材料是最常用的高赖氨酸玉米供体。对已获得的郑58/o2近等基因系研究表明,胚乳发育不同时期22-kDα-醇溶蛋白的积累均明显低于郑58。荧光定量PCR结果表明,α-醇溶蛋白家族基因Z1A、Z1B、Z1C和Z1D的表达均显著低于郑58。郑58/o2胚乳发育不同时期Opaque2基因均正常表达。测序分析发现,郑58/o2中o2基因ATG后713 bp处缺失10个碱基,ORF预测Opaque2蛋白翻译提前终止。针对突变缺失位点开发基因内分子标记o2-indel-1,利用该标记进行回交转育,结果表明,o2-indel-1与o2突变表型完全连锁,错选率为0。opaque2基因突变位点的解析有助于高效分子标记的开发,有效降低错选率,提高优质蛋白鲜食玉米多基因聚合育种的选择效率。     

玉米子粒粉质突变体3901l的图位克隆

粉质胚乳突变体3901l来源于美国种质中心,该突变体胚乳呈现完全不透明表型。生化分析发现,该突变体α-和β-醇溶蛋白剧烈下降,同时伴随着非醇溶蛋白的大幅度升高。通过玉米SNP3072芯片进行基因分型分析发现,3901l基因定位于7号染色体约33 M的区间。通过与o2突变体进行等位测试,确认3901l是o2的等位突变体。进一步研究表明,该突变体的O2转录本缺失了一个61-bp的外显子,造成开放阅读框移码和翻译提前终止。利用O2特异抗体检测子粒总蛋白,发现突变体中O2蛋白完全缺失,不能检测到提前终止的O2蛋白,说明错误翻译的O2蛋白被机体快速识别并降解。     

几个供体对优质蛋白玉米(QPM)近等基因系构建效果的比较

对CA335、CA339、山东2548和齐205这4个国内常用优质蛋白玉米自交系的赖氨酸含量、子粒表型、醇溶蛋白积累及opaque-2基因的序列进行分析,对不同自交系作为opaque-2突变基因(o2)基因供体的分子标记选择效果进行比较。结果表明,4个自交系属于两类不同的o2突变体类型,CA335和CA339为一类,山东2548和齐205为一类。两类突变体作为o2供体选择效果有较大差异,CA335和CA339是优良供体,齐205和山东2548则不是理想供体。对于优质蛋白玉米育种,供体的选择非常重要,好的QPM自交系不一定是好的供体。     

我国高赖氨酸玉米育种的进展

我国高赖氨酸玉米育种的进展王建革（山东省农科院玉米所济南２５０１００）Ｍｅｒｔｓ（１９６４）首先报道了粉质胚乳突变（ｏ２）的研究结果，发现ｏ２玉米具有较高的赖氨酸和色氨酸含量。人们常说的高赖氨酸玉米育种实际上是指ｏ２玉米育种。国际上高赖氨酸玉米育种始...     

Opaque2基因对糯玉米子粒品质的影响分析

玉米Opaque2(O2)基因突变显著影响子粒胚乳中蛋白体形成、淀粉含量、氨基酸组成等,其中,赖氨酸含量提高使营养品质大幅度提升。通过回交转育的方法构建17份糯玉米o2近等基因系,对子粒表型、种皮厚度、百粒重和粗淀粉含量等性状分析。结果表明,与对照相比,16个近等基因系子粒明显皱缩、胚乳变为粉质,6个近等基因系种皮厚度增加,11个近等基因系百粒重显著降低,12个近等基因系子粒粗淀粉含量显著降低。由此表明,o2基因的导入对糯玉米子粒表型、产量、淀粉含量等主要起负调控作用,影响程度与导入背景密切相关。     

玉米opaque2近等基因系中相关基因的表达量分析

Opaque2(O2)基因编码产生OPAQUE2蛋白,该蛋白为碱性亮氨酸拉链家族的一种转录因子,可作用于基因的启动区,调控基因的转录。辽2345/o2为本实验室构建的辽2345的opaque2(o2)基因回交导入系,蛋白组学分析表明,辽2345与辽2345/o2在授粉后18 d的胚乳细胞中表达蛋白的种类和数量存在很大差异,从中筛选出差异较明显的9种蛋白质。为了进一步验证O2与9种蛋白间的作用关系,应用相对荧光定量PCR的方法对9种蛋白进行了RNA水平表达量的检测。结果表明,在胚乳发育过程中Chfi很可能受到O2的抑制作用,O2很可能对Ubc、Lgl、Sdh、LOC541920、Shmt、Ppdk等基因存在某种促进或激活作用。     

玉米隐性核不育保持系表达载体构建

在Genebank中搜索花粉致死基因Zm AA1、花粉育性恢复基因Ms45、粉质胚乳突变基因Mucronate及各基因特异调控因子和终止子序列,并在目的片段的上下游设计增加同尾酶Spe I(Nhe I、Xba I)和酶切后具有各种类型的DNA片段的Esp3I酶切位点,基因合成构建到克隆载体puc57上,命名为puc-Zm AA1、puc-Ms45、puc-Mc。采用传统酶切连接的方法将目的片段构建到植物表达载体p CAMBIA3300上,并用热击法将重组质粒导入农杆菌LBA4404及EHA105中,酶切、PCR检测及核苷酸序列测定证明,植物表达载体构建成功。     

国审优质蛋白玉米冀玉10的选育报告

冀玉10(试验代号冀优1号)是河北省农林科学院粮油作物研究所以自选的两个O2基因控制的软胚乳高赖氨酸自交系冀257和冀1198杂交育成的优质蛋白(软胚乳高赖氨酸)玉米新品种。该品种株型半紧凑,抗逆性强,品质优良,特别是赖氨酸和脂肪含量较高,产量接近于农大108等主推品种。     

玉米雄性不育突变体ms1153的遗传分析与基因定位

以玉米雄性不育突变体ms1153为材料,通过减数分裂期花粉母细胞染色体观察和不同发育时期花药石蜡切片分析突变体不育表型产生的原因,利用F₁和F₂群体确定突变体MS1153的遗传方式和基因ms1153物理位置。结果表明,与野生型相比,突变体植株在营养生长期无明显差异,在生殖生长阶段花药不能从颖壳外露,成熟花粉粒内无淀粉积累。细胞学分析发现,突变体减数分裂过程正常,但减数分裂后绒毡层降解推迟。遗传分析表明,突变体ms1153的不育性状受1对隐性核基因控制。利用图位克隆的策略将MS1153基因定位于玉米第4染色体分子标记8243与8275之间,物理区间为221.4~226.2 Mb,此区间内没有已克隆雄性育性基因,说明MS1153是一个新的玉米雄性育性基因。     

玉米突变体库创制及雄性不育突变体鉴定

通过钴60辐射诱变京科糯2000获得了一个糯玉米突变体库。从该突变体库中鉴定出71个不同类型的雄性完全不育的突变体。通过候选基因分析和表型-突变基因共分离鉴定,从无花粉突变体中鉴定到一个ms8突变体,一个花药缺失突变体鉴定为silky1突变体。两个突变体均表现出雄性完全不育,而营养生长和雌穗结实正常,适用于雄性核不育杂交制种技术的研究和应用。     

Quality Protein Maize: Overcoming the Hurdles

SUMMARY

Quality Protein Maize (QPM), a nutritionally enhanced maize, was developed by researchers from CIMMYT using too genetic systems–opaque-2 and genetic modifiers. The use of these two genetic systems overcame the highly complex problems that were inherent in the original soft endosperm opaques. This review describes the ever-evolving breeding options and strategies for the development of QPM with examples from the CIMMYT maize program, where much of the research and practical breeding work has been done. The soft endosperm opaque-2 materials developed earlier had poor agronomic performances and lacked producer and consumer acceptance. To overcome these constraints, subsequent research explored various options, with and without high lysine mutants. Like other institutions, CIMMYT researchers tried and critically examined the merits and demerits of different strategies. Of all the strategies available, the selection for modified kernels in which CIMMYT scientists had gained information, experience, and confidence seemed viable. To implement this strategy, modified opaque-2 donor stocks were built and were subsequently used for expanding the QPM developmental efforts. A large volume of QPM germplasm was developed using different breeding options, which were later merged and reorganized into a fixed number of pools and populations to permit working in homozygous opaque-2 genetic backgrounds. The development of QPM hybrids was the next turning point in the mid-80s. During the QPM developmental process, serious problems inherent in the opaques were circumvented and since then, rapid progress has been made. There is a renewed interest in QPM and several countries have recently released QPM varieties and hybrids. To further accelerate the QPM developmental process, to enhance its popularity amongst nations and its farmers, and to meet future challenges, innovative ideas and the tools of biotechnology will be needed.     

小麦乙烯响应转录因子基因 wfzp突变体颖果发育的研究

小麦WFZP基因编码的乙烯响应因子是植物中特有的转录因子，参与果实成熟、花叶器官衰老、脱落和种子发育等过程。为探明 wfzp基因突变对小麦颖果发育的影响，以甲基磺酸乙酯诱变的两个 wfzp基因突变体（ wfzp1和 wfzp2）和野生型小麦品种济麦22为材料，运用树脂超薄切片和显微观察技术观察小麦WFZP基因突变体颖果的形态结构发育特征。结果显示， wfzp突变体颖果发育有如下特征：（1）在颖果发育早期，两个突变体的外果皮发育进程较快，中果皮降解时间提前； wfzp1内果皮管细胞消失较快，与 wfzp1突变体相比， wfzp2突变体的管细胞发育缓慢；（2）两个突变体胚乳细胞的分化和发育明显较快，细胞中淀粉和蛋白体的积累量明显增多，细胞的充实度高，尤其在 wfzp2突变体中表现较为明显；（3）两个突变体胚乳传递细胞与糊粉层传递细胞的生长分化进程加快。研究结果为进一步探究乙烯响应转录因子调控小麦颖果发育提供了形态学参考。     

Biochemical characterization of QTLs associated with endosperm modification in quality protein maize

Genetic analysis using quality protein maize (QPM) recombinant inbred lines derived from K0326Y QPM and W64Ao2 identified three quantitative trait loci (QTL) in bins 1.06, 7.02 and 9.03 associated with opaque2 endosperm modification. We evaluated the effects of these QTLs on protein accumulation and starch physicochemical properties. The QTL in bin 1.06 is close to α-zein genes, and vitreous individuals with this QTL had increased accumulation of 19-kDa α-zein, 27-kDa γ-zein and legumin-1. The QTL in bin 7.02 corresponds to the γ-zein locus, and greater accumulation of this protein was found in vitreous individuals. The QTL in bin 9.03 is close to starch biosynthetic genes; greater accumulation of granule-bound starch synthase and amylose was observed in vitreous kernel samples with this locus and that in bin 1.06, as well as less gelatinization enthalpy and crystallinity. Vitreous kernels contained angular-shaped/compact starch granules and more short-intermediate length chains of amylopectin. These results support that endosperm modification in QPM is associated with increased accumulation of γ-zein and other storage proteins, but also show that synthesis of less crystalline starch with more amorphous regions at the periphery of granules, which favor their packing and association with endosperm proteins, may also be an important factor.     

Protein quality and endosperm modification of quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) under two contrasting soil nitrogen environments

Quality protein maize (QPM) breeding involves the combined use of the opaque-2 (o2) gene and the genetic modifiers of the o2 locus to develop cultivars with modified kernel endosperm, and increased concentrations of lysine and tryptophan. This study was designed to assess grain yield performance, endosperm modification, and protein quality and quantity under two contrasting soil nitrogen environments. A 15-parent diallel cross was evaluated under one low nitrogen stress and one optimal nitrogen environment each at Harare (Zimbabwe) and Bako (Ethiopia). Most QPM hybrids showed higher protein quality levels than the best non-QPM check under both conditions. Protein concentration tended to vary across nitrogen levels, but not endosperm type. Significant differences were found for the test of main effect (nitrogen-level) for endosperm modification and tryptophan concentration. This indicated that QPM maintains quality even under low soil nitrogen, a widespread condition in Africa. General combining ability (GCA) mean squares were highly significant for most protein quality traits for each environment and across environments whereas specific combining ability (SCA) mean squares were not significant in most cases. This indicated that additive gene effects were primarily responsible for variation of most traits evaluated and hence progeny performance can adequately be predicted on the basis of parental performance. Inbred lines P2, P4 and P12 had desirable GCA effects for endosperm modification while P1 and P3 had the best GCA for tryptophan concentration in grain. The current study suggests that hybrids with desirable endosperm modification, protein quality and stable performance under low nitrogen stress and optimal conditions can be produced with careful selection.     

玉米胚乳突变体Wrk1基因定位及候选基因预测

Wrkl是在EMS诱导群体中分离得到的玉米胚乳显性突变基因.Wrk1突变体玉米胚乳严重皱缩,导致玉米子粒的千粒重降低30％～50％.研究利用B73为回交亲本构建BC1分离群体,通过9 800个单株把Wrk1基因定位在开发的SSR标记Mssr1824和Mssr2042之间,二者之间的物理距离约1.2 Mb.在此基础上,另外构建一个以M017为回交亲本的BC1群体,通过11280个单株把Wrk1基因定位在开发的SSR标记Mssr1916.2和Mssr1838之间,二者之间的物理距离约185 kb.通过基因预测和注释,发现在该区域内有7个候选基因,为Wrk1基因的最终克隆奠定了基础.     

先玉335、郑单958和京科968抗虫能力的比较研究

以先玉335、郑单958、京科968为材料,以玉米螟(Ostrinia furnacalis)、黏虫(Mythimna separata)和禾谷缢管蚜(Rhopalosiphum padi)为供试昆虫,探究玉米品系大喇叭口期对玉米螟和黏虫及抽雄期对禾谷缢管蚜抗性差异,测定其主要抗虫化合物丁布类物质的含量。结果发现,京科968对玉米螟及禾谷缢管蚜抗性均高于另外两个品系;对黏虫的抗性,郑单958和京科968高于先玉335。大喇叭口期京科968中丁布类物质含量最高,抽雄期郑单958和京科968中主要丁布成分含量均高于先玉335,上述组织中丁布合成相关基因在郑单958及京科968中的表达量也均高于先玉335。本研究揭示杂交玉米抗虫性与抗性相关化合物含量及其相关基因表达间存在正向相关关系,为抗虫玉米分子育种提供理论参考。     

Evaluation of the Lime-Cooking and Tortilla Making Properties of Quality Protein Maize Hybrids Grown in Mexico

Eleven experimental and three commercial white quality protein maize (QPM) hybrids and two regular endosperm controls were planted at Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico with the aim of comparing grain physical characteristics, protein quality, lime-cooking and tortilla making properties. All genotypes were planted under irrigation using a density of 80,000 plants/ha and fertilized with 250 kg N-60 P-60 K per hectare. When compared with the controls these QPM genotypes had lower test (77.4 vs. 76.5 kg/hL) and 1,000 kernel weights (327 vs. 307 g), softer endosperm texture (2.5 vs. 1.8 where 1 = soft, 2 intermediate and 3 hard endosperm), lower protein (10.0 vs. 8.0%), higher nixtamal water uptake after 30 min lime-cooking (50.0 vs. 53.1% moisture) and lower pericarp removal scores. The lower thousand-kernel weight and softer endosperm texture observed in the QPM genotypes lowered the optimum lime-cooking time as estimated with regression equations. Most QPM genotypes had higher amounts of lysine, tryptophan and albumins/globulins when compared with the controls. QPMs HEC 424973, HEC 774986 and HEC 734286 had the best grain traits for nixtamalization and therefore the best potential for industrial utilization. The commercial use of these QPM hybrids should benefit Mexicans who depend on tortillas as the main staple.     

辅助选择优质蛋白玉米种质的ELISA方法

基于玉米胚乳中赖氨酸含量与EF-1α含量呈显著正相关,利用ELISA技术定量检测胚乳中EF-1α含量,进而估测胚乳中赖氨酸含量,建立了辅助选择优质蛋白玉米种质的ELISA技术体系.通过对653份QPM家系的检测,表明该方法具有简便、快速、准确的特点,可有效辅助选择优质蛋白玉米种质。     

玉米灌浆期3种鳞翅目害虫的空间分布

采用网格式取样200株玉米,整株剖秆调查亚洲玉米螟、桃蛀螟和棉铃虫在玉米上的数量,用地统计学的方法分析和模拟它们在田间的水平分布;采用生态位理论分析3种害虫在玉米植株上的生态位和种间竞争。结果表明,亚洲玉米螟、桃蛀螟和3种鳞翅目害虫整体在玉米田中的水平分布分别适合球形、高斯、球形模型拟合,均属于聚集分布。Kriging插值模拟图显示,亚洲玉米螟和桃蛀螟为核心分布型;在垂直分布上,雌穗上3种害虫数量最多,占总虫量的69.82%。亚洲玉米螟的基础生态位宽度最大,在整株玉米上都可危害;桃蛀螟则主要在玉米中、上部;棉铃虫基础生态位最窄,只在雌穗附近危害。3种害虫在玉米茎秆上种间竞争激烈,异种害虫无法共存;雌穗上种间竞争程度小于茎秆,异种害虫可以共存。