香蕉NPR1基因的克隆及植物表达载体构建

病程相关基因非表达子(NPR1)是植物抗病信号传导的关键基因。以香蕉抗病香蕉品种为材料,根据NPR1基因序列在保守区设计引物,从香蕉cDNA中克隆获得NPR1基因片段,以RACE的方法克隆获得香蕉NPR1基因的全长,并命名为GCT119-NPR1。香蕉GCT119-NPR1基因最大阅读框(ORF)为1 707 bp。生物信息学分析结果表明,该基因含有ANK和BTB两个结构域,其中ANK结构域是NPR1基因中非常重要的结构域,在蛋白质相互作用中起着至关重要的作用。同源性分析表明,该基因与已克隆发表的NPR1基因氨基酸序列同源性为67%~82%。将其构建植物表达载体,为下一步转化工作奠定基础。     

香蕉抗坏血酸过氧化物酶基因的克隆及表达分析

抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(Ascorbate peroxidase, APX)是植物重要的过氧化氢(Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2)清除酶之一。通过RACE(Rapid-amplification of cDNA ends)方法从香蕉根系cDNA均一化全长文库中获得一个抗坏血酸过氧化物酶基因,命名为MaAPX2基因。MaAPX2基因是香蕉APX基因编码框全长cDNA,包含一个750 bp的最大开放阅读框(Open Reading Frame, ORF),编码249个氨基酸的蛋白质。蛋白质序列结构域比对发现,在MaAPX2 N端具有典型的APX活性位点(APLMLPLAWHSA)和过氧化物酶近端血红素配体序列(DIVALSGGHTL)的保守结构域,属于典型的APX蛋白。系统进化树比对分析表明,MaAPX2与马蹄莲ZaAPX(AAC08576.1)的亲缘关系较近。组织特异性研究表明,MaAPX2基因组成型表达于香蕉各个组织,在叶片中表达量最大。在耐病和感病品种中,MaAPX2基因均上调表达,但在耐病品种中MaAPX2基因在所有时间点相对于对照增加的倍数均高于感病品种,表明该基因在香蕉的抗病性中起着重要作用。MaAPX2基因可以作为一个新的响应枯萎病侵染的标记基因。     

香蕉中2条MaMLO基因的克隆及表达分析

MLO基因是一类植物特有的抗病基因,为了研究香蕉MLO基因在香蕉抗枯萎病中的作用,利用RACE技术从香蕉中克隆获得了香蕉2条MLO基因,分别命名为MaMLO1和MaMLO2。序列分析表明,MaMLO1的开放阅读框为1 473 bp,编码490个氨基酸;MaMLO2的开放阅读框为1 689 bp,编码562个氨基酸。系统进化树分析表明,MaMLO1与已登录的香蕉MLO1(XP_009413424)亲缘关系较近,MaMLO2与已登录的香蕉MLO6(XP_009411538)亲缘关系较近。组织特异性研究表明,这2个基因在香蕉各器官中均有表达,但MaMLO2在根中的表达量最大。不同激素处理下的研究表明,MaMLO1受ABA、乙烯和水杨酸诱导上调表达,受茉莉酸诱导下调表达;MaMLO2受ABA、乙烯、水杨酸和茉莉酸4种激素诱导上调表达。在感病品种中2个基因均是下调表达,在抗病品种中均是上调表达。结果表明,克隆到的2条MLO在感病品种中没有参与到香蕉抗枯萎病的过程,而在抗病品种中参与了香蕉抗枯萎病的过程。     

香蕉柠檬酸合酶基因MaGCS的克隆及生物信息学分析

采用RACE-PCR的方法首次在香蕉中获得一个柠檬酸合酶基因的cDNA序列。经序列测定和Blastx比对分析表明，该cDNA全长1 885bp，编码513个氨基酸残基，具有植物柠檬酸合酶基因的特征结构域，并与其他植物来源的乙醛酸循环体的柠檬酸合酶具有很高的序列相似性，将其命名为MaGCS(Musa glyoxysomal citrate synthase)，并对其进行生物信息学分析，初步预测其理化性质及功能等。     

胡椒PnNPR1基因的克隆与表达分析

根据胡椒病程相关基因非表达子1(Nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related genes1,NPR1)基因的部分序列设计引物,运用RT-PCR方法获得其家族成员的1个全长c DNA,命名为Pn NPR1,长度1 712 bp,开放阅读框1 362 bp,编码454个氨基酸。预测Pn NPR1分子量为141.56 ku,理论等电点为4.98。该基因含有BTB/POT结构域、ANK锚蛋白重复序列、DUF和NPR1-like C等4个结构域,具有植物NPR1所共有的保守结构域。系统进化分析表明,Pn NPR1与苜蓿的同源性最高。Real-time RT-PCR结果表明,Pn NPR1在胡椒叶片、根、茎和花中均表达,在叶中的表达量最高。辣椒疫霉菌诱导后,Pn NPR1基因的表达量在抗/感2种胡椒中均出现先增加后减少的现象,并且在抗病种质中表达量较高。研究结果为Pn NPR1的功能研究提供了理论依据。     

橡胶树抗病相关基因HbNPR1的克隆及其表达分析

前期利用cDNA-AFLP技术分离获得了一个与橡胶树抗棒孢霉落叶病反应相关的差异表达基因片段EST-IAN-188,通过Blast比对分析发现,该基因片段与植物抗病相关NPR基因家族中的NPR1具有高度的同源性。将该片段与橡胶树基因组序列进行比对,设计引物进行PCR扩增,得到了一个橡胶树NPR1基因的cDNA和基因组序列,命名为HbNPR1基因。基因序列分析显示,该基因编码区全长(CDS)1 374 nt,含有两个外显子和一个内含子,编码457个氨基酸,蛋白分子量为51.0 ku,等电点5.82,具有BTB/POZ、ANK锚蛋白重复序列、DUF和NPR1-like C等4个结构域。qRT-PCR定量分析发现,HbNPR1基因在橡胶叶片中的表达丰度最高,特别是古铜期叶片;多主棒孢病菌(Corynespora cassiicola)诱导下HbNPR1基因在抗病品种(IAN873)的表达丰度明显高于感病品种(PR107);另外,SA、MeJA、ET处理下均能诱导HbNPR1基因的表达,SA处理后的表达量丰度最高。本研究初步表明,HbNPR1基因可能参与橡胶树抗病信号途径的调控和寄主对病原菌侵染的防御反应。     

胡椒 PnNPR2 基因的克隆

基于胡椒转录组数据库,筛选胡椒病程相关基因非表达子基因的 EST 序列,设计引物,运用 RACE 法克隆得 到 1 个 NPR 基因,命名为 PnNPR2;该基因全长 2 260 bp,开放阅读框 1 722 bp,编码 573 个氨基酸;开放读码框含有 BTB/POT 结构域、ANK 锚蛋白重复序列、DUF 和 NPR1-like C 4 个结构域,具有植物 NPR1 所共有的保守结构域,并 将 PnNPR2 基因插入 pCAMBIA1300-35S-sGFP 超表达载体中。本研究结果为 PnNPR2 的功能研究奠定基础。     

香蕉果实的1个14-3-3蛋白同源基因的克隆及序列分析(简报)

根据在香蕉果实抑制缩减文库中获得的1个14-3-3蛋白基因片段,采用PCR和RACE相结合的方法从香蕉(Musa acuminate L.AAA group cv.Brazilian)cDNA文库中筛选到其全长cDNA序列.序列测定和Blastx比对分析结果表明,该cDNA全长1 037 bp,含有1个完整的阅读框,其编码区编码261个氨基酸残基,具有植物14-3-3蛋白基因的保守结构域,并与其他植物来源的14-3-3蛋白具有很高的同源性,将其命名为Ma-14-3-36(Musa acuminate 14-3-3).采用遗传进化系统发育树的分析结果表明,Ma-14-3-36与来源于单子叶植物的多数14-3-3蛋白基因序列在同一个进化枝上.采用RT-PCR对其在香蕉果实发育不同时期的表达进行分析结果表明,在香蕉果实发育的不同时期差异表达,推测其可能在果实的发育中起作用.     

滨麦蔗糖:果聚糖6-果糖基转移酶(6-SFT)基因全长cDNA的克隆与生物信息学分析

为了挖掘和利用滨麦(Leymus mollis,2n=4x=28,JJNN)的优良基因,以拓宽小麦非生物胁迫抗性基因资源,以滨麦为材料,利用RT-PCR结合RACE技术从滨麦叶片中克隆到6-SFT基因cDNA的全长序列,并对其进行生物信息学分析。结果表明,其cDNA全长为2 086bp,开放阅读框为1 866bp(命名为Lm-6-SFT),编码621个氨基酸;其推导的蛋白分子量为69.1kDa,理论等电点(pI)为5.18,属于酸性蛋白。保守结构域分析表明,该基因推导的氨基酸序列含有SDPDG、RDP和EC结构域。多序列比对及进化树分析表明,滨麦6-SFT与冰草6-SFT在氨基酸水平具有高度的序列相似性。     

甘薯等7种植物NPR1基因的生物信息学分析

水杨酸介导的植物系统获得性抗性的正向关键调控基因NPR1功能上在许多植物中极其保守。本研究利用生物信息学相关软件对以甘薯NPR1基因为主要分析对象的7个NPR1基因的核苷酸序列及其相应氨基酸序列的组成成分、氨基酸翻译后修饰、导肽、跨膜结构域、疏水性/亲水性、蛋白质二、三级结构以及功能结构域等进行分析。结果表明:该类基因属于不具信号肽的疏水性蛋白,α-螺旋和无规则卷曲是蛋白质二级结构最大量的结构元件,β-转角和延伸链散布于整个蛋白质中,具有BTB/POZ和ANK功能结构域。这一结果可为植物NPR1的结构与功能分析及利用研究提供进一步的信息与参考。     

In vitro reproduction in the annual pasture legumes subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and French serradella (Ornithopus sativus Brot.)

Pasture legumes are important components of both mixed farming rotations and permanent pastures in temperate climates. Breeding of two widely sown pasture legumes, subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and French serradella (Ornithopus sativus Brot.), is constrained by the long generation cycle, typically enabling only one generation per year. We hypothesized manipulation of culture medium and conditions would enable the development of a laboratory‐based protocol for in vitro reproduction in subterranean clover and French serradella. In vitro flowering and viable seed set was induced from both species. For subterranean clover, the most effective treatment was culturing on modified MS medium with 1 μm kinetin and 0·1 m sucrose under a 100 μmol m^?2 s^?1 light intensity and continuous photoperiod. For French serradella, culture on a hormone‐free B5 medium with 5 mm NH₄Cl and 0·1 m sucrose under a 100 μmol m^?2 s^?1 light intensity and 20 h photoperiod was optimum. It is expected this technique will have application in accelerating generation turnover within breeding programs, for the study of factors influencing flowering in pasture legumes, and for the propagation of valuable yet enfeebled plants such as embryo‐rescued hybrids.     

Pharmacokinetics of Marine-Derived Drugs

Marine organisms represent an excellent source of innovative compounds that have the potential for the development of new drugs. The pharmacokinetics of marine drugs has attracted increasing interest in recent decades due to its effective and potential contribution to the selection of rational dosage recommendations and the optimal use of the therapeutic arsenal. In general, pharmacokinetics studies how drugs change after administration via the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). This review provides a summary of the pharmacokinetics studies of marine-derived active compounds, with a particular focus on their ADME. The pharmacokinetics of compounds derived from algae, crustaceans, sea cucumber, fungus, sea urchins, sponges, mollusks, tunicate, and bryozoan is discussed, and the pharmacokinetics data in human experiments are analyzed. In-depth characterization using pharmacokinetics is useful for obtaining information for understanding the molecular basis of pharmacological activity, for correct doses and treatment schemes selection, and for more effective drug application. Thus, an increase in pharmacokinetic research on marine-derived compounds is expected in the near future.     

Estimation of lucerne yield stability for enabling effective cultivar selection under rainfed conditions

Evaluation of crop and forage yield stability is of increasing relevance in the context of current and recent environmental changes but, in contrast to other field crops, there are no published systematic analyses among forage crops in Europe. A study of stability performance was conducted with 13 Czech cultivars of lucerne at four locations over a 2‐year period with the following aims: (a) to evaluate yield stability of varieties across different environments and (b) to calculate measurable benefits of variety selection in relation to the specific environment. The cultivar Vlasta was identified as the highest yielding cultivar (annual yield 16.0 t DM/ha), whereas the lowest yielding cv. Magda, Tereza and Oslava averaged around 14.9 t DM/ha. Effect of genotype × environment interaction (G × E) was two times higher than for genotype alone. Additive main effects and the multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model showed that the highest yielding cultivars may not be stable across environments. This study demonstrated further that significant yield improvement could be detected, even among a relatively homogenous group of domestic cultivars, and this was driven mainly by site productivity: the improvement was +10% in low‐yielding sites, compared with +3% in high‐yielding sites. Results highlight that advanced agronomy should also consider stability parameters such as AMMI stability value or superiority measures for forage crops in response to the challenges associated with climate change.     

La pourriture fongique des tubercules de pomme de terre en atmosphère contrôlée

Résumé Fusarium culmorum et, dans une moindre mesure,F. avenaceum, F. sambucinum, Colletotrichum coccodes etCylindrocarpon sp. ont été isolés de tubercules entreposés en atmosphère contr?lée (AC) et atteints de pourriture grave. Des expériences d'inoculation de tubercules avec 10 espèces ou variétés fongiques et conservation en AC à 8 et 10°C ont montré que: 1) les champignons non pathogènes en atmosphère normale (ex.:Cylindrocarpon sp.) le devenaient en AC, 2) ceux qui étaient faiblement pathogènes en atmosphère normale étaient nettement plus virulents en AC (ex.:F. culmorum), 3) les espèces ou variétés virulentes en conditions d'air normales (Fusarium sulphureum etPhoma exigua var.foveata) ne provoquaient pas de pourriture plus grave en AC et leur activité pouvait même être légérement freinée.

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Summary The extensive rotting of tubers which occurred during storage trials in controlled atmospheres has led to a mycological and pathological study of the rots. The most frequently isolated species wasFusarium culmorum althoughF. avenaceum, F. Sambucinum, Coletotrichum coccodes and aCylindrocarpon sp. were also present. Tubers of cvs Bintje and Ulla were inoculated with 19 isolates of 10 fungal species or varieties associated with rotting of stored tubers (Table 1). The tubers were incubated at 8 or 10°C in normal or controlled (2% O₂:1% CO₂, 2% O₂:6% CO₂, 2% O₂:12% CO₂, 6% O₂:6% CO₂) atmospheres and the extent of rotting was determined a month later (Tables 2 and 3 and Fig. 2). Species which were weakly virulent in a normal atmosphere (variousFusarium spp. andPhoma exigua var.exigua) were clearly more aggressive in the controlled atmosphere and this was especially evident in the case ofF. culmorum. Species ot pathogenic in a normal atmosphere under experimental conditions (Colletotrichum coccodes, Cylindrocarpon sp.,Phoma eupyrena) caused rotting in the controlled atmosphere. The two species which were virulent in a normal atmosphere (F. sulphureum andP. exigua var.foveata) were also virulent in the controlled atmosphere and in some cases the extent of rotting was even less. As a general rule, rotting caused by weakly virulent fungi was greater in both cultivars in the controlled than in a normal atmosphere.

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Zusammenfassung Eine starke F?ulnis von in Kontrotrollierter Atmosph?re gelagerten Kartoffelknollen veranlasste eine mykologische und pathologische Untersuchung. Der am h?ufigsten isolierte Pilz warFusarium culmorum. F. avenaceum, F. sambucinum, Colletotrichum coccodes undCylindrocarpon sp. wurden ebenfalls bestimmt. Neunzehn St?mme von 10 Pilzsorten oder-Arten welche bei Lagerf?ulnis vorkommen (Tab. 1) wurden auf Knollen der Sorten Bintje und Ulla inokuliert. Die Lagerung wurde bei 8 oder 10°C under Normalbedingungen oder kontrollierter Atmosph?re durchgeführt (2% O₂:1% CO₂, 2% O₂:6% CO₂, 2% O₂:12% CO₂, 6% O₂:6% CO₂). Der F?ulnisgrad (Abb. 1) wurde nach einem Monat bonitiert. Die Ergebnisse sind in den Tabellen 2 und 3 dargestellt und in der Abb. 2 illustriert. Unter in Normalbedingungen nur schwach virulente Arten (verschiedeneFusarien undPhoma exigua var. exigua) waren deutlich aktiver in kontrollierter Atmosph?re. Dies was besonders der Fall fürF. culmorum. Pilze, die im Versuch unter Normalbedingungen nicht pathogen waren (Colletotrichum coccodes, Cylindrocarpon sp., Phoma eupyrena), haben unter kontrollierter Atmosph?re Sch?den verursacht. Hingegen werden die beiden unter Normalbedingungen sehr pathogenen Arten (F. sulphureum undP., exigua var.foveata), durch kontrollierte Atmosph?re wenig beeinflusst. Es wurde sogar in einigen F?llen eine gewisse Verringerung des F?ulnisbefalls beobachtet. Ganz allgemein haben die getesteten kontrollierten Bedingungen die Entwicklung der Pilzf?ulnis an beiden Kartoffelsorten gef?rdert, speziell durch Pilzarten, welche unter Normal-bedingungen wenig Sch?den verursachen.

     

Marine Pharmacology in 2016–2017: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial,Antidiabetic, Antifungal,Anti-Inflammatory,Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems,and Other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action

The review of the 2016–2017 marine pharmacology literature was prepared in a manner similar as the 10 prior reviews of this series. Preclinical marine pharmacology research during 2016–2017 assessed 313 marine compounds with novel pharmacology reported by a growing number of investigators from 54 countries. The peer-reviewed literature reported antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, and antiviral activities for 123 marine natural products, 111 marine compounds with antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities as well as affecting the immune and nervous system, while in contrast 79 marine compounds displayed miscellaneous mechanisms of action which upon further investigation may contribute to several pharmacological classes. Therefore, in 2016–2017, the preclinical marine natural product pharmacology pipeline generated both novel pharmacology as well as potentially new lead compounds for the growing clinical marine pharmaceutical pipeline, and thus sustained with its contributions the global research for novel and effective therapeutic strategies for multiple disease categories.     

Effects of Micronutrient Deficiencies on Human Health: Its Status in South Asia

SUMMARY

Vitamin A, iodine, and iron deficiencies affect large numbers of people worldwide. A deficiency of one or more of these micronutrients adversely affects the physical and mental abilities of humans. South Asia contains a high percentage of these individuals, not just because of its large population, but also the prevalence of deficiency is higher there than in many other parts of the world. The reasons for the high rates of deficiency in South Asia are many, but they include inadequate availability of micronutrient-rich foods, sub-optimal dietary habits, and high rates of infection. Across the region, national plans vary from (a) increasing availability of appropriate foods, (b) introducing new dietary behaviors, (c) improving health status, and (d) directly addressing deficiency through intervention programs. The extent to which each of the countries is making progress toward the goals of these plans can help in understanding the priorities for future efforts to address micronutrient malnutrition. This article discusses the adverse effects of micronutrient deficiencies in humans with special reference to South Asia.     

稻文化的再思考3:稻与社稷——印度、泰国等东南亚、南亚主要国家

东南亚、南亚地区是世界上重要的稻米产区,稻米在民众饮食生活和国家社会政治中占有重要地位,民众生活中也保存了非常悠久和丰富的稻作文化习俗及稻谷起源神话传说。本文分析了水稻在东南亚、南亚主要国家印度、印度尼西亚、泰国、越南、菲律宾、孟加拉国、缅甸的作用、地位、生产、消费、文化等情况,并指出了印度、印度尼西亚稻文化的主要标志。     

Irrigation but not N fertilization enhances seedhead density in plains rough fescue ( F estuca hallii)

Plains rough fescue ( F estuca hallii) is an important forage grass species in western Canada. Seed for use in pastures and ecological restoration is in high demand but supply is limited because F. hallii is an erratic seed producer. Seed producers require an understanding of the factors that influence flowering and seed set in this species. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on the flowering and growth of F. hallii in a native rough fescue prairie in Alberta, Canada. Irrigation had a strong positive effect on seedhead density, whereas fertilization had limited effects on growth and reproduction of F. hallii. These results demonstrate that under field conditions, available moisture is likely to be a key factor driving flowering and seed production in F. hallii.     

Management of Soil Micronutrient Deficiencies in the Rice-Wheat Cropping System

Summary

Within the last three decades, the rice-wheat cropping system has triggered, and with time, aggravated soil micronutrient deficiencies in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). This has largely been due to the shift from an earlier rice and wheat monoculture with low yielding, long duration indigenous varieties, to an intensive rice-wheat rotation cropping system with short duration modern high yielding varieties on the same piece of land. The problems related to micronutrient deficiency in the IGP are more due to the size of its available pools in the soil rather than its total contents and are greatly influenced by crop management, or rather its mismanagement. Deficiency of zinc is widespread in the IGP, but with the extensive use of zinc sulfate, zinc deficiency has reduced in some areas of the region. Meanwhile, the deficiency of Fe, Mn and B has increased in the IGP. Deficiency of Cu and Mo is location specific and can limit rice and wheat yields. The adoption and spread of the rice-wheat system in permeable coarse textured soils, particularly in the western IGP, not only caused iron deficiency in rice but also resulted in the emergence of manganese deficiency in wheat. In highly calcareous and acidic soils, boron is the next limiting micronutrient in crop production after zinc. Bumper rice and wheat harvests in the past decade, the declining use of organic manures in the region and except for the widespread use of zinc sulfate, a general lack of awareness amongst farmers on micronutrient deficiency problems has contributed to micronutrients limiting rice and wheat yields in the IGP. Approaches to alleviating micronutrient deficiencies include matching the crop removals of the micronutrients with its replenishments through their respective external carriers, supplementation through organic sources and mobilization/utilization through cultivation of micronutrient efficient crop cultivars. Identification of efficient micronutrient carriers and finding the optimum rate, mode and time of its application is important in ameliorating the micronutrient deficiencies. This article reviews the extent of micronutrient deficiency and discusses various management options available to reduce micronutrient deficiency induced crop yield reduction for rice and wheat in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.     

Model of wheat yield response to application of diclofop-methyl to control ryegrass (Lolium rigidum)

A general model of crop yield response to herbicide application is proposed. The model includes three components: the effect of herbicide dosage on weed density, the effect of surviving weed density on crop yield and the effect of herbicide directly on the crop. The model is used to estimate the response of wheat yield to application of diclofop-methyl to control ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) in Australia. It is found that the competitiveness of ryegrass plants surviving treatment is reduced by the treatment and that the proportion of yield loss at a given ryegrass density is not independent of the absolute weed-free yield. The response function is used to calculate economic thresholds and optimal herbicide dosages.