MNU诱发的水和稻巨大胚,甜胚乳两个突变体的RFLP鉴定

利用均匀分布于水稻１２条染色体上的７２个ＲＦＬＰ标记与８种限制性内切酶的不同组合,对化学诱变剂ＭＮＵ诱变产生的巨大胚、甜胚乳两个突变体及其原始品种金南风三者之间进行ＲＦＬＰ分析。结果表明：巨大胚突变体与金南风、甜胚乳突变化与金南风以及两突变体之间的多态性分别为８．３％、５．６％和１２．５％。巨大胚和甜胚乳两突变体基因突变频率分别为０．０２２７和０．００７０。根据揭示多态性的限制性内切酶的数量可将产     

大豆球蛋白A_(1b)B_2基因表达的分子基础探讨

通过对大豆品种松浦和A_(1b)B_2基因突变体凡实的染色体DNA进行限制性片段长度多态性(RFLP)分析,克隆了一个只存在于大豆品种松浦中,而不存在于大豆突变体凡实中的大小为2.2Kb的DNA片段,并利用pUC19为载体,对该片段进行了亚克隆,利用多种限制性内切酶进行了酶切分析,得到了该片段的酶切图谱。根据两个大豆品种在多种限制性内切酶酶切时都表现出显著差异,推断大豆球蛋白A(1b)B_2基因之所以不能在大豆品种凡实中表达,是由于该品种染色体DNA发生了倒位或缺失所致,而不仅仅是个别碱基对的突变。     

水稻巨大胚基因的分子定位

 应用粳稻金南风巨大胚突变体和籼稻南京11杂交F₂群体58个植株构建了包含74个分子标记位点的遗传连锁图。 对巨大胚基因进行了分子定位, 结果发现巨大胚基因与第7染色体上RG678紧密连锁,两者之间的遗传距离为6.2 cM,与同一染色体上的另一探针RZ395之间的遗传距离为13 cM。根据巨大胚(ge)、褐色果皮(Rc)基因经典连锁图上的位置,将第7染色体分子图谱与经典图谱进行了整合     

水稻粉质胚乳突变体ws的表型分析及基因克隆

从甲基亚硝基脲(1-Methyl-1-Nitrosourea,MNU)处理的粳稻品种滇粳优1号突变体库中,筛选到一个稳定遗传的胚乳粉质突变体ws,其籽粒的千粒重、籽粒大小、总淀粉含量、直链淀粉含量等指标均降低,淀粉在尿素溶液中的膨胀能力减弱。对成熟及发育中的胚乳淀粉结构进行观察,发现ws突变体的胚乳中产生大量小而不规则排布的单淀粉颗粒。利用F2群体中分离出的92个隐性极端个体将突变基因连锁在第8染色体近着丝粒位置,随后共用2025个极端个体将目标基因定位于95kb的区间。测序发现ws突变体中编码腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶(Adenosine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase,AGPase)小亚基S2的基因发生点突变,导致编码氨基酸的替换。基因表达分析发现,突变体胚乳中编码AGPase各亚基的相关基因表达量没有发生显著改变,而Western杂交分析显示突变体中AGPS2b的蛋白含量下降。同时,ws突变体的胚乳中AGPase活性下降为野生型的一半。研究结果表明,OsAGPS2的突变导致水稻胚乳中AGPase活性降低,从而影响了淀粉合成。     

白燕2号EMS突变体的形态鉴定与遗传变异分析

为促进燕麦的遗传改良,采用化学诱变剂甲基磺酸乙酯(Ethyl methane sulfonate,EMS)处理裸燕麦品种“白燕2号”种子,构建燕麦EMS突变体库,对获得的M²代突变体的形态特征进行调查鉴定,估计突变效果并采用内含子切结点引物和长随机引物的PCR技术分析M²代突变体间的遗传多态性。结果显示,所创制的燕麦突变体库的M²代个体间表现出了丰富的遗传变异,变异的总频率为 7.17%。采用15个内含子切接点引物和长随机引物对其中39个突变体株系进行PCR检测,共扩增出99条谱带,其中多态性条带65条,多态性条带比率为65.7％。突变体株系间的遗传相似系数为0.667～0.973,表现出丰富的遗传变异。表明构建的燕麦EMS突变体库具有丰富的突变类型,可用于燕麦重要性状突变体的筛选和候选基因的功能分析。     

两个垩白突变体的鉴定及突变基因的图位克隆

【目的】研究两个水稻垩白突变体胚乳垩白的形成机制,为稻米品质改良提供理论基础。【方法】以从中花11的EMS突变体库中筛选出的两个稳定遗传的垩白突变体eb6、eb7为材料,对其进行农艺性状、稻米理化性质和遗传学分析,并利用eb6与南京11衍生的F2群体对控制垩白的基因进行图位克隆。同时对候选基因的表达模式及淀粉合成相关基因在突变体及野生型中表达情况进行了分析。【结果】与野生型相比,两个突变体胚乳中央部位呈现白色且不透明,淀粉复合颗粒形状不规则且排列疏松,而突变体胚乳边缘部位与野生型无异,都为半透明状,淀粉复合颗粒呈多面体且排列致密。相对于野生型,突变体eb6、eb7成熟种子中的直链淀粉含量和胶稠度显著降低,蛋白质含量显著升高。RVA谱分析显示突变体淀粉黏滞性明显低于野生型。同时,支链淀粉聚合度分析显示突变体eb6中聚合度(DP)小于16的短链显著增加,DP为16~23的中长链显著减少。遗传分析表明突变体eb6、eb7胚乳垩白表型由单隐性核基因控制,并且它们为一对等位突变体。利用突变体eb6与南京11杂交衍生的F2群体将突变体基因定位在第1染色体长臂上物理距离86.6 kb的区间内。该区间包含22个开放阅读框(ORF),其中ORF13编码腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶大亚基2(Os AGPL2)。序列分析发现eb6与eb7分别在Os AGPL2第3、第7外显子上发生1个单碱基替换,并分别导致一个氨基酸替换。RT-PCR及原位杂交结果显示,Os AGPL2主要在水稻发育中的籽粒中表达。同时Os AGPL2的突变导致了多个淀粉合成相关基因在水稻籽粒灌浆过程中的表达模式发生改变。【结论】突变体eb6、eb7籽粒胚乳出现严重垩白表型为Os AGPL2突变所致。本研究进一步证明了Os AGPL2在调控水稻籽粒胚乳中淀粉的合成、淀粉复合颗粒的形成及稻米理化性质的平衡中起着重要的作用。     

芭蕉属植物cpDNAL16序列限制性片段长度多态性研究

采用限制性内切酶Sau3AI、MspI、TaqαI、AluI分别对获得的L16基因序列进行理论酶切。通过限制性内切酶酶切后,酶切片段大小相同的记为1,不同的记为0。相似系数和聚类分析应用NTSYS-pc2.01数据分析软件进行,采用Nei的方法计算相似系数,UPGMA方法聚类,绘制树状图。结果表明芭蕉属种间存在较为丰富的cpDNA PCR-RFLP多态性,种内差异性不明显,有些亚种间无法区分开。而M. acuminata 具有丰富的亚种和变种,遗传差异大,多样性丰富。     

水稻粉质胚乳突变体flo7的理化性质及基因定位

淀粉约占水稻胚乳干物质总量的80%,胚乳中淀粉的组分与含量以及颗粒结构决定了稻米品质。从粳稻品种日本晴(Nipponbare)组培后代中获得了一个稳定遗传的粉质胚乳突变体flo7(floury endosperm 7)。该突变体胚乳表现为白色不透明粉质状,同时突变体种子粒长有所增加,而粒宽、粒厚和千粒重均显著降低。与野生型相比,在灌浆过程中突变体flo7籽粒中干物质的积累量减少,而葡萄糖、果糖等游离糖含量增加。突变体flo7成熟种子的直链淀粉含量和胶稠度显著下降,而碱消值显著增加。胚乳横截面扫描电镜分析发现,突变体flo7胚乳中淀粉颗粒形状不规则,排列疏松。遗传分析表明flo7粉质状胚乳突变表型符合单隐性核基因控制的遗传分离规律。以突变体flo7和南京11杂交衍生的F2群体为材料,利用简单重复序列(SSR)和插入缺失(Indel)分子标记,将flo7定位在第12染色体长臂末端C2-11和C5-15之间,物理距离为95.1kb,该区间内包含13个开放阅读框(ORF)。在籽粒灌浆过程中利用实时荧光定量PCR分析淀粉合成相关基因的表达,发现在突变体中多个淀粉合成相关基因表现出不同程度的上调和下调,表明FLO7在水稻种子中淀粉的合成与调控中起着重要作用。     

基于CRISPR/Cas9系统的OsbHLH116基因编辑及其脱靶效应分析

以水稻OsbHLH116基因为编辑对象,根据基因编码区序列(CDS)在第一外显子区域设计长度为19bp的sgRNA,化学合成sgRNA的寡核苷酸序列,然后与CRISPR/Cas9系统表达载体pBUN411连接,再用农杆菌介导法获得水稻转基因株系,最后利用酶切和测序相结合的方法对OsbHLH116突变体进行了筛选鉴定和脱靶效应分析。结果表明,所构建的pBUN411-gRNA载体成功实现了对基因OsbHLH116的定向编辑。酶切分析表明在选取的10株T0代转基因苗中得到了6个OsbHLH116突变单株。对6个突变单株进行了TA克隆测序分析,发现了纯合突变、双等位突变和杂合突变3种类型。酶切分析表明2个潜在脱靶位点均未发生脱靶效应。     

一个水稻颖壳扭曲突变体的遗传分析与基因定位

 从水稻育种后代材料中获得1个颖壳扭曲突变体Osth (twisted hull)。遗传分析结果表明,该突变性状由单核基因隐性突变造成。以突变体与颖壳正常籼稻R725杂交的F2群体为基因定位群体,利用SSR标记将突变位点定位在第2染色体上的SSR标记RM14128与RM208之间,遗传距离分别为1.4 cM 和2.7 cM。这些结果为该基因的精细定位和克隆以及研究水稻花发育的分子机理奠定了基础。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Marine Drugs Regulating Apoptosis Induced by Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)

Marine biomass diversity is a tremendous source of potential anticancer compounds. Several natural marine products have been described to restore tumor cell sensitivity to TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced cell death. TRAIL is involved during tumor immune surveillance. Its selectivity for cancer cells has attracted much attention in oncology. This review aims at discussing the main mechanisms by which TRAIL signaling is regulated and presenting how marine bioactive compounds have been found, so far, to overcome TRAIL resistance in tumor cells.     

Biochemical and morphological characterization of potato clones differing in their resistance to late blight

Summary Morphological and biochemical parameters that could be involved in resistance to late blight were studied in non-infected and in infected potato hybrids resulting from a cross betweenSolanum phureja, resistant toPhytophthora infestans, and a susceptibleSolanum tuberosum. Some morphological differences between resistant and susceptible hybrids, indicating a positive correlation between stem diameter and phloem thickness in the stem and resistance toP. infestans, were observed. The lignin content in the leaves of the resistant hybrid rose upon infection byP. infestans. In the leaves of the susceptible hybrid, a diminution of the lignin content could be observed upon infection byP. infestans. In the same context, peroxidasic activity raised upon infection byP. infestans in both resistant and susceptible hybrids. Further characterization of the hybrid clones based on the polymorphism of peroxidases was attempted using isoelectric focusing.     

Applied Biotechnology to Combat Late Blight in Potato Caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phytophthora Infestans</Emphasis>

Potato is an important crop, grown worldwide. It suffers from many pests and diseases among which late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is the worst. The disease is still causing major damage in many potato production areas and control is only possible by applying fungicides frequently. The knowledge on the molecular biology and genetics of the interaction between the plant and the oomycete is developing rapidly. These are relevant fields of study, currently dominated by the discovery of many resistance genes and numerous effector proteins and the analysis of their specific mode of action. These studies may yield essential information needed for the development of durable resistance. The long-term and worldwide effort to breed for resistance so far has had little effect. A novel breeding approach may change this. It is based on cisgenic modification (CM) consisting of marker-free pyramiding of several resistance genes and their spatial and temporal deployment yielding dynamic varieties that contain potato genes only. It is envisioned that this CM approach with potato’s own genes will not only prove societally acceptable but may also result in simplifications in the legislation on use of the CM approach. Various parties in the potato research arena intend to cooperate in this novel approach in a number of developing countries where potato substantially contributes to food security. The use of resources such as land, water and energy improves when the effect of late blight is markedly reduced.     

Resistance to <Emphasis Type="Italic">Potato virus Y</Emphasis> in a Multitrait Potato Breeding Scheme without Direct Selection in Each Generation

In an experimental breeding scheme to improve late blight (Phytophthora infestans) and white potato cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) resistance of tetraploid potato over three generations of crossing and selection, 15 clones survived the final selection, and these were derived from 15 great-grandparents. There was no direct selection for resistance to Potato virus Y (PVY), but 14 out of the 15 great-grandparents were resistant to PVY and three had extreme resistance. Thirteen of the 15 descendants had PVY resistance and one extreme resistance. This was within the range expected for a random (unselected) sample from the genotypes of the great-grandparents. Hence, we found no evidence for any positive or negative association between PVY resistance and the attributes selected. The conclusion is that laborious selection is not required in every generation when many parents have PVY resistance, including some with more than one copy of a PVY resistance gene or resistance at more than one locus. However, in the future, determining the major virus resistance genes present in potential parents in each generation using diagnostic molecular markers would prevent susceptible × susceptible crosses being made and maximise the number of resistant × resistant ones.