斑节对虾Chitinase-2基因的克隆及其在蜕皮和幼体发育过程中的表达分析

研究以斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)转录组获得的几丁质酶基因(Pm Chi)片段,运用RACE技术克隆了PmChi基因c DNA全长,命名为PmChi-2。PmChi-2基因c DNA全长2 050 bp,其中5'-非编码区(5'-UTR)144 bp、3'-UTR 319 bp和开放阅读框(ORF)1 587 bp,编码528个氨基酸。生物信息学分析显示,PmChi-2与其他甲壳动物Chi-2的相似性为78%~97%。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,PmChi-2在蜕皮前期(D期)表皮中表达水平最高,在胃、鳃、腹神经节和眼柄中表达水平依次降低,在其他组织(肝胰腺、肠、肌肉、心脏)中几乎不表达。不同蜕皮阶段,PmChi-2在鳃、胃和表皮3种组织中的表达变化模式基本一致,均在蜕皮期(E期)表达量最低,而最高表达量在鳃中出现在蜕皮后期(A期),在胃和表皮中为D期。幼体不同发育阶段分析揭示PmChi-2 mRNA在幼体发育阶段的无节幼体到糠虾幼体第二期表达量维持在一个低水平,在糠虾幼体第三期PmChi-2 mRNA表达水平显著升高,在仔虾期又显著下降,推测PmChi-2 mRNA可能与斑节对虾幼体发育密切相关。研究结果表明PmChi-2基因可能在斑节对虾蜕皮以及幼体的变态发育中发挥重要作用,为深入研究斑节对虾几丁质酶发育调控提供了重要信息。     

茶树牻牛儿基牻牛儿基焦磷酸合成酶基因CsGGDPS的克隆及表达分析

以铁观音芽叶为材料,验证从茶树转录组数据库中筛选到的1条牻牛儿基牻牛儿基焦磷酸合成酶(GGDPS)的编码全长序列c DNA。该c DNA全长1 661 bp,含有1个1 137 bp完整的开放阅读框,命名为Cs GGDPS。该基因编码378个氨基酸,氨基酸序列具有类异戊二烯合成酶家族的5个保守域和2个特征功能域;序列分析显示,该c DNA与其他植物GGDPS高度保守,与三七(Panax notoginseng)的亲缘关系最近。Cs GGDPS属于不稳定、亲水蛋白,可能定位到叶绿体中,不存在跨膜结构,无信号肽,发生磷酸化的位点可能有20个;二级结构主要由α-螺旋构成,三级结构与拟南芥GGPPS11匹配度最高。实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,在茶树发育过程和不同叶位Cs GGDPS的表达量随芽叶成熟度的增加呈上升趋势,随着做青过程的进行,Cs GGDPS的表达量逐渐升高;Cs GGDPS在父本黄旦、母本铁观音和子一代金观音中均有表达,但表达量存在差异。     

水稻抗性基因Pi对福建省稻瘟病菌优势菌群的抗性分析

【目的】抗病品种的合理利用和布局是实现水稻抗瘟持久化的关键因子之一。为明确水稻24个抗性基因在福建省的抗病性及其应用前景,【方法】首先分别采用全国稻瘟病菌生理小种鉴别品种和CO39近等基因系来鉴定2012-2015年间从福建省各稻区种植的普感品种丽江新团黑谷上采集的347株稻瘟病菌单孢菌株的生理小种类型和致病型,再测定24个抗性基因对福建省稻瘟病菌的抗性。【结果】根据全国稻瘟病菌生理小种鉴别品种对菌株的抗感反应,可将供试稻瘟病菌的生理小种划分为6个群36个生理小种,其中ZA、ZB和ZC为主要种群,ZC15、ZD7和ZB15为优势生理小种。根据CO39近等基因系的接种结果,将供试稻瘟病菌划分为17个致病类型,其中I34.1为优势致病型。供试的24个抗性基因对347株福建省稻瘟病菌菌株的抗性频率不同,抗谱为9.80%~89.91%。其中,Pi-k~m、Pi-7(t)、Pi-9(t)、Pi-k~p、Pi-k、Pi-k~h、Pi-z~5和Pi-ta(1)等8个抗性基因的抗病性较强,抗谱均高于70.00%。【结论】说明这8个抗性基因在福建省具有较好的应用前景,育种时可以考虑联合利用这些抗性基因。同时,实验结果表明,这8个抗性基因对主要生理小种的抗谱和主要致病型的抗谱均值高于69.00%,与其对所有测试菌株的抗谱吻合。说明利用稻瘟病菌的优势种群或优势致病型来鉴定水稻品种的抗病性是可靠的。     

控制水稻金黄色颖壳与节间基因OsCAD2的图位克隆

【目的】水稻色素不仅对其自身生长发育有重要生理作用,而且在水稻育种、农副产品改良等方面运用比较广泛。对水稻色素相关基因进行表型分析和基因定位,为进一步研究色素代谢途径及调控机理奠定基础。【方法】利用EMS诱变粳稻长粒粳(CLJ),在突变体库内筛选到一个金黄色颖壳与节间突变体gh881;在成熟期,测定野生型与gh881的主要农艺性状;将gh881与野生型及中恢8015杂交,观察BC1F1及F1植株表型,并对BC1F2及F2表型分离进行卡方检验,对gh881进行遗传分析;利用F2群体和图位克隆的方法对gh881突变基因进行定位;采用q PCR检测颖壳颜色相关基因在gh881与野生型不同发育时期的幼穗、节间以及剑叶叶鞘的相对表达量。【结果】与野生型相比,突变体的颖壳与节间均呈金黄色;除单株有效穗数外,gh881突变体的株高、每穗总粒数及实粒数、结实率和千粒重等性状均极显著降低。遗传分析和基因定位结果表明,gh881的突变表型受1对隐性核基因控制,位于第2染色体短臂,并最终将该基因精细定位于标记FH-13和RH-25之间,物理距离约33.2 kb,该区域中包含4个开放阅读框(ORFs)。【结论】序列分析结果表明,发现其中一个编码肉桂醇脱氢酶(CAD)的基因OsC AD2(Os02g0187800)的3 563 bp处发生了1个单碱基突变(G转换为A),导致该基因编码区的第297位氨基酸由甘氨酸突变为天冬氨酸,由此认为该突变体为OsC AD2基因单碱基突变的新等位基因。q RT-PCR结果表明,突变体的节间中OsCAD2相对表达量极显著下调,而在剑叶叶鞘及穗部则基本都是极显著增加,其他相关基因也发生显著变化,证实OsCAD2是木质素代谢中的重要基因,且可能与其他相关基因存在反馈调节。     

香蕉枯萎病菌4号生理小种cat1基因敲除与表型分析

前期蛋白质组学研究发现尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型4号生理小种(Foc4)中的过氧化氢酶1(cat1)基因受到巴西蕉诱导上调表达,为研究cat1基因在Foc4侵染香蕉过程中的作用,利用同源重组方法敲除Foc4的cat1基因,并对获得的敲除突变体开展表型分析和致病性测定。结果表明:cat1基因缺失对Foc4的菌丝、孢子形态、菌落生长、抗渗透压胁迫和细胞壁选择性压力等没有影响;但引起菌株抵抗外源氧胁迫、细胞壁穿透能力、纤维素利用能力减弱和对巴西蕉的致病性减弱。显示cat1基因的产物通过清除香蕉分泌的活性氧在Foc4对香蕉的致病过程中起作用,并参与病原菌对寄主纤维素成分的代谢。此结果为进一步深入研究香蕉枯萎病菌的致病机理奠定基础。     

The influence of dietary fatty acid and fasting on the hepatic lipid metabolism of barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

For many fish species, dietary fish oil (FO) has been substituted with other oils such as poultry oil (PO) without affecting growth performance. However, in barramundi, the mechanisms by which fatty acid metabolism is regulated are poorly understood, and the effects of FO substitution are unknown. This study defined changes in the expression of genes controlling the metabolism of fatty acids in barramundi over a 24‐h time period after a single meal. From one to 12 h after a single feeding event, the expression of fatty acid synthesis genes in the liver was upregulated, while genes involved in the β‐oxidation showed minimal alteration. However, the expression of β‐oxidation genes was significantly correlated with the expression of genes regulating fatty acid synthesis. In a second experiment, the changes in liver fatty acid composition and gene expression were defined after FO was substituted with PO. Liver fatty acid profile reflected the diet composition, with some subtle exceptions supporting the enrichment of certain long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the liver. The fish from all experimental groups preferentially retained more docosahexaenoic acid than eicosapentaenoic acid in the liver, suggesting a bioconversion of this fatty acid to intermediate fatty acids. Replacement of FO with PO significantly regulated genes controlling both fatty acid synthesis and catabolism pathways, potentially related to a higher percentage of monounsaturated fatty acids, in the livers of fish fed these diets. The results demonstrated that diet composition significantly altered the lipid metabolism in barramundi and that there was a balance between direct dietary effects and endogenous synthetic capacity.     

Immunostimulatory effects of dietary poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate in European sea bass postlarvae

The stable production of high‐quality fry in marine aquaculture is still hampered by unpredictable mortality caused by infectious diseases during larval rearing. Consequently, the development of new biocontrol agents is crucial for a viable aquaculture industry. The bacterial energy storage compound poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate (PHB) has been shown to exhibit beneficial properties on aquatic organisms such as enhanced survival, growth, disease resistance and a controlling effect on the gastrointestinal microbiota. However, the effect of PHB on the developing immune system of fish larvae has so far not been investigated. In this study, the effect of feeding PHB‐enriched Artemia nauplii on survival, growth and immune response in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) postlarvae was examined. Amorphous PHB was administered to 28‐day‐old sea bass postlarvae over a period of 10 days. The survival and growth performance were monitored, and the expression of 29 genes involved in immunity, growth, metabolism and stress‐response was measured. While the expression of the insulin‐like growth factor 1 (igf1), an indicator of relative growth, was upregulated in response to feeding PHB, the larval survival and growth performance remained unaffected. After 10 days of PHB treatment, the expression of the antimicrobial peptides dicentracin (dic) and hepcidin (hep) as well as mhc class IIa and mhc class IIb was elevated in the PHB fed postlarvae. This indicates that PHB is capable of stimulating the immune system of fish early life stages, which may be the cause of the increased resistance to diseases and robustness observed in previous studies.     

杨树组织特异性强启动子的筛选

为了筛选到具有木质部组织特异性并有较强功能的启动子，将河北林木种质资源与森林保护重点实验室前期已获得的MDCesA启动子、JCesAP启动子、DMDCesAP启动子（含2个串联MDCesAP启动子）融合GUS报告基因的pMDCesAP-GUS、pJCesAP-GUS、pDMDCesAP-GUS这3个植物表达载体，通过农杆菌介导转化杨树，对转化后的杨树进行GUS活性的定性及荧光定量检测，以比较3个启动子在转基因植物中的表达能力和水平。筛选到的组织特异启动子与抗天牛基因融合，将提高毒蛋白在相应部位的表达量，这对天牛类蛀干害虫的防治具有重大意义。