蝶形花科植物叶绿体基因组研究进展

被子植物叶绿体基因组比较保守,但豆科植物中蝶形花科叶绿体基因组却表现出高度分化的特征.通过综述蝶形花科叶绿体基因组在进化过程中多个基因/内含子丢失、倒置的发生对基因排列顺序变化的影响,不同物种间或同一物种中不同基因间进化速率的差异等特征,推测重复序列的存在可能是其出现高度分化的一个重要原因.目前已测序的蝶形花科植物叶绿体基因组的数量有限,叶绿体基因组高度分化的内部机制尚不完全清楚.随着越来越多的蝶形花科植物叶绿体基因组测序的完成,可以深入探讨叶绿体基因丢失的机制及影响;通过开发高变的叶绿体基因标记,可对蝶形花科进行近缘物种的系统学研究.     

Relationships among species of Hystrix Moench and Elymus L. assessed by RAPDs

To assess the generic delimitation and the interspecific relationships between Hystrix and Elymus, three Hystrix and 10 Elymus species were used for random amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD) assay. Of the 54 primers tested, 26 (48%) produced polymorphic products. A total of 167 products amplified from 16 primers were selected for RAPD analysis, among which 156 (93.4%) amplified products were found to be polymorphic among the 13 species. The polymorphism produced by each primer ranged from 4 to 13, with an average of 9.8. Data were used to generate Jaccard's similarity coefficients and to construct a dendrogram using UPGMA in the NTSYS computer programs. It is concluded from this study that: (1) there were clear differences between Hystrix and Elymus, which possibly suggest that Hystrix is a valid genus; (2) great diversity existed among the species of Hystrix and Elymus; (3) the species similar to each other in morphological characters were grouped together; (4) the species from neighboring geographical regions were clustered; (5) the species with the same genomes and polyploidy level were clustered together; (6) RAPD results are comparable with those obtained from studies on morphology and cytology. It is a useful additional method for assessing the relationships among genera and species in Triticeae.     

T-DNA标签法在水稻功能基因组研究中的应用

农杆菌介导的T-DNA标签法是近年发展的一种有效的分子生物学技术.综述了T-DNA标签法的特点及其在水稻功能基因组研究中应用的进展.     

鱼类弹状病毒分子生物学研究动态

鱼类弹状病毒(Fish rhabdovirus)是一类引起鱼及其他水生动物致死性和流行性病害的重要病毒病原。对鱼类弹状病毒基因组的结构和功能研究,是深入探讨这类病毒感染和致病机理、研制病毒疫苗及诊断试剂的理论基础。本文就鱼类弹状病毒的基因组结构,包括N基因、P基因、M基因、G基因、NV基因、L基因及编码的相应蛋白、3′前导区和5′拖尾区、基因连接区等的组成及功能的研究进展作一综述,旨为抗病毒疫苗的研制及建立准确高效的检测方法提供借鉴。     

一株鸭源H8N4亚型禽流感病毒分离株的全基因组序列分析及致病性的研究

本研究对2012年从湖南活禽市场中分离到的一株鸭源H8N4亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)A/duck/HuN/S3160/2012(H8N4)进行全基因组序列和进化分析,并对其进行SPF鸡、SPF鸭和BALB/c小鼠的致病性试验.序列分析显示:HA裂解位点序列为339pSIEPK ↓ GLF347,为典型的低致病性AIV特征.内部基因来源较复杂,HuN/160/12的PB1、NS基因分别与A/spot-billed duck/Xianghai/427/2011 (H5N2)和A/wild bird/Korea/A81/2009(H5N2)的同源性最高,其余内部基因同源性最高的病毒株来自H2、H3、H4、H7、H10等亚型分离株,呈现明显的异源性.感染性试验结果显示,病毒在SPF鸭体内可以通过呼吸道和消化道向外排毒,并且能够在气管、肾脏、盲肠扁桃体及法氏囊检测到病毒,而不能在鸡体内有效复制及排毒.对小鼠的感染性试验结果显示,仅在鼻甲和肺检测到病毒存在,其他脏器病毒滴定结果为阴性,体重呈一过性下降,表明该病毒为低致病性AIV.     

Putative virulence-related genes in Vibrio anguillarum identified by random genome sequencing

The genome of Vibrio anguillarum strain H775-3 was partially determined by a random sequencing procedure. A total of 2,300 clones, 2,100 from a plasmid library and 200 from a cosmid library, were sequenced and subjected to homology search by the BLAST algorithm. The total length of the sequenced clones is 1.5 Mbp. The nucleotide sequences were classified into 17 broad functional categories. Forty putative virulence-related genes were identified, 36 of which are novel in V. anguillarum, including a repeat in toxin gene cluster, haemolysin genes, enterobactin gene, protease genes, lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes, capsule biosynthesis gene, flagellar genes and pilus genes.     

豇豆叶绿体微卫星标记的开发及其在近缘种的通用性研究

从公共数据库中下载豇豆叶绿体基因组,对其进行全序列分析,揭示豇豆cpSSR的分布特点和基序特征,进一步研究豇豆cpSSR在豆类植物中的通用性。研究结果表明,豇豆叶绿体基因组上共有52个微卫星,主要分布于LSC区,且以A/T为单碱基重复基序的微卫星为主;从豇豆的52个叶绿体微卫星中筛选出8对多态性豇豆cpSSR引物,在豌豆、利马豆和菜豆中均成功扩增,表明这些豇豆cpSSR引物在其豆类近缘种中具有较好的通用性。     

侵染云南雾水葛的菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒的全基因组结构特征

 为明确云南雾水葛表现叶片黄化、花叶等症状的植株是否被菜豆金色黄花叶病毒属病毒侵染,本研究通过PCR扩增、克隆测序及核苷酸序列特征分析,确定样品中病原种类及其系统进化关系。结果显示,该病样中检测到雾水葛金色花叶病毒(pouzolzia golden mosaic virus,PouGMV),该分离物全基因组具有典型的菜豆金色花叶病毒属单组分病毒结构特征,与来自越南的Vietam分离物(KC857508)亲缘关系最近,相似性最高达94.6%,与PouGMV其他分离物亲缘关系相对较远,相似性在88.9%~93.2%之间。病毒alpha卫星分子检测及分析显示,该样品中检测到的alpha卫星分子,其全长核苷酸序列与云南番茄黄化曲叶alpha卫星(tomato yellow leaf curl Yunnan alphasatellite,TYLCYnA)相似性最高,达到92.3%。研究结果表明云南雾水葛中分离到PouGMV,且异源伴随TYLCYnA卫星分子。这是雾水葛金色花叶病毒伴随alpha卫星分子侵染雾水葛的首次报道。