湿热处理制备马铃薯抗性淀粉工艺优化

为获得湿热处理制备马铃薯抗性淀粉的最适工艺参数，以抗性淀粉得率为考察指标，研究淀粉含水量、湿热处理温度和湿热处理时间对抗性淀粉得率的影响。在单因素试验的基础上进行正交优化，确定了制备马铃薯抗性淀粉的最佳工艺条件为：淀粉含水量30%，湿热处理温度90 ℃，热处理时间90 min。在此条件下制得的抗性淀粉得率为26.63%。淀粉经过湿热处理后仍然保持偏光十字，为颗粒型抗性淀粉。     

春小麦抗旱耐热性QTL分析

为发掘控制小麦抗旱耐热基因位点,以小麦重组自交系(RILs)群体为材料,于2015-2017年小麦灌浆期进行干旱胁迫、热胁迫、旱热胁迫处理,并对抗旱耐热相关性状QTL进行分析。结果表明,在干旱胁迫、热胁迫、旱热胁迫下分别检测到22、36和30个QTL,其中控制旗叶叶绿素含量、旗叶含水量、穗粒重、千粒重的QTL数分别为26、21、22和19个。抗旱相关性状QTL位于2A、3B、4B、7B、3D、4D和7D染色体上,表型贡献率为9.38%～30.81%;耐热相关性状QTL位于2A、2B、3A、3B、4B、4D、5D、6D、7A和7B染色体上,表型贡献率为9.03%～34.97%。抗旱性共定位区间2个,分别位于2A(gwm294-wmc644)和7B(barc140-gwm297)染色体上;耐热性共定位区间2个,分别位于5D(cfd67-cfd40)和6D(barc196-barc54)染色体上;抗旱耐热性共定位区间3个,分别位于2A(gwm294-wmc644)、2B(wmc441-wmc317)和7B(wmc83-wmc276)染色体上,其中共定位区间gwm294-wmc644( Qcc-2A.2、 Qgw-2A.1)的贡献率超过10%,遗传距离较小(6.49 cM)。     

翠竹及菲白竹LEA3同源基因的克隆及序列分析

竹类植物在中国有着非常悠久的栽培历史,并被广泛应用于园林、造林、庭院以及食品等行业。本研究以翠竹和菲白竹为材料提取其叶片总DNA,采用PCR方法获得翠竹SpLEA3基因与菲白竹SfLEA3-1、SfLEA3-2基因;其中SpLEA3全长804 bp,编码195个氨基酸,GC含量为68.4%;SfLEA3-1全长803 bp,编码195个氨基酸,GC含量为68.2%;SfLEA3-2全长557 bp,编码144个氨基酸,GC含量为67.8%。通过ProtParamy等生物软件分析,SpLEA3、SfLEA3-1和SfLEA3-2与贵州悬竹LEA3基因同源性高达61%以上,且3个基因编码蛋白均属于亲水性蛋白。源自2个竹种LEA3基因均包含一个完整的开放阅读框,其编码的氨基酸含有4~6个由11个氨基酸组成的保守基元序列。本研究不仅为深入了解竹类植物抗旱的分子机理研究提供了基础数据,也为竹类植物的抗旱育种后续研究提供了科学依据。     

碱胁迫下榆叶梅差异基因表达分析

为了解榆叶梅(Prumus triloba Lindl.)在短期碱胁迫下的分子响应机制,本研究采用Illumina HiSeq^TM2500高通量测序技术对其在0、1、3、6、12 h碱胁迫下的叶片进行了de novo转录组测序,以此鉴定与碱胁迫相关的差异表达基因(DEGs)。结果表明,从5 960万条raw reads中获得了约5 300万条高质量clean reads,经从头组装后获得了124 786条榆叶梅unigenes。基于8 948个 unigenes差异表达(DEGs), GO富集分析发现,其中有28个基因可能在早期碱胁迫响应机制中起着重要作用; KEGG富集分析发现,不同碱处理时间下的KEGG途径(pathways)具有显著差异。对7个碱性胁迫反应相关基因进行RT-qPCR验证,所得基因的表达模式与RNA-Seq数据结果一致,证实了RNA-Seq结果的可靠性。本研究首次对碱胁迫下的榆叶梅叶片进行了转录组分析,获得的序列数据极大地丰富了榆叶梅可利用的基因资源,深入了解了榆叶梅碱胁迫的分子响应机制,同时为研究以榆叶梅为砧木的中国李(Prunus salicina)在碱胁迫下的适应机制奠定了分子研究基础。     

温度胁迫对幼体大海马基因转录表达的影响

为探究大海马幼体在高温和低温胁迫条件下基因表达水平的变化规律,采用Illumina平台的PE150测序功能对大海马幼体肝脏进行了转录组测序。对照组、高温胁迫组和低温胁迫组测序数据组装后获得22 513个单基因簇(Unigene),N50为2 223 bp,平均长度为1 122.71 bp。与对照组相比,高温胁迫组共获得14 009个差异表达基因,其中5 543个差异表达基因上调,8 466个差异表达基因下调;低温胁迫组共获得20 030个差异基因,14 016个差异表达基因上调,6 014个差异表达基因下调。差异表达基因经KEGG数据库富集发现,高/低温胁迫均导致大海马体内抗氧化途径相关基因表达(HSP70、HSP90、SOD等)发生显著改变;另外,高温胁迫还造成大海马免疫系统相关基因(PIK3R、Akt、IL-10、TLR等)以及细胞凋亡相关基因(CYCS、CASP9、CASP3等)表达显著改变;低温胁迫造成DNA损伤修复(MSH、DDB2、XRCC2、RAD52、Ogg1、PMS2等)、脂肪酸代谢(StARD7、ApoA4、CYP51、Fadsd6等)和细胞凋亡(P21、P53、BAX等)相关基因显著上调。选择HSP70、Fadsd 6与IL-10等13个差异基因验证,RT-qPCR结果与RNA-Seq测序结果基本一致。本研究结果为深入探究大海马温度应激的调控机制奠定了一定的理论基础,而且有助于预防极端温度对大海马造成损伤。     

油料作物油脂合成调控研究进展

植物油脂不仅是人类可食用油的主要来源,也是人类生产生活中重要的可再生原料。本文概述了植物油脂的生物合成途径,从母体效应、QTL、GWAS等多个方面总结了油料作物油脂合成的遗传学研究进展,同时探讨了已知的油脂合成调控相关基因的功能。本文综述了该领域的研究现状,为深入了解油料作物油脂合成调控网络提供了参考,也为油料作物的分子改良和遗传育种提供了理论基础。     

Sodium alginate supplementation modulates gut microbiota,health parameters,growth performance and growth‐related gene expression in Malaysian Mahseer Tor tambroides

This study investigated the effects of sodium alginate supplementation on gut microbiota composition, health parameters, growth performances and growth‐related gene expression of Malaysian mahseer. Five test diets were formulated by supplementing 0%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.8% sodium alginate. Triplicate groups of juvenile Tor tambroides (2.19 ± 0.05 g) were stocked in 15 aquaria (20 individuals per aquarium) and fed at 3.0% body weight per day for 60 days. PCoA and UPGMA analysis showed that gut bacterial community were more convergence in higher sodium alginate‐supplemented diets. The percentage of Porphyromonadaceae, Bacteroides, Plesiomonas and Shewanella were substantially higher and Aeromonas, Entomoplasmatales and Prevotellaceae were drastically lower in higher sodium alginate (0.2%–0.8%) diets. Sodium alginate supplementation (≥0.2%) significantly improved the haematocrit value and respiratory burst activity of T. tambroides. Growth performances and feed utilization were significantly higher in 0.2%–0.4% sodium alginate‐supplemented diets. The increased growth rate of T. tambroides was governed by both hyperplastic and hypertrophic muscle growth. Real‐time PCR data demonstrated that most of the growth‐related genes were significantly upregulated in 0.2%–0.4% sodium alginate‐supplemented diet. Finally, it can be concluded that sodium alginate should be supplemented at 2 g/kg in practical fish feed formulation.     

Effects of five compound attractants in high plant‐based diets on feed intake and growth performance of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of five attractants on feed intake, growth performance and appetite‐regulating genes expression for juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.). Fish were fed with seven diets: fish‐meal‐based diet (FM), fermented soybean meal replacing 45% fish meal (FSBM) and other diets with 1% compound attractant A (CA‐A) consisting of amino acids, compound attractant B (CA‐B) consisting of quaternary ammonium bases, compound attractant C (CA‐C) consisting of nucleotides, compound attractant G (CA‐G) consisting of the combination of CA‐A, CA‐B and CA‐C and blue mussel protein hydrolysate (BMH) on the basis of FSBM diet respectively. Daily feed intake in CA‐A group was significantly higher, but that in CA‐B group was significantly lower than FSBM group. Similarly, specific growth rate was significantly enhanced in CA‐A and CA‐G groups and were significantly decreased in CA‐B group. Protein efficiency ratio and protein retention in CA‐B group were significantly lower than FSBM group. Furthermore, BMH supplement increased the mRNA expression of Ghrelin in the intestine of fish. These results showed that CA‐A and CA‐G supplement could enhance growth in plant‐based diets, but CA‐B supplement had the opposite effect, which might be associated with lower feed intake and lower feed utilization.