Comparing Genetic Characteristics of Retrotransposon TOS17 During Different Tissue Culture Processes in the Rice Cultivars Nipponbare and Shishoubaimao

As a retrotransposon, TOS17 was a useful tool for rice genetic and functional genomic research. To ascertain the feasibility of constructing a TOS17 insertion mutation library in the rice cultivar Shishoubaimao, the genetic and expression characteristics of TOS17 were analyzed. We made solid and suspension tissue cultures and confirmed the copy numbers of TOS17 at different time points in both tissue culture processes by real-time quantitative PCR （RT-qPCR）. Three primary copies of TOS17 were detected in naturally grown Shishoubaimao. TOS17 was activated by tissue culture, and the copy numbers of TOSI7 increased along with a prolonged tissue culture time in both the Nipponbare and the Shishoubaimao cultivars. Therefore, Shishoubaimao is a potential candidate for constructing a TOS17 insertion mutant library. Compared with Nipponbare, TOS17 was more active in Shishoubaimao during tissue culture. Higher copy numbers of TOS17 were obtained with the suspension tissue culture process than with the solid tissue culture process over the same time courses. We concluded that 3-4 months of suspension tissue culture time is suitable for constructing a TOS17 insertion mutant library in Shishoubaimao.     

Effect of Estradiol-17β on protein synthesis and degradation rates in fused bovine satellite cell cultures

Although androgenic and estrogenic steroids are widely used to enhance muscle growth and increase feed efficiency in feedlot cattle, their mechanism of action is not well understood. Further, in vivo studies indicate that estradiol (E2) affects muscle protein synthesis and/or degradation, but in vitro results are inconsistent. We have examined the effects of E2 treatment on protein synthesis and degradation rates in fused bovine satellite cell (BSC) cultures. Additionally, to learn more about the mechanisms involved in E2-enhanced muscle growth, we have examined the effects of compounds that interfere with binding of E2 or insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 to their respective receptors on E2-induced alterations in protein synthesis and degradation rates in BSC cultures. Treatment of fused BSC cultures with E2 results in a concentration-dependent increase (P < 0.05) in protein synthesis rate and a decrease (P < 0.05) in protein degradation rate. The pure estrogen antagonist ICI 182 780 suppresses (P < 0.05) E2-induced alterations in protein synthesis and degradation in fused BSC cultures. The G-protein coupled receptor (GPR)-30 agonist G1 does not affect either synthesis or degradation rate, which establishes that GPR30 does not play a role in E2-induced alterations in protein synthesis or degradation. JB1, a competitive inhibitor of IGF-1 binding to the Type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGFR-1), suppresses (P < 0.05) E2-induced alterations in protein synthesis and degradation. In summary, our data show that E2 treatment directly alters both protein synthesis and degradation rates in fused BSC cultures via mechanisms involving both the classical estrogen receptor (ER) and IGFR-1.     

牦牛IFN-β基因在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

用真核表达引物从pGEM-yakIFN-β重组质粒中扩增出牦牛IFN-β基因,将目的基因和真核表达载体pPIC9K连接转入E.coli的JM109中,得到pPIC9K-yakIFN-β重组表达质粒.通过电击法将经SalⅠ线性化的pPIC9K-yakIFN-β质粒转化到巴斯德毕赤酵母GS115感受态细胞中,采用G418抗性梯度法筛选得到多拷贝重组菌株,利用甲醇诱导表达,分泌表达产物用MTT法检测其生物学活性.经SDS-PAGE电泳分析表明:表达出约22ku大小分泌于胞外的牦牛IFN-β蛋白分子量,比理论值稍大;MTT结果表明:纯化的重组yak-IFN-β蛋白具有促进淋巴细胞增殖的活性.     

马铃薯新品种临薯17号选育报告

临薯17号(原代号临9706-2)是临夏回族自治州农业科学研究所1996年以"抗疫白"作母本,"NW174-2"作父本,通过有性杂交系统定向选育而成。在2004—2006年省区试中,平均折合产量30 530.0 kg/hm2,较对照品种渭薯1号增产95.4%。该品种株型直立,株高65 cm,生育期122 d,花冠紫色,块茎椭圆形,白皮白肉,芽眼数少而浅,商品薯率85%以上,块茎含干物质267.6 g/kg、粗蛋白27.38 g/kg、粗淀粉198.2 g/kg、维生素C 131.2 mg/kg、还原糖3.52 g/kg。适宜在甘肃高寒阴湿及二阴地区、干旱、半干旱地区推广种植。     

Effect of Discontinuous Administration of β -glucan and Glycyrrhizin on the Growth and Immunity of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus Vannamei

A six-week growth trial was conducted to compare the effects of different feeding strate- gies of dietary immunostimulants on the growth and immunity of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei （4.70 ±0.20g）. Shrimps were fed with diet containing glycyrrhizin continuously, containing β -glucan continuously, discontinuously （seven days with diet containing β -gluseven days with diet without -glucan; two days with diet containing β-glucan following five days with diet without -glucan）,     

晚籼杂交稻新组合特优17的选育与应用

特优17是福建省龙岩市农科所用不育系龙特甫A与自选恢复系龙恢17配组而成的晚籼杂交水稻新组合,2007年通过福建省区域性品种审定,具有丰产性好、中抗稻瘟病、广适性好等特点。文章介绍了特优17的选育经过、特征特性和栽培、制种技术要点。     

小麦抗条锈基因Yr17的新SCAR标记的建立与应用

为深入了解四川小麦新品种(系)中抗条锈病基因的组成,并为开展分子标记辅助育种提供依据,以小麦抗条锈病基因Yr17的近等基因系以及抗条锈病品系L15与感条锈病材料SY95-71的杂交F2代群体为材料,采用集群分离分析法(BSA)结合SSR分子标记进行分析,发现1条由引物Xgwm415扩增的与抗条锈基因Yr17连锁的特异带。对该特异带克隆测序发现,该序列长390 bp,与栽培大麦中的一个序列表达标签(EST)有90%的相似性,与水稻基因组中的一个"核苷酸结合位点(NBS)-富亮氨酸重复(LRR)"型抗病基因的编码区有70%的相似性。根据该序列设计特异引物,建立SCAR标记,命名为SC-372。利用SC-372对54个四川省近年育成的小麦品种(系)进行检测,发现在15个抗病品种(系)中能特异扩增。进一步利用SC-372及前人报道的Yr17连锁标记VENTRUP/LN2对Yr17近等基因系及偏凸山羊草进行扩增比较发现,本实验建立的SCAR标记对小麦背景中的Yr17基因有更好的检测效率。因此可将SC-372用于分子标记聚合小麦抗条锈病基因的育种实践中。     

豫南黑猪、杜洛克、长白和大白猪FSHβ基因多态性与产仔性能的关联分析

采用PCR-RFLP技术测定了豫南黑猪、杜洛克、长白、大白猪FSHβ亚基基因多态性,测序发现豫南黑猪BB型的128与129 bp位点上插入277 bp的片段而产生多态性,限制性内切酶BamHⅠ酶切后共产生6种基因型,运用最小二乘模型将不同基因型与产仔数进行关联分析,结果显示:豫南黑猪就初产而言,基因型CC型比BC型的TNB和NBA分别多2.67和2.79头(P<0.05);经产基因型CC型比AC型的TNB和NBA分别多2.03和2.14头(P<0.05);而引进猪种初产和经产都没有显著差异。     

低氧胁迫下鲢miR-17a-5p及其靶基因分析

为了探究miR-17a-5p在鲢低氧胁迫下的功能,在前期鲢small RNA测序的基础上对鲢miR-17a-5p进行靶基因预测及功能富集分析,通过双荧光素酶活性验证其与HIF-1α的靶向关系,并检测低氧胁迫下miR-17a-5p和其靶基因在鲢肝脏、脑、心脏和鳃四个组织中的动态表达特征。结果显示,鲢miR-17a-5p在不同物种间高度保守,预测出381个miR-17a-5p的潜在靶基因显著富集在硫代谢、mTOR信号通路以及萜类骨架的生物合成3个KEGG信号通路上。miR-17a-5p可与HIF-1α mRNA的3′UTR结合,并降低HIF-1α mRNA水平,低氧胁迫下miR-17a-5p的表达呈下降趋势,而HIF-1α表达则呈上升趋势;3个显著富集KEGG通路中的11个miR-17a-5p潜在靶基因在低氧胁迫过程中的不同组织中的表达,尤其是肝脏中的表达,除SGK1外,均呈显著上升趋势。研究表明,低氧胁迫下鲢各组织中miR-17a-5p的表达下调减弱了其对靶基因的抑制作用,进而导致HIF-1α、ddit4和Lrp5等响应低氧胁迫的基因表达上调。本研究为低氧胁迫下鲢miRNA的表达与调控机...     

水貂FSH-β基因序列的克隆与测序

从水貂腿部肌肉中分离提取总DNA,经PCR扩增出水貂FSH-β基因DNA序列。PCR产物经凝胶回收纯化,连接到pMD-18T载体上,然后转化到感受态细胞JM109中。在含X-gal和IPTG的LB(Amp+)平板上筛选阳性克隆菌落,提取质粒作限制性酶切及PCR鉴定后,对目的片段进行测序。结果表明, PCR 扩增出的DNA片段碱基数为500 bp,通过Blast比对,分析了其与人、牛、猪、绵羊、鼠促卵泡激素核苷酸序列的同源性。