甘薯响应蔓割病病原菌侵染的IbWRKY7基因克隆与表达分析

为探究IbWRKY7基因在甘薯响应蔓割病病原菌侵染过程中的表达模式,以高抗蔓割病品种‘鄂薯11’为供试材料,克隆到1个新的WRKY家族基因IbWRKY7,进行生物信息学分析;并对‘鄂薯11’和蔓割病敏感品种‘栗子香’在蔓割病病原菌侵染后IbWRKY7基因的表达模式进行分析。结果显示,IbWRKY7的CDS序列全长为945 bp,编码314个氨基酸;推测其编码不稳定的亲水性蛋白,蛋白分子质量为33.92 kU,pI 9.82,含有1个WRKY七肽保守序列和1个C₂HC型锌指结构。IbWRKY7基因上游2 000 bp的启动子区域内存在多种类型的顺式作用元件,如植物激素应答元件Myb、胁迫响应元件MYC和MYB等。多序列比对及系统进化树分析结果表明,IbWRKY7蛋白与日本牵牛花InWRKY7和三裂叶薯ItWRKY7亲缘关系最近。亚细胞定位预测显示IbWRKY7蛋白定位于细胞核。实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,与蔓割病病原菌侵染0 h相比,侵染2、4、12、24、48、72、96和120 h后,‘鄂薯11’的IbWRKY7基因表达量均显著提高(P<0.05);而‘栗子香’的IbWRKY7基因表达量除侵染24 h外的其他7个时间点均显著高于0 h。侵染2~48 h,‘鄂薯11’的IbWRKY7基因表达量显著高于‘栗子香’。双因素方差分析结果表明,不同品种和侵染时间点的IbWRKY7基因表达量均存在显著差异。综上,甘薯IbWRKY7基因上游2 000 bp的启动子区域含有12种激素应答和胁迫应答相关的顺式作用元件。IbWRKY7具有WRKY家族的典型结构特征,属于第Ⅲ类WRKY蛋白,氨基酸序列与同源物种相似度高,进化上高度保守。IbWRKY7基因受蔓割病病原菌侵染诱导表达,且在不同蔓割病抗性的甘薯品种中表达量差异显著。     

Uterine Expression of WNT7A and β-catenin After Induction of Oestrus in Sheep

WNT7A and β-catenin localisations and roles in regulating periimplantation ovine conceptus development under natural estrous conditions have been elaborated.However,their locations and expression patterns have not been reported under induction of oestrus.The localisation,expression and function of WNT7A and β-catenin in the uterine tissues of the early pregnant and non-pregnant sheep on days 10,12,14,16 and 18 following artificial induction of oestrus were investigated by means of in situ hybridisation,real-time RT-PCR,immuno-histochemistry and western blotting methods.WNT7A and β-catenin mRNA and protein were both restricted to the apical surfaces of the uterine luminal epithelium (LE) and glandular epithelium (GE).In pregnant sheep,protein localisation of WNT7A and β-catenin was observed both in the endometrial LE and GE.Their staining presented on day 10,increased between day 12 and day 16,and decreased on day 18.WNT7A and β-catenin mRNA and protein expression increased initially and then decreased from day 10 to day 18,peaking on day 16,and β-catenin reaching a peak on day 18 in the uterine tissues of pregnant sheep (p0.05).By contrast,no significant changes in WNT7A and β-catenin mRNA and protein expression levels were observed from day 10 to day 18 of the oestrus cycle in the uterine tissues of non-pregnant sheep (p0.05).Additionally,WNT7A and β-catenin mRNA and protein expression levels in the uterine tissues of the early pregnant sheep were significantly higher than those of non-pregnant sheep (p0.05).Treatment of endometrial epithelial cells with WNT7A increased the mRNA expressions of β-catenin,c-myc and Cyclin D1.These results provided an underlying mechanism of periimplantation ovine conceptus development under induction of oestrus.     

基于改进YOLOv7的苹果生长状态及姿态识别

针对目前苹果在复杂环境下难以进行生长状态分类识别、姿态信息同步获取等问题,该研究提出了一种基于改进YOLOv7的苹果生长状态分类和果实姿态融合识别方法。首先改进多尺度特征融合网络,在骨干网络中增加160×160的特征尺度层,用于增强模型对微小局部特征的识别敏感度;其次引入注意力机制CBAM（convolutional block attention module）,改善网络对输入图片的感兴趣目标区域的关注度;最后采用Soft-NMS算法,能够有效避免高密度重叠目标被一次抑制从而发生漏检现象。此外,结合UNet分割网络和最小外接圆及矩形特征获取未遮挡苹果姿态。试验结果表明,改进YOLOv7的识别精确率、召回率和平均识别精度分别为86.9%、80.5%和87.1%,相比原始YOLOv7模型分别提高了4.2、2.2和3.7个百分点,与Faster RCNN、YOLOv5s、YOLOv5m相比,检测平均准确率分别提升了18.9、7.2和5.9个百分点,另外苹果姿态检测方法的准确率为94%。该文模型能够实现苹果生长状态分类及果实姿态识别,可为末端执行器提供了抓取方向,以期为苹果无损高效的采摘奠定基础。     

水牛RNA聚合酶Ⅲ启动子的克隆与鉴定

[目的]获得有效的水牛RNA聚合酶Ⅲ启动子序列,为开展水牛源细胞的基因特异沉默研究奠定基础.[方法]通过启动子上、下游保守序列对水牛源启动子7SK、U6进行克隆和启动子关键顺式作用元件识别,利用一段针对EGFP的shRNA片段（shEGFP）对水牛7SK、U6启动子进行功能性分析,然后分别在水牛源及鼠源细胞中与pEGFP-N1共转染,转染48h后用荧光显微镜检测EGFP的表达情况,并用流式细胞仪和荧光实时定量PCR检测EGFP沉默表达情况.[结果]克隆获得水牛7SK、U6启动子序列分别为430和357 bp,其OCT-1（或CACCC盒）及TATA盒高度保守.连接shEGFP后与pEGFP-N1共转染细胞,通过荧光显微镜可观察到细胞发生了明显的荧光表达沉默现象;通过流式细胞分析,发现水牛7SK和U6启动子引导的shEGFP在水牛源细胞中沉默效率高达93.82％和87.45％;荧光实时定量PCR检测结果显示,在转染bu7SK-shEGFP和buU6-shEGFP的水牛源BFF细胞中,EGFP表达水平均显著低于其他物种启动子的细胞转染组（P＜0.05）,而在鼠源PT67细胞中,水牛启动子的启动效率与其他物种启动子差异不显著（P＞0.05）.[结论]水牛7SK和U6启动子可高效启动shRNA表达,且具有一定的物种特异性.     

不同猪种5-羟色胺受体基因的表达及其与肉质的相关性分析

为研究5-羟色胺（5-HT）受体基因在不同猪种的表达及其与肉质的关系,试验选取淳安花猪与杜长大三元猪各12头,同时饲喂,达上市体重时分别屠宰,测定胴体、肉质性状及肌肉、脂肪中的5-HT受体基因表达量。结果表明：淳安花猪、杜长大三元猪的平均屠宰体重分别为88.1、102.4kg;淳安花猪的板油率、背膘厚、肌内脂肪等指标均显著高于杜长大三元猪（P〈0.05）;屠宰率、眼肌面积杜长大三元猪显著高于淳安花猪（P〈0.05）。5-HT2A、5-HT7受体基因在2个猪种脂肪组织中的表达量均显著高于肌肉组织（P〈0.05）,杜长大三元猪的肌肉中5-HT2A、5-HT7表达量显著低于淳安花猪（P〈0.05）,而脂肪中表达量两猪种间差异不显著。5-HT2A、5-HT7受体基因表达量与屠宰肉质指标之间基本呈负相关,尤其是肌肉中的5-HT2A表达量,呈较强负相关（杜长大三元猪）或显著负相关（淳安花猪）。研究初步认为,5-HT受体基因在中外猪种之间存在表达差异,并与屠宰肉质性状具有相关性。     

Dramatic Changes of Matrix Metalloproteinases-7 and Lysozyme in the Ulcerative Colitis of Mice Induced by Dextran Sulfate Sodium

Ulcerative colitis （UC） is a lifelong illness with profound emotional and social impacts, and could cause serious damage to large intestine, especially in colon. However, the pathogenesis of UC remained unclear. The present study attempts to find out the role of matrix metalloproteinases-7 （MMP-7） and lysozyme in the pathogenesis of UC through a mice model induced by dextran sulfate sodium （DSS）. The UC model was evaluated both by disease activity index （DAI） and the intestinal histopathology. The results show that there is a high correlation between the DAI score and the pathological changes of colon. Interleukin-6 （IL-6） serum levels and large intestinal fluids levels in UC mice are always higher than that of the control groups, which might be associated with the degree of the inflammation damage in the colon. The change tendency of the MMP-7 mRNA and protein expressions are both up-regulated firstly and then down-regulated from 1 to 5 d in the colon, but only the MMP-7 protein is up-regulated at 7 d again. The up-regulated MMP-7 levels in the early stage of UC may play a protective role through the activated defensins, while the down-regulated levels in the mid-later stage of UC may be connected with the severe lesions in the colon. However, the up-regulated MMP-7 levels in the later stage of UC in the colon may also contribute to the tissue repair or be served as a marker to CRC （colorectal cancer）. The distribution of lysozyme protein indicates that there may be Paneth-like cells in the colon. Both the changes of MMP-7 and lysozyme in the small intestine may play a protective role for the safe environment of the whole gut, especially to the colon of UC.     

H7N9亚型禽流感对辽宁省畜牧业的影响及其对策

禽流感已成为国际上广泛关注的公共卫生事件,因此,加强对流感状况的认识和了解将有助于人们有效地防控流感。本文对禽流感病毒的流行现状及对辽宁省畜牧业的影响进行综述,旨在为有效防制禽流感提供理论依据。     

Novel human H7N9 influenza virus in China

Outbreaks of H7N9 avian influenza in humans in 5 provinces and 2 municipalities of China have reawakened concern that avian influenza viruses may again cross species barriers to infect the human population and thereby initiate a new influenza pandemic. Evolutionary analysis shows that human H7N9 influenza viruses originated from the H9N2, H7N3 and H11N9 avian viruses, and that it is as a novel reassortment influenza virus. This article reviews current knowledge on 11 subtypes of influenza A virus from human which can cause human infections.     

Effects of dietary lipids on body composition and liver function in juvenile red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of dietary lipids on body composition and liver function in juvenile red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Diets were formulated to contain 40% crude protein from solvent-extracted menhaden fish meal and 0, 7, 14 or 21% lipid from menhaden fish oil. The basal diet, without supplemental fish oil, contained lipid at 0.4% of dry weight. The diets were fed to groups of 25 juvenile red drum initially averaging 7.3 ± 0.18 g fish^–1 in a recirculating culture system for 8 weeks and weight gain was recorded. After an additional 8 weeks, 16 fish from each treatment were sacrificed and the following measurements were recorded: hepatosomatic index (HSI), intraperitoneal fat (IPF) ratio, and liver -tocopherol, malondialdehyde (MDA) formation, and cytochrome P-4501A activity (measured as 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity). The activity of alanine and aspartate aminotransferases and concentrations of -tocopherol also were measured in plasma.Weight gain was significantly (p<0.05) affected by dietary lipid concentration, with values ranging from 361% of initial weight for fish fed the basal diet to 527% of initial weight for fish fed the diet containing 7% lipid. The HSI and IPF ratio values also were significantly affected by lipid with the lowest values recorded for fish fed the basal diet and the highest values observed in fish fed the diet containing 21% lipid. Increasing dietary lipid significantly increased oxidative stress as reflected in reduced -tocopherol in liver and plasma and increased MDA formation in the liver, although no overt pathological signs were observed. These findings suggest that lipid concentrations between 7 and 14%, when the diet contains 60 IU vitamin E kg^–1, are likely to limit oxidative stress and result in normal physiological responses of red drum.