枸杞Lb_PPR1的克隆及其在不同育性品种中的表达分析

三角状五肽重复（Pentatricopeptide repeats，PPR）蛋白定位于多种细胞器中，参与细胞核和细胞器中特异单链RNA的转录后修饰和编辑，在植物生长发育的多个阶段均发挥着重要的作用。分别从枸杞（Lycium barbarum）雄性可育系‘宁杞1号’和不育系‘宁杞5号’中克隆了Lb_PPR1基因，并对其编码蛋白质进行理化性质、亚细胞定位、保守结构域、蛋白结构以及系统进化等方面进行预测分析。结果显示，‘宁杞1号’和‘宁杞5号’中Lb_PPR1基因的开放阅读框均为1 977 bp，编码658个氨基酸，但其中存在20个碱基和14个氨基酸的差异。Lb_PPR1蛋白包含14个串联重复的PPR保守基序，属于PLS家族，该蛋白定位在细胞膜和细胞质。二级、三级结构预测显示该蛋白以α螺旋为主。同源进化分析得出Lb_PPR1蛋白与同属茄科的辣椒和烟草PPR蛋白亲缘关系最近。利用实时荧光定量PCR检测Lb_PPR1在枸杞不同组织器官及不同发育阶段花药中的表达特性。结果显示，Lb_PPR1在枸杞不同组织中均有表达，但在可育系花蕾中表达量最高，不育系‘宁杞5号’各组织中表达量均显著低于可育系‘宁杞1号’。以上结果表明，Lb_PPR1基因可能与枸杞花药发育有关。     

黄瓜耐盐性与耐盐相关基因的研究进展

黄瓜是重要的设施蔬菜之一,由于其根系具有脆弱、好气、分布较浅的特点,对盐渍环境适应性较差,土壤盐渍化已成为影响其产量和品质的主要限制因素。本文主要从光合作用、离子毒害、细胞膜和抗氧化酶等角度阐述了黄瓜对盐胁迫的反应及其基本的耐盐机理,介绍了黄瓜耐盐(包括与Na~+/K~+、植物激素和活性氧的调节)相关基因的研究进展,并指出了黄瓜耐盐性研究中存在的问题,旨在为揭示黄瓜的耐盐机理与耐盐育种提供理论参考。     

不同丝瓜品种褐变相关基因的表达分析

以7种不同丝瓜品种为试验材料,对采后丝瓜果实进行褐变鉴定,测定多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性、过氧化物酶(POD)活性及相关基因的表达量。结果表明:"苏丝3号""苏丝6号""苏丝7号"属于抗褐变品种;"苏丝4号""苏丝5号""苏丝10号"属于耐褐变品种;"苏丝8号"属于严重褐变。从褐变酶POD和PPO变化来看,"苏丝8号"POD活性高达456.7 U·mg-1,抗褐变品种"苏丝3号""苏丝6号""苏丝7号"POD活性均在250 U·mg-1。"苏丝8号"PPO活性为68.2 U·mg-1,"苏丝3号"PPO活性最小,低至25.2 U·mg-1。从褐变基因的变化来看,"苏丝8号"在LcPOD家族基因表达中均高于对照"苏丝3号",其中LcPOD3基因表达量高达5.23,是对照的5倍以上,其它的丝瓜品种LcPOD3基因变化不显著。褐变品种"苏丝8号"在LcPPO基因家族中上调显著,表明"苏丝8号"果实褐变时促进LcPPO基因家族的表达,从而转录翻译成PPO加快果实的褐变。与对照相比,丝瓜褐变基因LCWRKY在"苏丝8号"中上调显著,表明其参与了丝瓜果实采后褐变。其它丝瓜品种LCWRKY上调不显著。     

甜瓜嫩果皮颜色遗传规律研究

为探究甜瓜嫩果皮颜色的遗传规律，以甜瓜嫩果皮颜色为深绿色的S26和青色的S28为亲本材料，通过构建BC1群体，利用卡方测验，分析回交群体BC1的深绿色嫩果皮和青色嫩果皮的分离比例，开展甜瓜嫩果皮的遗传规律分析，以对嫩果皮颜色基因进行初步定位。结果表明：BC1群体表型表现为深绿色和青色2种，且群体比例为1∶1，从而确定颜色性状为单基因控制且深绿色为显性性状。通过分离群体分组分析法（BSA）和混池测序结果可以看出，控制甜瓜嫩果皮颜色的基因位于chr04的端部位置，这为后续基因的精细定位以及克隆提供了研究基础。     

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the fatty acid delta 6 desaturase (FAD6) gene in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus

The sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus), an important echinodermata, had high value in nutrition and medicine for its rich collagen, sulphated polysaccharide, glycosides and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). The cDNA of the fatty acid desaturase gene in A. japonicus (AJFAD6) was cloned and was found to encode a desaturase with delta 6 FAD activity. Sequence analysis indicated that AJFAD6 included an open reading frame of 1392 bp, encoding 463 amino acids. AJFAD6 has all the conserved motifs found in other members of the FAD6 family, including an N‐terminal cytochrome b5 domain and three histidine‐rich regions. qRT‐PCR showed that AJFAD6 was expressed in all tissues tested during juvenile development and was mainly expressed in the respiratory tree at 150 days after adherence (150 days) and in the intestine at 100 days. Furthermore, AJFAD6 mRNA was also detected in the analysed adult tissues, with higher expression in the intestine and testis. Functional characterization of AJFAD6 in a recombinant yeast, Pichia pastoris, showed that AJFAD6 could catalyse exogenous linoleic acid (LA) and α‐linolenic acid (ALA) to produce γ‐linoleic acid (GLA) and stearidonic acid (STA), respectively, at conversion rates of 11.1% for LA to GLA and 3.4% for ALA to STA. Our results suggested that the biosynthetic pathway of PUFA existed in the sea cucumber, but endogenous production of eicosapentaenoic acid, arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid from either LA or ALA precursor appeared to be limited.     

Effect of substitution of dietary fish meal by soybean meal on different sizes of gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio): digestive enzyme gene expressions and activities,and intestinal and hepatic histology

A 7‐week growth trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary soybean meal (SBM) on digestive enzyme activity of intestinal mucosa, mRNA levels of digestive enzymes in hepatopancreas, and the mid‐intestinal and hepatopancreas histology of gibel carp CAS III (Carassius auratus gibelio). Four different growth phases of gibel carp (initial body weight: fry, 0.8 g; juvenile, 5.0 g; 1‐year‐old, 62.7 g; and broodstock, 135.6 g) were tested. Seven isonitrogenous and iso‐energetic diets were formulated to contain different SBM replacement levels (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% of dietary fish meal protein), and another diet (SBMAA) contained all SBM protein and supplied crystalline amino acids. The results showed that the activities of mid‐intestine trypsin, α‐amylase and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase reduced with increased dietary SBM, while the chymotrypsin activity increased first and then decreased. The ultrastructures of intestinal epithelial cells and hepatopancreas cells in fry and broodstock fish were distinctly affected by 200 g kg^‐1 dietary SBM. Supplementation of dietary amino acid to the highest replacement groups was not sufficient to improve digestive and absorptive capacities and growth performance. Gibel carp may be adapted to dietary SBM through increase in gene expression of hepatopancreas digestive enzymes and has potential to utilize proceeded SBM as feedstuffs.     

5种蔷薇科树种多酚氧化酶比较基因组学分析

蔷薇科植物中有多种具有重要价值的水果,如苹果、梨、桃、草莓和黑树莓等。这些水果普遍容易发生由多酚氧化酶(PPO)介导的酶促褐变而导致重大经济损失,从全基因组角度分析比较PPO基因家族,有助于加深对PPO基因家族和功能的认识。采用比较基因组学的方法,对这5种植物的PPO基因家族进行了基因鉴定、染色体定位、编码蛋白的亚细胞定位、内含子统计分析、基因系统进化、基因倍增与丢失等特征分析。从这5种植物中,共计鉴定出了42个PPO基因,其中6个基因被认定是假基因;绝大多数基因编码的蛋白定位于叶绿体,2个定位于线粒体,3个是分泌型蛋白;PPO基因在染色体上有串联重复和散布两种形式;9个基因具有内含子,聚类结果显示可以将它们分为6个类型,每个基因类型在进化过程中都发生过基因倍增和丢失;同型基因内含子的位置和大小具有相似性。这些结果揭示蔷薇科植物PPO基因内含子是伴随着基因倍增产生的,基因倍增也是推动PPO基因多样化的重要动力,PPO基因倍增和丢失差异导致PPO基因数量在不同物种之间产生差异。