绵羊WNT5A基因克隆及其组织表达分析

WNT5A(Wnt family member 5A)参与了多种细胞的增殖、凋亡和分化等生物学过程,在乳腺形态发生、毛囊发育等方面发挥了重要作用。该试验利用RT-PCR获得绵羊WNT5A基因的CDS区,分析WNT5A蛋白的结构特征并利用RT-qPCR检测WNT5A基因在9个组织中的表达情况。绵羊WNT5A基因的CDS区全长1062 bp,编码353个氨基酸。该蛋白的二级结构主要以α-螺旋和无规则卷曲为主,β转角、延伸链贯穿于整个蛋白质结构中。String分析结果表明,WNT5A与卷曲蛋白受体、低密度脂蛋白相关蛋白和受体酪氨酸激酶有相互作用。RT-qPCR研究结果表明,WNT5A基因表达具有组织特异性及品种特异性。WNT5A基因在绵羊心脏、肝脏、肺脏、脾脏、肾脏、卵巢、背最长肌、乳腺和皮肤9个组织中均广泛表达,其中在皮肤中的表达量高于其他组织(P<0.05),而在脾脏中表达量较低。它在甘肃高山细毛羊皮肤、乳腺、背最长肌、肾脏、肺脏、脾脏和肝脏中的表达量高于小尾寒羊(P<0.05),而在甘肃高山细毛羊卵巢中的表达量低于小尾寒羊(P<0.05),在心脏中该基因的表达量无差异(P>0.05)。该结果为深入研究绵羊WNT5A基因的功能提供了重要依据,同时也丰富了绵羊基因组内容。     

利用MAS技术改良香稻‘R15’的直链淀粉含量

R15是适应性较广,产量较高的中熟晚籼香稻品系,但由于含有Wx^a基因,其直链淀粉含量高达23.5%,严重影响食用口感。因此,我们以含有Wx^b等位基因的不育系Y58S为供体,通过杂交、回交,利用RAD测序技术、分子标记辅助筛选等技术,经过8个世代的筛选,成功用Wx^b基因替换掉R15中的Wx^a基因,培育出1个新的纯合株系——‘深华R16’,其染色体上有10882234 bp长度的碱基,基因型和供体亲本‘Y58S’一致,占2.92%;有362363285 bp长度的DNA片段基因型和受体亲本‘R15’一致,占97.08%;其直链淀粉含量为14%。将‘Y58S’分别与‘深华R16’和‘R15’进行组配,结果表明,‘Y58S’/‘深华R16’组合的直链淀粉含量(13.9%)低于‘Y58S’/‘R15’组合的直链淀粉含量(19.9%),其它米质性状与农艺性状基本一致。本研究为分子标记辅助育种提供了新思路,培育出一新的水稻品系。     

柑橘脉突病毒基因组全长cDNA克隆及其侵染性鉴定

【目的】构建柑橘脉突病毒（citrus vein enation virus,CVEV）侵染性克隆,为从分子水平解析其致病机理打下基础。【方法】利用SMARTer^? RACE(rapid amplification of cDNA ends)试剂盒对CVEV的5′序列进行RACE,并依据序列分析结果及CVEV分离株VE-1保守序列,设计CVEV基因组全长cDNA扩增引物。以CVEV毒源植株的总RNA为模板,通过EV25-F/EV5983-R引物扩增CVEV基因组全长cDNA。利用In-Fusion重组连接线性化pXT1和CVEV全长cDNA。通过菌液PCR及测序分析鉴定CVEV基因组全长cDNA克隆。通过农杆菌介导的真空浸润接种摩洛哥酸橙（Citrus aurantium）、邓肯葡萄柚（C. paradisi）、尤力克柠檬（C.limon）、枳柚（C. paradisi×Poncirus trifoliata)、Rusk枳橙（P. trifoliata×C. sinensis）、枣阳小叶枳(P. trifoliata),进一步通过RT-PCR检测、症状观察鉴定所构建CVEV全长cDNA克隆的侵染性。【结果】建立了CVEV的基因组全长RT-PCR扩增体系,获得基于双元载体pXT1的CVEV基因组全长cDNA克隆10个。随机选取的6个全长cDNA克隆CVEV1901—CVEV1906的序列一致性为99.35%。其中,CVEV1901基因组全长5 983 nt,由5个开放阅读框、5′端207 nt和3′端198 nt的两个非翻译区、以及ORF2和ORF3之间122 nt的基因间隔区组成。序列分析结果显示,CVEV1901与浙江分离株XZG及四川SM分离株的序列一致性分别为99.98%和99.11%;与西班牙VE-1分离株、美国加州VE701分离株和日本IBK分离株基因组序列一致性在96.89%—98.61%;与同属中豌豆耳突花叶病毒（pea enation mosaic virus）和紫花苜蓿耳突病毒（alfalfa enamovirus）的序列一致性约90%。通过农杆菌介导的真空浸润将CVEV1901接种至6个不同的柑橘品种,接种后120 d的RT-PCR检测结果表明摩洛哥酸橙、邓肯葡萄柚、尤力克柠檬、枳柚、Rusk枳橙和枣阳小叶枳阳性植株/接种植株（阳性率）分别为16/17（94.12%）、12/14（85.71%）、16/21（76.19%）、15/19（78.95%）、13/14（92.86%）和0/18（0）。其中,部分摩洛哥酸橙出现典型CVEV侵染症状,叶片侧脉和支脉产生耳状小突起,叶背有相应的凹陷;部分邓肯葡萄柚和尤力克柠檬出现叶片皱缩现象。【结论】建立了CVEV的基因组全长RT-PCR扩增体系,获得了CVEV基因组全长cDNA侵染性克隆,通过农杆菌介导的真空浸润接种可引起摩洛哥酸橙、邓肯葡萄柚和尤力克柠檬的CVEV侵染症状。     

基于随机森林的高寒湿地地区土地覆盖遥感分类方法

高寒湿地是青藏高原典型独特的生态系统,是全球气候变化的敏感地带和预警区。利用遥感技术快速、准确地分类提取高寒湿地的土地覆盖信息,对当地生态安全监测和保护具有重要意义。本文以若尔盖湿地国家级自然保护区为研究区,首先,以高分一号(GF-1)遥感影像为数据源,融合光谱特征、水体指数、地形特征、植被指数和纹理信息等26个变量进行随机森林(Random forest,RF)分类实验;然后,根据袋外数据(Out of bag,OOB)的特征变量重要性得分和精度评价结果,选出高寒湿地地区土地覆盖类型的最优分类方案和特征;最后,对特征变量进行降维,并基于相同的变量,采用极大似然法(Maximum likelihood classification,MLC)、支持向量机(Support vector machine,SVM)、人工神经网络(Artificial neural network,ANN)和RF等方法进行分类,比较不同方法的优适性。结果表明:结合GF-1影像光谱、水体、植被、纹理特征和地形信息,使用26个变量的RF模型的分类精度最高,总体精度(Overall accuracy,OA)为90.07%,Kappa系数为0.86;通过RF模型的变量重要性分析可以有效选出重要的特征信息,在降低特征变量维度的同时,还能保证较高的分类精度; 4种分类方法中,RF算法是高寒湿地地区较合适的分类方法,OA比MLC基准方法高17.63个百分点,比SVM和ANN等机器学习算法分别高6.98、6.56个百分点。     

Challenges in organic component selection and biochar as an opportunity in potting substrates: a review

Plant production in potting substrates provides maximum profit on the applied inputs, and hence, directly improving the socio-economic condition of the grower/nurserymen. The main challenge in this industry is sourcing of materials for their potting substrates. Peat and perlite have been widely preferred materials. However, recently higher prices, more restrictive legislation of many countries and wetland ecosystem destruction through its extraction has limited peat use. Nowadays, producers focus towards peat alternatives that provide good performance, are readily available, inexpensive and environment friendly to attain sustainability in potted plant production. In an effort to grasp sustainability during the last few decades, many industrial and agricultural waste materials were reviewed for their use in potting substrates. In these studies, the major focus remained on material characterization, neglecting their economics, technical aspects and environmental impacts. Thus, switching from peat and perlite to alternatives requires material exploration. In the present review, we summarize a clearer and practical approach for substituting different materials especially biochar to fulfill the need of modern potting substrate industry. Biochar has the potential to sustain the substrate production on a long-term basis.     

An artificial inoculation protocol for Uromycladium acaciae,cause of a serious disease of Acacia mearnsii in southern Africa

Uromycladium acaciae is the cause of a severe wattle rust epidemic in plantations of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) in southern Africa. Research on the biology of this damaging rust is assisting in the development of control strategies. One strategy under investigation is the identification and deployment of resistant lines of A. mearnsii. Selection of resistant families currently relies on large-scale, time-consuming and expensive field trials. In this study, we present a detailed artificial inoculation protocol for U. acaciae, which can be used to screen for resistance. The results of an experiment that used the protocol to screen the relative resistance of 12 families of A. mearnsii to U. acaciae are also presented. The developed artificial inoculation protocol can also be used to investigate several other aspects of this host–pathogen system.     

低频声波频率下瘤背石磺CaM-like、CaMKII基因的表达及功能

长期栖息于潮间带的动物能够感知当地的潮汐规律,形成潮汐记忆的能力。本研究以栖息于潮间带的瘤背石磺(Onchidium reevesii)为对象,研究其通过感知潮汐来临时产生的低频声音来调节其行为与潮汐节律相协调的分子机制。通过RACE-PCR技术克隆到CaM-like基因的cDNA序列,并进行生物信息学分析和qRT-PCR实验。结果显示,瘤背石磺CaM-like基因的cDNA全长2321 bp,包括5′非编码区(UTR)366 bp,3′非编码区(UTR)1337 bp,618 bp的开放阅读框编码206个氨基酸;预测该基因编码的多肽链的原子数量是3165,分子量约为23029.64 kD,理论等电点4.64,分子式是C_(1018)H_(1544)N_(274)O_(320)S_9。N端信号肽由29个氨基酸组成。氨基酸序列比对构建系统进化树,结果显示瘤背石磺CaM-like基因与静水椎实螺(Lymnaea stagnalis)、光滑双脐螺(Biomphalaria glabrata)的CaM-like基因的亲缘关系最接近,这与传统形态学分类相吻合。在实验室内模拟潮汐中低频声音刺激瘤背石磺,应用qRT-PCR检测CaM-like基因在不同组织的分布情况,结果显示CaM-like mRNA在瘤背石磺不同组织均有表达,但神经节部位的表达量显著高于背部皮肤、腹足、肠、肝胰腺、口器和蛋白腺等组织(P0.05),推测其可能参与神经系统的可塑性调节。荧光定量结果显示CaM-like、CaMKII基因分别在25 Hz和50 Hz低频声波下刺激12.4 h表达量较高,初步推测其能感知25～50 Hz声波频率。这可能与栖息于潮间带中的瘤背石磺长期感知12.4 h半日潮潮汐周期节律,形成潮汐记忆有关。本研究将为进一步深入了解瘤背石磺感知潮汐节律的分子机制奠定基础,也为探究海洋动物由海洋向陆地进化过程中对环境的适应机制提供依据。     

枣实蝇对枣果挥发物的选择行为

[目的]探究对枣实蝇有引诱作用的挥发性物质,研发基于行为调节的防治技术。[方法]采用Y型嗅觉仪测定了枣实蝇成虫对6种枣果挥发物的选择行为反应,并在室内试验的基础上进行田间引诱试验。[结果]室内试验结果显示,枣实蝇成虫对6种枣果挥发物具有显著正趋性。枣实蝇雌虫对棕榈酸乙酯、月桂酸乙酯、肉豆蔻酸的选择率较强,选择率均为30%以上;雄虫对亚油酸乙酯、油酸乙酯的选择率较强,选择率均为25%以上,从不同浓度梯度(原液、10%溶液、1%溶液)的选择率和选择系数来看,随浓度的递减,其选择率和选择系数也在递减,原液的选择率分别为10%溶液及1%溶液的2.5倍及5倍以上。田间试验发现:肉豆蔻酸对枣实蝇雌虫的诱集效果较强,2 d最多诱捕数量为15头·只^-1,平均诱捕数量为11.4头·只^-1,十四酸乙酯次之。在6种不同挥发物中油酸乙酯和亚油酸乙酯对枣实蝇雄虫的引诱效果较强。经单因素方差分析发现,在6种挥发性物质及混合物中,月桂酸乙酯及十四酸乙酯对枣实蝇雌雄虫的引诱效果之间存在显著性差异。其他挥发物之间无显著差异。[结论]枣果挥发物中棕榈酸乙酯、月桂酸乙酯、肉豆蔻酸与枣实蝇偏爱选择密切相关。在田间试验中:枣实蝇成虫对肉豆蔻酸的选择率较强,为研发枣实蝇引诱剂提供了理论依据。     

Wide hybridization and introgression breeding in safflower: Effectiveness of different selection methods

Possibility of using interspecific hybridization to increase genetic diversity of drought tolerance in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) and effectiveness of different selection methods is poorly understood. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of (a) interspecific hybridization to expand genetic diversity in safflower for agronomic traits and drought tolerance in advance generations and (b) different selection methods (direct vs. indirect) for improving seed yield. Interspecific hybridizations were performed between species of C. tinctorius × C. palaestinus (TP), C. palaestinus × C. oxyacantha (PO) and C. tinctorius × C. oxyacantha (TO). Based on the field screening of genotypes in F3 generation, four groups of selected genotypes (derived from combination of direct and indirect selection under both drought and normal environments along with selection based on drought tolerance index (STI)) were evaluated in F4 and F5 generations. Indirect selection for seed yield was significantly more efficient than direct selection. Selection in stress environment resulted to more efficiency than selection in normal environment. No significant difference was observed between direct selection and selection based on STI. The result showed that TP was the best population to combine high seed yield and drought tolerance in safflower.     

基于全子集-分位数回归的土壤含盐量反演研究

为提高植被覆盖条件下卫星遥感对土壤含盐量的估测精度,以河套灌区解放闸灌域为研究区,以高分一号卫星影像为数据源,同步采集不同深度土壤含盐量,通过全子集筛选法(Best subset selection)分析不同波段和光谱指数对于不同深度土壤含盐量的敏感性,并采用人工神经网络(Artificial neural network,ANN)、支持向量机(Support vector machine,SVM)和分位数回归(Quantile regression,QR) 3种方法,构建全子集筛选前后0～20 cm、20～40 cm、0～40 cm、40～60 cm、0～60 cm等不同深度下的土壤含盐量反演模型。结果表明,B4、BI、SI1、SI3是0～20 cm、0～40 cm处土壤含盐量的敏感变量组合,B4、BI、NDVI为20～40 cm、40～60 cm、0～60 cm处土壤含盐量的敏感变量组合;在各深度下,分位数回归模型的精度最高,模型的决定系数R2c1、R2v1均在0. 4以上,均方根误差RMSEc1、RMSEv1均小于0. 4%,SVM次之,ANN最差;在20～40 cm深度下QR反演模型效果优于其他深度,为本文土壤含盐量估算的最优模型,其建模和验证的决定系数R2c1、R2v1分别为0. 611和0. 671,建模和验证均方根误差RMSEc1、RMSEv1分别为0. 177%和0. 160%。本研究可为卫星遥感大范围监测植被覆盖条件下土壤盐渍化程度提供参考。