Expression of Anti-Lipopolysaccharide Factor Isoform 3 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Showing High Antimicrobial Activity

Antimicrobial peptides are a class of proteins with antibacterial functions. In this study, the anti-lipopolysaccharide factor isoform 3 gene (ALFPm3), encoding an antimicrobial peptide from Penaeus monodon with a super activity was expressed in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which would develop a microalga strain that can be used for the antimicrobial peptide production. To construct the expression cluster, namely pH2A-Pm3, the codon optimized ALFPm3 gene was fused with the ble reporter by 2A peptide and inserted into pH124 vector. The glass-bead method was performed to transform pH2A-Pm3 into C. reinhardtii CC-849. In addition to 8 μg/mL zeocin resistance selection, the C. reinhardtii transformants were further confirmed by genomic PCR and RT-PCR. Western blot analysis showed that the C. reinhardtii-derived ALFPm3 (cALFPm3) was successfully expressed in C. reinhardtii transformants and accounted for 0.35% of the total soluble protein (TSP). Furthermore, the results of antibacterial assay revealed that the cALFPm3 could significantly inhibit the growth of a variety of bacteria, including both Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria at a concentration of 0.77 μM. Especially, the inhibition could last longer than 24 h, which performed better than ampicillin. Hence, this study successfully developed a transgenic C. reinhardtii strain, which can produce the active ALFPm3 driven from P. monodon, providing a potential strategy to use C. reinhardtii as the cell factory to produce antimicrobial peptides.     

缺硫对莱茵衣藻叶绿素荧光参数和产H2速率的影响

采用TAP及TAP-S培养基培养莱茵衣藻(Chlamydomonas reinhardtii D.),测定了该藻叶绿素荧光参数及产氢气能力.结果表明:莱茵衣藻在TAP培养基内生长良好,有微量氢气产生,最高产氢速率只有1.4×10-4 ml/(mgChl·h).在TAP-S培养基内,莱茵衣藻的荧光参数Fv/Fo、ΦPSⅡ、qp分别在40～48 h下降到初始值的50%,说明缺硫对藻光合作用的影响首先发生在天线色素到PSⅡ反应中心的传能过程以及光合作用暗反应所需的酶.TAP-S培养基内藻最高产氢速率达0.22ml/(mgChl·h),缺硫可以显著提高莱茵衣藻氢气产生的速率.     

Use of a potentiometric vital dye to determine the effect of the herbicide bromoxynil octanoate on mitochondrial bioenenergetics in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

BACKGROUND: The aims of the present study were to validate a vital mitochondrial potentiometric staining method in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and to utilise this method to examine the effect of the herbicide bromoxynil octanoate on mitochondrial potential in this species. A range of stains was investigated, including Rhodamine 123, DASPMI, Mitotracker Green, Mitotracker Orange and JC‐1. RESULTS: Rhodamine 123 (R123) had the highest utility of several candidate stains. Incubation with both 5 and 10 µM carbonyl cyanide 3‐chlorophenylhydrazone caused significant fluorescence collapse [Dunn's post test (40.00, P < 0.01) and (45.49, P < 0.01) respectively], demonstrating that the R123 fluorescence reported mitochondrial potential. The effect of the herbicide bromoxynil octanoate was examined. Exposure to 0.1 mM of bromoxynil resulted in a significant increased mitochondrial fluorescence compared with the baseline (Mann–Whitney U = 222, P < 0.002), while concentrations of 1 mM and greater resulted in significant, almost complete loss of mitochondrial potential [mean fluorescence ratio = 1.193–1.289 (where a ratio of 1 represents total potential loss), Mann–Whitney U = 0.0, P < 0.001 (1 mM ), 0.0, P < 0.0001 (2 mM ), 0.0, P < 0.0001 (5 mM )]. EC₅₀ of the collapse in mitochondrial potential owing to bromoxynil incubation occurred at 0.72 mM , and the mean t₅₀ of bromoxynil octanoate action was 93 s. CONCLUSIONS: R123 is a sensitive potentiometric dye in C. reinhardtii that may find further use in investigations of both mitochondrial bioenergetics in plants and environmental toxicology. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

莱茵衣藻氮胁迫基因数字表达谱分析

以正常培养条件下的莱茵衣藻为对照,通过数字表达谱技术对缺氮诱导3 d的藻细胞进行转录水平上的检测,并结合pathway分析。结果表明:差异表达基因共有482个,其中上调表达基因108个,下调表达基因374个;这些差异表达的基因共分布在85个pathways中。此结果为进一步揭示氮元素缺乏诱导微藻油脂积累的分子机理提供有用信息。     

pH与氟对莱茵衣藻和蛋白核小球藻胞外碳酸酐酶活性及光合效率的影响

本文研究了不同pH（5.0、7.0和9.0）和F-浓度（0.1、1、10、50、100、200mmol·L-1）对莱茵衣藻和蛋白核小球藻的胞外碳酸酐酶活性、PSⅡ实际光合效率ΦPSⅡ和叶绿素a合成量的共同影响。结果表明：在低于1mmol·L-1的F-作用下,两种微藻的生理和生长指标主要受pH影响;酸性条件下,两种微藻胞外碳酸酐酶活性显著低于中性和碱性条件时,ΦPSⅡ随pH升高而增大,叶绿素a合成量随pH升高而增加。在高于1mmol·L-1的F-作用下,两种微藻的生理及生长指标受F-和pH共同影响,且F-的作用大于pH的作用,胞外碳酸酐酶活性随着F-浓度升高先增加后降低,同时随着pH下降而降低;ΦPSⅡ和叶绿素a合成量则随着F-浓度升高和pH下降而迅速下降。胞外碳酸酐酶活性、ΦPSⅡ和叶绿素a合成量都能够作为指示微藻受氟胁迫的指标,以微藻为材料除去自然界氟超标水体中的超标F-,理论上是可行的。     

坛紫菜泛素连接酶PhCUL1基因克隆与功能验证

高温影响坛紫菜(Pyropia haitanensis)的产量和品质,是制约紫菜产业发展的主要因素。前期研究发现,高温胁迫下,坛紫菜泛素蛋白酶体系统相关基因显著上调表达,但其响应高温胁迫的分子功能还未知。本研究通过分子生物学、遗传学等技术手段对坛紫菜cullin E3连接酶基因(PhCUL1)的功能进行研究。利用PCR方法克隆了PhCUL1基因的全长,PhCUL1全长为2500 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)长度为2481 bp,该基因存在1个Cullin (407~618 aa)结构域和1个Cullin Nedd8 (754~821 aa)结构域,其中,Cullin Nedd8结构域为蛋白融合位点。进化树分析显示,PhCUL1在进化上与脐形紫菜(Porphyra umbilicalis)有较近的亲缘关系。qRT-PCR结果显示,PhCUL1基因被高温显著诱导。为进一步阐明PhCUL1的分子功能,将其转入莱茵衣藻(Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)进行功能验证,过表达PhCUL1株系比野生型更能耐受高温胁迫。同时,在高温33℃下处理3 h和6 h内,转基因植株的PhCUL1基因呈上调表达。这初步说明PhCUL1基因在坛紫菜响应高温胁迫过程中发挥着重要作用,其具体调控机制有待进一步研究。本研究有助于阐明坛紫菜泛素蛋白酶体系统响应高温胁迫的分子机制,为指导耐高温新品种选育提供理论依据。     

沙角衣藻—杂交水稻实验体系在不同供磷条件下生长情况的研究

以磷为主要限制因素,研究沙角衣藻(ChlamydomonassajiaoLewin)—杂交水稻(O.sativaL.)所组成的实验体系在不同供磷条件下的生长情况。作者设计了含可溶性有效磷、含磷矿石粉和不含磷的三种藻类培养基,培养基中的沙角衣藻分别以见光和黑暗培养进行对比实验,并以不加沙角衣藻的平行实验组作为参照。培养两周后记录培养基中的沙角衣藻的活藻生物量、有效磷浓度和水稻的植株高度增长率以及水稻中的含磷量。其中,全磷培养基和含磷矿石粉的无磷培养基中杂交水稻正常生长,而且沙角衣藻生物量、培养基有效磷浓度均较实验前有所增长;而其他实验组水稻均出现不同程度的缺磷表征。研究结果发现,在正常光照条件下,沙角衣藻从矿石磷中释放的可溶性的有效磷可以同时供杂交水稻和沙角衣藻使用,使二者在同一环境中正常生长。     

2种微藻总RNA提取方法的比较

以微茫藻和莱茵衣藻为材料，比较Trizol试剂法和SDS-LiCl沉淀法提取2种微藻总RNA的效果，以期筛选出适合微藻RNA的提取方法。结果表明，SDS-LiCl沉淀法能从微茫藻中提取高质量的RNA，而Trizol法和SDS-LiCl沉淀法均能从莱茵衣藻中获得高质量的RNA，但Trizol法更为简单有效。RT-PCR结果表明，SDS-LiCl沉淀法提取的微茫藻总RNA和Trizol法提取的莱茵衣藻总RNA都能直接用于分子克隆和基因表达分析等分子生物学实验。     

莱茵衣藻磷酸果糖激酶RNAi载体构建 及其对莱茵衣藻油脂积累的影响

为研究磷酸果糖激酶（PFK2）对微藻油脂积累的影响、克隆了莱茵衣藻磷酸果糖激酶同源基因CrPFK2、 构建CrPFK2 RNAi 干涉载体并转化莱茵衣藻。通过测定转基因藻在HSM 培养下的生物量和油脂含量的结果发现、 CrPFK2 RNAi 转基因藻株在HSM 培养基中生长加快、油脂含量下降了17.03%耀21.48%、说明CrPFK2 基因表达的降 低与藻细胞油脂含量减少成正相关。CrPFK2 通过改变光合碳流的多少间接调控藻细胞油脂的合成。该结果为 CrPFK2 基因应用于微藻油脂的遗传改良将起到重要作用。     

饥饿时间对大型溞摄食行为的影响

研究了不同饥饿时间下大型溞Daphnia magna (体长约3 mm)对沙角衣藻Chlamydomonas sajao和蛋白核小球藻Chlorella pyrenoidos的摄食选择性。沙角衣藻与蛋白核小球藻相比,具有较高的适口性,但营养价值相对较低。按照沙角衣藻和蛋白核小球藻的比例分别为5×104.35×104、20×104.20×104、35×104.5×104 cells/mL混合投喂饥饿0、0·25、1、4、8 d的大型溞,3 h后测定大型溞的摄食率、滤水率和食物选择系数。结果表明：与饱食组和短时间饥饿(0·25、1 d)组相比,长时间饥饿(4、8 d)导致大型溞对蛋白核小球藻的摄食率和滤水率显著增加(P<0·05),而对沙角衣藻的摄食率和滤水率显著降低(P<0·05);饱食和短时间饥饿状态下大型溞优先摄食沙角衣藻,而在长时间饥饿状态下大型溞优先摄食蛋白核小球藻;大型溞在长时间饥饿和短时间饥饿状态(含饱食)下的最优觅食行为不受食物中沙角衣藻与蛋白核小球藻相对密度的影响。研究表明,大型溞的饥饿状态可以影响其对藻类食物的选择性。