小麦高分子量谷蛋白亚基缺失品质效应研究进展

高分子量谷蛋白亚基（high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits,HMW-GS）是小麦籽粒贮藏蛋白的重要组成成分,其数量和质量与品质密切相关。聚合优质HMW-GS可改良强筋小麦制品面包品质,相反HMW-GS缺失可能在弱筋小麦制品饼干、糕点或其他特色食品品质改良上具有重要应用价值。本文从小麦HMW-GS缺失的类型和机制、贮藏蛋白组分和蛋白体发育、面粉和面团品质效应以及食品加工品质改良等方面进行了综述,分析了当前小麦HMW-GS缺失研究利用中存在的问题,并对未来研究方向进行了展望。     

An unusual and novel heterozygous TCIRG1 mutation causes infantile malignant osteopetrosis

AIM: To investigate the underlying genetic changes of a Chinese patient with infantile malignant osteopetrosis (IMO). IMO is a monogenic disease, mostly caused by mutations of TCIRG1 and CLCN7 genes. The former is believed a homozygous gene and only cause the disease in homozygous or compound heterozygous status. However, it has been reported that heterozygous mutations also cause the disease in 6 non-Chinese cases. METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of the patient and his parents. All exons and splice sites of TCIRG1 and CLCN7 genes were amplified by PCR followed by Sanger sequencing. Mutation detection in the 2 genes was also investigated in the parents. Haplotypes were constructed by variations obtained in mutation detection and microsatillites flanking TCIRG1 gene in the family by Cyrillic. Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) was performed to detect copy number variations (CNV) of the patient and his mother. RESULTS: A novel mutation c.449_452delAGAG (p.Gln149Glnfs16) was detected in the patient. This mutation truncated 666 amino acids at the C terminal of the V-ATPase 116 kD isoform a3 protein. It wiped out the entire ATPase V0 complex and was predicted to result in total loss of protein function. This mutation was also detected in the patient's father. No pathogenic mutation was detected in CLCN7 gene. CMA did not reveal any CNV involving TCIRG1 or CLCN7 gene. CONCLUSION: We reported a novel heterozygous mutation of TCIRG1 gene causing IMO. This represents the first IMO case in China caused by heterozygous TCIRG1 gene mutation.     

GmMYB042基因对类黄酮生物合成的调控作用

MYB类转录因子是植物中最大的转录因子基因家族之一,广泛参与植物生长发育全过程,对植物次生代谢等具有重要的调控作用。本研究对大豆GmMYB042基因的表达特性和功能进行了系统的研究,针对该基因C端的保守氨基酸基序(PDLNLELTIS)和锌指结构进行了一系列的序列删除突变,并将各缺失突变体在烟草中进行了过表达,以验证目的基因及其特殊基序的功能。表达特性分析结果表明GmMYB042基因在大豆的根瘤、根、茎、叶、花、荚果皮和种子中均有表达,且在茎、种子和花中的表达量相对较高;GmMYB042基因在大豆中的表达受PEG、高盐、低温和UV-B辐射的诱导。过表达分析结果表明,GmMYB042基因的过表达使转基因烟草类黄酮代谢途径部分关键酶基因(如PAL、CHS和FLS)的表达量明显上升,转基因烟草总黄酮的含量明显高于对照;各缺失突变体的转基因烟草类黄酮代谢途径相应酶基因的表达量发生相应的变化,进一步证明目的基因对类黄酮生物合成的调控作用;各缺失突变体的转基因烟草的叶缘有明显的皱褶,说明目的基因可能还参与调控叶的形态建成。     

Glu-1位点缺失对小麦麦谷蛋白聚合体粒度分布及面团特性的影响

以Glu-1位点正常和部分缺失的小麦品系为材料,探讨HMW-GS和LMW-GS组成与谷蛋白聚合体粒度分布和面团特性的关系,为利用HMW-GS缺失系改良小麦品质提供理论依据。在20个供试硬白冬麦品系中,1个品系为Glu-A1位点缺失,5个品系为Glu-D1缺失,3个品系为Glu-A1和Glu-D1双缺失。所有品系的蛋白质含量皆较高(13.39%~14.12%),品系间无显著差异,缺失系与非缺失系间也无显著差异。Glu-1位点缺失显著降低了高分子量谷蛋白/低分子量谷蛋白比(HMW/LMW)、不溶性谷蛋白大聚体的含量和百分比。谷蛋白/醇溶蛋白比(GLU/GLI)在基因型间变幅较小,且在缺失系和非缺失系间无显著差异。Glu-1位点缺失显著降低了面团弹性,但显著提高了面团的延展性。部分Glu-1位点缺失系仍具有较高的面团强度和突出的延展性,谷蛋白聚合体粒度分布和面团特性受谷蛋白亚基组成和表达量的共同影响。研究结果表明,利用Glu-1位点亚基缺失可能是改善面筋延展性,提高食品加工品质的方法之一。     

减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌载体在兽医疫苗中的运用

重组疫苗的研究中,减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌可以作为真核表达载体。其原理是将免疫原基因片段连接到某种真核质粒中,然后将质粒导入减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌,构建针对该特异病原的重组活疫苗。本文介绍了减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌作为DNA载体,在动物细菌、病毒和支原体重组活疫苗中的运用。     

玉米弯孢叶斑病菌NADPH氧化酶生物信息学分析和ATMT敲除载体的构建

从JGI数据库玉米弯孢叶斑病菌(Curvularia lunata)基因组中获得2个编码NADPH氧化酶基因ClNox1和ClNox2。采用生物信息学方法对2个基因编码的蛋白质进行性质、结构和功能等方面的预测。结果表明,ClNox1和ClNox2的分子量分别为6.35和6.41 KD,等电点PI为8.87和8.93,不稳定指数为44.50和39.45;ClNox1是亲水性膜蛋白,包含6个明显的跨膜结构域;ClNox2也是膜蛋白,包含8个明显的跨膜结构域。在亚细胞水平上,ClNox1定位于线粒体上,而ClNox2定位于细胞质膜上;在氨基酸序列方面,ClNox1和ClNox2都含有多个苏氨酸、丝氨酸和酪氨酸激酶磷酸化位点;在功能方面,ClNox1和ClNox2都包含NADPH氧化酶特征结构域,并且与Cochliobolus heterostrophus的NADPH氧化酶基因具有较高的同源性。根据ClNox1和ClNox2序列设计特异性引物扩增目的片段,与标记基因NPTII和HphGFP分别连入骨架载体pPZP100,构建完成ClNox1和ClNox2基因的敲除载体pPZP100NPTIIClNox1和pPZP100HphGFPClNox2,为根癌农杆菌介导的遗传转化提供基础材料。     

Canine GM2‐Gangliosidosis Sandhoff Disease Associated with a 3‐Base Pair Deletion in the HEXB Gene

Background

GM2‐gangliosidosis is a fatal neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease (LSD) caused by deficiency of either β‐hexosaminidase A (Hex‐A) and β‐hexosaminidase B (Hex‐B) together, or the GM2 activator protein. Clinical signs can be variable and are not pathognomonic for the specific, causal deficiency.

Objectives

To characterize the phenotype and genotype of GM2‐gangliosidosis disease in an affected dog.

Animals

One affected Shiba Inu and a clinically healthy dog.

Methods

Clinical and neurologic evaluation, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), assays of lysosomal enzyme activities, and sequencing of all coding regions of HEXA, HEXB, and GM2A genes.

Results

A 14‐month‐old, female Shiba Inu presented with clinical signs resembling GM2‐gangliosidosis in humans and GM1‐gangliosidosis in the Shiba Inu. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the dog's brain indicated neurodegenerative disease, and evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) identified storage granules in leukocytes. Lysosomal enzyme assays of plasma and leukocytes showed deficiencies of Hex‐A and Hex‐B activities in both tissues. Genetic analysis identified a homozygous, 3‐base pair deletion in the HEXB gene (c.618‐620delCCT).

Conclusions and Clinical Importance

Clinical, biochemical, and molecular features are characterized in a Shiba Inu with GM2‐gangliosidosis. The deletion of 3 adjacent base pairs in HEXB predicts the loss of a leucine residue at amino acid position 207 (p.Leu207del) supporting the hypothesis that GM2‐gangliosidosis seen in this dog is the Sandhoff type. Because GM1‐gangliosidosis also exists in this breed with almost identical clinical signs, genetic testing for both GM1‐ and GM2‐gangliosidosis should be considered to make a definitive diagnosis.     

家蚕血液酯酶缺失型的遗传学研究

家蚕血液酯酶电泳图谱中A区酯酶缺失型东34,是共显性等位血液酯酶A区酶带不表达基因BesAo的纯合子,基因符号Bes Ao/Ao。东34是其亲本交配后代的分离,选择,固定后的产物。东34缺失的A区酶带属胆碱酯酶类。     

The siderophore-interacting protein is involved in iron acquisition and virulence of Riemerella anatipestifer strain CH3

Riemerella anatipestifer causes epizootic infectious disease in poultry and serious economic losses especially to the duck industry. However, little is known regarding the molecular basis of its pathogenesis. The ability to acquire iron under low-iron conditions is related to the virulence of a variety of bacterial pathogens. In this study, a sip (Riean_1281) deletion mutant CH3Δsip was constructed and characterized for iron-limited growth, biofilm formation, and pathogenicity to ducklings. Results showed that siderophore-interacting protein (SIP) was involved in iron utilization and the sip deletion significantly reduced biofilm formation and adherence to and invasion of Vero cells. In addition, the sip gene was absent in 1 of 24 (4.17%) virulent strains and 2 of 3 (66.7%) avirulent strains of R. anatipestifer, and the sip gene from six R. anatipestifer strains, which belong to serotypes 1, 2, and 10, respectively, shared 100% amino acid identities to those of R. anatipestifer strains DSM15868 and RA-GD. These results suggested that siderophore-mediated iron acquisition may be an important iron-uptake pathway in R. anatipestifer. Animal experiments indicated that the median lethal dose of the CH3Δsip mutant in ducklings was about 35-fold higher than that of the wild-type CH3 strain. Thus, our results demonstrated that R. anatipestifer SIP was involved in iron acquisition and necessary for its optimal virulence.     

A live attenuated mutant of Salmonella Montevideo triggers IL-6, IFN-γ and IL-12 cytokines that co-related with humoral and cellular immune responses required for reduction of challenge bacterial load in experimental chickens

A live attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Montevideo (SM) mutant JOL1599 was constructed by deletion of virulence-associated genes. The protective efficacy and immune response profiles of chickens immunized with JOL1599 were investigated. Immunized chickens demonstrated significant increases in plasma IgG and lymphocyte proliferative responses (P ≤ 0.05). Increased levels of IL-6, INF-γ, and IL-12 were also observed. Immunized birds strongly responded to infection by rapid stimulation of a CD4+ subset of T cells. Organ bacterial recovery assay revealed a significant reduction in the challenge strain among immunized birds. Multiple doses of JOL1599 enhanced the immune responses of the birds as revealed by ascending trends of the immunological profiles. These findings indicate that immunization of chickens with JOL1599 may provide protection against Salmonella Montevideo infection via induction of IL-6, INF-γ, and IL-12 protective cytokines, which in turn triggers conducive humoral and cell-mediated immune responses.