Phylogenetic identification of Cystoisospora spp. from dogs, cats, and raccoon dogs in Japan

Cystoisospora spp. from feces in dogs, cats, and raccoon dogs were isolated, sequenced at the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene locus and compared to other Cystoisospora spp. Cystoisospora oocysts from dogs and raccoon dogs were morphologically similar with those of C. ohioensis, and cat isolates were similar with those of C. felis. The sequences from dogs and raccoon dogs, and cats have a homology with C. ohioensis and C. felis, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the DNA sequences showed that the dog and raccoon dog isolates were nested in a clade with other Cystoisospora spp. including C. ohioensis, C. belli, and C. orlovi. The cat isolate formed a sister group with C. felis that was a separate clade from the dog and raccoon dog group. We report sequence variation in these Cystoisospora sequences and have identified raccoon dogs as another carnivore host for Cystoisospora spp. infecting dogs.     

貉IL-2基因的克隆与进化关系的分析

根据GenBank上已发表的犬科动物的白细胞介素-2（IL-2）基因序列，在开放阅读框架上下游的保守区域设计了1对引物。无菌采取貉血，使用淋巴细胞分离液分离外周血液中的淋巴细胞，加入ConA，于二氧化碳培养箱中培养48h后收集培养细胞。以培养细胞中提取的总RNA为模板，应用RT—PCR方法，扩增出貉的IL-2基因。分离纯化片段，连接T载体转化大肠杆菌并测序。结果表明：IL-2基因开放阅读框架全长486bp，编码155个氨基酸。该序列与大、狐等犬科动物的IL-2基因同源关系最近，与大熊猫、家猫的IL-2基因同源关系相对较近，与人、马、牛、绵羊的IL-2基因有一定的遗传距离，与禽类鸡的IL-2基因同源关系最远。     

三种犬科动物脑源神经营养因子基因克隆与进化分析

从犬、赤狐(Vulpes vulpes)、貉三种犬科动物基因组中克隆脑源神经营养因子基因,经测序验证扩增片断长度为800bp,包含全部编码序列和部分5`非翻译区。序列分析表明,犬与狐、犬与貉的核苷酸序列同源性都超过99%,推测氨基酸序列犬与貉完全相同,赤狐在信号肽区有一个氨基酸与犬不同。使用MEGA3.0软件的邻接法构建犬科动物的系统发生关系,犬和狐聚为一类,貉比犬和狐分化时间更早。     

野生与家养乌苏里貉FSHβ和FSHR基因的克隆及序列分析

对野生和家养乌苏里貉的FSHβ基因部分序列、FSHR基因5'端上游调控区和外显子10进行扩增和测序,获得序列长度分别为1257、757和1398 bp,提交GenBank,登录号分别为HQ385977、HQ385978和HQ385979。BLAST比较分析3段序列外显子区,与犬的同源性分别为99%、98%和98%。利用DNAMAN软件对2只野生与2只家养貉进行多序列比对,结果分析,3个基因片段中分别检测到12、10和3个变异位点,其中编码区碱基的突变位点分别有2、1和0个;将2只野生貉的序列相比较,发现3段序列分别有6、9和3个多态位点,而将2只家养貉的序列相比后分别有2、1和0个多态位点,说明野生貉更具有遗传多样性。     

Missense polymorphisms in the MC1R gene of the dog,red fox,arctic fox and Chinese raccoon dog

Coat colour variation is determined by many genes, one of which is the melanocortin receptor type 1 (MC1R) gene. In this study, we examined the whole coding sequence of this gene in four species belonging to the Canidae family (dog, red fox, arctic fox and Chinese raccoon dog). Although the comparative analysis of the obtained nucleotide sequences revealed a high conservation, which varied between 97.9 and 99.1%, we altogether identified 22 SNPs (10 in dogs, six in farmed red foxes, two in wild red foxes, three in arctic foxes and one in Chinese raccoon dog). Among them, seven appeared to be novel: one silent in the dog, three missense and one silent in the red fox, one in the 3′‐flanking region in the arctic fox and one silent in the Chinese raccoon dog. In dogs and red foxes, the SNPs segregated as 10 and four haplotypes, respectively. Taking into consideration the published reports and results of this study, the highest number of missense polymorphisms was until now found in the dog (9) and red fox (7).     

貉细小病毒LN10-1株分离鉴定及其免疫原性研究

为研制貉细小病毒性肠炎疫苗,筛选出针对貉细小病毒性肠炎免疫原性好、安全高效的疫苗备选株,应用CRFK细胞从辽宁省发病貉的粪便中分离病毒,并通过形态学、血清学、分子生物学、动物回归及免疫接种等方法对分离株进行鉴定。鉴定结果表明成功分离出1株貉细小病毒,命名为LN10-1株。其VP2基因核苷酸序列与猕猴源猫泛白细胞综合征病毒株(BJ-22/2008/CHN株)相似性高达99.7%。VP2蛋白上决定宿主范围的2个氨基酸位点发生了突变。VP2基因种系发生分析显示,LN10-1株位于猫泛白细胞综合征病毒(Feline panleukopenia virus,FPLV)、蓝狐细小病毒(Blue fox parvovirus,BFPV)、水貂肠炎病毒(Mink enteritis virus,MEV)组成的食肉类动物细小病毒聚类分支与由犬细小病毒(Canine parvovirus,CPV)组成的聚类分支。由LN10-1株制备的灭活疫苗免疫结果显示,接种28d细小病毒中和抗体滴度可达到1∶256以上。推测LN10-1株可能正处于FPLV与CPV进化的中间状态,或是CPV适应新宿主(貉)而形成的一种新病毒,可以作为针对貉细小病毒性肠炎灭活疫苗的候选株。     

6个品种马DRD4基因克隆与序列比较分析

从6个品种马的血液中提取基因组DNA,根据GenBank中已发表的人、鼠、雪貂的DRD4 cDNA基因保守区序列,设计3对特异性引物,另1对由文献所得,对6个品种马的DRD4基因分4段进行PCR扩增,经电泳检测,分别呈4条特异条带,将其分别克隆入pMD19-T载体中,进行序列测定并拼接序列,得到包括所有内含子的DRD4基因序列。分析结果表明,马DRD4基因含有4个外显子和3个内含子,所得序列与人、鼠和狗同源区比对,发现其同源性都达到了75%以上。对6个品种马DRD4基因序列比较发现,不同品种马之间,第1内含子和第3外显子存在一定的变异,包括转换、颠换、插入/缺失和VNTR。     

Molecular cloning and sequencing of the cDNA encoding the bat CD4

Chiroptera is thought to be a vector or a natural reservoir of various pathogenic microbes. However, there are few basic studies on the subject of chiroptera immune systems. This is the first report to determine the sequence of bat CD4 cDNA. Comparison with other animals' CD4 and phylogenetic analysis have shown that bat CD4 had a higher homology to cat and dog CD4 than to human and mouse CD4. Moreover, from the analysis of the structure of the CD4 Ig-like C-type 1 region, in bat CD4 there was an insertion of 18 extra amino acids. In addition, bat CD4 lacked cystein, which suggested that the disulfide bond could not be formed. Human, monkey and mouse CD4 have the cystein and the disulfide bond, but pig, cat, whale and dog CD4, like that of the bat, lacked the cystein. We conducted the present study in order to help elucidate the infectious diseases derived from the bat as well as bat immune systems.     

Molecular epidemiology of rabies virus circulating in South Korea, 1998-2010

We analyzed the nucleotide sequences of the G-L (glycoprotein-large protein) intergenic non-coding region of 33 strains of the rabies virus (RABV) isolated in South Korea in 1998-2010 and compared the sequences with those of previously reported non-Korean strains. The similarities of the nucleotide sequences of the G-L region among all Korean RABV isolates ranged from 97.1 to 100%. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of the G-L region, the Korean RABV isolates were classified into three distinct subgroups with high similarity and were most closely related to the non-Korean NeiMeng1025C isolate, which was isolated from a rabid raccoon dog in eastern China, suggesting that the Korean RABV isolates originate from a rabid raccoon dog in northeastern Asia. Our results indicated that G-L region, as a useful phylogenetic indicator, is equivalent to the nucleoprotein (N) or glycoprotein (G) gene for study of RABV molecular epidemiology and that the Korean RABV isolates showing a few substitutions in the G-L region are continuously circulating in South Korea.     

Altered expression of melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) in a yellow-coloured wild raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

Background – The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene plays a key role in determining coat colour in mammals by controlling the proportion of eumelanin and pheomelanin granules. Wild raccoon dogs have a mixed coat colour, with black to brown and grey hairs. Hypothesis/Objectives – The study was performed to identify the cause of the variant yellow coat colour in a wild raccoon dog. Animals – A wild raccoon dog that showed coat colour change to yellow and four wild‐type raccoon dogs that showed normal coat colour were included. Methods – To identify the cause of the variant yellow coat colour, we examined the sequence of the MC1R gene and its expression at the mRNA and protein levels. Results – The coding region of the MC1R gene of this raccoon dog comprised 954 bp, the same as for wild‐type raccoon dogs and domestic dogs. By comparing the gene with that in the wild‐type raccoon dog, a 2 bp deletion was detected in the 5′‐untranslated region, positioned 152 bp upstream of the start codon. However, there was no significant difference in the mRNA expression level. The yellow raccoon dog revealed a significantly decreased MC1R protein level compared with the wild‐type raccoon dogs, indicating an increase in pheomelanin synthesis. Conclusions and clinical importance – These results suggest that the variant coat colour in the yellow raccoon dog was associated with decreased MC1R function.     

我国犬瘟热病毒的生态学调查研究

本研究应用电子显微镜技术检查了１７个毛皮动物和野生动物的６７６份材料,从犬,貂,貉,狐熊,小熊猫,大熊猫,狼,狮,虎,猞狮、金猫等１２种动物病料中,检出含有ＣＤＶ材料４８７份。应用间接ＥＬＩＳＡ、免疫荧光和中和试验等技术检测了８种动物１５８份血清,其中从犬,狐,小熊猫、虎、金猫,狼等６种动物的１０６份血清中检出了抗ＣＤＶ抗体。应用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ和基因探针检查了４种动物的３７份材料,其中有２９份阳性。     

北极狐及乌苏里貉抑制素α亚基基因克隆及生物信息学分析

试验旨在克隆北极狐及乌苏里貉抑制素α（inhibin α,INHα）亚基基因并对其进行生物信息学分析。根据GenBank中犬科INHα预测mRNA序列（登录号：XM_545660.5）设计1对引物,用RT-PCR技术从北极狐及乌苏里貉的卵巢组织中扩增出INHα亚基基因,同时将其插入到克隆载体中,进行测序及生物信息学分析。测序结果表明,北极狐及乌苏里貉的INHα亚基基因CDS序列全长为1 107 bp,编码369个氨基酸。北极狐及乌苏里貉的INHα亚基基因与犬的同源性最高,分别为97.9%与97.6%。系统进化树分析表明,北极狐及乌苏里貉与犬亲缘关系较近,同时也说明INHα亚基基因在不同物种及进化过程中具有高度保守性。对INHα亚基蛋白的高级结构预测发现,由于半胱氨酸间形成的二硫键导致其采用"蝴蝶形"或"开放手"构型,其中α-螺旋形成分子的"手腕"结构,β-折叠形成分子的"手指"结构。本研究成功克隆了北极狐及乌苏里貉的INHα亚基基因,同时进行了系统的生物信息学分析,为今后研究抑制素在卵母细胞-颗粒细胞同步发育过程中的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

Identification of two allelic forms of ovine CD4 exhibiting a Ser183/Pro183 polymorphism in the coding sequence of domain 3

The ovine CD4 cDNA sequence from four sheep sources (Australian Merino, Indonesian Thin Tail, Canadian cross bred, Prealpes du sud) predicts a protein of 455 residues with position 130 in the V2 domain exhibiting a W instead of C suggesting that, like the white whale, dog and cat sequences, sheep CD4 contains only two disulphide bonds. The sequence shows 73% amino acid identity and 83% nucleotide identity to a CD4 sequence from the white whale and significant identity to a partial sequence (314 residues) of bovine CD4 (87% amino acid identity, 93% nucleotide identity). Phylogenetic analysis showed that the ovine CD4 sequence forms a clade with the pig, white whale, dolphin, dog and cat CD4. Two forms of ovine CD4 were identified which differ by a single base pair (T/C) in their cDNA sequence at position 622. This polymorphism is also present in sheep genomic DNA in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, suggesting that at least two alleles of CD4 exist in the ovine genome with no selection for a particular allele. This polymorphism changes the first codon position of amino acid 183 and results in a Pro/Ser substitution in the N-terminal region of domain 3 of the CD4 protein.     

Sylvatic trichinosis in Canada.

Pepsin digestion of musculature from 2253 animals revealed that sylvatic trichinosis occurred in various species of mammals from the eastern to the western Arctic and extended down into the Rocky Mountain and Foothills regions of western Canada. Infections were demonstrated in Arctic fox, red fox, wolf, raccoon, coyote, lynx, bobcat and dog.     

Gene Structure Prediction and Molecular Evolution Analysis of Raccoon Dog agouti Gene based on RNA-Seqs

To in-depth analyze the molecular structure characteristics of agouti gene,using bioinformatic methods for RNA-Seqs test to get the complete coding sequence of raccoon dog agouti gene,and its coding protein structure was forecasted and analyzed.The results showed that the length of raccoon dog agouti gene cDNA was 530 bp which contained 396 bp open reading frame (ORF),encoded 131 amino acids.Predicting the weight of the raccoon dog agouti protein molecular was 14.41 ku and isoelectric point (pI) was 9.68,as the unstable hydrophohbic protein;It contained 11 phosphorylation sites,1 glycosylation sites and a long reach 24 amino acid signal peptide;Random coil was the main secondary structure.Phylogenetic tree showed that the raccoon dog had a close genetics distance to vuipe and canis familiaris which was consistent with the traditional animal taxonomy.Through the analysis of the molecular structure characteristics of raccoon dog agouti gene,to provide the oretical basis for revealing the influence of the colour diversity molecular genetics mechanism.     

基于RNA-Seqs的乌苏里貉agouti基因结构特征预测及分子进化分析

为了进一步分析agouti基因的分子结构特征,利用生物信息学方法对RNA-Seqs试验获得乌苏里貉agouti基因的完整编码区序列的碱基组成及其编码蛋白的结构特征进行了预测和分析,并采用非对组算数平均法（UPGMA）法构建系统发育树。结果表明,获得的乌苏里貉agouti基因cDNA长度为530 bp,含396 bp开放阅读框（ORF）,编码131个氨基酸。预测乌苏里貉agouti蛋白分子质量为14.41 ku,等电点（pI）为9.68,为不稳定疏水性蛋白;含有11个磷酸化位点、1个糖基化位点和1个长达24个氨基酸的信号肽;预测发现无规则卷曲为其主要二级结构。系统进化树结果显示乌苏里貉与赤狐、家犬遗传距离最近,这与传统的动物分类学一致。通过对乌苏里貉agouti基因分子结构特征的分析,为揭示其影响毛色多样性的分子遗传学机制提供理论依据。     

Novel papillomavirus isolated from the oral mucosa of a polar bear does not cluster with other papillomaviruses of carnivores

Papillomatosis has been documented in several carnivores, and papillomavirus (PV) types have been characterized from lesions in a number of carnivore species: the canine oral PV (COPV), the Felis domesticus PV type 1 (FdPV-1) isolated from a Persian cat, the Procyon lotor PV type 1 (PlPV-1) isolated from a raccoon, the canine PV type 2 (CPV-2) from a dog's foot pad lesion and the canine PV type 3 (CPV-3) associated with a canine epidermodysplasia verruciformis - like disease. A tissue sample was taken from a papillomatous lesion on the oral mucosa of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Extracted DNA was used as a template for multiply primed rolling-circle amplification (RCA), and restriction enzyme analysis of the RCA product indicated the presence of papillomaviral DNA. The genome of this PV was cloned and the complete genomic sequence was determined. The Ursus maritimus PV type 1 (UmPV-1) genome counts 7582 basepairs and is smaller than that of other papillomaviruses from carnivore species. UmPV-1 contains the typical noncoding region NCR1, but unlike the carnivore PVs of the Lambda genus, UmPV-1 does not possess a second noncoding region NCR2. Phylogenetic analysis based on a nucleotide sequence alignment of the L1 ORF of UmPV-1 and 51 other PV types indicates that UmPV-1 does not cluster with any of the other carnivore PVs, but branches off near the root of the common branch of the genus Alphapapillomavirus.     

Immunohistochemical localization of steroidogenic enzymes in the testis of Hokkaido Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis)

The testes from 15 adult male Hokkaido Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) were collected during the rutting season (October and November). We investigated the localization of 4 kinds of steroidogenic enzymes (P450scc, 3betaHSD, P450c17 and P450arom) immunohistochemically in these testicular samples. The specific immunoreactivities to these enzymes were detected only in the cytoplasm of Leydig cells. This differs to the enzyme distributions reported previously in Japanese black bear, Japanese raccoon dog, Hokkaido brown bear and American black bear, in which the same immunoreactivities were detected in Leydig cells, Sertoli cells and/or spermatogenic cells. The current study suggests that in the testes of the Hokkaido Sika deer, testosterone and estradiol-17beta may be synthesized in the Leydig cells only.     

Detection of canine coronaviruses genotype I and II in raised Canidae animals in China

An RT-nPCR assay was used for testing fecal samples of dogs, foxes, raccoon dogs and minks for the presence of canine coronavirus (CCV). The animals were raised in homes, dog schools or farms. Seventy out of 81 healthy dog feces from three cities and 21 out of 48 diarrhea feces from pet dogs were positive for type II CCV. From a total of 61 healthy fox feces, 43 were positive for type II and 29 for type I CCV, out of which 25 were simultaneously positive for the two different genotypes. Among 24 raccoon dogs samples, 22 were CCV type II-positive, and from those 16 were additionally type I positive. No CCVs was detected from healthy mink feces. Sequence analysis found that ten type II CCVs fragments of M gene shared a high similarity with reference strain CCV 1-71 (96.5-99.5%), and four type I CCVs shared a high similarity (96.7%-98.1%) with a reported FCV-like CCV strain. The sequence of one particular M gene fragment was found to cluster between the type I and type II CCV branches in phylogenetic analysis, suggesting the existence of a novel strain. Our study confirmed that type II CCVs infection is very common in domestic dog, fox, and raccoon dog populations in China. This is also the first report on the co-existence of two CCV genotypes in healthy foxes and raccoon dogs.     

基于线粒体Cyt b基因和CR序列的养殖貉(Nyctereutes procyonoides)种群遗传多样性和结构分析

貉(Nyctereutes procyonoides)是一种重要的经济动物。经过50年的人工驯养繁育,国内养殖种群不断扩大,但对其遗传多样性和结构了解很少,难以开展有效的遗传管理。本研究分析了东北、华北地区养殖貉种群(N=160)的线粒体细胞色素b(Cyt b)基因和控制区(CR)序列,并与已经发表的同源序列进行比较。结果定义了5个Cyt b基因和6个CR序列单倍型,其中与俄罗斯产乌苏里亚种共享单倍型分别是3个和4个。种群遗传多样性分析表明,养殖貉种群单倍型多样性处于临界点(Hd=0.50)、核苷酸多样性处于较高水平(Pi>0.5%),但二者均明显低于俄罗斯野生乌苏里貉种群。这种遗传多样性模式可能主要是由奠基者效应(founder effect)导致的。此外,红褐色型貉遗传多样性水平显著低于野生型和白色型貉。系统发育分析表明国内养殖貉种群分为3个世系,主要是乌苏里亚种、与同亚种的俄罗斯野生种群亲缘关系密切。研究还发现有1个单倍型(CH5-DH5)与越南产指名亚种共享同一个单倍型世系。这说明建群引种中可能偶然引入了华南地区分布的指名亚种。综上分析,我国养殖貉种群已经出现遗传多样性下降的迹象,需要监控种群遗传多样性的变化,引入具有新基因型的野生貉种,制定科学的交配模式,避免近交衰退。