猪肿瘤坏死因子α基因5'侧翼区域多态性分析

利用直接测序法研究猪肿瘤坏死因子α(Tumor necrosis factor,TNF-α)基因5'侧翼区域多态性,并作多态位点与仔猪腹泻和生长性状关联分析。发现在TNF-α基因5'侧翼区域存在6个SNPs位点,建立针对SNP:-1048T/C和SNP:-1016A/G的Hha ⅠPCR-RFLP和Taq Ⅰ PCR-RFLP分型技术。Hha ⅠPCR-RFLP研究发现,在民猪群体中存在TC和CC两种基因型,在长白猪群体中存在TT、TC和CC三种基因型。Taq Ⅰ PCR-RFLP研究发现,在民猪和长白猪群体中仅存在AG和GG两种基因型。性状关联分析结果表明,TC比CC基因型民猪具有较高的35日龄断奶重(P0.05)和日增重(P0.05);TT基因型长白猪腹泻指数高于TC基因型个体(P=0.06)和CC个体(P=0.06);TT基因型长白猪出生重显著高于TC和CC基因型长白猪(P0.05)。结果表明,猪TNF-α基因对仔猪腹泻和生长性状有一定影响,但HhaⅠ位点能否作为新遗传标记有待进一步研究。     

广西巴马小型猪SP1基因克隆测序及其真核表达载体的构建

[目的]克隆广西巴马小型猪特异性蛋白1(SP1)基因,并构建其真核表达载体,为揭示其对猪生长发育的调控机理打下基础.[方法]利用RT-PCR从广西巴马小型猪背最长肌组织中扩增SP1基因,采用DNASTAR、TMHMM等分别进行基因生物信息学分析;以pEGFP-N1质粒构建真核表达载体pEGFP-N1-SP1并转染293T细胞,于转染48 h后在倒置荧光显微镜下观察并拍照.[结果]克隆获得的广西巴马小型猪SP1基因与GenBank中野猪(Sus scrofa)的参考序列(XM_005652569.3)一致,未发现碱基突变位点;其编码序列(CDS)全长2340 bp,编码779个氨基酸.广西巴马小型猪SP1蛋白不存在跨膜结构,也不存在信号肽,不属于分泌型蛋白;其二级结构中α-螺旋占17.84%,延伸链占21.31%,β-转角占9.76%,无规则卷曲占51.09%.构建的真核表达载体pEGFP-N1-SP1能成功转染至293T细胞中并表达出绿色荧光蛋白.[结论]广西巴马小型猪SP1基因CDS序列编码蛋白主要参与细胞内活动,而非外分泌型蛋白,以SP1基因构建的真核表达载体pEGFP-N1-SP1能转染293T细胞并成功表达,可直接用于后期SP1基因功能探索及干扰表达等研究.     

民猪LPL基因真核表达载体的构建

为了进一步分析脂蛋白脂酶(Lipoprotein lipase,LPL)基因的生物学功能。采用克隆测序的方法获得了民猪LPL基因的完整CDS序列,将其克隆到pMD-18T载体上,将测序验证正确的基因序列插入到pcDNA3.1(+)质粒载体中,构建了pcDNA-LPL真核表达载体。结果表明,所得序列与GenBank中登录的猪LPL基因同源性为99.30%,说明LPL基因的真核载体构建成功。该研究为在细胞水平上研究LPL的表达和功能奠定了试验基础,为进一步分析LPL基因功能提供了理论依据。     

The Pig Lhx8 Gene： cDNA Cloning, Bioinformatic Analysis and Expression Level in Tissues and Preimplantation Embryos

Evidence has shown in mouse that Lhx8 is a critical factor for maintenance and differentiation of the oocyte during early oogenesis. In the current paper, attempts were made to clone and characterize a gene encoding Lhx8 from pig. Rapid amplification of cDNA ends （RACE） gave rise to a full-length of Lhx8 which contained 1 681 bp nucleotides, with a complete open reading frame of 885 bp, encoding a 295 amino acid polypeptide. Homology search and sequence multialignment demonstrated that the deduced pig Lhx8 protein sequence shared a high identity with Lhx8 from other mammals, including several highly conservative motifs and amino acids. The phylogenetic tree of the LIM superfamily proteins has been constructed to reveal the evolutionary relationship of various species. RT-PCR analysis showed that the Lhx8 gene was expressed in gonad and immunity tissues. In preimplantation embryos, Lhx8 mRNA expression profiling using realtime PCR revealed that its mRNA levels were highest in 4-cell stage embryos and gradually decreased until the blastocyst stage.     

民猪与长白猪主要组织器官生长规律研究

选择民猪和长白猪为研究对象,利用异速生长式分析两个品种1～8月龄组织器官的早熟顺序。结果表明,民猪脂肪沉积较早,在2.5～6月龄间沉积大量的脂肪,生长发育全期腹内脂肪的沉积能力突出,而长白猪在6月龄后沉积脂肪速度加快;两个品种各脂肪组织占胴体比率在6～8月龄维持不变。民猪肉、脂、骨、皮早熟性顺序为:骨骼>肌肉>皮肤>脂肪,而长白猪为:骨骼>皮肤>肌肉>脂肪;两品种猪脂肪组织早熟性顺序均为:肠系膜脂肪>皮下脂肪>肾周脂肪>大网膜脂肪。民猪内脏器官早熟性顺序为:小肠>肾>胰>肝>脾>肺>心>胃>大肠;长白猪内脏器官早熟性顺序为:小肠>肾>肝>胰>心>脾>胃>肺>大肠。     

不同比例民猪血统的生长肥育猪生产性能和胴体特性研究

选择不同比例民猪血统(民猪血统比例为1,1/2,1/4,1/8,0)的商品仔猪60头,在同一营养水平下,研究民猪血统对生长肥育猪生产性能和胴体特性的影响。结果表明,民猪与引入猪种杂交后,含不同比例民猪血统的杂种猪各阶段生产性能均显著高于民猪(P<0.05)。综合考虑平均日增重和料肉比,生产性能表现的优劣顺序为:杜×大长猪、1/8民猪、1/4民猪、1/2民猪和民猪。结果显示,试猪在100 kg左右屠宰,1/2民猪、1/4民猪、1/8民猪的瘦肉率分别比民猪提高3.70%,7.23%和11.85%。眼肌面积分别提高32.35%,58.56%和57.79%,背部4点平均膘厚分别降低6.55%,17.38%和21.66%。杜×大长猪的生产性能和胴体特性与民猪及含民猪血统的杂种猪差异显著(P<0.05),随民猪血统比例的增加,杂种猪的屠宰率、瘦肉率和眼肌面积逐渐降低,背部4点平均膘厚、板油率和皮下脂肪率则逐渐增加。     

猪FAM213B基因mRNA和启动子的克隆及序列分析

【目的】获得猪FAM213B基因完整mRNA和启动子序列,研究猪FAM213B基因表达,为探讨母猪妊娠的建立和胚胎发育调控机制奠定基础。【方法】通过5'RACE和3'RACE技术,获得基因完整mRNA序列,分析不同物种该基因氨基酸序列相似性;通过PCR克隆启动子区,并通过双荧光素酶报告基因载体系统转染猪子宫内膜细胞,研究其转录活性。【结果】猪FAM213B基因mRNA全长808 bp,其中5'UTR、CDS区和3'UTR长度分别为67、609(含终止密码子)和132 bp(不含poly A序列),在17~106位氨基酸之间存在硫氧还蛋白折叠结构域;与猪FAM213B基因其他2个潜在转录本相比,三者都包含硫氧还蛋白折叠结构域,但蛋白三级结构存在较大差异;猪FAM213B氨基酸序列与山羊、牛和绵羊高度相似,相似性分别为94.03%、93.03%和91.54%。克隆获得2 261 bp(-2 231/+30)的基因启动子序列,将其连接至双荧光素酶报告基因载体,转染猪子宫内膜细胞,发现获得的启动子片段能够启动下游报告基因的转录,在启动子区存在潜在的典型NFκB等转录因子结合位点。【结论】本研究获得猪FAM213B基因转录本长度为808 bp,其蛋白存在硫氧还蛋白折叠功能结构域,其启动子序列(-2 231/+30)在猪子宫内膜细胞中具有较强的转录活性。     

Chromosome Mapping,Expression and Polymorphism Analysis of CRABP1 Gene in Pigs

Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 1 (CRABP1) is a well-conserved member of cytosolic lipid-binding protein family. It is an important modulator of retinoic acid signaling. Long serial analysis of gene expression (LongSAGE) analysis suggested that CRABP1 gene was differentially expressed during prenatal skeletal muscle development in porcine. Here, we obtained the full-length coding region sequence and genomic sequence of the porcine CRABP1 gene and analyzed its genomic structures. Subsequently, we examined CRABP1 chromosome assignment using INRA-University of Minnesota 7 000 porcine radiation hybrid panel (IMpRH) and explored its tissue distribution in adult Tongcheng pigs and dynamical expression profiles in prenatal skeletal muscle (33, 65 and 90 days post coitus, dpc) from Landrace (lean-type) (described as L33, L65 and L90) and Tongcheng pigs (obese-type) (described as T33, T65 and T90). The CRABP1 gene was mapped to chromosome 7q11-q23 and closely linked to the microsatellite marker SWR1928. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that CRABP1 mRNA was highly expressed in lung and stomach, moderately expressed in placenta and uterus, and weakly expressed in other tissues. Moreover, CRABP1 gene was down-regulated during prenatal skeletal muscle development in both Landrace and Tongcheng pigs and it was expressed much higher in T33 than L33. Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected by sequencing and mass spectrometry methods, allele frequency analysis indicated that g. 281 (G>A) and g. 2992 (G>A) were deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the Landrace and DLY (Duroc×(Landrace×Yorkshire)) pig breeds.     

民猪CIRP基因的克隆与冷诱导研究

采用生物信息学结合RT-PCR的方法,克隆民猪的冷诱导RNA结合蛋白(Cold inducible RNA-binding protein,CIRP)基因,获得3个变异体序列。猪CIRP变异体1基因cDNA长1 278 bp(GenBank登录号:HQ908794),编码172个氨基酸;变异体2基因cDNA长1 653 bp(GenBank登录号:HQ908795),编码182个氨基酸;变异体3基因cDNA长1 765 bp(Genbank登录号:HQ908796),编码144个氨基酸。CIRP变异体2与变异体1相比,在其编码区的第501碱基处,出现了一段375 bp的插入片段,该插入片段的第46～48个碱基为TAG,使翻译提前终止;变异体3与变异体2相比,在其编码区的第428碱基处,出现一段115 bp插入片段,该插入片段的第5～7个碱基为TGA,使翻译提前终止。3种转录变异体的核苷酸序列同源性为86.45%,氨基酸序列同源性为87%。冷诱导后,CIRP基因在肌肉中的表达水平出现显著升高(P<0.05)。     

Identification of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 4 Gene in Wild Boar

Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 plays an important role in the innate immune system and has been involved in resistance/ susceptibility to a number of diseases as revealed by studies in human and other domestic animals.Wild boar survives in natural environment without artificial interference and may be different from domestic pig in innate immune system.Here,the complete coding sequence of TLR4 and TLR4A was cloned in wild boar,and two other alternative splicing variants,TLR4B and TLR4C,were obtained.Compared to the counterpart from domestic pig (GenBank No.AJ628065),there were five SNPs,c.510T＞C,c.960A＞G,c.962A＞G,c.1605T＞G and c.1824A＞G,in the coding sequence of wild boar TLR4A gene.TLR4 gene was expressed in all the tissues from wild boar studied with the most abundance in spleen tissue,and mRNA level was significantly lower in spleen from wild boar than that from Min pig.The allele distribution was significantly different at polymorphic loci c.962G＞A and c.1027C＞A (p＜0.01) between wild boar and Min pig.The results would contribute to understand the innate immune system in wild boar.     

杜梨HMGR基因克隆及其转基因烟草种子耐盐性分析

为研究3-羟基-3-甲基戊二酰辅酶A还原酶(HMGR)在植物耐盐方面的作用机理,以杜梨(Pyrus betulaefolia Bunge)叶片为材料,通过同源克隆获得开放阅读框为1 815bp的cDNA全长序列,编码604个氨基酸的cDNA全长序列,结构预测显示该蛋白质的N端含有2个保守的跨膜结构域,C端具有催化区,包含HMG-CoA结合结构域和NADP(H)结合结构域。NCBI序列比对发现,其与苹果、沙梨HMGR的氨基酸序列同源性高达97%和93%;MEGA 5.0聚类分析发现该基因属于HMGR1亚类基因,因此,将该基因命名为PbHMGR。RTPCR分析表明,PbHMGR在杜梨韧皮部、木质部、芽、叶片和花中均有表达,在芽中表达量最高。洋葱表皮亚细胞定位发现PbHMGR蛋白在细胞质中呈现点状分布。利用农杆菌侵染叶盘法将PbHMGR转化烟草,转基因T0代种子在添加不同浓度NaCl的培养基上播种,统计萌发率并观察萌发状态,发现转基因烟草种子抗盐胁迫的能力显著高于对照。说明PbHMGR基因可以在一定程度上提高植物种子的耐盐性。     

猪LPAR3基因克隆及其在子宫内膜细胞的表达

【目的】获得猪LPAR3基因完整mRNA及基因结构,研究其启动子活性;探究LPAR3基因在子宫内膜的转录调控及可能影响母猪产仔的机制。【方法】应用5'RACE和3'RACE技术获取LPAR3基因完整mRNA序列;预测5'调控区潜在的启动子转录因子结合位点及CpG岛,构建不同长度的启动子双荧光素酶报告基因重组载体,与pRL-TK质粒共同转染至猪子宫内膜细胞,检测启动子活性;应用RT-qPCR比较LPAR3基因在妊娠第12天的二花脸猪和长大二元猪子宫内膜的相对表达量;应用亚硫酸氢钠修饰后测序比较LPAR3基因在妊娠第12天的二花脸猪和长大二元猪子宫内膜的甲基化状态。【结果】猪LPAR3 mRNA全长为2 127 bp,其中5'UTR和3'UTR的长度分别为202和860 bp,CDS区为1 065 bp。克隆获得包括LPAR3转录起始位点上游3 080 bp (–2 430/+650bp)的5'调控序列,分析预测显示该调控区不存在TATA box,存在GC元件、CPBP及糖皮质激素受体IR3等调控因子结合位点,且在–190/–84和–44/+651 bp处存在2个潜在CpG岛。成功构建9个不同长度的5'缺失报告重组载体并转染猪子宫内膜细胞。双荧光素酶活性检测结果显示,启动子P4(+454/+80 bp)的转录活性最高,其次是P6(–123/+80 bp)。RT-qPCR结果显示,妊娠第12天二花脸猪LPAR3基因在子宫内膜的表达量高于在其他组织的表达量,且极显著高于在妊娠第12天长大二元猪子宫内膜的表达量,LPAR3在2个猪种子宫内膜均处于低甲基化状态且差异不显著。【结论】猪LPAR3 mRNA全长为2 127 bp,妊娠第12天LAPR3基因在二花脸猪子宫内膜表达高于其在长大二元猪子宫内膜的表达,显示LPAR3可能参与了猪早期妊娠并影响产仔数。     

猪β2肾上腺素能受体基因克隆及穿梭表达质粒的构建

【目的】利用重组β₂肾上腺素能受体（β₂AR）检测β₂激动剂类药物,是弥补传统免疫学检测方法不足、实现该类违禁物多残留的快速检测手段。获得高纯度、高亲和力的重组受体是该技术的核心和难点。本文克隆猪β₂ AR并构建其重组穿梭表达质粒,为筛选最适宜的受体表达系统和表达条件提供基础材料。【方法】克隆猪β₂AR并进行序列分析,完成重组穿梭表达质粒构建。首先采集新鲜猪肝组织,提取总RNA,根据GenBank已登录的猪β₂AR核苷酸序列（AF000134）,设计1对引物并进行RT-PCR扩增。扩增产物切胶回收后与pMD-18T载体于4℃、T4连接酶作用下连接过夜。连接产物转化DH5α感受态细胞,经蓝白斑筛选后提取克隆质粒并对其作PCR鉴定、双酶切鉴定及测序分析。然后对所获得的基因及编码的氨基酸序列进行在线BLAST分析、系统进化树构建和疏水性分析。为了提高受体蛋白的表达量及受体配体间的亲和力,对该克隆基因作N端截短186个核苷酸改造;为使表达蛋白C端携带6×His标签,对克隆基因C端进行去除终止子改造。将改造后的克隆基因分别插入pTriEx-1.1 Hygro穿梭表达载体,连接产物转入NovaBlue感受态细胞,经Amp抗性筛选,挑取单菌落提取质粒并进行鉴定。【结果】经分光光度计检测及琼脂糖凝胶电泳分析,所提猪肝细胞总RNA的纯度、浓度及完整性可满足后续试验要求。RT-PCR产物电泳结果显示,在1 200 bp 左右出现1条特异性条带,与预期结果一致。克隆质粒pMD-18T-β₂AR经鉴定,证实为阳性重组质粒。测序结果显示,所得猪β₂AR基因cDNA序列全长1 257 bp,编码418个氨基酸。该序列已提交至GenBank,登录号为KF023571.1。Compute pI/Mw在线软件预测该蛋白分子质量为46.73 kD。与已发表的猪β₂AR（AF000134）相比,基因序列一致性为99.68%,4处发生碱基突变,编码的氨基酸序列一致性为99.28%,3处发生突变,且配体与受体结合位点处的氨基酸均得到正确克隆。在线BLAST分析表明,猪与其它物种的β₂AR及氨基酸序列一致性均在80%以上,具有较高的同源性。由系统进化树分析可知,所克隆的猪β₂AR与领西猯Pecan tajacu（JN 633666.1）的亲缘性较近,与大仓鼠Tscherskia triton（AY683091.1）和草原田鼠Microtus ochrogaster（XM 005356183.1）的亲缘性较远。氨基酸疏水性分析表明,该受体蛋白N端以疏水性氨基酸为主,C端以亲水性氨基酸为主。经PCR和双酶切鉴定以及测序分析证明,成功构建重组穿梭表达质粒pTriEx-1.1Hygro-β₂AR1-418和pTriEx-1.1Hygro-β₂AR63-418。【结论】所获克隆基因与已发表猪β₂AR高度一致,且活性位点处的氨基酸均得到正确克隆。此外,pTriEx-1.1 Hygro穿梭表达载体适宜用作大肠杆菌、昆虫细胞和哺乳动物细胞表达系统的启动子,是研究目标基因在不同表达系统表达效果的良好材料。本文所构建的穿梭表达质粒pTriEx-1.1Hygro-β₂AR1-418和pTriEx-1.1Hygro-β₂AR63-418均可用于以上3种表达系统中β₂AR蛋白的表达纯化研究。     

撒坝猪MCUR1基因克隆、生物信息学分析及其组织表达量检测

本研究克隆了撒坝猪MCUR1基因,对其进行生物信息学分析,并通过实时荧光定量PCR检测其在撒坝猪、大白猪不同组织中的表达水平。根据GenBank上公布的猪的MCUR1基因序列(登录号:XM_003128183.4)设计引物,通过PCR扩增及测序获得撒坝猪MCUR1基因CDS序列,该序列全长1 095 bp,编码364个氨基酸;MCUR1蛋白的分子式C₁₇₈₇H₂₉₄₉N₅₃₃O₅₀₃S₁₄,相对分子质量40.398 ku,理论等电点(pI)10.27,不稳定系数55.70,脂肪指数95.99,平均亲水性为-0.213,属于亲水蛋白;MCUR1蛋白没有信号肽和跨膜结构,含有2个螺旋卷曲结构,主要在细胞质中发挥生物学功能;含有32个磷酸化位点;含有一个CpG island;二级结构由58.24%的α-螺旋,4.12%的β-转角,30.22%的无规则卷曲,7.42%的延伸链构成;猪MCUR1基因编码区序列与牛、鸡、狗、山羊、人、猴、鼠、绵羊的同源性分别为85.3%、68.0%、83.6%、87.9%、84.4%、80.3%、76.8%、88.2%,与绵羊、山羊、牛的亲缘关系较近,与鸡的关系较远;在肝脏中的表达量最多,肺脏中的表达量最少。在大白猪的背最长肌中MCUR1的表达量高于撒坝猪的背最长肌(P<0.01)。     

猪黑素皮质素受体4基因的单倍型检测与分析

黑素皮质素受体4（melanocortin 4receptor,MC4R）是G蛋白耦联受体超家族的一个成员,在人和许多动物的体重、能量稳态和采食量的调控中发挥重要作用。现采用直接克隆测序的方法对23头长白猪、25头大白猪、19头民猪和7头野猪的MC4R基因进行了测序与分型。共检测到SNP位点72个,其中发生频率在2次以上的SNP位点有6个,有3个为错义突变,引起了多肽链氨基酸的替代;6个SNP位点共组成了14种单倍型,其中H1、H3、H5、H6、H7、H9、H11和H14为首次发现的单倍型。     

民猪ZFAND5基因的克隆与真核表达载体构建

根据NcB1上已公布野猪的ZFAND5序列,设计上下游引物,PCR扩增,构建真核表达载体,酶切鉴定并测序.克隆并分析ZFAND5(zinc finger,AN1-type domain5)基因序列,构建zFAND5基因的真核表达载体,为转染细胞提供基础.通过研究首次获得了民猪的ZFAND5基因的全序列及其完整的cDNA...     

大肠杆菌O157 Stx噬菌体裂解酶的克隆表达及活性分析

为研究大肠杆菌O157Stx噬菌体编码的裂解酶(内溶素)对肠出血性大肠杆菌的抗菌作用,克隆表达了大肠杆菌O157Stx噬菌体裂解酶,并检测其裂解作用和裂菌谱。利用PCR方法扩增大肠杆菌O157Min27株中Stx2噬菌体裂解酶基因(R基因),构建表达质粒pET28a(+)-lysEC1,并转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)。重组质粒在BL21中获得了高表达,目的蛋白表达量占菌体总蛋白的34%,经His-trapTM亲和层析柱纯化后,获得的重组LysEC1的纯度大于97%。体外裂解活性试验证实纯化的噬菌体裂解酶LysEC1对肠出血性大肠杆菌菌株具有很好的裂解作用,这为新型噬菌体抗菌生物制剂的研发提供了新的研发方向。     

野猪·家猪及其杂种猪ACSL4基因3′UTR区多态性分析

[目的]为猪的分子育种研究提供理论依据。[方法]采用酚-氯仿法从野猪、民猪、大白猪、长白猪、杜洛克和杂种猪的耳组织中提取基因组DNA,根据GenBank上猪ACSL4基因cDNA全序列设计3对引物,进行PCR-SSCP和测序,分析ACSL4基因3UTR区的多态性。[结果]3对引物中,仅K3引物的PCR-SSCP产物有多态性,检测到3种基因型(AA、BB和AB)。在ACSL4基因3′UTR区3862 bp处发生T→C碱基突变。仅在大白猪、长白猪,杜洛克和杂种猪中发现多态性位点,而在民猪和野猪中未发现。杜洛克、大白猪和杂种猪间不同基因型的分布都有极显著差异(P<0.01),长白猪和大白猪各基因型的分布无显著差异(P>0.05)。[结论]该研究为丰富猪种的种质特性资料库和充分利用种质资源提供了依据。     

Genetic Diversity of Chinese Soybean mosaic virus Strains and Their Relationships with Other Plant Potyviruses Based on P3 Gene Sequences

Soybean mosaic virus （SMV）, a member of the genus Potyvirus, is a major pathogen of soybean plants in China, and 16 SMV strains have been identified nationwide based on a former detailed SMV classification system. As the P3 gene is thought to be involved in viral replication, systemic infection, pathogenicity, and overcoming resistance, knowledge of the P3 gene sequences of SMV and other potyviruses would be useful in efforts to know the genetic relationships among them and control the disease. P3 gene sequences were obtained from representative isolates of the above-mentioned 16 SMV strains and were compared with other SMV strains and 16 Potyvirus species from the National Center for Biotechnology GenBank database. The P3 genes from the 16 SMV isolates are composed of 1041 nucleotides, encoding 347 amino acids, and share 90.7-100% nucleotide （NT） sequence identities and 95.1-100% amino acid （AA） sequence identities. The P3 coding regions of the 16 SMV isolates share high identities （92.4-98.9% NT and 96.0-100% AA） with the reported Korean isolates, followed by the USA isolates （88.5-97.9% NT and 91.4-98.6% AA）, and share low identities （80.5-85.2% NT and 82.1-84.7% AA） with the reported HZ 1 and P isolates from Pinellia ternata. The sequence identities of the P3 genes between SMV and the 16 potyviruses varied from 44.4 to 81.9% in the NT sequences and from 21.4 to 85.3% in the AA sequences, respectively. Among them, SMV was closely related to Watermelon mosaic virus （WMV）, with 76.0-81.9% NT and 77.5-85.3% AA identities. In addition, the SMV isolates and potyvirus species were clustered into six distinct groups. All the SMV strains isolated from soybean were clustered in Group I, and the remaining species were clustered in other groups. A multiple sequence alignment analysis of the C-terminal regions indicated that the P3 genes within a species were highly conserved, whereas those among species were relatively variable.