Karyotype analysis of interspecific fusants of basidiomycetes by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

The purpose of this research was to analyze the karyotype of the interspecific fusants of twoPleurotus species. Auxotrophic mutants derived from the cultivated strain ofP. ostreatus andP. cornucopiae were used. Protoplasts were fused electrically, and the fusants were selected under auxotrophic complementation. Esterase isozyme analysis showed that several fusants had isozyme bands originating from both parental strains, and others had unilateral isozyme bands. The fusant that had expressed isozyme bands of both parental strains showed chromosomal DNA bands of both of the parental strains in pulsedfield gel electrophoresis analysis. Despite the above results, the chromosomal composition of the fusants obtained by the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis did not exhibit all of the bands of both fusion parents.     

PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE KARYOTYPE OF ARDEA PURPUCEA AND ARDEA CINEREA, CICONIIFORES

INTRODUCTIoNInthepasttWentyfiveyears,aboutl7sPeciesbirdsfroml2genera,4familyintheorderciconiiferes*havebeenstudied(Itohetall969,Hamne;l97o,Takatgi&Sasakil974,ZhuXingtian&JiangDianqingl984,Bianctall988).MorestUdyt`orksonkaryompeareneededtobedoneforaccuratelyanalyzingthephylogenyinCiconiiforesatthecelllevel.Thepresentstudyprovidessomedataforfur-therunderstandingtheevolutionofkaryotyPeofCiconiiforesMATERIALSANDMETHODSoneyoungfemaleofArdeapurPuceamanilensisandoneyoungfemaleofArd…     

崖柏属植物的核型分析

[目的]为了从细胞学角度探讨崖柏属植物分类与进化问题,[方法]采用根尖压片法对崖柏属5种植物进行核型研究。[结果]表明:崖柏和日本香柏的核型公式为2n=2x=22=18m(2SAT)+4sm,朝鲜崖柏、北美乔柏和北美香柏的核型公式为2n=2x=22=20m(2SAT)+2sm,5种植物的核型均属于1A类型。[结论]该属在柏科中可能处于比较进步的进化地位;通过进化趋势图分析发现,崖柏在该属中分化最晚,而朝鲜崖柏则较原始。     

两种兰科植物CaM及CML基因家族全基因组分析

[目的]探讨Ca M和CML基因家族在兰科植物不同组织和与菌根真菌建立共生关系过程中的潜在功能。[方法]依据已发表的拟南芥Ca M和CML基因家族蛋白序列,利用生物信息学方法对小兰屿蝴蝶兰和铁皮石斛全基因组进行搜索,通过多种生物软件或在线工具对Ca M和CML基因家族蛋白序列进行筛选及确定、蛋白结构分析、系统进化分析及结构域预测;利用转录组数据绘制heatmap图,对小兰屿蝴蝶兰不同组织(花、叶、茎、根)及石斛种子与美胞胶膜菌共生条件下Ca M和CML基因家族的表达情况进行分析。[结果]在小兰屿蝴蝶兰和铁皮石斛全基因组中均预测到4个Ca M蛋白和54个CML蛋白;小兰屿蝴蝶兰Ca M及CML家族基因中39个基因没有内含子,19个基因具有内含子;铁皮石斛Ca M及CML基因家族中有41个基因没有内含子,17个基因具有内含子;系统进化分析将小兰屿蝴蝶兰和铁皮石斛Ca M和CML蛋白家族各分为10个亚家族;小兰屿蝴蝶兰中9个基因在叶中的表达相对于花、茎、根为上调表达,2个基因在叶中的表达相对于花、茎、根却为下调表达; 3个基因在花中的表达相对于叶、茎、根为上调表达; 3个基因在花和叶中的表达相对于茎和根为上调表达;铁皮石斛中4个基因在与美胞胶膜菌共生萌发文库中的表达相对于非共生文库为上调表达; 4个基因在共生萌发文库中的表达相对于非共生文库为下调表达。[结论]Ca M及CML家族基因在兰科植物不同组织具有重要作用,且参与铁皮石斛种子与美孢胶膜菌共生萌发的生物学调控过程。     

Improving the evaluation of multiple-dowel-type connection strength

Our study focuses on predicting the ultimate short-term load carrying capacity of timber-to-timber connections with dowel-type fasteners. The wide range of possible configurations in practice makes the resolution of these values by tests unrealistic. Moreover, different current regulations do not consider some specific failure mechanisms. In many countries, the reduction of resistance involved by this phenomenon is taken into account by considering an effective number of dowels (n_ef) smaller than the actual number of dowels (n) in the connection. However, these different regulations disagree on the values of n_ef and on other points (spacing, partial coefficient of security, formulas). These discrepancies in design rules invite the fundamental research on this topic and, therefore, new methods are sought in order to estimate the load carrying capacities of the connections. In the light of these, our approach consists of predicting the load carrying capacity with the neural network numerical tool. The results obtained by this analysis tool are satisfactory, although the model remains complex. Subsequently, we focus on the simplification of this numerical model with classical regression techniques in order to implement it in a design code.     

杨树PtRRI基因的组织特异性表达模式分析

[目的]模式植物在木本植物中鉴定的许多重要调控因子家族在木本植物中出现了基因家族成员扩张,但ARRs家族作为细胞分裂素响应调节因子在杨树基因组中成员数量反而减少,其在木本植物中如何行使功能需要进一步研究。[方法]本研究通过生物信息学构建PtRRI启动子与GUS融合表达载体,检测植物激素处理后PtRRI表达量和检测PPtRRI::GUS转基因植株在生根过程中GUS信号等方法,对杨树PtRRI基因的组织特异性表达模式进行分析。[结果]表明:PtRRI在杨树根部、形成层、木质部表达量相对较高,PtRRI转录受6-BA激素诱导,与其在不定根发育过程中激素调控下的表达相一致。[结论]PtRRI基因可能参与杨树的次级生长。     

黑杨派基因库内无性系生长特性的遗传分析*

黑杨派基因库内无性系生长特性的遗传分析解荷锋，于中奎，陈一山，张绮纹，徐红关键词黑杨派，基因库，生长特性，遗传变异黑杨派杨树在杨属栽培种中速生性能及经济价值最高［１］，其中尤以美洲黑杨为佳。我国从长江流域到黑龙江以南，广大平原地区都适宜生长［２］。为...     

苹果属无融合生殖SERK1基因的克隆与生物信息学分析

[目的]为探讨苹果属植物无融合生殖分子机制。[方法]以苹果属平邑甜茶及杂种后代33#为试材,以苹果基因组CDS序列设计引物,通过PCR扩增技术克隆出SERK同源基因的cDNA全长序列,命名为MhSERK1和MhdSERK1(GenBank登录号JQ231273和JQ231272),利用实时定量RTqPCR的方法检测了这两个基因在平邑甜茶和杂种后代各组织和器官中的表达模式。[结果]序列分析显示MhSERK1和MhdSERK1编码区序列全长为1 899 bp和1 881 bp,分别编码632和626个氨基酸,其氨基酸序列与其他植物的SERK1同源基因所编码的氨基酸同源性都在80%以上,特别是与葡萄科龙眼品种同源性最高,高达92.56%,与模式植物拟南芥、烟草等植物的SERK同源基因都具有很高的同源性。实时定量PCR结果表明,在平邑甜茶和杂种后代不同组织、花器官中SERK1基因的表达量存在差异,其中在子房中的表达量最高,在营养生长的组织中表达量很低,在平邑甜茶花蕾期的子房中表达量最高。[结论]推测该基因在平邑甜茶和杂种后代的生殖发育过程中可能发挥重要作用。     

麻疯树BRI1基因的鉴定及其在不同发育时期花蕾中的表达分析

[目的]研究油菜素内酯受体BRI1的同源基因(JcBRI1)在麻疯树花发育过程中的作用。[方法]利用RT-PCR技术克隆JcBRI1基因的CDS,以pET-30a(+)质粒为框架构建原核表达载体转化至大肠杆菌进行诱导表达,随后利用LC-MS/MS对表达产物进行质谱鉴定,并以氨基酸序列为基础分析JcBRI1蛋白质结构。利用荧光定量PCR分析麻疯树JcBRI1基因在雌雄花发育的关键时期的表达水平,初步确定其在麻疯树花发育过程中的表达模式。[结果]克隆获得了JcBRI1基因的CDS,长度为3 591 bp。SDS-PAGE检测结果表明:JcBRI1基因在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)和Rosetta(DE3)中均能表达,但在低温环境的表达量更高。原核表达产物的LC-MS/MS鉴定结果表明:JcBRI1氨基酸序列与预期的一致,JcBRI1基因的表达产物为麻疯树BRI1蛋白。对JcBRI1在麻疯树花器官不同发育时期的表达水平进行检测分析,结果表明:JcBRI1基因的表达量在雌花发育的第一个时期即大孢子母细胞时期就达到了最高值,在随后几个时期持续下调;然而,其在雄花各个时期的表达量并无明显差异,表明其很有可能参与了麻疯树雌花大孢子母细胞发育过程。[结论]麻疯树JcBRI1基因为LRR-RLKs家族成员BRI1的同源基因,很有可能参与麻疯树雌花大孢子母细胞的发育过程,至于JcBRI1在麻疯树大孢子母细胞发育过程中的具体作用机制还需进一步研究。     

Decomposition and nutrient loss from prunings of different contour hedgerow species in tea plantations in the sloping highlands of Sri Lanka

Contour hedgerows of multipurpose tree species in the sloping tea lands of Sri Lanka are expected to reduce soil erosion and also add significant amounts of plant nutrients to the soil via periodic prunings. The objective of this experiment was to characterize the biomass decomposition pattern and quantify the amount of nutrients added through prunings of six tree species (Calliandra calothyrsus, Senna spectabilis, Euphatorium innulifolium, Flemingia congesta, Gliricidia sepium and Tithonia diversifolia) currently being used in hedgerows associated with tea. Withered leaf and stem prunings (50 g) were enclosed in 2-mm litter bags, placed at 5-cm depth and retrieved after one, three, six, nine and 12 weeks. Loss of initial dry weight, N, P and K was measured. Single exponential decay function adequately described both dry weight and nutrient loss. Tree species differed significantly in their rate of breakdown with decomposition constants (k) varying from 0.0299 to 0.2006 week⁻¹ for leaves and from 0.0225 to 0.0633 week⁻¹ for stems. Gliricidia showed the highest k for leaves with the rest in the following descending order: Senna > Tithonia ≥ Euphatorium > Calliandra > Flemingia. A similar pattern was observed for loss of all nutrients with Calliandra and Flemingia always having lower k values than the rest. Although N immobilization was not observed, immobilization of P and K was observed during the first week of incubation in some species, particularly in stem prunings. Annual biomass of prunings differed significantly between tree species in the following descending order: Calliandra > Senna > Flemingia > Tithonia > Gliricidia > Euphatorium. Calliandra added the greatest amount of nutrients annually to the soil with Euphatorium adding the least. Calliandra prunings provided the annual total K requirement and 49% of the N requirement of mature tea. However, none of the species provided more than 5% of the P requirement. It is concluded that among the tree species tested, Calliandra and Flemingia are the most suitable for contour hedgerows in tea plantations of this agroclimatic region because of their higher soil nutrient enrichment capacity and slower decomposition rates which would minimize leaching losses. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

烟草和毛白杨次生维管发育相关MYB转录因子分析

[目的]为探讨额河杨和银灰杨天然杂种的起源机制,[方法]应用18对SSR标记,从分子水平上对新疆额尔齐斯河流域杨属植物的种间关系进行分析研究。[结果]表明:(1)SSR系统发育树将整个流域天然杨属植物分为两大类群,即黑杨派和青杨派为一类,白杨派为一类;(2)白杨派派内系统聚类图显示,银白杨、欧洲山杨、银灰杨三个树种均有较大的遗传分化,特别是杂种银灰杨似乎更大;(3)黑杨派和青杨派的UPGMA分类图显示,青杨派和黑杨派分属于2个分支,其中,青杨派内部分化相对简单,分为2支,均为典型的苦杨;黑杨派内部的分化较为复杂,可分为4类,包括典型的欧洲黑杨、额河杨和回交子代。[结论]杂种额河杨具有更多的欧洲黑杨的遗传成分,因此,将额河杨放到黑杨派是正确的。     

山鸡椒1-脱氧木酮糖-5-磷酸还原异构酶 DXR基因的克隆和SNP分析

在转录组测序结果分析基础上,以山鸡椒cDNA 为模板,克隆得到山鸡椒1-脱氧木酮糖-5-磷酸还原异构酶DXR 基因cDNA 全长,以山鸡椒基因组DNA 为模板,设计引物、扩增拼接后获得山鸡椒DXR 基因全长,命名为LcDXR。序列分析表明,LcDXR cDNA 全长为1 501 bp,5'非编码区长34 bp,3'非编码区长53 bp,开放阅读框长1 413 bp,预测编码含有470个氨基酸残基的蛋白质,等电点为6.62,分子量为51.12 kD。LcDXR 基因全长为12 601 bp,其中外显子12 个,内含子11 个。对来自10个种源的LcDXR 基因编码区单核苷酸变异位点进行分析表明:在cDNA 区间内共发现10 个SNP(single nucleotide polymorphism)位点,其中有4 个单核苷酸变异导致了所编码的氨基酸的改变,为了分析氨基酸突变导致的蛋白质精细结构的变化,利用Swiss-PDB Viewer 模拟4 个突变位点氨基酸残基的替换。其中江西安远(AY)的突变Lys119Thr 引起了氢键的变化,推测可能对酶的活性产生影响。研究结果为深入研究山鸡椒脱氧木酮糖5-磷酸还原异构酶的活性和功能奠定了基础,同时为山鸡椒遗传育种提供理论依据。     

Populations of adult fungus gnats and shore flies in British Columbia container nurseries as related to nursery environment,and incidence of fungi on the insects

Adult fungus gnat and shore fly populations were monitored in four container nurseries near Victoria, British Columbia. In general, populations of both insects were larger in summer than in winter. Also, both insects were more abundant in the nursery with a plastic-covered, soil floor, which favored moisture accumulation and build up of algae, liverworts and mosses, than in nurseries with other types of floors such as cement. Results of fungus isolations revealed that gnats and flies both harbor the seedling pathogens Botrytis cinerea and species of Fusarium and Phoma, plus several non-pathogenic fungi. The results are discussed in relation to nursery sanitation practices, their effects on gnat and fly populations, and some possible roles of these insects in seedling disease epidemiology.     

越冬白蜡虫微生物多样性分析

[目的]了解白蜡虫越冬时体内微生物的多样性,比较昆明与长春越冬虫体内微生物种类和数量的差异,为了解白蜡虫低温适应机制提供有用信息。[方法]采用Miseq高通量测序方法对昆明越冬雌成虫(KM)和长春越冬雌成虫(CC)体内细菌16s rRNA及真菌ITS基因进行测序,利用Usearch软件进行细菌和真菌OTU(Operational Taxonomic Unit)划分,并利用Mothur软件对OTU进行分类学分析和多样性指数分析。[结果]细菌KM和CC样品中共得到344个OTU,真菌KM和CC样品中共得到230个OTU。细菌共鉴定到15门、137属,在KM中乳球菌属占主要比例(29.78%),而在CC中立克次氏体占主要比例(55.77%),真菌中共鉴定到6门、83属,在KM中仅鉴定到41个属,而CC中鉴定到75个属,其中线虫草科无法归类的属在2个样品中均为优势菌群,但CC中含量远低于KM。[结论]昆明与长春越冬虫体内细菌及真菌种类和数量均不相同,与昆明越冬虫不同,需要应对极端低温的长春越冬虫体内立克次氏体为优势菌群。     

Parasitic Ichneumonoidea on the horse chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Slovakia

Parasitic Hymenoptera from the suprafamily Ichneumonoidea attacking the horse chestnut leafminer Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) were studied in southwest Slovakia during 2000 and 2001. The search for such species resulted in the determination of eight ichneumonid species, Gelis agilis (Fabricius), Itoplectis alternans (Gravenhorst), I. clavicornis (Thompson), I. maculator (Fabricius), Scambus annulatus (Kiss), S. brevicornis (Gravenhorst), Zatypota percontatoria (Müller), Adelognathus sp. and a braconid Colastes braconius Haliday. The most abundant species was S. annulatus. All these species recorded are polyphagous and often facultative hyperparasitoids, except C. braconius, which departs from this norm in not being hyperparasitic. The presence of more diversified native parasitoids and hyperparasitoids from the Ichneumonoidea predicate a slow successive adaptation of the parasitoid fauna to the invasive host, Cameraria ohridella.     

巨桉EXP基因家族的生物信息学分析

[目的]本研究有助于了解EXP基因家族的基本特征,为深入研究其功能搭建平台。[方法]本研究对从巨桉(Eucalyptus grandis Hill)中筛选出35个EXP基因家族成员(Egr EXP1 Egr EXP35),利用生物信息学方法对其基因特征与表达模式进行综合分析。[结果]巨桉EXP基因分布在8条染色体之上,EXP蛋白均定位在细胞质膜上发挥作用,大多数的家族成员具有信号肽。巨桉EXP编码的蛋白质由α-螺旋、延伸链、无规卷曲、β-转角组成。进化分析结果表明,巨桉EXP蛋白与毛果杨(Populus trichocarpa) EXP蛋白的进化关系接近。35个巨桉EXP基因在巨桉未成熟木质部、成熟叶片、韧皮部、茎尖、木质部以及幼叶组织中表达模式存在显著差异。[结论]EXP基因家族各成员的表达模式不同,Egr EXP17、Egr EXP18可能在巨桉木材形成过程中起重要作用。     

Root diseases in bareroot and container nurseries of the Pacific Northwest: epidemiology, management, and effects on outplanting performance

In forest and conservation nurseries in the Pacific Northwest USA, seedling production can be limited by root diseases caused by fungi in the genera Fusarium Link:Fr., Cylindrocarpon Wollenw., Phytophthora de Barry, and Pythium Pringsh. Fusarium, Cylindrocarpon, and Pythium are the most ubiquitous, whereas incidence of Phytophthora is mostly associated with coastal bareroot nurseries. All of these root pathogens are encouraged by water saturated soils or media. Seedlings infected with Fusarium, Phytophthora, or Pythium often appear chlorotic or necrotic with extensive root decay. Cylindrocarpon often causes serious root decay without shoot symptoms. The best approach to mitigate losses from these diseases is to use a holistic integrated pest management program. This program should combine chemical controls with cultural practices, particularly those that increase soil permeability and drainage and reduce potential sources of inoculum, especially by disinfesting seeds and containers reused for crops. In general, we found that seedlings meeting nursery specifications for outplanting on forest soil (proper height, root collar diameter, healthy shoot color, lack of disease symptoms) but having these disease organisms on their root systems perform as well as non-infected seedlings.     

花吊丝竹居群遗传多样性的ISSR分析

[目的]研究花吊丝竹居群遗传多样性和遗传结构,为种质资源有效利用和良种选育提供理论指导。[方法]利用12条ISSR引物对48份种质(共3个居群)花吊丝竹居群进行遗传多样性和遗传距离分析。[结果]共检测到124个位点,其中,多态性位点为102个,种质和居群水平上的多态位点百分比(PPB)分别为82. 26%和50. 27%,Ne’基因多样性指数(He)分别为0. 220 4和0. 206 6,Shannon’s信息指数(I)分别为0. 349 4和0. 300 5,表明花吊丝竹居群间存在中等水平的遗传变异。根据Nei’s遗传多样性计算出不同居群间分化水平(Gst)=0. 163 3,表明16. 33%的遗传变异存在于居群间,居群内的遗传变异为83. 67%。居群间的基因流Nm为2. 562 1,表明花吊丝竹居群间存在较大基因流,很大程度减少居群间遗传差异。基于遗传距离的UPGMA聚类结果表明,48份种质可分为3组,3个居群可分为2组,居群间地理距离与亲缘关系无显著相关性。[结论]虽然花吊丝竹主要靠营养生殖来繁衍后代,其居群遗传多样性较丰富,且居群内遗传多样性大于居群间。此外,福建居群遗传多样性明显高于广西和广东地区居群。     

铁皮石斛phytocyanin基因家族全基因组分析

[目的]探讨Phytocyanins(PCs)在铁皮石斛发育过程和逆境胁迫环境下的潜在功能。[方法]利用拟南芥和水稻phytocyanin基因家族蛋白序列(At PCs和Os PCs),采用本地化软件BLASTP对铁皮石斛全基因组数据库进行搜索,并采用SMART和pfam数据库验证质体蓝素样结构域,获得铁皮石斛phytocyanin基因家族编码序列(Do PCs);利用Signal P4.1、Big-PI Plant Predictor、Net NGlyc1.0 Server等在线软件对Do PC家族序列的结构特点进行分析;利用软件Clustal W和MEGA对Do PC基因进行氨基酸序列的比对和系统进化分析;利用转录组数据绘制heatmap图对Do PCs基因在与美孢胶膜菌共生萌发的种子中的表达情况进行分析。[结果]显示:铁皮石斛全基因组中共预测到包含PCLD结构域的38个Do PCs,可分属4个亚家族,2个Cys残基在Do PCs家族中高度保守;19条Do PCs蛋白序列含有4个完整的保守铜结合配体(His、Cys、His、Gln/Met),有32条Do PCs骨架中含有N-端信号肽,22条Do PCs含有糖基磷脂酰肌醇锚定位点,有27条Do PCs含N-糖基化位点;16个Do PCs基因在与美孢胶膜菌共生萌发的种子中检测到表达,其中,Do UCL2,4和Do ENODL14基因表达量最高,7个基因在共生萌发的种子中明显上调表达,只有Do ENODL6基因明显下调表达。[结论]在全基因组范围内分析铁皮石斛Do PC家族蛋白结构特点,可以为探究兰科植物与微生物共生的相互作用及进一步研究兰科菌根形成的分子机制提供数据基础。     

A Comparison of the Utility and Agronomic Traits of Indigenous and Exotic Trees in the Mount Kenya Region

On-farm indigenous (Cordia africana) and exotic (Grevillea robusta) tree species were compared in terms of the quality of their utility and their agronomic traits in the Meru Central district of Kenya. These two species are the most common indigenous and exotic trees, respectively, among the recorded 117 trees on farms. Interviews with farmers and collected documents on tree felling and planting showed that farmers considered C. africana to be more useful than G. robusta. However, farmers wanted to plant more G. robusta than C. africana because the easily established and fast growing G. robusta has a higher short-term contribution to the household economy. The advantages of C. africana, however, should be redefined in terms of its long-term contribution to farmers; C. africana contributes to farming more effectively than does G. robusta. The lower growth performance and relative difficulty in the establishment of C. africana can be compensated for by its higher timber quality and coppicing ability.