苏云金芽孢杆菌Cry1Ac杀虫晶体蛋白及其分子设计

Cry1Ac编码的杀虫晶体蛋白是苏云金芽孢杆菌（Bt）产生的多种杀虫晶体蛋白中对鳞翅目昆虫有很高毒性的蛋白。第一个Cry1Ac杀虫晶体蛋白最早在库斯塔克亚种HD73中以伴胞晶体形式分离获得,其编码区为3534bp,编码蛋白分子量为133kD,含1178个氨基酸,等电点为4.84。白此以来,Cry1Ac杀虫晶体蛋白结构、功能以及应用研究一直是Bt杀虫晶体蛋白研究的重要方向。本文介绍了苏云金芽孢杆菌中应用最广泛的Cry1Ac杀虫晶体蛋白家族的结构、功能及其基因分类,并进一步就基于苏云金芽孢杆菌Cry1Ac杀虫晶体蛋白的基因工程研究做了分析,提出了持续利用Bt Cry1Ac杀虫晶体蛋白的一些见解。     

Mineralization of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac endotoxin in soil

Although a number of studies have been done describing the fate of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal endotoxins in soil, there is conflicting information on the persistence of this class of insecticidal toxins. This is partly due to methodological limitations in many of the previous studies. In the experiments reported here, 14C-labeled B. thuringiensis Cry1Ac endotoxin was used to study its mineralization in soil incubated under controlled conditions. Fifty-nine percent of the radiolabeled Cry1Ac was recovered as 14CO2 at the end of the 20 day incubation period. The addition of 4.5% corn residues stimulated mineralization of [14C]Cry1Ac toxin, and mineralization of glucose was 3.6 times faster than that of the Cry1Ac toxin, indicating that the soil was microbiologically and metabolically active. Because only low mineralization (approximately 6%) of the radiolabeled toxin was observed in autoclaved soil, the current findings indicate that microbial processes play a major role in the dissipation of the Cry1Ac endotoxin in soil. The results of this study suggest that there may be limited risk of the bioaccumulation of Cry1Ac in soil due to the eventual release of this insecticidal toxin by Bt-protected crops.     

苏云金芽孢杆菌WB9菌株cry2Ac4基因的克隆及表达

WB9是我国分离自武夷山的对多种重要农业害虫具有高毒力的苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,简称Bt)菌株,经PCR-RFLP鉴定含有cry2Ac基因。根据cry2基因序列设计引物,以WB9质粒为模板扩增cry2Ac全长基因,与大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)克隆载体pMD18-T连接获得含有cry2Ac全长基因的重组质粒pMD2Ac并测序。该基因在GenBank上登录号为DQ361267,被Bt国际命名委员会正式命名为cry2Ac4。通过亚克隆方法将cry2Ac4基因插入穿梭表达载体pHT315获得重组表达质粒pHT2Ac,将其转化大肠杆菌SCS110和Bt无晶体突变株HD73 Cry-,得到的工程菌能正常表达70 kD蛋白,形成方形晶体。生物测定结果表明,cry2Ac4基因表达产物对桔小实蝇(Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel)幼虫具有显著的毒杀作用,但对小菜蛾(Plutella xylostella)和致倦库蚊(Culex fatlgans)幼虫基本没有效果。     

Lipid globule staining to aid in differentiating Bacillus species.

The use of the lipid globule stain to aid in differentiating the Bacillus cereus group (i.e., B. cereus, B. cereus var. mycoides, and B. thuringiensis) from other Bacillus species was investigated. Smears from colonies grown on suitable agar were made on precleaned slides, stained, and examined microscopically for characteristic deep blue lipid globules. The study included a total of 649 cultures of Bacillus species plus 143 incompletely characterized Bacillus isolates from food. Only B. cereus, B. cereus var. mycoides, B. thuringiensis, B. megaterium, and B. sphaericus were consistently positive for lipid globules, although at times, a few cells of B. aneurinolyticus and B. thiaminolyticus were also positive. The lipid globule stain procedure is of value in differentiating Bacillus species, especially when performed by an experienced analyst and used in conjunction with tests for cell and spore morphology.     

苏云金杆菌天门变种晶体蛋白基因的克隆和表达

用改进的Birnboim法检测了苏云金杆菌9个变种的质粒组成,其中我国分离到的天门变种有12条质粒带,用Southern杂交法证明,天门变种的δ-内毒素基因位于1个约60MD的质粒上。该质粒经BglⅡ酶切后与Bam HI酶切的pBR322载体连接,转化大肠杆菌HB101。通过菌落原位放射免疫反应和Southern杂交方法,筛选带有δ-内毒素基因并能在大肠杆菌中表达的转化体。对玉米螟幼虫进行生物测定表明,阳性克隆pTCC65及pTCC18有较强的抑制幼虫生长的作用。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌高效杀蚊菌株BRC-ZLL13的鉴定

苏云金芽孢杆菌BRC-ZLL13是一株从白玉兰叶片中分离的高效杀蚊菌株。它对埃及伊蚊、白纹伊蚊和致倦库蚊的毒力均高于国际标准菌株以色列亚种IPS82,其生长速度也明显快于后者。本实验对该菌株毒力、血清型、生理生化反应、药敏实验、质粒、杀蚊基因和晶体蛋白等方面的生物学特性进行了研究。结果显示,BRC-ZLL13与对照菌株IPS82同属于以色列亚种,均含有cyt1、cyt2、cry4A、cry4B、cry10和cry11等杀蚊基因,二者在生理生化反应、药敏实验和晶体蛋白图谱等生物学特性上也表现出极高的相似性。另一方面,前者比后者少2条质粒带,这可能是导致BRC-ZLL13生长速度较快的主要原因。综上所述,笔者认为该菌株在公共卫生和生物防治领域具有开发和应用潜力。     

芽孢杆菌TS01的ARDRA评估和遗传分析

利用自主分离的芽孢杆菌菌株TS01和15种芽孢杆菌(地衣芽孢杆菌,枯草芽孢杆菌,短小芽孢杆菌,巨大芽孢杆菌,凝结芽孢杆菌,蜡状芽孢杆菌,迟缓芽孢杆菌,苏云金芽孢杆菌,嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌,解淀粉芽孢杆菌,环状芽孢杆菌,球形芽孢杆菌,侧孢短芽孢杆菌,多粘类芽孢杆菌,泛酸枝芽孢杆菌)模式菌种进行ARDRA分析。采用16S rDNA通用引物16S-27和16S-1525进行PCR扩增,16S rDNA扩增片段经六种限制性酶（Alu I、Taq I、Mse I、Bst UI、Hha I和Tsp509 I）酶切电泳,获得了TS01菌株的特征性ARDRA指纹图谱。ARDRA图谱通过GelcomparⅡ软件进行聚类分析(UPGMA),结果表明菌株TS01和地衣芽孢杆菌处于同一分支,亲缘关系最近。ARDRA分析鉴定结果与实验室前期菌株TS01形态、生化鉴定和16S rDNA序列分析结果一致,TS01是一株地衣芽孢杆菌菌株,从而证明ARDRA技术在菌种水平上对芽孢杆菌TS01进行鉴别具有可靠性。     

来自海南等地的17个Bt分离株质粒多样性分析

本研究采用琼脂糖凝胶电泳对分离白海南岛的12个反菌株与分离自广西、黑龙江的5株＆菌株及2株胁模式菌株进行质粒数量、大小等特征分析。19个供试菌株可区分为16种独特的质粒电泳图谱,充分显示出不同来源肪菌株的质粒多样性。进一步选择了其中的10个菌株,利用包埋法制备琼脂块进行脉冲场凝胶电泳（PFGE）,结果表明苏云金芽孢杆菌大质粒组成特征也具有丰富多样性。但是供试菌株的质粒电泳图谱并未体现与地理和生态特征相关联的特征差异。研究结果初步证实海南分离株S3078—1是一株无内生质粒的助菌株,而S3031-1和S3073—1两个分离株仅有一个大质粒存在,这三个分离株将为进一步研究质粒功能提供初始菌株。本研究进一步暗示将琼脂糖凝胶电泳和脉冲场凝胶电泳结合起来研究质粒特征提高了结果的可靠性。     

原生质体融合构建防病、杀虫和内生多功能工程菌

摘要：将含vip3A基因的苏云金芽孢杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis）和具有内生及防病等优良特性的枯草芽孢杆菌(B. subtilis)进行原生质体融合，构建了1株多功能工程菌, 经PCR检测vip3A基因呈阳性，并测定了融合子对黄瓜枯萎病菌(Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cucumerinum)的拮抗作用、对小菜蛾(Plutella xylostella)毒性及内生定殖能力。实验结果显示多功能工程菌对黄瓜枯萎病菌具有拮抗作用，对小菜蛾的校正杀虫效率在59%以上，并具有内生定殖能力。     

蜡样芽孢杆菌ATCC14579毒力基因plcR缺失株的构建及其一般特性

蜡样芽孢杆菌是土壤中的优势菌,具有作为益生菌的潜在能力,同时它也是条件致病菌,能引起食物中毒等。蜡样芽孢杆菌的多种毒力因子受到多效性调控子（pleiotropic regulator,plcR）的调控,在其条件致病性作用中起着重要作用。真养产碱杆菌JMP34（Alcaligenes eutrophus）质粒上的2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸（2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid,2,4-D）单加氧酶（tfdA）基因可以降解2,4-D。本研究利用同源重组技术使tfdA基因置换掉蜡样芽孢杆菌的plcR基因,构建了蜡样芽孢杆菌ATCC14579突变株B.cereus△plcRΩtf-dA,并对其毒性、一般生理生化特性进行分析。研究结果表明,突变株B.cereus△plcRΩtfdA的毒性显著减弱;生理生化实验结果显示突变株与野生株并没有明显区别,且突变株并没有表现出tfdA酶活性。所有的结果表明plcR控制着蜡样芽孢杆菌ATCC14579的致病性,同时剔除plcR并不破坏其酶系统。本研究为今后构建蜡样芽孢杆菌工程菌提供了新的思路和依据。     

黑龙江凉水自然保护区苏云金芽孢杆菌的收集与鉴定

黑龙江凉水自然保护区是我国现有保存下来的较大片原始红松林基地之一,总面积6394hm^2,森林覆盖率95％以上。本研究从小兴安岭凉水自然保护区采集土样782份,采用醋酸钠培养基结合高温方法筛选土壤中的芽孢杆菌,通过光学显微镜观察鉴定产生伴胞晶体的苏云金芽孢杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis．Bt）。总计分离得到芽孢杆菌和苏云金芽孢杆菌分别为1735株和33株,Bt菌株的分离率和出菌率分别为1．90％和4．22％。利用SDS-PAGE和PCR—RFLP方法对筛选获得的成分离株进行了杀虫晶体蛋白和基因型分析,结果表明14株产菱形伴胞的＆菌株,SDS-PAGE电泳分析芽孢后期产生分子量大小130kD蛋白带,PCR-RFLP分析初步鉴定为crylAc基因,其它产圆形或其它不定形晶体蛋白的＆分离菌中,芽孢后期主要蛋白大小为20～150kD不等,PCR—RFLP方法鉴定结合PCR片段测序分析这些菌株含有新型cry4、cry39和cry40基因等。本研究是“中国助资源收鉴与利用”项目组成部分之一,凉水自然保护区苏云金芽孢杆菌的收集与鉴定目的是要对整个东北地区成资源分布和多样性作一个初步评估,实验结果表明东北森林地区具有丰富多样的威菌株和杀虫基因资源。     

Biodegradation and insecticidal activity of the toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki bound on complexes of montmorillonite–humic acids–Al hydroxypolymers

The equilibrium adsorption and binding of the active toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki on complexes of montmorillonite–humic acids–Al hydroxypolymers, as well as the biodegradation and the insecticidal activity of the bound toxin, were studied. Seventy percent of the total adsorption occurred within the first hour, and maximal adsorption occurred in <8 h. Adsorption of the toxin on a constant amount of the complexes increased as the amount of the toxin added increased, and equilibrium adsorption isotherms of the L-type were obtained. There was essentially no desorption of the toxin after extensive washing of the toxin–organomineral complexes with double distilled H₂O and 1 M NaCl. The bound toxin was resistant to utilization by mixed microbial cultures from soil and to enzymatic degradation by Pronase E. Free and bound toxin were active against the larvae of Manduca sexta; the bound toxin retained the same activity after exposure to microbes or Pronase, whereas the toxicity of the free toxin decreased significantly. The results of these studies indicate that the release of transgenic plants and microorganisms expressing truncated genes that encode active insecticidal toxins from B. thuringiensis could result in the accumulation of these toxins in soil as a consequence of binding on surface-active soil particles. This persistence could pose a hazard to nontarget organisms, enhance the selection of toxin-resistant target species, and increase the control of target insect pests.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌新型vip3Aa基因的克隆、表达与活性分析

为了发掘新型vip3基因,本研究采用PCR和高分辨熔解曲线的方法对72株菌株中vip3基因进行了鉴定和分析,结果表明,有18株菌呈阳性,分别含有vip3Aa、vip3Af和vip3Ba共3类vip3基因。根据已知vip3基因的全长序列设计引物,以菌株T03B001(B.thuringiensis subsp.sumiyoshiensis)的总DNA为模板扩增出长为2.37kb的全长基因,插入表达载体pEB,转化大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)Rosetta(DE3)菌株,在低温条件下经IPTG诱导后,表达88kD的蛋白,该蛋白由789个氨基酸组成,与已知的Vip3Aa氨基酸一致性为96%,已被国际Bt命名委员会正式命名为Vip3Aa39,GenBank登录号为HMI17631。Vip3Aa39蛋白与本实验室此前获得的Vip3Aa11蛋白进行比较,发现两者存在39个氨基酸的差异。两种蛋白的表达产物采用饲喂法分别对小地老虎(Agrotis ipsilon)、小菜蛾(Plutella xylostella)、棉铃虫(Helicoverpa armigera)和甜菜夜蛾(Spodoptera exigua...     

Influence of Cry1Ac toxin on mineralization and bioavailability of glyphosate in soil

The impact of transgenic plants containing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin on soil processes has received recent attention. In these studies, we examined the influence of the lepidopterean Bt Cry1Ac toxin on mineralization and bioavailability of the herbicide glyphosate in two different soils. The addition of 0.25-1.0 microg g(-1) soil of purified Cry1Ac toxin did not significantly affect glyphosate mineralization and sorption in either a sandy loam or a sandy soil. In contrast, extractable glyphosate decreased over the 28 day incubation period in both soils. Our findings suggest that the reduction in the bioavailability of glyphosate was not influenced by the presence of Cry1Ac toxin but rather the results of aging or sorption processes. Results from this investigation suggest that the presence of moderate concentrations of Bt-derived Cry1Ac toxin would have no appreciable impact on processes controlling the fate of glyphosate in soils.     

Symposium on microbiology update: old friends and new enemies. Bacillus cereus

Bacillus cereus is an environmentally ubiquitous, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacillus responsible for 2 distinct foodborne disease syndromes as well as other manifestations of pathogenicity. The rapid-onset, "emetic," foodborne-disease syndrome is associated with an emetic toxin; the delayed-onset, "diarrheal" syndrome is associated with elaboration of enterotoxin. The majority of methods for detection of these toxins have relied on in vivo testing. More recent work on purification of enterotoxin facilitated the development of a rapid, specific, fluorescent immunodot assay and a tissue culture screening assay for enterotoxin. Work on characterization and detection of emetic toxin is ongoing.     

Indicated detection of two unapproved transgenic rice lines contaminating vermicelli products

We analyzed the DNA fragments extracted from four rice vermicelli products. The Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) rice line, which has a construct similar to the GM Shanyou 63 line, was detected in some vermicelli products by identification of the junction region sequence between rice Act1 promoter and the Cry1Ac gene, and that between Cry1Ac and nos. In addition, we also detected a different Bt rice line by means of the junction region sequence between the maize ubiquitin promoter and cry1Ab gene and that between the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter and the hygromycin phosphotransferase in some vermicelli products. Accordingly, we for the first time have detected the two transgenic Bt rice lines contaminating rice vermicelli samples. Furthermore, we developed a duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for the simultaneous detection of both Bt rice lines.     

Purification and characterization of a chimeric Cry1F delta-endotoxin expressed in transgenic cotton plants

Cotton plants were genetically modified through the introduction of a synthetic gene that encodes a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protoxin referred to as Cry1F(synpro). This protoxin is a chimeric, full-length delta-endotoxin of 130 kDa, comprised of the core toxin of Cry1Fa2 protein and parts of the nontoxic portions of Cry1Ca3 and Cry1Ab1 proteins, all of which originated from Bacillus thuringiensis. The Cry1F(synpro) expressed in cotton plants confers resistance to lepidopteran pests. The current study was conducted to characterize the Cry1F(synpro) protein expressed in the transgenic cotton event 281-24-236. Results showed that the full-length Cry1F(synpro) produced in the transgenic cotton plants was sensitive to the host cell protease cleavage, resulting in a truncated, biologically active form (core toxin) with an apparent molecular mass of 65 kDa. This truncated toxin was purified by immunoaffinity chromatography from the cotton leaf extract. N-terminal sequencing, peptide mass fingerprinting by MALDI-TOF MS, and internal peptide sequencing by MS/MS confirmed the identity of the truncated core toxin of Cry1F. The mechanism of truncation was explored with Cry1F(synpro) derived from a recombinant Pseudomonas fluorescens. The transgenic cotton-produced Cry1F showed equivalent insecticidal activity to that of Pseudomonas fluorescens-derived Cry1F.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌类ABC transporter基因zwa-FEG能提高对双效菌素的抗性

双效菌素（Zwittermicin A,ZwA）是一种氨基多元醇类新型广谱抗生素,最初是从蜡状芽胞杆菌(Bacillus cereus) UW85中发现的,zmaR为它的抗性基因。在本实验室已测得的苏云金芽胞杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis）YBT-1520菌株全基因组序列中有ZwA合成基因簇完整序列,分析发现在其末端存在一个类似ABC transporter的序列（命名为zwa-FEG）。将zwa-EFG在大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）中表达,大肠杆菌能获得对ZwA的抗性;将zwa-EFG转移到产ZwA的菌株UW85中,能使其ZwA产量显著提高。推测zwa-EFG是一种ZwA专一性的ABC transporter,能将ZwA分泌到胞外,从而增强ZwA的合成和对ZwA的抗性。     

Cellular fatty-acid analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki commercial preparations

Cellular fatty acid (CFA) composition of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk) preparations was determined by use of the MIDI Sherlock microbial identification system on a Hewlett-Packard 5890 gas chromatograph. Four commercial preparations--one Btk sample obtained from the U.S. Forest Service, one Btk sample obtained from Dugway Proving Ground, and Btk and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) preparations obtained from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)--were analyzed and evaluated. This study demonstrated the capability to detect the strain variation in the bacterial species Btk and to clearly differentiate strain variants on the basis of qualitative and quantitative differences in hydrolyzable whole CFA compositions in the preparations examined. We conclude that CFA analysis may be used to identify commercial products but that a more intensive study would be required to evaluate the potential of CFA to provide an inexpensive screening tool applicable to several levels of isolate or product evaluation, including how applied preparations might interact with natural populations over time.     

苏云金芽孢杆菌S1478—1分离株的特性鉴定及cry1Ac同源基因克隆

本研究对从海南岛尖峰岭热带雨林自然保护区的土壤样品中分离出的＆菌株S1478～1进行了特性鉴定,研究表明S1478—1分离株菌落形态和生长特征和励参照菌株HD73极其相似。16SrDNA序列分析表明,S1478—1分离株与其它＆thuringiensis、B．cereus和B.anthracis的16S rDNA序列相似性达到99％。分离株能产菱形伴胞晶体,SDS-PAGE蛋白电泳分析表明,菌株在生长后期,形成芽孢同时分泌130kD大小的晶体蛋白。生物测定表明S1478—1分离株对小菜蛾具有很高的毒杀活性,LC50值高达5．159×10^8cfu／mL。初步显示S1478—1分离株可作为防治鳞翅目害虫的生物农药菌株。利用PCR—RFLP方法鉴定S1478—1分离株含有cry1Ac同源基因,以PCR粘性端克隆方法扩增全长基因,序列测定表明该基因ORF为3537bp,编码1178个氨基酸,推定的编码蛋白分子量为133．3kD,与其它cry1Ac基因序列最高达到99％同源,因此,该基因可作为杀虫工程菌及培育转基因抗虫作物的候选基因。