Microsatellite marker isolation and cultured strain identification in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Carassius auratus gibelio</Emphasis>

Microsatellites have become the preferred molecular markers for strain selection and genetic breeding in fish. In this study a total of 105 microsatellites were isolated and identified in gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) by microsatellite sequence searches in GenBank and other databases and by screening and sequencing of positive clones from the genomic library enriched for AG and GATA repeats. Moreover, nineteen microsatellites were randomly selected to design locus-specific primer pairs, and these were successfully used to identify and discriminate different cultured strains of gibel carp including strains A, D, L, and F. Three different types of microsatellite pattern were distinguished by the number and length of fragments amplified from the 19 primer pairs, and some microsatellite primer pairs were found to produce different microsatellite patterns among strains and strain-specific fragments. In addition, some duplicated alleles were also detected in two microsatellite patterns. Therefore, the current study provides direct molecular markers to discriminate among different cultured strains for selective breeding and aquaculture practice of gibel carp.     

镜鲤△6脂肪酸脱氢酶CDNA的克隆与表达

利用RT-PCR和RACE方法克隆得到镜鲤Cyprinus carpio肝脏中高不饱和脂肪酸(HUFA)合成代谢的脂肪酸去饱和酶(△6FAD)基因c DNA全序列。结果表明:镜鲤△6FAD基因c DNA全长为1 446bp,开放阅读框(ORF)为1 332bp,编码444个氨基酸。编码的蛋白序列包含FAD全部特征结构区,包括1个细胞色素b5结构域、2个跨膜区和3个组氨酸簇,与其他鱼类的Δ6FAD氨基酸序列具有69.0%~92.0%的同源性。系统树分析显示:与斑马鱼Danio rerio的亲缘关系最近。实时荧光定量PCR(RT-q PCR)检测发现:脂肪酸延长酶基因在镜鲤肝脏中表达量最高,背部肌次之,在血液中表达最低。本研究结果为进一步研究镜鲤HUFA的合成途径及调控机理提供了基础资料。     

Relationship between zooplankton abundance and the early marine life history of juvenile chum salmon <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oncorhynchus keta</Emphasis> in eastern Hokkaido,Japan

Interannual variations in abundance, timing of outmigration from rivers, growth rate and condition of juvenile chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) were studied in the Nemuro Strait (eastern Hokkaido, Japan) during 1999–2002 to establish a possible relationship to zooplankton abundance. The otolith microstructure of juveniles was examined each year in late June to determine their time and size at sea entry (i.e., outmigration), and to estimate the early marine growth rates. Salmon outmigration peaked in mid- or late May, which coincided, in three of the four study years, with the peak release of juveniles into rivers within the study area. Abundance, growth rate and condition of fish were higher in 2001, when—compared to other years—smaller fish experienced higher growth rates, coinciding with greater zooplankton abundance for that year. Our results suggest that high zooplankton abundance positively influenced juvenile chum salmon growth and the condition of the fish during their early marine life despite their small size at sea entry.     

Development of an in vitro culture system for producing eel larvae from immature ovarian follicles in Japanese eel <Emphasis Type="Italic">Anguilla japonica</Emphasis>

To standardize conditions during the final maturation and ovulation of ovarian follicles from Japanese eel, we have developed a culture system for the production of fertilizable eggs from post-vitellogenic ovarian follicles in vitro. Post-vitellogenic ovarian follicles were incubated in culture medium supplemented with 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) with or without bovine serum albumin (BSA) to assess the effects of protein concentration. Eggs that ovulated during incubation were fertilized, and the remaining follicles were incubated in prostaglandin F_2α (PGF_2α) for a further 3 or 6 h before fertilization. Male eels were injected repeatedly with human chorionic gonadotropin. The quality of eggs obtained under the different culture conditions was evaluated after artificial fertilization in terms of hatching success. Hatching rates tended to decrease with increasing concentrations of BSA in the incubation medium in a dose-dependent manner. The addition of PGF_2α drastically increased the number of eggs that ovulated, but the rate of hatching was greatly decreased compared with eggs obtained earlier by DHP incubation alone. The larvae obtained from artificially fertilized eggs produced in vitro survived for 14 days without feeding. We conclude that in vitro culture systems thus have a great potential for the acquisition of good quality eggs under tightly controlled artificial conditions, culminating in the production of eel larvae.     

Effect of N-acetyl cysteine and glycine supplementation on growth performance,glutathione synthesis,and antioxidative ability of grass carp, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ctenopharyngodon idella</Emphasis>

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and glycine supplementation on growth performance, glutathione (GSH) synthesis, and antioxidative ability of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella. Four practical diets were formulated: control, control + 0.2% NAC, control + 0.5% glycine, and control + 0.2% NAC + 0.5% glycine. Each diet was randomly assigned to quadruplicate groups of 30 fish (approximately 8.8 g). Weight gain and specific growth rate were significantly increased with the supplementation of NAC. Supplementation of NAC plus glycine significantly increased the feed efficiency. Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and γ-glutamine cysteine synthase (γ-GCS) in plasma were significantly increased with the supplementation of NAC plus glycine. GSH in plasma increased and malondialdehyde (MDA) decreased in fish fed diets supplemented with NAC. Respiratory burst, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activity were not affected by NAC or glycine. These results clearly indicated that NAC improved the growth performance and restored GSH of grass carp, supplemented NAC together with glycine enhanced GSH synthesis, and improved the antioxidative ability of grass carp.     

水位变化对蛤蟆通水库浮游植物种群动态影响的研究

1991－1993年蛤蟆通水库水位变化对浮游植物种群的动态影响研究结果表明：1）浮游植种属数随水位下降而减少；2）浮游植物生物量随水位下降而升高，其关系式为y＝299．46－3．37x,r=-0.998;3)浮游植物多样性指数随水位降低而变小，并且与水位呈明显的相关性（r＝0．999，r＝0．983）。     

莱州湾芙蓉岛西侧人工鱼礁建设对周边海域潮流场和水交换的影响研究#br#

为探究人工鱼礁建设对周边海域潮流场和水交换产生的影响,基于Mike21HD潮流模型,对莱州湾芙蓉岛西侧人工鱼礁建设前后周边海域潮流场和水交换变化情况进行了数值模拟研究。结果表明,相较于鱼礁建设前,涨急时,从平面分布上,鱼礁区东西向流速呈增加趋势,南北向流速呈递减趋势;从垂向分布上,流速变化:底层>中层>表层,底层流速最大增加量8.6cm·s^-1、最大减小量4.3cm·s^-1,增加量大于1cm·s^-1的区域与鱼礁区最远距离为303m,减小量大于1cm·s^-1的区域距鱼礁区最远距离为574m。落急时,平面流速变化趋势与涨急时基本一致;垂向分布上,底层流速最大增加量7.9cm·s^-1,最大减小量3.6cm·s^-1,增加量大于1cm·s^-1的区域与鱼礁区最远距离为271m,减小量大于1cm·s^-1的区域与鱼礁区最远距离为333m。鱼礁建设后周边海域水交换率增加约0.1%。人工鱼礁投放后,只改变了礁区局部海域的水动力环境,对湾内其他海域没有影响。     

Recording cerebellar neuron activities in swimming goldfish

ABSTRACT:   Neuronal activities were investigated in the cerebellum of immobilized and swimming goldfish Carassius auratus . Extracellularly recorded neural activities of the cerebellum in immobilized goldfish were characterized and classified into five types. Based on the waveforms and recording depths, these five neural activity types were estimated to originate from three identified classes of cerebellar neurons: Purkinje cells, eurydendroid cells, and granule cells. Chronic recording of cerebellar neuron activities in unrestrained goldfish was performed for more than 100 h. During the chronic recordings, a submersible amplifier attached to the goldfish head, and a multielectrode array developed for the present study were used. Neuronal activities in the cerebellum of free-swimming fish could also be classified into five types as in the immobilized condition. Firing patterns of two neurons identified as Purkinje cells and eurydendroid cells were analyzed during turning movements of the goldfish. The firing patterns of these neurons changed in relation to turning movements. Although some improvements are required, the chronic recording method developed in the present study can be applied to further investigations concerning the direct relationship between brain neural activities and certain behavior.     

中华绒螯蟹FAD6-b基因的全长克隆及原核表达分析

根据已登录的中华绒螯蟹一种Δ6去饱和酶基因(Accession Number:JX946434)及菁夜蛾去饱和酶基因(Accession Number:KJ622055.1)的保守区设计引物,通过逆转录PCR以及RACE技术克隆了中华绒螯蟹另一种Δ6去饱和酶基因FAD6-b的全长序列。经序列分析,中华绒螯蟹FAD6-b cDNA全长为2 310 bp,其中开放阅读框(ORF)为1 326 bp,共编码442个氨基酸(Accession Number:KP876058),理论分子量为50.86 ku,理论等电点为8.47,FAD6-b基因的氨基酸序列与已公布的一条中华绒螯蟹Δ6去饱和酶基因的一致性为76%。原核表达载体构建及其表达实验表明,中华绒螯蟹FAD6-b基因成功重组到原核表达载体pCold-TF DNA中,重组质粒pCold TF-fad6b在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)pLysS中进行表达,经SDS-PAGE电泳分析表明,IPTG诱导后的重组菌出现了单一的蛋白条带,且大小与预期(105.86 ku)一致,可溶性分析显示目的蛋白主要存在于蛋白上清液中。对重组蛋白进行纯化,蛋白纯化液经电泳检测后显示出特异性单一条带,进一步证明了pCold TF-fad6b的成功构建和表达。目的蛋白经Western-blotting检测,结果表明获得的重组蛋白与6×His抗体进行了特异性结合,显示出良好的免疫学活性。