Adaptive evolutionary expansion of the ribonuclease 6 in Rodentia

Ribonuclease 6 (RNase6 or RNase K6) is a protein that belongs to a superfamily thought to be the sole verte‐brate‐specific enzyme known for a wide range of physiological functions, including digestion, cytotoxicity, angiogenesis, male reproduction and host defense. In our study, 51 functional genes and 11 pseudogenes were identified from 27 Rodentia species. Intriguingly, in the 3 main lineages of rodents there were multiple RNase6s identified in all species of Ctenohystrica, whereas only a single RNase6 was observed in other Rodentia species examined except for 2 species in the mouse‐related clade. The evolutionary scenario of “birth (gene duplication) and death (gene deactivation)” and gene sorting have been demonstrated in Ctenohystrica. In addition, bursts of positive selection, diversification of isoelectric point and positive net charge have been identified in Ctenohystrica, especially at two key sites that are involved in antimicrobial function. Site Trp30 has undergone positive selection and Ile45 has changed into other residues in Group B and Group C of the Ctenohystrica. Our results demonstrated a complex and intriguing evolutionary pattern of rodent RNase6, and indicated that functional modification may have occurred, which establishes an important theoretical foundation for future functional assays in rodent RNase6.     

FZD5在山羊妊娠早期的表达及激素调控

实验旨在研究雌性山羊早期妊娠和发情周期中 Frizzled-5(FZD5)蛋白在子宫中的表达,以及类固醇激素对 FZD5 的表达调控。选取发情周期、早期妊娠及雌激素(50 μg/mL)与孕酮(50 ng/mL)处理山羊的子宫组织,采用免疫组织化学染色、荧光定量 PCR和 Western blot检测 FZD5在山羊子宫中的表达规律。结果表明:FZD5 蛋白在山羊妊娠早期的子宫腔上皮和腺上皮中表达;FZD5 mRNA 和蛋白在胚胎与子宫的黏附前(D6)和黏附中(D16)表达较高,在黏附后(D19)和胎盘形成早期(D25)呈下降趋势;孕酮处理导致FZD5表达降低,表明山羊子宫中孕酮下调 FZD5的表达。研究提示FZD5可能在山羊胚胎着床过程中发挥作用。     

高山草原条件下苜蓿种质抗霜霉性评价

对引自国内外的94个苜蓿品种在海拔3000m的甘肃桑科摹试验站进行了高山草原条件下的霜霉病抗性评价。结果表明,品种之间的抗病性差异颇大,发病率为0～100%,严重度为1～4。通过对各品种的发病率和严重两项指标进行聚类分析,按照抗病性从高到低将94个品种分为免疫、高抗、中抗、抗病、感病、中感、高感和极感8个抗性类群;其中：阿尔古奎斯、巴瑞尔,阿毕卡、安古斯、日本1品种、伊鲁瑰斯、布韦兹、托尔、81-89美国、CP4350萨蓝纳斯、贝维、润布勒、兰热来恩德和威斯康辛等14个品种属免疫类群;普劳勒、班纳、L2-1079匈牙利和兴平4个品种属高抗类群;肇东、陇中和陇东3个品种属高感类群;78-27捷克、阿波罗、准格尔、陕北和河西5个品种属极感类群。6～8月份病害随着生长期的推移而呈逐渐加重的趋势。绝大多数极感品种和所有高感品种均为国内品种,而所有免疫品种和绝大多数高抗品种均为国外引进品种,这种由于品种的来源不同而引起的抗病性差异很可能与苜蓿霜霉菌的高度寄生专化性有关。     

Canine Haematopoietic Chimerism Analyses by Semiquantitative Fluorescence Detection of Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Polymorphism

Canine models are successfully applied to the study of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Monitoring of haematopoietic donor/recipient chimerism is of major significance in detecting and quantifying engraftment or graft rejection of the donor-derived haematopoietic cells after transplantation. Radioactive analyses of polymorphic microsatellite markers are commonly used for chimerism analyses. We describe an improved, non-isotopic method that is based on the analysis of microsatellite markers in donor and recipient cells using capillary electrophoresis and fluorescence detection. Artificial mixtures of donor and recipient DNA that were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from dog leukocyte antigen-identical siblings were used to analyse the sensitivity of the assay. DNA from dogs that had received HSCT were also analysed in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the method in vivo. For chimerism analyses, six different microsatellite loci were systematically amplified using fluorescent PCR primer. The fluorescent polymerase chain reaction products were separated by capillary electrophoresis using POP4 on a 310 ABI Prism Genetic Analyzer. After electrophoresis, fluorescence signals were automatically sized and quantified using GeneScan software. The method described provides an accurate assessment of haematopoietic chimerism in the canine model with significantly reduced hands-on time compared to conventional gel electrophoresis.     

Determination of Feeder Cell‐Based Cellular Niches Supporting the Colonization and Maintenance of Spermatogonial Stem Cells from Prepubertal Domestic Cat Testes

Recently, isolation and in vitro culture of putative spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in the domestic cat have been conducted. However, the cellular niche conditions that facilitate the establishment and long‐term maintenance of feline SSCs (FSSCs) have not been described. Therefore, we investigated the type of feeder cells used to stimulate colony formation and growth of FSSCs among the various factors in the FSSC niche. Spermatogonial stem cells isolated from feline testes were cultured on mitotically inactivated testicular stromal cells (TSCs) derived from cats, dogs and mice, and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). The formation and growth of colonies derived from SSCs cultured on each type of feeder cell were identified at passage 0, and the morphology, alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity and expression of SSC‐specific genes in surviving colonies were investigated at passage 4. Among these diverse feeder cells, TSCs from cat showed the greatest colony formation, growth and maintenance of FSSCs, and SSC colonies cultured by passage 4 showed a typical dome‐shaped morphology, AP activity and expression of SSC‐specific genes (NANOG, OCT4, SOX2 and CD9). Accordingly, these results demonstrate that feline TSCs could be used as feeder cells to support the establishment and maintenance of SSCs from domestic cats.     

新牧1号苜蓿两个抗逆相关基因启动子的克隆及分析

采用实时荧光定量PCR分析了新牧1号苜蓿（Medicago varia Xinmu 1）MvNHX1和MvDREB1基因在盐胁迫下的表达情况。此外,根据已获得的MvDREB1和MvNHX1基因序列设计特异引物,并以新牧1号苜蓿的基因组DNA为模板,克隆得到了这两个基因的启动子。利用生物信息学方法,分析这两个基因启动子的类型和结构,结果表明,MvNHX1和MvDREB1基因的启动子序列中均含有通用启动元件和上游调控元件,如CAAT框、TATA框、光响应元件、低温响应元件等,但部分响应元件的种类和数量不同。通过对两个基因启动子的克隆、分析及比较为进一步研究这两个基因的表达调控机制奠定了基础。     

马头山羊线粒体细胞色素b基因遗传多样性研究

测定了马头山羊品种16个个体的细胞色素b基因全序列(1 140 bp),比较分析了群体中细胞色素b基因的碱基组成和序列间碱基的变异情况.结果显示:在该品种(群体)中细胞色素b基因序列中8个变异位点上观察到23次T-C间碱基转换,有11次T-G间碱基颠换发生在密码子第2位点,为非同义突变;观察到6种单倍型,单倍型多样度为0.808,核苷酸多样度为0.002 43.以绵羊为外群构建系统发生树(NJ tree).结果显示:马头山羊有两个母系起源,其中支系A占75%(12/16),支系B占25%(4/16).     

13种蒲公英属植物核型似近系数聚类分析

为探究蒲公英属植物亲缘关系,本研究对13种蒲公英属（Taraxacum. F. H. Wigg.）植物进行了核型似近系数聚类分析,并计算了物种间遗传距离。结果表明：当核型似近系数接近0.6960时,13种蒲公英可以聚为4大类群;当核型似近系数接近0.4641时,13种蒲公英共属一类。异苞蒲公英与狭戟片蒲公英的亲缘关系最近,其似近系数最大,为0.9969,核型进化距离最小,为0.0031;多裂蒲公英和亚洲蒲公英的亲缘关系最远,似近系数为0.3343,核型进化距离为1.0959。本研究结果为蒲公英属植物的亲缘关系辨析、种质鉴定及物种进化分析提供依据。     

黄土高塬沟壑区道路排水沟侵蚀产沙试验

为给黄土高塬沟壑区道路排水沟水土流失测算及其防护提供科学依据,采用野外原位放水冲刷试验方法,在放水流量10~50 L·min^-1和坡度4°~10°条件下,对土质道路裸露排水沟和植被排水沟的侵蚀产沙规律进行试验研究。结果表明:放水流量和坡度增大,裸露和植被排水沟的径流含沙量和土壤剥蚀率均成倍数增大,与放水流量呈显著指数函数关系;同一试验条件下,裸露排水沟的径流含沙量和土壤剥蚀率分别是植被排水沟的1.3~1.7倍和1.4~2.2倍。放水流量和坡度对裸露排水沟径流含沙量的影响较为接近,而植被排水沟径流含沙量主要受放水流量影响;不论裸露还是植被排水沟,放水流量对土壤剥蚀率的影响都远大于坡度。