两个褐飞虱海藻糖转运蛋白基因的结构及调控海藻糖代谢功能

【目的】海藻糖是昆虫中的主要血糖物质,在昆虫的发育及生理活动中发挥重要功能。其中,海藻糖转运蛋白（Tret）在将海藻糖从其生成组织（例如脂肪体）运输到其消耗组织的过程中起着重要作用。本研究通过分析褐飞虱（Nilaparvata lugens）两条Tret1的序列结构,进一步抑制NlTret1的表达,探讨这两个NlTret1在褐飞虱体内的生物学功能。【方法】以褐飞虱两条Tret1序列为研究对象,利用生物信息学技术分析其蛋白结构以及与其他昆虫之间的同源性。采用RNAi（RNA interference）技术将合成的外源dsRNA（double-stranded RNA）注射到实验室饲养褐飞虱种群体内,抑制其体内NlTret1的表达,分别在注射48 h后取材,抽取总RNA并用反转录试剂盒合成第一链cDNA,采用qRT-PCR（quantitative real-time PCR）技术检测dsNlTret1的干扰效果以及RNAi后褐飞虱体内海藻糖代谢通路中相关基因的表达,最后测定葡萄糖、海藻糖和糖原含量以及海藻糖酶活性。【结果】生物信息学分析表明,NlTret1-like X1和NlTret1-2 X1的开放阅读框长度分别为1 920和1 578 bp,分别编码639和525个氨基酸,预测蛋白分子量分别为69.29和58.71 kD,等电点分别为8.32和8.36;NlTret1-like X1和NlTret1-2 X1的二级结构主要包含螺旋和卷曲;保守结构域分析显示它们均属于MFS家族。进化分析结果显示,不同昆虫的Tret1蛋白具有较高的同源性,且褐飞虱与其他半翅目昆虫具有较近的亲缘关系;与注射dsGFP组相比,注射靶标基因的dsRNA后均能够显著沉默本基因的表达;褐飞虱体内糖原、葡萄糖在注射dsNlTret1-like X1和dsNlTret1-2 X1后,其含量均无显著变化,然而不同于注射dsNlTret1-2 X1组,在注射dsNlTret1-like X1后褐飞虱体内海藻糖含量极显著升高;干扰NlTret1-like X1 48 h后褐飞虱体内TPS1、TPS2、TRE1-1、TRE1-2和TRE2的表达均极显著下调;而干扰NlTret1-2 X1 48 h后褐飞虱体内TPS1、TPS2和TRE1-1的表达虽也极显著下降,但TRE1-2和TRE2极显著上调;在注射dsNlTret1-like X1后,试虫可溶性海藻糖酶和膜结合型海藻糖酶的活性均极显著降低,而在注射dsNlTret1-2 X1后无显著变化。【结论】褐飞虱的两个Tret1在不同组织间发挥着不同的功能,其中NlTret1-like X1在特异性转运海藻糖参与能量供应中起到更为显著的作用。研究结果有助于探索Tret1在昆虫或无脊椎动物中调控海藻糖代谢平衡的调节机制,可为将来通过调控血糖平衡来控制褐飞虱等害虫提供理论依据。     

广东梅州柑橘黄龙病和病毒病的发生调查及其黄龙病菌原噬菌体多样性

【目的】调查柑橘黄龙病（Huanglongbing,HLB）和病毒病在广东省梅州市柑橘主产区的危害情况,分析该地区柑橘黄龙病菌（CLas）的原噬菌体多样性。【方法】以16S rDNA为模板设计引物,利用实时荧光定量PCR（qPCR)检测梅州市不同抽检地在2017—2019年3年间柑橘黄龙病的发病情况;同时分别采用已报道的柑橘衰退病毒（Citrus tristeza virus,CTV）、柑橘裂皮病毒（Citrus exocortis viroid,CEVd）、柑橘褪绿矮缩病毒（Citrus chlorotic dwarf-associated virus,CCDaV）、柑橘碎叶病毒（Citrus tatter leaf virus,CTLV）和柑橘黄脉病毒（Citrus yellow vein clearing virus,CYVCV）的特异性检测引物,提取样品的RNA,反转后以样品的cDNA为模板,通过普通PCR的方法分析梅州市抽检地区柑橘病毒病的发生情况。此外,以基于2种原噬菌体类型（SC1和SC2）对应的超变异基因区域设计的2对引物（Lap-TJ-F/Lap-TJ-R1和Lap-TJ-F/Lap-TJ-R2）,运用普通PCR方法分析该地区CLas菌株原噬菌体的遗传多样性。【结果】除2018年9月梅州大浦顺兴公司蜜柚基地的抽检样品外,梅州市其他被检地区均发现CLas。总体来说,梅州市的脐橙CLas检出率为55.3%,蜜柚为61.5%,沙田柚为61.7%。其中2017年采集自平原县大拓镇的蜜柚和沙田柚样品CLas检出率为100%,兴宁市白马镇的蜜柚为100%,沙田柚为80%;其他抽检地区的样品CLas检出率在16.7%—83.3%。虽然梅州市部分地区的检出率较高,但其病原菌的含量并不高,大部分处于柑橘黄龙病发病初、中期,属可防可控阶段;此外,梅州市柑橘病毒的总检出率不高,CTV、CTLV和CYVCV为梅州的主要病毒,CEVd和CCDaV没有检测到。CTV、CTLV和CYVCV在脐橙上的检出率依次为78.9%、7.9%和21.1%,蜜柚为15.4%、25.0%和9.6%,沙田柚为6.4%、2.1%和4.3%。基于Lap-TJ-F/Lap-TJ-R1和Lap-TJ-F/Lap-TJ-R2来研究CLas原噬菌体多样性的PCR扩增条带共有4种类型（SC1-1、SC1-2、SC2-1和SC2-2）,经过PCR电泳和测序得出,来自梅州市脐橙和沙田柚的CLas菌株以SC2-1型为主,蜜柚上以SC1-1型为主。【结论】梅州柑橘产区的柑橘黄龙病目前属于可防可控阶段,其病原菌菌株的原噬菌体在不同品种上具有其独特性;由于在抽检时发现有柑橘病毒病的存在,因此在种植过程中需加强种苗监管,同时应采取有效措施对柑橘黄龙病和柑橘木虱（Diaphorina citri）进行绿色防控。     

川麦42和川农16抗穗发芽QTL定位及聚合效应分析

【目的】小麦穗发芽严重影响小麦产量和品质,是全球小麦生产面临的重大问题之一。通过鉴定挖掘抗穗发芽QTL,聚合穗发芽抗性位点,选育抗穗发芽小麦品种,为四川小麦穗发芽抗性改良提供技术和材料支撑。【方法】以川麦42/川农16重组自交系（RIL,F₈）为材料,于2016—2018年分别在2个环境下对RIL群体进行籽粒发芽指数（GI,2016和2018）、籽粒发芽率（GR,2016和2018）和整穗发芽率（SGR,2017和2018）3个穗发芽指标测定。利用90K SNP芯片构建的遗传图谱检测全基因组穗发芽相关QTL,并分析抗性QTL聚合效应。【结果】双亲间GI、GR和SGR指标值差异显著,亲本川农16穗发芽抗性明显优于亲本川麦42。共检测到11个与穗发芽抗性有关的QTL,主要分布在2B、2D、3A、3D、4A、5A、5B和6B染色体上。5B染色体上检测到的单个环境表达的整穗发芽QTL解释的表型变异率最大,达到29%;在2D和3A染色体上检测到的整穗发芽主效QTL,以及5A染色体上检测到的与种子休眠相关的籽粒发芽主效QTL,在2个环境下均能表达,其抗穗发芽等位变异均来源于川农16。基因型分析发现,RIL群体中不同株系聚合抗性QTL的数量变幅为1—9个,表现为抗穗发芽的株系均携带4—9个与穗发芽相关的抗性QTL。重组自交系群体中6个株系GI、GR和SGR值均在15%以下,表现出高抗穗发芽特性;这6个优异株系聚合了多个与穗发芽相关的抗性QTL,且均聚合了川麦42在4A染色体上的微效QTL（QGi.saas-4A和QGr.saas-4A）,以及川农16在2D和5B染色体上的主效QTL（QSgr.saas-2D和QSgr.saas-5B）;编号为104和125的优异株系已通过审定,定名为川麦104和川麦64。其中,川麦104于2012年同时通过国家和四川省审定,其抗穗发芽能力强,产量、品质、抗病等优良性状突出,聚合了7个正向穗发芽QTL,包括2B、2D和5B染色体上来源于川农16的4个抗性QTL（QGi.saas-2B、QGr.saas-2B、QSgr.saas-2D和QSgr.saas-5B）,以及4A和6B染色体上来源于川麦42的3个QTL（QGi.saas-4A、QGr.saas-4A和QGr.saas-6B）;近年来,川麦104已成为西南麦区小麦育种的核心亲本,育成小麦品种（系）18个。【结论】共检测到11个抗穗发芽QTL,其中3个来源于川麦42,8个来源于川农16;RIL群体中的抗穗发芽株系均携带4—9个抗性QTL,优异株系川麦104和川麦64高抗穗发芽,均聚合了7个穗发芽抗性QTL。     

细菌表达 dsRNA 介导桔小实蝇 flightin基因的 RNA 干扰

【目的】探索饲喂细菌表达目标基因dsRNA介导桔小实蝇flightin基因RNAi的可行性。【方法】将桔小实蝇flightin基因的相应干扰片段构建至L4440干扰载体,并转化大肠杆菌HT115(DE3)菌株,利用IPTG诱导表达flightin基因对应的dsRNA,命名为flightin-dsRNA。【结果】通过饲喂表达flightin-dsRNA的大肠杆菌10倍浓缩菌液,桔小实蝇flightin基因的表达普遍出现了不同程度的上调,其中,雌虫饲喂后5、10、20 d,雄虫饲喂后5 d与对照差异显著,雄虫饲喂后15 d诱发约43%的下调;该方法对桔小实蝇飞行能力及胸部肌肉发育未产生明显影响。【结论】通过饲喂表达flightin-dsRNA的大肠杆菌对桔小实蝇flightin基因进行RNA干扰不可行或干扰效果不明显。     

Performance and uncertainty analysis of a short-term climate reconstruction based on multi-source data in the Tianshan Mountains region,China

Short-term climate reconstruction, i.e., the reproduction of short-term(several decades) historical climatic time series based on the relationship between observed data and available longer-term reference data in a certain area, can extend the length of climatic time series and offset the shortage of observations. This can be used to assess regional climate change over a much longer time scale. Based on monthly grid climate data from a Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project phase 5(CMIP5) dataset for the period of 1850–2000, the Climatic Research Unit(CRU) dataset for the period of 1901–2000 and the observed data from 53 meteorological stations located in the Tianshan Mountains region(TMR) of China during the period of 1961–2011, we calibrated and validated monthly average temperature(MAT) and monthly accumulated precipitation(MAP) in the TMR using the delta, physical scaling(SP) and artificial neural network(ANN) methods. Performance and uncertainty during the calibration(1971–1999) and verification(1961–1970) periods were assessed and compared using traditional performance indices and a revised set pair analysis(RSPA) method. The calibration and verification processes were subjected to various sources of uncertainty due to the influence of different reconstructed variables, different data sources, and/or different methods used. According to traditional performance indices, both the CRU and CMIP5 datasets resulted in satisfactory calibrated and verified MAT time series at 53 meteorological stations and MAP time series at 20 meteorological stations using the delta and SP methods for the period of 1961–1999. However, the results differed from those obtained by the RSPA method. This showed that the CRU dataset produced a low degree of uncertainty(positive connection degree) during the calibration and verification of MAT using the delta and SP methods compared to the CMIP5 dataset. Overall, the calibrated and verified MAP had a high degree of uncertainty(negative connection degree) regardless of the dataset or reconstruction method used. Therefore, the reconstructed time series of MAT for the period of 1850(or 1901)–1960 based on the CRU and CMIP5 datasets using the delta and SP methods could be used for further study. The results of this study will be useful for short-term(several decades) regional climate reconstruction and longer-term(100 a or more) assessments of regional climate change.     

Cultivation effects on soil texture and fertility in an arid desert region of northwestern China

In arid desert regions of northwestern China, reclamation and subsequent irrigated cultivation have become effective ways to prevent desertification, expand arable croplands, and develop sustainable agricultural production. Improvement in soil texture and fertility is crucial to high soil quality and stable crop yield. However, knowledge on the long-term effects of the conversion of desert lands into arable croplands is very limited. To address this problem, we conducted this study in an arid desert region of northwestern China to understand the changes in soil physical-chemical properties after 0, 2, 5, 10, 17, and 24 years of cultivation. Our results showed that silt and clay contents at the 17-year-old sites increased 17.5 and 152.3 folds, respectively, compared with that at the 0-year-old sites. The soil aggregate size fraction and its stability exhibited an exponential growth trend with increasing cultivation ages, but no significant change was found for the proportion of soil macroaggregates (>5.00 mm) during the 17 years of cultivation. The soil organic carbon (SOC) content at the 24-year-old sites was 6.86 g/kg and increased 8.8 folds compared with that at the 0-year-old sites. The total (or available) nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents showed significant increasing trends and reached higher values after 17 (or 24) years of cultivation. Changes in soil physical-chemical properties successively experienced slow, rapid, and stable development stages, but some key properties (such as soil aggregate stability and SOC) were still too low to meet the sustainable agricultural production. The results of this long-term study indicated that reasonable agricultural management, such as expanding no-tillage land area, returning straw to the fields, applying organic fertilizer, reducing chemical fertilizer application, and carrying out soil testing for formula fertilization, is urgently needed in arid desert regions.     

利用荧光观测明确载球孢白僵菌松毛虫赤眼蜂对亚洲玉米螟的防控增效作用

载球孢白僵菌松毛虫赤眼蜂能够显著提高对亚洲玉米螟的防控效果,为了明确其对亚洲玉米螟卵期及幼虫期可持续防控的作用机理,采用松毛虫赤眼蜂吸附绿色荧光蛋白（GFP）标记的球孢白僵菌分生孢子,进行赤眼蜂载菌情况,以及亚洲玉米螟卵和幼虫的寄生、侵染过程观察。结果表明,赤眼蜂羽化后能够吸附柞蚕卵表面粘附的白僵菌分生孢子,并将其携带至亚洲玉米螟卵块表面,并吸附于未被赤眼蜂寄生的亚洲玉米螟卵孵化的幼虫体表,实现侵染并致死,幼虫带菌率达60.00%,网室内杀虫生物测定僵虫率达27.00%。本研究表明,载菌赤眼蜂在提高杀虫效率的同时实现害虫可持续防控,该方法为其他载菌天敌的应用提供了依据。