蓖麻miR396基因家族及其靶基因GRF生物信息学分析及鉴定

MiR396-GRF在调控植物的生长发育和生物胁迫及非生物胁迫过程中发挥着重要作用,目前关于蓖麻miR396和GRF的研究还很少.本研究中利用BLASTP和Pfam在蓖麻基因组中鉴定到4个miR396和11个GRF成员.分析发现,RcGRFs转录因子蛋白长度在318-619aa之间,理论等电点在5.54-9.34之间,...     

植物Cu,Zn-SOD分子调控机理研究进展

铜/锌超氧化物歧化酶(Cu,Zn-SOD)能清除植物体内有害的活性氧(ROS)，参与植株遭受逆境胁迫时的应激反应等过程。铜分子伴侣(CCS)可以传递铜离子到Cu,Zn-SOD当中，并将其激活生成有活性的酶分子，依赖CCS协助是Cu,Zn-SOD主要的激活途径。植物在铜缺乏的环境下会诱导启动子结合蛋白(SPL7)和小RNA398(miR398)的表达，miR398通过降解编码Cu,Zn-SOD的mRNA抑制Cu,Zn-SOD的生成，从而调控植物体内铜平衡。本文主要对植物Cu,Zn-SOD激活和调控途径进行综     

Comparison of Protective Efficacy between Formalin‐killed and aroA Gene‐knockout Vibrio anguillarum Vaccines in Olive Flounder,Paralichthys olivaceus

The aro genes in bacteria encode enzymes needed for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids, and mutant bacteria that are defective in the enzymes can replicate only a limited number in vertebrates owing to the lack or scarceness of chorismate, through which the mutant bacteria of the aro genes become attenuated. In the present study, the 5‐enolpyruvylshikimate‐3‐phosphate synthase (aroA) gene‐knockout Vibrio anguillarum (ΔaroA V. anguillarum) were generated by the allelic exchange method, and its vaccine potential was evaluated in the olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, by comparing the protective efficacy of a formalin‐inactivated V. anguillarum. The LD₅₀ (50% lethal dose) value of ΔaroA V. anguillarum was 1000 times higher than that of wild‐type V. anguillarum in olive flounder fingerlings, and the growth of ΔaroA V. anguillarum was significantly suppressed by coincubation with nonimmune olive flounder serum compared with that of wild‐type V. anguillarum. The survival rates and serum agglutination titers of fish immunized with ΔaroA V. anguillarum were significantly higher than those of fish immunized with the same amount of formalin‐inactivated V. anguillarum, suggesting that although the inactivated V. anguillarum vaccine can provide a high protection in olive flounder, the protective efficacy can be enhanced by immunization with an auxotrophic mutant ΔaroA V. anguillarum.     

抗寒资源枳（Poncirus trifoliata）miR168a克隆、鉴定及遗传转化

基于生物信息学和实验预测,克隆了柑橘抗寒资源枳ptf-miR168a成熟序列和前体序列,并预测了其靶基因。结果表明:ptf-miR168a在植物中高度保守,靶基因是NAC(UCU2)和锌指结构基因(FEZ)家族同源基因;同时,构建了ptf-miR168a前体的超表达载体并在烟草中进行遗传转化,得到了18个转基因系,为进一步鉴定ptf-miR168a在低温胁迫应答中的调控作用奠定基础。     

拟南芥At-pri-miR828 基因的克隆及其对番茄的遗传转化

 MicroRNA828（miRNA828）是一种新近发现的生物学功能还未全面研究的miRNA。为从 不同角度阐明miRNA828 的生物学功能,从拟南芥中克隆到At-pri-miR828 基因并构建了该基因过量表达 的植物表达载体pC2300-pOT2-At-pri-miR828,通过农杆菌介导的叶盘法将pC2300-pOT2-At-pri-miR828 导入异源植物番茄品种‘Ailsa Craig’中。PCR 鉴定结果显示,外源基因At-pri-miR828 已成功整合到转 基因番茄基因组中,共获得9 个转基因株系,67 株转基因植株。定量PCR 检测结果显示,与野生型番茄 植株相比,转基因植株中miR828 的表达量显著增加,而生物信息学所预测的miR828 靶基因Sly-myb-like1 的表达水平则相应降低。花青素含量测定结果显示,miR828 过量表达的转基因番茄植株花青素含量明显 低于野生型植株,表明miR828 参与了番茄花青素的生物合成调控。     

miR‐26a suppresses autophagy in swine Sertoli cells by targeting ULK2

A large number of microRNAs (miRNAs) have been detected from porcine testicular tissues thanks to the development of high‐throughput sequencing technology. However, the regulatory roles of most identified miRNAs in swine testicular development or spermatogenesis are poorly understood. In our previous study, ULK2 (uncoordinated‐51‐like kinase 2) was predicted as a target gene of miR‐26a. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of miR‐26a in swine Sertoli cell autophagy. The relative expression of miR‐26a and ULK2 levels has a significant negative correlation (R² = .5964, p ≤ .01) in nine developmental stages of swine testicular tissue. Dual‐luciferase reporter assay results show that miR‐26a directly targets the 3′UTR of the ULK2 gene (position 618–624). In addition, both the mRNA and protein expression of ULK2 were downregulated by miR‐26a in swine Sertoli cells. These results indicate that miR‐26a targets the ULK2 gene and downregulates its expression in swine Sertoli cells. Based on the expression of marker genes (LC3, p62 and Beclin‐1), overexpression of miR‐26a or knock‐down of ULK2 inhibits swine Sertoli cell autophagy. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that miR‐26a suppresses autophagy in swine Sertoli cells by targeting ULK2.     

油菜miR169基因家族的生物信息学分析及靶基因预测

为了解油菜miR169基因家族,采用生物信息学的方法对油菜miR169基因家族成员的染色体位置、分子进化、前体序列的保守性、启动子和靶基因进行了分析。结果表明:油菜miR169基因家族成员分布在9条染色体上;系统进化分析表明,这些基因共分成2个组;其前体序列在形成成熟miRNA的位置高度保守;油菜miR169基因家族上游启动子主要元件有13个,数量最多的是胚乳表达元件、厌氧胁迫元件、热响应元件和MBS;油菜miR169基因家族的靶基因一共有16个,大部分属于NF-YA基因家族。该结果为进一步研究油菜miR169基因家族的功能奠定了基础。     

茶树miR156a靶基因SPL6和SPL9的克隆及表达分析

MicroRNA156a-SQUAMOSA promoter binding-like protein(miR156a-SPLs)参与植物生长阶段转变、叶片形态建成和逆境胁迫等复杂的生理过程。基于茶树转录组数据,从茶树中克隆出2个SPL家族成员——CsSPL6和CsSPL9。CsSPL6 cDNA全长2 318 bp,ORF框长1 668 bp,编码555个氨基酸;CsSPL9 cDNA全长1 954 bp,ORF框长1 116 bp,编码371个氨基酸;CsSPL6和CsSPL9都有典型SBP结构域和Csn-miR156a识别位点。时空表达特性分析表明,Csn-miR156a在芽中表达量最高,第7叶中最低,与CsSPL6和CsSPL9呈负调控关系;不同品种(系)表达特性分析表明,Csn-miR156a的表达模式与新梢生长量、光合指标结果一致,与CsSPL6和CsSPL9表达模式相反,说明Csn-miR156a、CsSPL6和CsSPL9参与茶树生长过程,Csn-miR156a和CsSPLs可作为初步判断品种生长势强弱的分子手段;高温处理4个品种(系)表达特性表明Csn-miR156a与CsSPL9呈负相关,推断茶树在高温胁迫下Csn-miR156a可能通过负调控CsSPL9来增加耐高温性。Csn-miR156a负调控CsSPLs在茶树生长发育、逆境胁迫中发挥作用,为茶树生长和抗逆机制提供理论依据。