The impact of tandem duplication on gene evolution in Solanaceae species

Whole genome duplication(WGD) and tandem duplication(TD) are important modes of gene amplification and functional innovation, and they are common in plant genome evolution. We analyzed the genomes of three Solanaceae species(Solanum lycopersicum, Capsicum annuum, and Petunia inflata), which share a common distant ancestor with Vitis vinifera, Theobroma cacao, and Coffea canephora but have undergone an extra whole genome triplication(WGT) event. The analysis was used to investigate the phenomenon...     

玉米圆斑病菌(Bipolaris zeicola)遗传多样性ISSR分析

利用简单序列重复间隔区(inter-simple sequence repeats,ISSR)标记对玉米圆斑病菌(Bipolaris zeicola)的遗传多样性进行了分析。筛选出9个扩增多态性好且稳定的通用引物,共扩增出47条DNA条带,大小分布于250~2 000bp之间,其中多态性条带为33条,为总条带数的70.21%。遗传距离为0.91处时,所有菌株被聚为6个组。ISSR标记可以揭示菌株间的亲缘关系及差异性,可用于玉米圆斑病菌遗传多样性研究。此外,通过分子标记划分的类群与利用寄主反应型之间存在一定相关性,但其关系并不密切。     

茉莉花种质资源遗传多样性的ISSR分析

利用ISSR技术对茉莉花30份材料的遗传多态性进行了分析.从100个随机引物中筛选出10个多态性引物,共扩增出70条DNA条带,其中34条为多态性条带,占48.57%,平均每个引物扩增出3.4条DNA带.按照相同迁移位上有扩增带记为1、无带为0的方法构建ISSR表型数据的矩阵,用NTSYSpc 2.0软件对茉莉花30个材料进行UPGMA聚类分析.计算出30份材料的遗传相似系数为0.86～0.98,平均相似系数为0.91,并在此基础上建立了聚类分析树状图,在相似系数0.86处,将30份材料划分为A、B 2大聚类组.     

A review of the underlying genetics and emerging therapies for canine cardiomyopathies

Cardiomyopathies such as dilated cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy are common in large breed dogs and carry an overall poor prognosis. Research shows that these diseases have strong breed predilections, and selective breeding has historically been recommended to reduce the disease prevalence in affected breeds. Treatment of these diseases is typically palliative and aimed at slowing disease progression and managing clinical signs of heart failure as they develop. The discovery of specific genetic mutations underlying cardiomyopathies, such as the striatin mutation in Boxer arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 and titin mutations in Doberman Pinschers, has strengthened our ability to screen and selectively breed individuals in an attempt to produce unaffected offspring. The discovery of these disease-linked mutations has also opened avenues for the development of gene therapies, including gene transfer and genome-editing approaches. This review article discusses the known genetics of cardiomyopathies in dogs, reviews existing gene therapy strategies and the status of their development in canines, and discusses ongoing challenges in the clinical translation of these technologies for treating heart disease. While challenges remain in using these emerging technologies, the exponential growth of the gene therapy field holds great promise for future clinical applications.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定水溶性肥料中8种植物生长调节剂

采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法(HPLC-MS／MS)，同时检测水溶性肥料中8种植物生长调节剂（胺鲜酯、甜菜碱、矮壮素、阿维菌素、氯吡脲、复硝酚钠、萘乙酸钠和赤霉素）。样品用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测，标准曲线外标法定量。采用多反应监测模式，正离子模式下扫描胺鲜酯、甜菜碱、矮壮素、阿维菌素和氯吡脲，负离子模式下扫描复硝酚钠、萘乙酸钠和赤霉素。在3个添加水平下，样品平均回收率为91.7%～102.2%，相对标准偏差为1.5％～7.5％；胺鲜酯、甜菜碱、矮壮素、阿维菌素、氯吡脲、4-硝基苯酚钠和5-硝基愈创木酚钠的检出限均为2 mg/kg，萘乙酸钠的检出限为2.5 mg/kg，2-硝基苯酚钠和赤霉素的检出限为20 mg/kg。本方法简便、快速、安全，重现性良好，可用于水溶性肥料样品中植物生长调节剂的快速检测。     

SSR分子标记在玉米杂种优势群划分中的应用

利用SSR标记研究了20个玉米自交系的遗传变异,初步进行了杂种优势群划分,从85对SSR引物中筛选出70对扩增产物具有稳定多态性的引物.70对引物在供试材料中共检测出270个等位基因变异,每对引物检测到等位基因2～6个,平均3.86个,多态性信息含量变化范围为0.26～0.80,平均多态性信息量为0.59.20个自交系之间的遗传相似系数变化范围为0.5946～0.7711,平均为0.6601.UPGMA聚类分析结果表明,供试自交系可分为5群,分类结果与系谱基本一致,划群后群间平均距离大于群内平均距离,群间平均产量大于群内平均产量.SSR标记可以进行玉米自交系遗传变异分析,并用于杂种优势群的划分。