A streak disease of pearl millet caused by a leafhopper-transmitted geminivirus

The cause of a streak disease of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), originating from Nigeria, has been attributed to a geminivirus belonging to the African streak virus cluster. A full-length, infectious clone of the virus was obtained which was transmissible by the vectorCicadulina mbila (Naudé). Analysis of the complete nucleotide sequence of the coat protein gene of this virus shows it to be most closely related to sugarcane streak virus. The possible evolutionary implications of this finding are discussed.     

一个马铃薯Y病毒山东分离物的分离与鉴定

 从具有典型花叶症状的马铃薯叶片中分离到马铃薯Y病毒(Potato virus Y,PVY)(本文称PVY-SD-TA分离物),扩繁后,提纯病毒,电镜下可观察到700~900 nm×11 nm的病毒粒体,病组织超薄切片观察可见风轮状的内含体结构,寄主反应特性研究表明其能侵染2科13种植物。SDS-PAGE电泳检测病毒编码的外壳蛋白亚基的分子量为33 kDa。以PVY-SD-TA基因组RNA为模板,应用RT-PCR方法和特异引物合成了外壳蛋白基因。对cDNA全序列分析表明,PVY-SD-TA CP基因核苷酸序列与N株系的同源性为96%,与GenBank中登录序列号为AJ390306的O株系分离物的同源性最高,为99%;与国内不同学者报道的PVY中国流行株的同源性分别为96%,97%和98%。通过以上生物学特性和分子水平的研究将PVY-SD-TA鉴定为普通株系(PVY^O株系)。     

A coat protein transgene from a Scottish isolate of potato mop-top virus mediates strong resistance against Scandinavian isolates which have similar coat protein genes

Resistance tests were made on seedlings of transformed lines of Nicotiana benthamiana which contain a transgene encoding the coat protein (CP) gene of a Scottish isolate of potato mop-top virus (PMTV). This transgene has been reported to confer strong resistance to the PMTV isolate from which the transgene sequence was derived and also to a second Scottish isolate. Plants of lines of the transgenic N. benthamiana were as resistant to two Swedish and two Danish PMTV isolates as to a Scottish isolate, and of five lines tested, greater than 93.5% of transgenic plants were immune. The coat protein gene sequences of these four Scandinavian isolates were very similar to those of the two Scottish isolates. The greatest divergence between the isolates was three amino acid changes and there was less than 2% change in CP gene nucleotide sequence. It is concluded that the PMTV CP transgene used in these experiments could confer resistance against isolates from different geographical areas because it is becoming apparent that the CP genes of PMTV isolates are highly conserved.     

Isolation of two strains of a new Tombusvirus (Havel river virus, HaRV) from surface waters in Germany

Two virus isolates from water samples — one from a small stream in South Western Germany and another one from the Havel river in North Eastern Germany c. 500 km away, proved to be strains, named S and H, respectively, of a new Tombusvirus for which the name Havel river virus (HaRV) had been suggested previously in a brief account. Immunoelectron microscopical decoration tests and sequence comparisons of the coat proteins indicated that the two HaRV strains are only distantly related to known Tombusviruses. The closest relationships were found to Cucumber necrosis virus. Nothing is known about their natural hosts. Because the S strain of HaRV was isolated in a woody area from a small stream close to its origin, they may be pathogens of trees or wild plants in such habitats.     

格氏线虫表皮蛋白和分泌蛋白抑制昆虫免疫活性的比较

格氏线虫表皮蛋白和分泌蛋白都具有抑制昆虫免疫反应的能力,能够帮助侵染期线虫侵染寄主,但两者所含蛋白组分并不相同,从而导致蛋白活性也有所差异。本研究采用乙醇萃取和昆虫匀浆诱导,分别从侵染期的格氏线虫体表及分泌物中得到了表皮蛋白和分泌蛋白,并比较了这两者之间的异同。结果表明,无论是在昆虫体内还是体外,侵染期线虫表皮蛋白和分泌蛋白都具有抑制昆虫免疫反应的生物活性,并且分泌蛋白的活性更强。本研究为进一步研究线虫侵染与昆虫免疫间的相互关系和线虫抑制昆虫免疫反应的作用机理提供了科学佐证。     

山西苹果茎痘病毒遗传多样性分析

苹果茎痘病毒是苹果安全生产的巨大威胁,严重影响苹果产量和质量。探讨苹果茎痘病毒(Apple stem pitting virus, ASPV)在山西省的分布、变异和多样性,可为制定可持续的病毒管理策略提供理论依据。从山西省11个地区采集苹果叶片样品进行RT-PCR检测。结合在线数据库,利用相关软件对文中研究获得的序列进行系统发育、遗传多样性、重组以及种群遗传分化等分析。RT-PCR检测结果显示从山西省11个地区采集的409份苹果叶片样品中,ASPV的检出率为36.33%(临漪)至55.37%(平遥)。选择15个ASPV检测为阳性的样品,分别克隆其CP基因并与22个不同的ASPV分离物进行核苷酸和氨基酸一致性分析,发现37个ASPV分离物的核酸一致率为70.27～96.31%,氨基酸一致率为37.04～96.64%,其中,Shanxi-2与JX673826.1的核酸一致率最高,为90.86%, Shanxi-2与MN617853.1的核酸一致率最低,为70.40%。基于CP的进化树分析结果显示37个ASPV分离物被划分为2个进化群体。遗传多样性分析结果表明ASPV种群发生了收缩,且在两个...     

芋花叶病毒的RT-PCR检测及外壳蛋白基因序列分析

 采用RT-PCR技术对采自中国湖北、浙江和山东的91份芋[Colocasia esculenta（L.）Schott]样品的芋花叶病毒（Dasheen mosaic virus,DsMV）进行了检测,检出率为26.4%。对其中14个DsMV分离物的317 bp扩增产物（为外壳蛋白基因的一部分）序列分析的结果显示,各分离物内的核苷酸变异相对较低,而分离物间存在较大的分子变异,相似性为68.3% ~ 97.8%。对来自湖北和浙江的2个DsMV分离物DsMV-SCS和DsMV-JH的外壳蛋白基因（coat protein gene,cp）进行了测序,全长分别为951 bp和987 bp,二者cp核苷酸和氨基酸序列相似性分别为79.0%和82.3%,与已报道DsMV的cp核苷酸和氨基酸序列相似性分别为73.0% ~ 92.1%和74.8% ~ 98.2%,在构建的系统发育树上聚在两个不同的簇,各DsMV分离物的系统进化关系与其寄主和地理来源无显著相关性。     

甜瓜种皮颜色控制基因CmSC1的精细定位及候选基因分析

[目的]通过对甜瓜种皮颜色进行遗传分析及基因精细定位,并推测其候选基因和开发特异分子标记,为下一步该基因的功能研究及合理利用奠定基础.[方法]利用白色种皮材料HP22和黄色种皮材料B8、B150分别配制杂交组合,获得后代遗传分离群体并进行种皮颜色的表型调查及遗传分析,通过基因图位克隆方法完成基因的精细定位.通过对定位区...