甘肃马鹿MyoG基因5′UTR单核苷酸多态性检测及其序列变异分析

为了初步探索肌细胞生成素(MyoG)基因在鹿科动物上的遗传多态性,试验采集56头甘肃马鹿的血液样品,采用PCR-SSCP和克隆测序的方法对MyoG基因(GenBank登录号：FJ746497)5′UTR部分序列进行了单核苷酸多态性(SNPs)检测及序列变异分析。结果表明：①引物P1的PCR扩增片段存在多态性,经克隆测序分析,在5′UTR -237 bp处存在G→A的转换变异,该位点表现为AA、AB和BB 3种基因型,由A和B 2个等位基因控制;对基因型、等位基因频率及群体遗传多态性分析结果发现,AA基因型频率最高,A基因为优势等位基因,该位点多态信息含量(PIC=0.194)为低度多态(PIC＜0.25);经TFSEARCH 1.3分析软件预测发现,该变异可能减少了1个Sp1转录因子。②引物2的PCR扩增片段检测到1个SNP多态位点(—46 bp,G→A),表现为CC、CD和DD 3种基因型, 基因型频率分布为CC＞CD＞DD,该位点多态信息含量(PIC=0.266)为中度多态(0.25＜PIC＜0.5),但该变异并未引起潜在调控元件及蛋白质结合位点的改变。本研究结果为进一步分析MyoG基因SNPs位点与甘肃马鹿胴体、肉质性状的关联性奠定了基础。     

鸡减蛋综合征病毒DNA结合蛋白的基因结构及同源分析

从中国发病鸡群中分离的鸡减蛋综合征病毒（ＥＤＳＶ）ＡＡ－２株，经常规方法提取其病毒核酸后，构建了限制性内切酶ＰｓｔⅠ及ＨｉｎｄⅢ水解片段的基因文库。对其中ＨｉｎｄⅢ－Ｆ片段（５２．９～５８．９ｍｕ）的正反２条链的序列测定发现，其反链存在１个编码容量为３８７个氨基酸（ａａ）的开放读码框架（ｏｐｅｎｒｅａｄｉｎｇｆｒａｍｅ，ＯＲＦ），经Ｇｅｎｅｂａｎｋ／ＥＭＢＬ同源搜寻后证实其编码产物为ＥＤＳＶ的ＤＮＡ结合蛋白（ＤＢＰ）。与其他腺病毒ＤＢＰ的氨基酸序列进行同源比较，其Ｎ端同源性在１９．０％～４６．２％之间，Ｃ端同源性在２７．７％～６０．４％之间。腺病毒ＤＢＰ的３个保守序列ＣＲ１，ＣＲ２，ＣＲ３在ＥＤＳＶＤＢＰ中有较大变化，但ＥＤＳＶＤＢＰ的锌指框架（Ｚｎ２＋ｆｉｎｇｅｒｍｏｔｉｆ）却保留了对其功能必需的残基。     

牙鲆GH基因的SNPs与生长性状关系的初步研究

以雌核发育牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)为对象,根据Gen Bank收录的牙鲆生长激素基因序列(Gen Bank登录号:D29737)设计9对引物,采用直接测序的方法对50尾雌核发育牙鲆生长激素基因编码区和启动子进行了单核苷酸多态位点(SNPs)筛选,共获得有效序列1 838 bp,启动子区117 bp,内含子区1 050 bp,外显子区671 bp,覆盖牙鲆生长激素基因78.3%的序列。共检测到7个SNPs,平均发生频率为0.38/100个碱基,其中颠换型3个,插入型2个,缺失型2个;内含子区4个(Intron I:C477T、1 091~1 092/insert T、1 129~1 130/insert A;Intron IV:1 906A/-del),外显子区3个(Exon V:2067T/-del、A2006C、A1974G);SNPs与生长性状相关分析结果显示:C477T和2 067T/-del两个位点对牙鲆的体重、体长、体高等生长性状均有显著影响(P0.05),其他5个SNPs对牙鲆生长性状均无显著影响(P0.05)。研究结果可为牙鲆生长性状的SNPs标记辅助选育提供基础数据。     

Genetic diversity of the root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica and development of a species‐specific SCAR marker for its diagnosis

Meloidogyne ethiopica is an important nematode pathogen causing serious economic damage to grapevine in Chile. In Brazil, M. ethiopica has been detected with low frequency in kiwifruit and other crops. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the intraspecific genetic variability of M. ethiopica isolates from Brazil and Chile using AFLP and RAPD markers and to develop a species‐specific SCAR‐PCR assay for its diagnosis. Fourteen isolates were obtained from different geographic regions or host plants. Three isolates of an undescribed Meloidogyne species and one isolate of M. ethiopica from Kenya were included in the analysis. The results showed a low level of diversity among the M. ethiopica isolates, regardless of their geographical distribution or host plant origin. The three isolates of Meloidogyne sp. showed a high homogeneity and clustered separately from M. ethiopica (100% bootstrap). RAPD screenings of M. ethiopica allowed the identification of a differential DNA fragment that was converted into a SCAR marker. Using genomic DNA from pooled nematodes as a template, PCR amplification with primers designed from this species‐specific SCAR produced a fragment of 350 bp in all 14 isolates of M. ethiopica tested, in contrast with other species tested. This primer pair also allowed successful amplification of DNA from single nematodes, either juveniles or females and when used in multiplex PCR reactions containing mixtures of other root‐knot nematode species, thus showing the sensitivity of the assay. Therefore, the method developed here has potential for application in routine diagnostic procedures.     

小麦条锈菌3个看家基因SNP引物的首次报道

In order to analyze the population structure of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), SNPs primers of Pst were developed from DNA sequences of nine house-keeping genes Chs, Act, Mapk1, Tub, Cdc2, Rd, Sm, Ls and Ef-1α obtained from GenBank. Eight of which were from Pst and one from P. graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt). Thirteen pairs of primers were designed and screened based on at least 30 isolates of Pst obtained from diverse locations. Three of them were polymorphic namely Map1351S/Map1683A, Cd28S/Cd352A and Ef137S/Ef531A. Polymorphic loci analysis based on 149 Pst isolates from 5 provinces indicated that the three primers had good polymorphism. Cd28S/Cd352A had 8 polymorphic loci, three of them were phylogenetically informative. Ef137S/Ef531A had 6 polymorphic loci and 4 of them were informative. Map1351S/Map1683A had 8 polymorphic loci and 4 were informative. The 3 primers were used for analyzing Pst population and revealed the ancestral origin, phylogeny relation of haplotypes, genetic differentiation of the population, gene flow, and the evolution and migration relation between Pst populations thereby. The findings indicate that the 3 genes SNP primers can be used for Pst population genetic structure analysis.     

Genetic structuring and diversity patterns along rivers – local invasion history of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) along the Danube River in Vienna (Austria) shows non‐linear pattern

Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an annual weed from North America that nowadays is invasive in many countries worldwide. In Austria, numerous populations of A. artemisiifolia are located along the Danube River, especially along the ‘New Danube’ (Vienna). This area is characterised by ruderal and riparian sites, which are regularly flooded. To better understand the spread of A. artemisiifolia and its colonising behaviour along the Danube River, we analysed genetic structure and diversity based on 23 populations linearly arranged along the Viennese Danube riverbed and upstream, utilising the Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprint method. We generated 284 polymorphic AFLP markers across 446 A. artemisiifolia plants. The genetic diversity within populations was higher (HW = 0.091) than among populations (HB = 0.007). This result indicates A. artemisiifolia introductions from similar mixtures of sources or spread from a single already mixed introduction. Within our local setting, we were unable to identify neither source or sink populations nor an obvious linear genetic structuring. Genetic among‐population differentiation was low to moderate (amova ‐derived F_ST = 0.124). Lack of geographical structuring is indicative of highly dynamic gene flow, which is further supported by the absence of an isolation‐by‐distance pattern. Multiple introductions and non‐directional gene flow are most likely promoted by anthropogenic disturbance and human‐mediated dispersal. Our results demonstrate the ability and speed of A. artemisiifolia to settle in newly disturbed areas and the difficulties to predict invasion directions, as downstream river dispersal was negligible.     

A new approach to evaluate relative resistance and tolerance of tomato cultivars to begomoviruses causing the tomato yellow leaf curl disease in Spain

A simple procedure to evaluate relative resistance and tolerance of tomato cultivars to the begomoviruses causing tomato yellow leaf curl (TYLC) disease in Spain was developed. To estimate the resistance and tolerance levels of a cultivar, several formulae were developed based on the ratio of infected plants, virus titre (estimated by tissue–print hybridization) and symptom intensity. The formulae were applied to five commercial tomato cultivars (Amoretto, Birloque, Royesta, Tovigreen and Ulises) naturally infected by TYLC viruses. The analyses showed that Ulises, Birloque and Tovigreen exhibited a moderate resistance, and Ulises was also highly tolerant. There was a positive correlation between symptom intensity and virus titre in infected plants, suggesting that the hybridization technique could also be used as an early estimator of tolerance. Finally, molecular hybridization and nucleotide sequence analyses of the begomovirus intergenic region showed that the local TYLC virus population consisted of a single species, Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV, formerly TYLCV-Israel), with low genetic variation (nucleotide identity between isolates higher than 97%).     

Differences in cultivar response and complete sequence analysis of two isolates of wheat yellow mosaic bymovirus in China

Seeds of selected European and Japanese winter wheat cultivars were grown at two experimental sites in China, namely Yaan, Sichuan province (YA), and Yangzhou, Jiangsu province (YZ), where wheat yellow mosaic bymovirus (WYMV) was severe. There were some differential responses of the cultivars to the virus isolates present at the two sites. The complete nucleotide sequence of both RNAs of both virus isolates was determined. Their genome organization was identical to that reported for a Japanese isolate and the sizes were very similar. Nucleotide comparisons demonstrated that parts of the CI and NIa coding regions on RNA1 and the N-terminal part of the P2 coding region on RNA2 were particularly variable, while substantially conserved regions occurred in the 3' UTR of RNA2, the 7K, one part of the CI and parts of the NIb and coat protein. It seems unlikely that differences in the 7K and NIa-VPg proteins are responsible for virulence differences and the CI and NIb regions were considered the most promising for further study.     

Sequence variations of the bovine prion protein gene (PRNP) in native Korean Hanwoo cattle

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is one of the fatal neurodegenerative diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) caused by infectious prion proteins. Genetic variations correlated with susceptibility or resistance to TSE in humans and sheep have not been reported for bovine strains including those from Holstein, Jersey, and Japanese Black cattle. Here, we investigated bovine prion protein gene (PRNP) variations in Hanwoo cattle [Bos (B.) taurus coreanae], a native breed in Korea. We identified mutations and polymorphisms in the coding region of PRNP, determined their frequency, and evaluated their significance. We identified four synonymous polymorphisms and two non-synonymous mutations in PRNP, but found no novel polymorphisms. The sequence and number of octapeptide repeats were completely conserved, and the haplotype frequency of the coding region was similar to that of other B. taurus strains. When we examined the 23-bp and 12-bp insertion/deletion (indel) polymorphisms in the non-coding region of PRNP, Hanwoo cattle had a lower deletion allele and 23-bp del/12-bp del haplotype frequency than healthy and BSE-affected animals of other strains. Thus, Hanwoo are seemingly less susceptible to BSE than other strains due to the 23-bp and 12-bp indel polymorphisms.     

Red clover mottle virus from Ukraine is an isolate of RCMV strain S

The relationship between red clover mottle virus (RCMV) isolated in the Ukraine (designated RCMV-Uk) and well-characterised strains from Sweden has been investigated. Nucleic acid hybridisation indicate that both RNAs from RCMV-Uk are highly homologous to their counterparts from RCMV strain S, a conclusion supported by protein sequence analysis of the two viral capsid proteins. Nucleic acid sequence analysis of a portion of RCMV-Uk RNA2 confirmed the high degree of similarity between RCMV-Uk and RCMV strain S. This information suggests that RCMV-Uk should be considered an isolate of RCMV strain S.