一个推测的野油菜黄单胞菌Ⅲ型分泌效应子基因XopXccP对寄主植物的致病性分析

 野油菜黄单胞菌野油菜致病变种(Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, Xcc)是一种在全球范围内引起十字花科植物黑腐病的重要病原细菌。Xcc中效应蛋白与植物互作机理的研究还不够全面, 在已经测序的菌株Xcc 8004中, Xc_2994基因预测编码一个III型分泌效应蛋白XopXccP, 其生物学功能尚不清楚。为了探索XopXccP的生物学功能, 我们构建了Xcc 8004菌株的XopXccP基因缺失突变体, 结果发现XopXccP基因缺失后, 病原菌在多个甘蓝、花椰菜以及模式植物拟南芥(Col-0)上的致病性显著下降, 甚至几乎不致病。同时, 采用农杆菌侵染拟南芥花序的转化方法, 获得了转XopXccP基因拟南芥纯系, 经过诱导效应蛋白XopXccP在拟南芥中表达, 发现转基因拟南芥出现类似病斑的细胞死亡。本研究结果初步证明, XopXccP是一种毒性蛋白, 是Xcc 8004对多数十字花科植物致病所必须的。     

葡萄霜霉菌候选效应子RXLR5信号肽的鉴定

利用Getorf、SignalP 3.0、BLASTP等生物信息学软件和PERL语言从葡萄霜霉菌基因组中预测到一条编码RXLR-EER结构域的效应蛋白候选基因,将该基因编码的蛋白命名为RXLR5。将RXLR5信号肽SP5编码序列连接到pSUC2T7M13ORI载体并转化到酵母蔗糖酶缺陷菌株YTK12后,重组菌株能成功分泌蔗糖酶,促使棉籽糖分解成单糖,因此,能在YPRAA培养基上正常生长;同时生成的单糖能与TTC反应产生红色不溶于水的氯化三苯基四氮唑。由此推测,SP5具有信号肽活性,可能在RXLR5从葡萄霜霉菌细胞内泌到胞外的过程中起重要作用。     

寄主植物中抑制十字花科黑腐病菌Ⅲ型分泌系统小分子化合物的鉴定

 寻找抑制植物病原菌III型分泌系统的植物源活性小分子化合物,是研发生物安全农药的重要途径之一。本研究采用水煮提取法从十字花科黑腐病菌寄主植物满身红萝卜中提取分离活性小分子化合物,利用高效液相-质谱联用解析出活性物质的单体结构。然后用荧光素酶基因luxAB构建融合报告系统以及定量PCR检测活性物质对十字花科黑腐病菌III型分泌系统的抑制效果,最后采用剪叶接种和压渗接种的方法研究活性小分子物质对十字花科黑腐病菌的生防作用。研究表明,植物鞘氨醇和二氢鞘氨醇对十字花科黑腐病菌III型分泌系统基因的转录表达有一定程度的抑制作用,但是对I、II、IV型分泌系统基因的表达没有明显的抑制作用。植物鞘氨醇在XCM1上影响菌的生长,而二氢鞘氨醇不影响菌的生长。同时,还发现这两种物质能显著降低Xcc在寄主植株满身红萝卜上的病害症状以及能够使Xcc在非寄主植物辣椒上引起过敏反应的能力丧失。该研究结果为深入研究小分子化合物对十字花科黑腐病菌III型分泌系统的作用机制及后续开发植物源抑制剂提供了一定的理论依据。     

具有III型分泌系统的Pseudomonas moraviensis FP1761植物益生功能及其全基因组分析

 本研究从节瓜根际分离到一株具有防病促生功能的荧光类假单胞菌FP1761。该菌株对部分植物病原真菌和细菌具有拮抗能力,能够解钾、解有机磷和无机磷,可产生氨、蛋白酶、嗜铁素、吲哚乙酸。生物测定表明菌株FP1761可显著促进小麦生长。生理生化、平均核苷酸相似度、16S rDNA和多基因分析将FP1761鉴定为摩拉维亚假单胞菌(Pseudomonas moraviensis)。菌株FP1761基因组草图全长6.12 Mb,(G+C)含量为59.9%,共编码5467个基因序列。将该菌株与种内3个代表性菌株进行泛基因组和核心基因组分析,共产生 4 357个共有基因,菌株FP1761特有基因327个。利用antiSMASH对菌株次生代谢基因簇进行预测,发现其含有8个潜在的次生代谢产物基因簇。其中两个基因簇与嗜铁素pyoverdine合成相关,未见聚酮类合成基因。基因组分析发现,该菌株具有与病原性假单胞菌相似的III型分泌系统,但丢失了效应蛋白调控因子hrpS和转运相关的hrpH和hrpK1基因。对全基因组扫描,菌株FP1761仅保留了病原性假单胞菌的保守效应蛋白AvrE和HopAA1-1。FP1761是目前已发现的唯一具有III型分泌系统的摩拉维亚假单胞菌。本研究表明摩拉维亚假单胞菌FP1761具有潜在的植物防病促生功能,但其III型分泌系统与植物益生互作机制有待进一步解析。     

Mode of action of the anilino-pyrimidine fungicide pyrimethanil. 2. Effects on enzyme secretion in Botrytis cinerea

The effect of pyrimethanil on the levels of cell wall degrading enzymes secreted by Botrytis cinerea Pers. was investigated in diseased plant tissues and in liquid B. cinerea cultures. Total proteinase activity isolated from infected carrot slices which were treated with 5.0 μM pyrimethanil was decreased by 76%, 3 d after inoculation. Polygalacturonase, cellulase, proteinase and laccase activities were all decreased in the medium of three day-old cultures grown in the presence of pyrimethanil. The pyrimethanil concentrations resulting in 50% reduction in total enzyme activities (IC₅₀) were approximately 0.25 μM for polygalacturonase, cellulase and proteinase, and approximately 1.0 μM for laccase. No significant growth inhibition was observed at these pyrimethanil concentrations. Pyrimethanil did not inhibit the enzymes directly, nor did it inhibit the synthesis of cytosolic proteins. Therefore, it was proposed that the fungicide inhibits protein secretion at a post-translational stage in the secretory pathway. Large differences were found in the effects of pyrimethanil on the growth of B. cinerea in liquid cultures and on agar plates, depending on the composition of the medium. In liquid media containing cellulose and protein as carbon and nitrogen sources, growth inhibition occurred at 5.0 μM pyrimethanil, whilst no growth inhibition was observed with 50 μM pyrimethanil in malt extract. Similarly, growth occurred on potato/dextrose agar (PDA) at 0.5 μM pyrimethanil, but no growth was seen at this concentration on agars containing cellulose and protein. Thus it appears that pyrimethanil is most active in media where the fungus has to utilise extracellular enzymes to mobilise the nutrients it requires for growth.     

温室丝瓜泌蜜规律的初步研究

通过对温室丝瓜泌蜜规律的调查研究,结果表明,在7:00～15:00之间丝瓜花泌蜜高峰期是上午7:00～9:00,9:00达到高峰值,之后基本上不再泌蜜.泌蜜量与温度、湿度相关性很小,差异不显著.雄花花蜜浓度变化和湿度变化存在一定负相关,相关系数r=-0.749,差异达到显著水平(P＜0.05);雌花花蜜浓度和湿度亦呈现负相关,相关系数r=-0.884,差异达到极显著水平(P＜0.01).花蜜浓度的变化和温度存在一定正相关,但差异未达显著水平.花的直径大小对泌蜜量的影响迭极显著水平(P＜0.01).     

热稳定性对甲基对硫磷水解酶在毕赤酵母中分泌的影响

甲基对硫磷水解酶可生物降解有机磷农药,由于其特殊的应用价值,越来越受到人们的关注。来源于苍白杆菌的甲基对硫磷水解酶MPH-Och在毕赤酵母系统中不能有效地分泌表达。将热稳定性提高的突变体MPH-S274Q在毕赤酵母中表达,发现其毕赤酵母重组菌株经摇瓶诱导培养120 h后,培养上清的酶活力达到0.7 U/mL,蛋白分泌量是野生型的14倍,SDS-PAGE电泳图中培养上清有明显的蛋白质条带,进一步证明了分泌效率提高,该结果表明提高蛋白质的热稳定性可以作为提高外源蛋白在毕赤酵母中的分泌效率的一条有效途径。     

Leucine markedly regulates pancreatic exocrine secretion in goats

Four goats (30.1 ± 1.3 kg) with common bile duct re‐entrant catheter and duodenal catheter were used to evaluate the effects of duodenal leucine infusion on pancreatic exocrine secretion and plasma parameters with two 4 × 4 Latin square design experiments. In the long‐term infusion experiment, goats were fed twice daily [700 g/day, dry matter (DM) basis] at 8:00 and 18:00 hours and were duodenally infused with 0, 3, 6, 9 g/day leucine for 14 days. Pancreatic juice and jugular blood samples were collected over 1‐h intervals for 6 h daily from d 11 to 14 days to encompass a 24‐h day. In the short‐term experiment, goats were infused leucine for 10 h continuously at the same infusion rate with Experiment 1 after feed deprivation for 24 h repeated every 10 days. Pancreatic juice and blood samples were collected at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 h of infusion. The results showed that the long‐term leucine infusion did not affect pancreatic juice secretion, protein output, trypsin and lipase secretion and plasma insulin concentration, but linearly increased α‐amylase secretion. No changes in pancreatic protein and lipase secretion were observed in the short‐term infusion. Pancreatic juice and α‐amylase secretion responded quadratically, with the greatest values observed in the 3 and 6 g/day leucine respectively. Trypsin secretion linearly decreased, while plasma insulin concentration increased linearly with increased leucine infusion. The results demonstrated that duodenal leucine infusion dose and time dependently regulated pancreatic enzyme secretion not associated with the change in plasma insulin concentration.     

牦牛IFN-β基因在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

用真核表达引物从pGEM-yakIFN-β重组质粒中扩增出牦牛IFN-β基因,将目的基因和真核表达载体pPIC9K连接转入E.coli的JM109中,得到pPIC9K-yakIFN-β重组表达质粒.通过电击法将经SalⅠ线性化的pPIC9K-yakIFN-β质粒转化到巴斯德毕赤酵母GS115感受态细胞中,采用G418抗性梯度法筛选得到多拷贝重组菌株,利用甲醇诱导表达,分泌表达产物用MTT法检测其生物学活性.经SDS-PAGE电泳分析表明:表达出约22ku大小分泌于胞外的牦牛IFN-β蛋白分子量,比理论值稍大;MTT结果表明:纯化的重组yak-IFN-β蛋白具有促进淋巴细胞增殖的活性.