鲤鱼基因组同源框Hoxa3a序列同源性分析与分子进化研究

本文利用生物信息学软件分析了鲤（Cyprinus carpio）基因组中同源框基因Hoxa3a与多种鱼类及其它生物的同源性,构建了分子进化树。结果表明：鲤与斑马鱼（Danio rerio）的序列同源性最高为95%,与大西洋鲑（Salmo salar）等四种鱼类的同源性次之为84%,与米氏叶吻银鲛（Callorhinch...     

Changes in selected stress and immune‐related genes in Atlantic cod,Gadus morhua,following overcrowding

Using Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, as a model for the stress response in gadoid fish, the changes in the expression of some stress and immune genes as well as the profiles of plasma cortisol were examined. Adult fish were kept at a density of ca. 100 kg m^?3 by lowering the water level in the rearing tank for 1 h and this short‐term crowding stress was repeated thrice over a 12‐h interval period. Blood samples were collected before exposure and at 2, 24 and 72 h post crowding. Plasma cortisol level significantly increased at 2 h post crowding but returned to pre‐crowding levels 24 h after exposure. The relative expression of the stress response genes, glucose transporter‐3 and a putative heat shock protein 70 significantly increased at 2 and 24 h post crowding respectively. Significant up‐regulation of the pro‐inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)‐1β and IL‐8, as well as anti‐bacterial genes, g‐type lysozyme and bactericidal permeability‐increasing protein/lipopolysaccharide‐binding protein (BPI/LBP) was also observed at 2 h and the levels were maintained until 72 h post exposure, except for BPI/LBP which had maximum up‐regulation at 24 h. The present observations have implications with respect to fish welfare and assessment of the health status of the farmed fish.     

无乳链球菌Sip-GAPDH嵌合核酸疫苗的制备及免疫效果评价

为了研究无乳链球菌Sip-GAPDH嵌合核酸疫苗对罗非鱼链球菌病的免疫保护作用,本研究通过PCR和重叠延伸拼接技术(SOEing)获得融合基因Sip-GAPDH,连接至真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)制备DNA疫苗,通过背鳍肌肉注射方式免疫吉富罗非鱼,免疫后第7、28天取样,采用PCR及RT-PCR方法检测pcDNA-Sip-GAPDH在各个组织(包括肌肉、脑、头肾、脾脏、鳃和肝脏)中的表达情况。采用ELISA、Real-time PCR法和体外攻毒法分别分析各实验组不同时间血清抗体效价、免疫基因(IgM、IL-1β和CD8)表达变化规律和相对保护率,研究该嵌合性疫苗对吉富罗非鱼的保护效果。结果显示,实验组在免疫接种第7和第28天时,注射点周围的肌肉、脑、头肾、脾脏、鳃和肝脏均能检测到嵌合性质粒,实验组罗非鱼血清抗体效价均高于对照组并于21 d时达到峰值(1∶4 096);qPCR数据表明,实验组鱼体胸腺、头肾和脾脏的IgM、IL-1β和CD8基因的mRNA表达量均出现了上调,并且在胸腺、头肾和脾脏中的表达量分别在免疫后第12和第48 h达到峰值;免疫后42 d进行人工攻毒后计算免疫保护率为93.3%。以上研究结果表明,本研究构建的无乳链球菌Sip-GAPDH嵌合核酸疫苗在罗非鱼链球菌病防治中具有潜在的应用价值。     

中华绒螯蟹RXR基因全长cDNA克隆及表达分析

维甲类X受体(retinoid X receptor,RXR),属于核受体超家族(nuclear receptor super family)成员,是一种重要的调控因子,对甲壳动物生长发育和繁殖具有十分重要的作用。本研究根据陆地蟹 RXR基因保守区序列设计上下游引物,采用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)以及cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)技术克隆中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)RXR基因并进行各组织间的表达分析。序列分析表明中华绒螯蟹RXR cDNA全长1517bp,编码433个氨基酸。经BLASTn和BLASTx分析表明,中华绒螯蟹RXR氨基酸序列与陆地蟹RXR基因的氨基酸序列相似性最高,为96%。系统进化树分析显示,中华绒螯蟹RXR的氨基酸序列与陆地蟹RXR聚为一支。荧光定量PCR结果显示,RXR在所有检测的组织中均有表达,且在中华绒螯蟹Y器官中表达量最高,肝胰腺、鳃和肌肉中有少量表达,心脏、胃、肠、胸神经节和脑神经节中微量表达。在中华绒螯蟹不同蜕皮时期中,Y器官中RXR表达量在D期最高,与AB期、C期呈显著性差异（P＜0.05）;肌肉中RXR在AB期表达量最高,与其他蜕皮时期呈显著性差异（P＜0.05）;肝胰腺和鳃中RXR在AB期表达量最高,E期表达量最低,但各蜕皮时期表达量之间差异不显著。     

大菱鲆MKK基因家族全基因组鉴定及其在生物和非生物应激下的表达分析

为了阐明大菱鲆丝裂原活化蛋白激酶激酶(mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases,MAPKKs或MKKs)基因家族在生物和非生物应激响应中的作用,本实验首先通过生物信息学方法对大菱鲆MKK基因家族进行了全基因组水平的鉴定,利用多个应激相关转录组数据集分析了大菱鲆MKK家族成员在不同组织及不同生物和非生物应激下的表达模式。结果显示,本研究在大菱鲆全基因组水平上共鉴定出9个MKK基因家族成员,它们不均匀地分布在7条染色体上,并分别对其编码蛋白的理化性质、蛋白二级结构和亚细胞定位进行了预测。基于系统发育分析,将SmMKKs划分为5个亚家族。内含-外显子结构、保守基序和多重序列比对分析结果不仅为大菱鲆MKK亚家族分类提供了证据,而且表明SmMKKs在进化上高度保守。SmMKKs在不同组织及不同生物和非生物应激下的基因表达模式分析表明,SmMKKs具有明显的组织特异性表达。另外,结果显示,粘孢子虫和肿大细胞病毒感染后,SmMKK6a呈极显著差异表达;热应激处理后,SmMKK6a呈极显著差异表达;高盐或低盐胁迫后,SmMKK4a、SmMKK4b、SmMKK6a...     

Alteration of the haemocyte parameters,expression of immune‐related and neurohormone bursicon genes of giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) in the response to salinity stress and ammonia stress

We examined the effects of salinity stress and ammonia stress on alteration of the haemocyte count, phenoloxidase activity, expressions of immune‐related genes including prophenoloxidase (proPO), crustin, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), and expressions of stress‐responsive neurohormone (Bur‐α and Bur‐β) in the thoracic and abdominal ganglia of giant river prawn Macrobrachium. These parameters of prawn that subjected to salinity stress (transferred from 0‰ to 5‰ and 10‰), and subjected to ammonia‐nitrogen (ammonia‐N) stress (transferred from 0 to 0.262 mg/L and 0.786 mg/L) were examined after 0, 3, 6, 24, 72 and 168 hr respectively. During the initial period of 3, 6 and 24 hr, granulocyte haemocyte (granular and semi‐granular hemocyte) count and PO activity significantly decreased, while expressions of Bur‐α and Bur‐β significantly increased. After 24 hr, granulocyte haemocyte count and PO activity significantly increased, whereas expressions of Bur‐α and Bur‐β significantly decreased. The expressions of proPO, crustin and HSP70 were significantly downregulated in the prawn that subjected to salinity stress and ammonia‐N stress at all time periods of 3–168 hr. In conclusion, changes in the granulocyte haemocyte count of M. rosenbergii following salinity stress and ammonia‐N stress are closely associated with the changes of Bur‐α and Bur‐β expressions.     

浅色黄姑鱼线粒体16S rRNA基因片段序列特征分析

PCR扩增100个浅色黄姑鱼个体的线粒体16SrRNA基因片段序列,得到大约620bp的扩增产物。将其中5个个体的扩增产物进行测序和同源比对,得到468bp可供比对分析的片段。比对结果表明,5条序列包括两个单倍型,两个单倍型之间有1个碱基突变。PCR-RFLP分析结果显示,两个种群的100个样品中98%的个体为其中一种单倍型,只有2%的个体呈另一种单倍型,表明这两个种群的遗传多样性较低。两个单倍型平均碱基组成为:T22.0%,C26.3%,A29.8%,G21.9%,GC含量平均为48.2%。与GenBank中石首鱼科7属9种的11条同源序列比对,得到429个比对位点,其中包括69个简约信息位点、55个单突变子和16个插入/缺失位点。聚类分析显示,浅色黄姑鱼与黄姑鱼亲缘关系较近,与形态分类相符。     

凡纳滨对虾不同养殖密度高位池水体细菌群落动态

通过对养殖水体环境基因组DNA中细菌16S rRNA基因V4–V5区的高通量测序和生物信息学分析,研究了两种养殖密度的凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)高位池水体中细菌群落在养殖过程中的动态。结果显示,养殖过程中各菌群相对丰度变化明显,细菌多样性随时间逐渐提高,优势菌群为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、蓝藻门(Cyanobacteria)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)和浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)。随着养殖时间增长,蓝藻丰度所占比例逐渐减少,而变形菌、拟杆菌和浮霉菌丰度逐渐增大,同时养殖前期高密度池浮霉菌丰度显著高于低密度池(P0.01),而其他菌群无显著差异。结果表明,养殖期前50 d不同养殖密度水体细菌群落差异较大,而后30 d内细菌群落的时间异质性大于空间异质性,这意味着高位池水体菌相被划分为两类,到养殖后期菌相快速转变,养殖密度所带来的影响被减弱。     

Detection and molecular characterization of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus from major ornamental fish breeding states in Peninsular Malaysia

‘Gold standard’ OIE reference PCR assay was utilized to detect the presence of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) in freshwater ornamental fish from Malaysia. From total of 210 ornamental fish samples representing 14 species, ISKNV was detected in 36 samples representing 5 fish species. All positive cases did not show any clinical signs of ISKNV. Three restriction enzymes analyses showed that the fish were infected by identical strains of the same virus species within Megalocytivirus genus. Major capsid protein (MCP) genes of 10 ISKNV strains were sequenced and compared with 9 other reference nucleotide sequences acquired from GenBank. Sequence analysis of MCP gene showed that all strains detected in this study were closely related to the reference ISKNV with nucleotide sequence identity that was ranging from 99.8% to 100%. In addition, phylogenetic analysis of MCP gene revealed that viruses from genus Megalocytivirus can be divided into three genotypes: genotype 1 include reference ISKNV and all other strains that were detected in this study, genotype 2 include viruses closely related to red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV), and genotype 3 include viruses closely related turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV).     

三疣梭子蟹Sox基因HMG盒的克隆分析

利用能扩增人类SRY基因HMG盒的一对简并引物,分别对三疣梭子蟹雌雄个体基因组DNA进行扩增,均得到216 bp和约400 bp的两条带,不存在性别差异,通过PCR-SSCP分析,未发现雌蟹或雄蟹所特有的Sox基因。对216 bp的带进行克隆测序得到6个Sox基因,分别命名为PTSox21、PTSox12、PTSox11a、PTSox11b、PTSox11c和PTSox4。其中,PTSox21、PTSox12和PTSox4氨基酸序列与人类Sox21、Sox12和Sox4基因的同源性分别为90%、66%和63%,PTSox11a、PTSox11b和PTSox11c氨基酸序列均与人类Sox11基因有63%的同源性。此外,PTSox11a和PTSox11b的氨基酸序列之间的同源性达到了98.6%,只在第44位氨基酸残基不同。与其他物种Sox基因氨基酸序列的同源性比较发现,PTSox21与饰纹姬蛙Sox2a有92%的同源性,而PTSox12、PTSox11a、PTSox11b和PTSox11c均与意大利蜜蜂的Sox1有73%的同源性,PTSox4与意大利蜜蜂的Sox1有72%的同源性。