Study on Phylogenetic Relationships of Five Breeds of Pigs by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA（RAPD）

RAPD was used to study the genetic divergency and phylogenetic relationships of five breeds of domestic pigs,including Min pig,Duroc,Yorkshired,Landrace and Junmu I pig. We selected fourteen primers from eighty random primers,caculated genetic distance index matrix and constructed phylogenetic tree with UPGMA methods. Genetic distance index matrix indicated that the genetic relationship between Junmu I pig and Landrace was the closest and the farthest between Duroc and min pig.     

玉米脱水素基因家族的鉴定与分析

脱水素(dehydrin,DHN)属于LEA蛋白第二家族成员,是一种植物中广泛存在的亲水性蛋白,在干旱、低温和高盐等非生物胁迫的环境中起到重要作用。通过生物信息学方法对玉米全基因组DHN家族成员进行了鉴定,并进一步对其系统发育、基因结构、染色体定位和基因复制以及表达模式进行了系统分析。结果显示,在玉米DHN基因家族中共有5个家族成员,多物种系统发育进化树分析、基因结构以及基序分析都表明DHN家族成员在进化上具有高度的保守性。基因复制和物种间微共线性分析表明,在5个玉米DHN基因中存在着1对片段复制基因(ZmDHN1-ZmDHN2),玉米、高粱和水稻3个物种间存在2对直系同源基因(ZmDHN2-Sb04g032250.1,ZmDHN2-Os02g44870.1)。通过转录组表达数据分析表明,玉米DHN家族基因在不同发育时期具有不同的组织表达模式;同时,诱导表达模式分析表明ZmDHN基因的表达受到盐和干旱胁迫的显著诱导。该研究结果将为进一步鉴定玉米DHN家族重要的基因成员并对其开展功能分析奠定基础。     

文昌鸡线粒体控制区遗传多态性及系统进化分析

通过对文昌鸡线粒体基因纽(mitochondrial genome,mtDNA)D-loop区全序列的测序和比对,并结合GenBank已经测出D-loop区全序列的红色原鸡的序列,探讨了文昌鸡的遗传多样性和母系起源。结果发现,文昌鸡mtDNAD-loop区全长1231~1232bp,核苷酸多样性(Pi)为0.09757,单倍型多样性(Hd)为0.874。在30只个体中,共发现20处单核苷酸多态位点,10种单倍型。系统发育分析发现,10种单倍型可以分为B、C和E 3个分支。B分支与红色原鸡滇南亚种(Gallus gallus spadiceus)聚为一类,推测这两个分支可能起源于云南、缅甸附近地区的红色原鸡滇南亚种。E分支与红色原鸡(Gallusgallus murghi)聚为一类,推测可能起源于红色原鸡的印度亚种分支。C分支与4个原鸡亚种聚为一类,可能有多个母系起源。本研究从分子水平上为文昌鸡的遗传资源保护和开发利用提供了参考。     

湖羊起源及系统地位的研究

应用中心产区典型群简单随机抽样法 ,检测控制血液酶和其他蛋白质变异的 14个结构基因座上31个等位基因的频率 ,并引用国内外 2 2个绵羊群体 11个座位的研究资料 ,以探讨湖羊的起源及系统地位。研究表明 ,湖羊与蒙古利亚的绵羊群体亲缘关系相对较近 ,两者可能在更早的世代具有共同的起源。这个结果与已知的历史事实吻合。     

银耳α–微管蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

 根据GenBank上已发表的其他真菌α–微管蛋白基因序列中的保守区域设计简并引物,扩增出银耳α–微管蛋白基因的cDNA部分序列。分别利用SEFA-PCR方法和RACE技术,克隆了银耳α–微管蛋白基因的DNA和cDNA全长序列。银耳α–微管蛋白基因DNA全长1 962 bp,含有9个内含子,cDNA全长1 347 bp,编码448个氨基酸。生物信息学分析结果表明：银耳α–微管蛋白基因的cDNA序列与新型隐球酵母有80%相似性,编码的蛋白质属于Tubulin_FtsZ超家族中的α–微管蛋白亚家族,氨基酸序列中存在保守的GTP结合区域GGGTGSG,系统发育树显示银耳与新型隐球酵母距离最近。     

梨属叶绿体非编码区trnL-trnF和accD-psaI特征及其在系统发育研究中的应用价值

 对梨属19个种共26个供试样本及两个苹果属外类群样本的叶绿体非编码区trnL-trnF和accD-psaI进行了序列分析。排列后的序列长度分别为927 bp和944 bp。两个区域组合后共有36个核苷酸替换（substitution）和11个插入/缺失（indel）。将所有indel处理为一次变异事件并编码为替换,用于简约法系统树和NeighborNet系统发育网络（phylogenetic networks）的构建。研究结果表明：indel为系统发育分析提供了可靠的信息;相比trnL-trnF,accD-psaI因进化速率较快,更适合应用于种及种以下分类水平的梨属植物系统关系研究;NeighborNet系统发育网络表明系统树上部分较低的分支支持率由冲突的信息引起,其余则由信息位点不足引起。此外结果还揭示了可疑种间杂交种的母系祖先。     

A slowly progressive retinopathy in the Shetland Sheepdog

Objective To describe a slowly progressive retinopathy (SPR) in Shetland Sheepdogs. Animals Forty adult Shetlands Sheepdogs with ophthalmoscopic signs of SPR and six normal Shetland Sheepdogs were included in the study. Procedure Ophthalmic examination including slit‐lamp biomicroscopy and ophthalmoscopy was performed in all dogs. Electroretinograms and obstacle course‐test were performed in 13 affected and 6 normal dogs. The SPR dogs were subdivided into two groups according to their dark‐adapted b‐wave amplitudes. SPR1‐dogs had ophthalmoscopic signs of SPR, but normal dark‐adapted b‐wave amplitudes. Dogs with both ophthalmoscopic signs and subnormal, dark‐adapted b‐wave amplitudes were assigned to group SPR2. Eyes from two SPR2 dogs were obtained for microscopic examination. Results The ophthalmoscopic changes included bilateral, symmetrical, greyish discoloration in the peripheral tapetal fundus with normal or marginally attenuated vessels. Repeated examination showed that the ophthalmoscopic changes slowly spread across the central parts of the tapetal fundus, but did not progress to obvious neuroretinal thinning presenting as tapetal hyper‐reflectivity. The dogs did not appear seriously visually impaired. SPR2 showed significantly reduced b‐wave amplitudes throughout dark‐adaptation. Microscopy showed thinning of the outer nuclear layer and abnormal appearance of rod and cone outer segments. Testing for the progressive rod–cone degeneration ( prcd )‐mutation in three dogs with SPR was negative. Conclusion Slowly progressive retinopathy is a generalized rod–cone degeneration that on ophthalmoscopy looks similar to early stages of progressive retinal atrophy. The ophthalmoscopic findings are slowly progressive without tapetal hyper‐reflectivity. Visual impairment is not obvious and the electroretinogram is more subtly altered than in progressive retinal atrophy. The etiology remains unclear. SPR is not caused by the prcd‐mutation.     

猪源隐孢子虫卵囊的分离及基因型鉴定

应用RT-PCR方法对南京、上海和合肥猪源隐孢子虫卵囊SSU rRNA部分序列进行扩增,产物测序后提交GenBank,收录号为DQ855266、DQ855267;用BLAST和DNAStar软件与GenBank参考序列进行比较,分析其同源性,绘制系统发育进化树,结合卵囊形态学观察和对小鼠、大鼠、兔、山羊和鸡的传染性试验确定隐孢子虫种类或基因型。结果表明,3地区猪源隐孢子虫分离株与微小隐孢子虫(C.parvum)同源性达94%~100%,与C.parvummouse型有99.8%~100%的同源性,并处于进化树的同一分支。因此,3地区猪源隐孢子虫是C.parvummouse型,提示猪和鼠之间存在交叉传播的可能。     

牛支原体肺炎流行RT-PCR方法的初步诊断

设计5对引物,对山东某一牛交易市场采集的64份鼻腔棉拭子样品进行了病原学检测。对所有样品进行差异脲原体、牛支原体、牛生殖道支原体、牛眼支原体和牛传染性胸膜肺炎(CBPP)PCR病原学检测,PCR产物连接T载体测序。PCR结果显示,牛支原体阳性样品7份,牛生殖道支原体、牛眼支原体和牛丝状支原体全部为阴性;测序结果显示,所测样品核酸序列与牛支原体和无乳支原体核酸序列都具有很高的同源性。对核酸序列进行遗传进化树分析表明,相对于无乳支原体而言,所测核酸序列与牛支原体物种具有更近的遗传距离。     

Temporal distribution and pathogenicity of the predominant tomato‐infecting begomoviruses in Taiwan

Between 1998 and 2009, the four tomato‐infecting begomovirus species detected in Taiwan were Ageratum yellow vein Hualien virus (AYVHuV), Tomato leaf curl Taiwan virus (ToLCTWV), Tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus (TYLCTHV) and a newly defined species Tomato leaf curl Hsinchu virus (ToLCHsV). AYVHuV was detected occasionally in 2003 and ToLCHsV only in 2000–2001, whilst ToLCTWV was detected throughout the period. TYLCTHV was first detected in 2005. Between 1998 and 2005, >99% of the begomovirus‐positive samples were infected with ToLCTWV. In 2007 in western Taiwan, 16% of the positive samples were infected with ToLCTWV, 35% with TYLCTHV and 49% with mixed infection (ToLCTWV/TYLCTHV). In contrast, in eastern Taiwan the proportions were 84% ToLCTWV, 2% TYLCTHV and 14% mixed infection. However, throughout Taiwan in 2008–2009, most positive samples were either identified as TYLCTHV (51%) or mixed infection (ToLCTWV/TYLCTHV; 41%), and only 8% were ToLCTWV. This shows a clear trend of shifting from ToLCTWV to TYLCTHV and mixed infection over a short time period in Taiwan. Sequence analyses indicated that tomato‐infecting AYVHuV, an apparent recombinant between ToLCTWV and AYVHuV from Ageratum, represents a new strain Hsinchu. TYLCTHV Taiwan isolates were highly similar to each other, whereas ToLCTWV isolates had greater diversity and were classified into three strains which had one country‐wide and two local distributions. ToLCTWV and TYLCTHV were confirmed as monopartite and bipartite begomoviruses, respectively, by agroinfection followed by transmission with Bemisia tabaci biotype B. In addition, TYLCTHV was found to be mechanically transmissible together with viral DNA‐B.