猪的全基因组测序研究进展

猪具有独特的生物学特征,在畜牧业生产和医学研究中占有重要地位。全基因组测序即de novo测序和全基因组重测序为解释猪的生物学特性和促进猪的分子育种发挥了重要作用。本文重点阐述全基因组测序在猪基因组学研究中的应用,分析全基因组测序技术及其在猪的全基因组测序工作中的优势和不足,并对未来猪的分子遗传育种研究工作进行展望。     

伪狂犬病病毒上海株gE和gI基因的克隆及序列分析

参考Genebank发表的伪犬病病毒（Pseudorabies Virus,PRV）的gI和gE基因序列，自行设计并合成了两对引物，对PRV上海株（PRV－SH）进行PCR扩增，产物经琼脂糖电泳分析，均呈现一条约960bp和1740bp的条带，将其克隆入pGEM-T-easy载体中，进行了序旬测定，将PRV－SH株的gI基因与Rice株gI基因比较发现,核苷酸的同源性为94.7%，氨基酸的同源性为91.3%，证实为gI基因，将PRV－SH gE基因序列与Ea株、Ruce株gE基因序列进行比较，结果显示，该序列与PRV Ea株、Rice株gE基因的同源性分别为98.5%、97.5%；的氨基酸序列与Ea株，Rice株和I型单纯疱疹病毒（HSV－1）17株gE的同源性分别为97.2%、94.8%和15.6%。     

高邮麻鸭白细胞介素-2基因的克隆与序列分析

[目的]对高邮麻鸭白细胞介素-2（CIL-2）基因进行克隆和序列分析。[方法]以高邮麻鸭外周血淋巴细胞提取的总RNA为模板,根据已发表的鸭IL-2基因cDNA序列设计并合成1对引物,应用两步RT-PCR技术扩增出IL-2基因的特异性片段。将扩增片段插入pGEM-T-easy载体,并进行测序分析和结果验证。[结果]阳性克隆所含插入片段的DNA序列全长为433bp,与预期大小一致,含有1个423bp大小的开放性阅读框,共编码141个氨基酸的前体蛋白,N端21个氨基酸形成信号肽,成熟蛋白为120个氨基酸,分子量约为13.66kD,含1个糖基化位点。该序列与绿头鸭、绍兴鸭、固始鸭相应序列的同源性均为99.8%,与广州白鸭的同源性为99.3%,存在少量核苷酸差异。[结论]高邮麻鸭IL-2编码区基因相对高度保守,为其用于临床疾病治疗提供了一定参考。     

牛羊多胎性状的分子遗传基础研究

本研究采用了RAPD、PCR RFLP、微卫星、PCR SSCP、序列分析等方法对2个牛品种(秦川牛和荷斯坦奶牛共60头)、6个中国固有绵羊品种(多胎品种小尾寒羊,双胎品种大尾寒羊,单胎品种兰州大尾羊、蒙古羊、同羊和哈萨克羊共197余只`进行了分子遗传基础研究,旨在寻找牛羊多胎性状合适的分子标记,为进一步对牛双胎基因、绵羊多胎基因的探索和高繁殖率牛羊的选育提供科学依据.     

马流感病毒(A/equine/Qinghai/1/94)核蛋白基因的序列测定及同源性分析

根据已发表的马流感病毒核蛋白基因序列，设计并合成一对特异性引物，经反转录-聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）成功扩增出了我国马流感病毒（A/equine/Qinghai/1/94核蛋白基因。将该片段连接到PGEM-T-EASY载体并转化DH5α，提取阳性菌落的质粒径EcRo1酶切的PCR鉴定其大小为1.5kb左右，对其测序并进行分析发现，与A/Equine/Kentucky/2/86,A/Equine/Miami/1/63等关系较近，同源率为93.3%--93.4%，而与我国马流感吉林A/Equine/Jilin/1/89株关系较远，同源率仅为84.6%。     

扁桃PGIP基因的克隆及其序列分析

以晋扁一号扁桃(Prunus dulcis Miller.)基因组DNA为模板,用已登录的扁桃PGIP(多聚半乳糖醛酸酶抑制蛋白)基因保守序列设计引物进行PCR扩增,得到了6个PGIP基因片段并克隆到PBS-T载体中。根据测序结果分析,可利用其中的3个片断,分别命名为PdPGIP1(717bp),PdPGIP2(864bp)和PdPGIP3(796bp),与公共数据库中的序列相似性比较,其中PdPGIP2和PdPGIP3各包含2个外显子和1个内含子,内含子符合GT-AG规律。其核苷酸序列分别与Genbank中登录的3个扁桃以及桃(P.persica Linn.)、杏(P.armeniaca Linn.)、美洲李(P.americana Marsh.)、中国李(P.salicina Lindl.)、马哈利樱桃(P.mahaleb Linnaeus)、苦樱桃(P.emarginata Walp.)、梅(P.mume Sieb.)的mRNA、DNA序列显示出极高的同源性,基本都在90%以上,其中PdPGIP1、PdPGIP2、PdPGIP3与Genbank中登录的3个扁桃PGIP基因的同源性为92%～99%。对氨基酸序列保守性分析发现,含有多数植物PGIP抗病基因表达蛋白特有的亮氨酸重复序列。证明我们所克隆的目的片段为PGIP基因。     

Molecular cloning and characterization of cDNA encoding CD11b of cattle

CD18, the common β subunit of β₂-integrins, associates with four distinct chains to give rise to four different β₂-integrins: CD11a/CD18 (LFA-1), CD11b/CD18 (Mac-1), CD11c/CD18 (CR4), and CD11d/CD18. Previously, we and others showed that CD18 of LFA-1 serves as a receptor for Mannheimia haemolytica leukotoxin (Lkt). Level of expression of Mac-1 is higher than that of LFA-1 and other β₂-integrins on polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), which constitute the leukocyte subset most susceptible to Lkt. Hence, it is likely that CD18 of Mac-1 also mediates Lkt-induced cytolysis. Co-expression of CD11b and CD18 of cattle on Lkt-resistant cells is necessary to irrefutably demonstrate the role of Mac-1 in Lkt-induced cytolysis. This approach is hindered by lack of availability of complete sequence of cattle CD11b. Therefore, in this study, we cloned and sequenced the full length cDNA encoding cattle CD11b. The 3459 bp cDNA of cattle CD11b encodes a polypeptide of 1152 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of CD11b of cattle exhibits 75% identity to that of humans and chimpanzees, 74% identity to that of dogs, and 70% identity to that of mice and rats. Availability of cattle CD11b cDNA should facilitate the elucidation of Lkt-receptor interactions in cattle and other species.     

Differential diagnosis of dog hookworms based on PCR-RFLP from the ITS region of their rDNA

Species of Ancylostoma infecting dogs and sometimes humans are sympatric in many parts of the world. The establishment of a specific molecular diagnostic tool is important, not only to refine information for epidemiological studies, but also to evaluate the efficacy of vaccine programmes and assist in the development of specific drug treatments. The ITS region from 20 specimens of A. braziliense, collected from three separate geographical areas of Brazil, and from 10 specimens of A. caninum, collected from the same area in Brazil were sequenced and analyzed. Alignment of sequences showed that this gene is highly conserved. The intraspecific polymorphism for both species was less then 1%, whereas the interspecific polymorphism was 6.2, 7.3 and 9.4% between A. ceylanicum and A. braziliense; A. caninum and A. ceylanicum and A. ceylanicum and A. braziliense, respectively. Among the three species it was 12.3%. This revealed the ITS region as highly conserved and consequently a good molecular marker for diagnostic studies. In this work, four restriction enzymes were used in a PCR-RFLP using the ITS region of rDNA, to establish a differential diagnosis which discriminates between three Ancylostoma species, A. braziliense, A. caninum and A. ceylanicum. The best pattern was given by the HinfI enzyme, which produced different fragment sizes for each of the three species. Furthermore, the diagnostic tool differentiates DNA extracted directly from faeces of Ancylostoma-infected dogs.     

不同曝气策略对SBBR处理模拟水产养殖废水净化效率的影响

为研究不同曝气策略对序批式生物膜反应器(SBBR)净化模拟的罗非鱼工厂化养殖废水的影响,实验设计构建了5个形态结构相同的SBBR反应器,探究在两个既定溶解氧(DO)水平下(即曝气段DO=2或3 mg/L)不同曝停比(1h/5h、2h/4h、3h/3h、4h/2h、5h/1h)对其净化效率的影响。研究结果显示:不同曝停比工况下氮素去除途径主要为同步硝化反硝化。总氨氮的去除率随曝停比的增大呈升高趋势。在曝气段DO=2 mg/L工况下,总无机磷氮的去除率随曝停比的增加呈升高趋势,硝化过程是影响氮素去除的主要因素。而在曝气段DO=3 mg/L工况下,总无机磷氮的去除率随曝停比的增加呈先升高后降低的趋势,在曝停比为4/2时达到最高。实验工况下不同溶解氧水平对COD的去除无显著影响,但是不同曝停比对COD的去除却有显著影响。在曝气段DO=2 mg/L工况下,出水磷浓度随曝停比的增加呈先积累后去除趋势,且磷素的去除率随曝停比的增加而增加。而在曝气段DO=3 mg/L工况下,磷素去除率均为正值,且随曝停比的增加先升高后降低,在曝停比为4/2时达到最高。     

Transmission of different variants of PCV2 and viral dynamics in a research facility with pigs mingled from PMWS-affected herds and non-affected herds

Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) has been identified in most swine-producing countries worldwide. The disease has resulted in significant health challenges and economic damage to the swine industry. The aim of this study was to determine horizontal transmission of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and to examine viral dynamics in pigs in a controlled PMWS transmission study. In the study pigs from PMWS-affected herds and non-affected herds were permitted to have close contact (same pen), nose-to-nose contact (to pigs in neighbouring pens) or no physical contact (pen across the aisle and pens in other compartments). By DNA sequence analysis, eight variants of genotype PCV-2b were identified in the research facility. From the spread of these PCV2-variants it was concluded that PCV2 primarily infects through close contact and nose-to-nose contact. PCV2 genome sequences were obtained from selected pigs at arrival to the research facility and again when the same pigs developed PMWS. This analysis showed that pigs from PMWS-affected herds developed PMWS caused by the same variant of PCV2 as they carried when entering the research facility. In contrast, pigs from non-affected herds developed PMWS with PCV2-variants identified in pigs from PMWS-affected herds. This was probably connected to at least 10³ higher mean serum-titer of PCV2 in pigs from PMWS-affected herds as compared to pigs from non-affected herds at the beginning of the transmission study. The study further showed that pigs able to control the PCV2 infection, as measured by the PCV2-titer in serum, recovered clinically (pigs from PMWS-affected herds) or stayed healthy (pigs from non-affected herds). Like this, pigs with a PCV2 titer below 5 × 10⁸ copies/ml serum during the study period had a chance of recover from the PCV2 infection whereas pigs with PCV2 titers above 5 × 10⁸ copies/ml serum at any time point generally died from PMWS.