莲藕中甘薯潜隐病毒实时荧光定量PCR检测技术的建立及应用

甘薯潜隐病毒莲藕分离物(sweet potato latent virus-lotus,SPLV-lotus)在江苏省莲藕产区普遍引起发病,并且该分离物序列与已报道的SPLV甘薯分离物存在较大差异。为进一步监测SPLV-lotus在莲藕上的发生情况,针对SPLV-lotus的CP基因设计并优化特异性引物QSPLV-lotus3-F/QSPLV-lotus3-R,通过优化引物浓度和退火温度条件,构建标准曲线,建立了SPLV-lotus实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction,RT-qPCR)检测技术。该方法特异性强,可以快速检测出SPLV-lotus,灵敏度为普通PCR的100倍,可广泛应用于脱毒莲藕SPLV-lotus的精确检测。     

Molecular cloning and expression of a novel eukaryotes elongation factor1A gene (ZjeEF-1α) from Chinese jujube in response to phytoplasma infection

Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) in plant is a multifunctional protein. In our previous study, we identified a 651-bp EST sequence of eEF-1α from a suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) library of Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), which was established under jujube witches' broom (JWB) phytoplasma stress. Here we isolated the eEF1A gene (ZjeEF-1α, JF488063) from Chinese jujube by single oligonucleotide nested (SON)-PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). ZjeEF-1α contains an open reading frame (ORF) of 1344 bp, encoding a polypeptide of 447 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 49.29 kDa and a theoretical pI of 9.10. ZjeEF-1α shared over 92% similarity with eEF-1α proteins from other 24 eukaryotes including plants and animals. Search Pfam predicted that ZjeEF-1A contains three typical eEF1A functional domains. Moreover, the corresponding genomic sequence of ZjeEF-1α was also sequenced, in which a 115-bp intervening sequence with splicing site GT-AG was found. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and western blotting assays revealed that the expression of ZjeEF-1α was enhanced in resistant cultivar ‘Xingguang’ and decreased in sensitive cultivar ‘Zanhuangdazao’ at early stages of phytoplasma infection. It is proved that ZjeEF-1A expression is early response to phytoplasma infection and its possible functions in resistant process to JWB phytoplasma are discussed.     

Jasmonic acid and abscisic acid play important roles in host–pathogen interaction between Fusarium graminearum and wheat during the early stages of fusarium head blight

The effect of phytohormones on the defense response of wheat against Fusarium graminearum infection was investigated. Infection of heads with F. graminearum induced accumulation of salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA), abscisic acid (ABA), and indole acetic acid (IAA). Exogenous phytohormone treatments showed crosstalk between them and a complex effect on expression of the genes ATB2, ExpB6, LEA Td16, PR1, Pdf1.2, PR4. JA treatment reduced F. graminearum growth and fusarium head blight (FHB) symptoms while an increase in FHB was observed with ABA. Transient down-regulation of allene oxide synthase (AOS) supports a complex role for JA in wheat head.     

甜瓜α–甘露糖苷酶基因促进果实成熟功能的瞬时表达分析

 为了研究α–甘露糖苷酶（α-Man）基因在甜瓜果实成熟过程中的功能,应用农杆菌介导的瞬时表达技术,分别将含有甜瓜α–甘露糖苷酶基因超表达载体pPZP221-Man、两个RNAi载体pART-Man1和pART-Man2的农杆菌菌液注射至甜瓜绿熟期果实,通过观察果实成熟表型初步鉴定该基因的功能。结果表明,菌液浓度OD₆₀₀ = 1.2时果实表型比率最高,在果实蒂部表型居多。α–甘露糖苷酶活性测定结果显示,与非注射部位相比,注射超表达载体部位的组织α–甘露糖苷酶活性较高,而注射RNAi载体的组织α–甘露糖苷酶活性较低。RT-qPCR结果显示,与非注射部位相比,注射pPZP221-Man的部位α-Man基因表达约是对照的1.2倍,而注射pART-Man1和pART-Man2的部位α-Man基因的表达均有所下降,分别是对照的47%和37%。同时对甜瓜果实成熟相关的6个候选基因在注射部位的表达情况进行了分析,结果显示,这些基因在注射超表达载体的果实部位均上调表达;而在注射两种RNAi载体的果实部位均下调表达。这些结果表明甜瓜α–甘露糖苷酶基因在果实成熟过程中具有促进成熟的作用。     

苹果实时荧光定量PCR分析中内参基因的筛选

【目的】为筛选苹果实时荧光定量PCR实验中最适内参基因,【方法】应用实时荧光定量PCR技术,分析5个传统内参基因18SrRNA、ACTB、GAPDH、UBQ、TUB在苹果不同基因型、不同组织、果实不同发育时期的mRNA表达差异情况。供试的6个不同基因型苹果分别为:新疆野生苹果、八棱海棠、丽江山荆子、‘津轻’、‘国庆’、‘金冠’;6种不同组织为果皮、果肉、叶片、愈伤组织、花瓣、种子;5个果实发育不同时期为花后28、50、74、95、115 d。【结果】经geNorm程序分析发现5种内参基因的表达稳定性各异,UBQ在果实不同基因型和不同发育时期的基因表达分析中最稳定;ACTB和UBQ在6种不同组织中表达均稳定。【结论】UBQ在参试样品中表达均比较稳定,是研究苹果基因表达分析中理想的内参基因。     

文心兰开花相关OnAP1-like基因的克隆及表达分析

以南茜文心兰（Gower Ramsey）盛花期花葶提取的总RNA为模板,通过RT-PCR与RACE扩增,获得一个958 bp的AP1（APETALA1）-like基因的cDNA全长序列,其基因编码区690 bp,共编码氨基酸229个,命名为OnAP1-like（登录号：KC426946）。蛋白质二级结构分析表明,该蛋白质48.91%为α螺旋,10.92%为β折叠,40.17%为无规则卷曲,为亲水性蛋白质。蛋白序列比对和进化树分析表明,OnAP1-like 蛋白与蕙兰AP1-like蛋白一致性最高,进化距离最近。利用RT-qPCR对从文心兰不同时期不同器官中的OnAP1-like基因表达量进行分析,结果表明,同一器官不同发育时期比较,在叶中,花蕾期的表达量最高;在根中,随发育时间推移,表达量逐渐升高,至花后期达到最高;在花葶中的表达量的趋势与根相同。同一时期不同器官比较,抽葶前,根中表达量高于叶片;花蕾期,花瓣中的表达量最高;盛花期和花后期,花葶中的表达量最高。推测该基因在花的发育及形成中发挥作用。     

After nasopharyngeal infection,foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype A RNA is shed in bovine milk without associated mastitis

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious aphthoviral infection of cloven-hoofed animals, inducing vesiculopustular stomatitis, pododermatitis, and thelitis. Vesicular fluid represents a major pathway of virus excretion, but bovine milk is another important source of virus shedding. We describe here the time course of FMD virus (FMDV) excretion in the milk and characterize associated lesions in the mammary gland. Three dairy cows were infected by nasopharyngeal instillation of FMDV and monitored over 12 d. Autopsy was performed at the end of the study, and specimens were collected for histopathology, IHC, and RT-qPCR. All 3 cows developed fever, drooling, vesiculopustular stomatitis, interdigital dermatitis, and thelitis. FMDV RNA was detectable in whole milk until the end of the trial, but only transiently in saliva, nasal secretions, and blood serum. Although histology confirmed vesiculopustular lesions in the oral and epidermal specimens, the mammary glands did not have unequivocal evidence of FMDV-induced inflammation. FMDV antigen was detectable in skin and oral mucosa, but not in the mammary gland, and FMDV RNA was detectable in 9 of 29 samples of squamous epithelia but only in 1 of 12 samples of mammary gland.     

Cyclooxygenase expression in the early stages of equine laminitis: a cytologic study

BACKGROUND: Recent reports indicate increased amounts of mRNA from inflammation-related genes in the prodromal stage of laminitis. HYPOTHESIS: Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) undergo distinct patterns of expression in equine laminae in the developmental stage (DEV) and acute clinical stage (LAM) of laminitis. ANIMALS: Horses selected from an outbred population were placed into 1 of 4 groups: DEV (n = 5), CON-3h (control group for DEV, n = 5), LAM (n = 5) and CON-10h (control group for LAM, n = 5). METHODS: Laminar and skin samples were obtained from (1) animals either undergoing leukopenia (DEV) or the onset of clinical signs of laminitis (LAM) after black walnut extract (BWE) administration and (2) animals either 3 (CON-3h) or 10 (CON-10h) hours after administration of water. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), immunoblotting, and immunohistochemical analysis were performed for COX-1 and COX-2. RESULTS: Upon immunohistochemical analysis of all 4 groups, COX-2 was expressed by most viable epithelial cells in both laminae and skin. COX-1 exhibited similar epithelial expression to COX-2 in skin epidermis, but was expressed exclusively in the basal layer of laminar epidermis. COX-1 protein was not detectable in dermal vasculature of equine skin or laminae, whereas COX-2 was present in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells of dermal vasculature in both skin and laminae in all groups. A marked increase in laminar COX-2 protein concentrations was detected on immunoblotting in the DEV group, although a lesser increase was observed in the LAM group. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: COX-2 protein expression is markedly increased in the resident laminar cell types in the developmental stage of BWE-induced laminitis.