杜氏盐藻基因工程选择标记的研究

研究了杜氏盐藻对链霉素,卡那霉素,潮霉素,G418和氯霉素5种常用抗生素的敏感性。结果表明,经4周培养,盐灌对链霉素,卡那霉素,潮霉素和G418不敏感,浓度高达600ug/ml时,也不能抑制盐藻生长,对氯霉素很敏感,60ug/ml即可完全抑制固体和液体培养中盐藻的生长,氯霉素合作为盐藻基因工程的筛选抗生素,CAT基因在其阳性筛选标记基因。     

湛江等鞭金藻对抗生素的反应及无菌化培养

研究了5种抗生素在不同浓度下对湛江等鞭金藻(Isochrysis zhangjiangensis)生长的影响,采用混合添加抗生素法获得无菌藻株.结果表明,(1)不同抗生素对湛江等鞭金藻生长的影响存在差异,湛江等鞭金藻对氯霉素最敏感,浓度为50 μg·mL-1时抑制率为27.02%,浓度＞50 μg·mL-1时抑制率达80%,湛江等鞭金藻对青霉素、链霉素、卡那霉素和庆大霉素不敏感,后3种抗生素在低浓度时对藻细胞生长有促进作用;(2)除50 μg·mL-1青霉素处理外,青霉素、链霉素、卡那霉素和庆大霉素其它浓度处理均有明显的抑菌作用;(3)采用500 μg·mL-1链霉素,1000 μg·mL-1卡那霉素和50 μg·mL-1庆大霉素的4个组合混合添加抗生素,均获得了无菌藻株,且对生长有促进作用.     

三角褐指藻dxs基因克隆与诱导表达

为研究6种外源因素处理对三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)1-脱氧-D-木酮糖-5-磷酸合成酶(DXS)基因表达的影响, 通过高通量转录组测序技术获得三角褐指藻dxs基因cDNA全长序列, 并对其进行生物信息学分析。研究结果表明, 三角褐指藻dxs基因cDNA全长2476 bp, ORF全长2193 bp, 编码730个氨基酸, 具有高度保守的ThDP结合位点和转酮醇酶结构域。三角褐指藻DXS蛋白为亲水性稳定蛋白, 相对分子质量(M_w)为79.31 kD, 理论等电点为6.65, 具有信号肽、跨膜区域、卷曲螺旋和TM-螺旋等。系统进化树分析结果表明, DXS蛋白进化树分为高等植物和藻类2个分支, 高等植物DXS蛋白进一步分为DXS1和DXS2两支, 藻类DXS蛋白聚类为3个分支, 分别为硅藻门、红藻门和绿藻门分支, 三角褐指藻聚类在硅藻门分支上。诱导表达调控结果表明, 三角褐指藻dxs基因受到茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)、花生四烯酸(AA)、硫酸铈铵(ACS)、光合诱导素(PIF)、光合抑制剂(DCMU)和光质等6种外源因素的诱导调控。在100 μmol/L MeJA、62.5 mg/L AA、1.6 mg/L ACS、1.00 μg/L PIF、0.2 mg/L DCMU和紫光处理下, 三角褐指藻dxs基因表达量最高。在MeJA和光质处理下, 三角褐指藻dxs基因表达量与岩藻黄素含量变化趋势一致, 说明DXS是MeJA和光质等诱导子促进三角褐指藻岩藻黄素积累的关键酶之一。研究为进一步利用代谢工程手段提高藻细胞内岩藻黄素含量提供了良好的基因资源, 为深入探索三角褐指藻岩藻黄素合成的分子调控机制提供了一定的理论依据。     

舟形藻生长、品质特性及转化筛选标记研究

研究了舟形藻(Navicula tenera)细胞表型和积累模式,利用索式抽提法和气质联用(GC-MS)方法对其进行总油脂含量和脂肪酸组分的分析,并研究了舟形藻对氨苄青霉素(Amp)、卡那霉素(Kan)、草胺膦(PPT)、庆大霉素(Gen)、链霉素(Str)、遗传霉素(G418)、潮霉素(Hyg)以及氯霉素(Cm)这8种常用抗生素的敏感性.结果显示,舟形藻细胞以沉积底部的生长模式积累;其总油脂含量占其干物质重量的8.31%,脂肪酸种类主要有C16:0,C16:3(n-4)和C20:5(n-3)(EPA),分别占总脂肪酸的64.13%、15.87%和19.62%;舟形藻对Cm和G418非常敏感,对Hyg较敏感,而对不同浓度的Amp、Kan、Gen、Str以及PPT极不敏感.为舟形藻基因工程筛选标记的确立,进而建立其遗传转化系统奠定了基础.     

4株沙漠小球藻对几种常用抗生素的敏感性研究

目的:对分离自新疆沙漠的4株小球藻GTD8A1、GTD4A-1、GTD7C-2和TLD6B进行几种常用基因工程抗生素的敏感性研究,以期筛选出沙漠小球藻基因工程中选择标记的抗生素。方法:运用藻株在液体培养过程中藻体颜色变化和血球板细胞计数的方法,系统性研究沙漠小球藻对几种常用基因工程抗生素的敏感性。结果:4株沙漠小球藻对卡那霉素和链霉素都非常敏感,敏感浓度(细胞致死浓度,下同)均为25μg/m L;对氯霉素也很敏感,GTD8A1、GTD7C-2和TLD6B的敏感浓度也均为25μg/m L,GTD4A-1的敏感浓度为100μg/m L;4株沙漠小球藻对氨苄西林和头孢霉素的敏感性都不是很明显,在一定的浓度范围,氨苄西林和头孢霉素对藻细胞的生长还具有促进作用,当氨苄西林和头孢霉素的浓度很高时才表现出一定的抑制作用。结论:卡那霉素和链霉素可作为沙漠小球藻基因工程选择标记中的2种抗生素,为今后建立其遗传转化系统奠定了基础。     

Cd2+对三角褐指藻生长及尿苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶基因表达调控的影响

为了探究Cd2+对三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)生长及尿苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶(UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, UGPase)基因表达调控的影响, 研究以不同浓度Cd2+处理三角褐指藻, 测定其生长、叶绿素荧光参数、UGP基因转录水平、UGPase活性和金藻昆布多糖含量等指标。结果表明: 低浓度(0.1 μmol/L)Cd2+促进三角褐指藻生长, UGP基因转录水平、UGPase活性和金藻昆布多糖含量分别比对照组提高了100.65%、11.99%和9.77%;而高浓度Cd2+处理组(2和5 μmol/L)各指标均显著降低, UGP基因转录水平较对照组分别下调了50.31%和60.47%, UGPase活性降低56.27%和66.72%, 金藻昆布多糖含量减少42.41%和47.30%。研究首次探究了Cd2+对三角褐指藻UGP基因表达的影响, 表明低浓度Cd2+促进三角褐指藻生长, 上调UGP基因表达, 提高金藻昆布多糖含量, 为Cd2+调控UGP基因的表达提供理论指导。     

大肠杆菌抗药性质粒pFD3的链霉素抗性表达

Cohen等‘31研究大肠杆菌抗药性质粒R6 （此质粒携带卡那霉素、新霉素、氯霉素、四环 素、链霉素抗性）,发现在用卡那霉素抗性、新 霉素抗性或氯霉素抗性作为选择性标记进行转 化时,极少数转化子失掉链霉素抗性。本文报 道大肠杆菌抗药性质粒pFD 3（此质粒携带四 环素、链霉素、氯霉素、氨苇青霉素、磺胺抗性） 在经结合转移或转化途径传递给大肠杆菌C'₆₀₀ 时,所得的转移子、转化子中四环素、氯霉素、氨 苇青霉素及磺胺抗性都能正确表达,而链霉素 抗性则不能完全表达。     

三角褐指藻Δ6脂肪酸延长酶基因的克隆与序列分析

多不饱和脂肪酸具有重要的生理和保健功能.利用基因工程手段在植物和微生物中生产多不饱和脂肪酸是研究的热点.Δ6脂肪酸延长酶是多不饱和脂肪酸合成中的关键酶,克隆了三角褐指藻的Δ6脂肪酸延长酶基因的cDNA和DNA序列,并对该基因的基因结构、翻译后修饰及起源进化进行了分析.结果显示,三角褐指藻的Δ6脂肪酸延长酶基因有两个内含子,该酶属于ELO系列延长酶,具有磷酸化及N-乙酰葡萄糖胺(O-GlcNAc)修饰等翻译后修饰.BLAST结果表明,在三角褐指藻中很有可能存在两个Δ6脂肪酸延长酶基因.     

不同抗生素对金发草愈伤组织生长分化的影响

该研究以金发草愈伤组织为材料,通过分析比较不同抗生素种类(卡那霉素、潮霉素、头孢噻呋钠和氨苄青霉素)和浓度对金发草愈伤组织生长分化的影响,来确定适用于金发草遗传转化体系中的抗性筛选剂和抑菌剂。结果表明：(1)金发草愈伤组织对卡那霉素很敏感,且其分化率随着卡那霉素浓度的增加显著减少( P＝0.01)。当卡那霉素浓度为10 mg·L-1时,金发草愈伤组织的生长分化受到明显抑制,且有大量的白化苗形成,但分化率仍有36.56％;当卡那霉素浓度为15 mg·L-1时,金发草愈伤组织的分化率为11.94％,只有很少部分的愈伤分化出绿色的丛生苗;当卡那霉素浓度为20 mg·L-1时,金发草愈伤组织基本褐化死亡,分化率仅为2.26％。因此,浓度为15 mg·L-1的卡那霉素适合作为金发草遗传转化体系中的抗性筛选剂。(2)金发草愈伤组织对潮霉素的敏感性要比卡那霉素弱,且潮霉素对金发草愈伤组织分化率的影响小,但毒害作用大。因此,潮霉素不适合作为金发草遗传转化体系中的抗性筛选剂。(3)300 mg·L-1的头孢霉素和氨苄青霉素对金发草愈伤组织生长分化影响很小且能有效抑制杂菌的生长,较高浓度的氨苄青霉素对金发草愈伤组织的抑制作用不太明显。因此,300 mg·L-1的头孢霉素和较高浓度的氨苄青霉素均可作为金发草遗传转化体系中的抑菌剂。该研究确定了适用于农杆菌介导的金发草遗传转化体系中的抗性筛选剂和抑菌剂,为金发草的遗传改良及功能性基因的研究奠定了基础。     

不同抗生素对雪莲愈伤组织生长的影响

以雪莲叶片为外植体,探讨了卡那霉素(kanamycin,Kan)、潮霉素(hygromycin B,Hyg)、羧苄青霉素(car-benidillin,Car)3种抗生素对雪莲愈伤组织诱导、生长及分化的影响,以确定农杆菌介导的遗传转化研究中筛选剂和抑菌剂的最适浓度。结果表明:40mg/L的卡那霉素已抑制雪莲愈伤组织生长,当卡那霉素为50mg/L时,愈伤组织的生长基本停止;8.0mg/L潮霉素能够有效抑制雪莲愈伤组织的生长,当潮霉素为20mg/L时则生长的愈伤组织块较小、褐化、甚至死亡。同时,低浓度(0.5～2.0mg/L)的潮霉素可以提高雪莲愈伤组织的分化率;作为农杆菌抑菌剂,不同浓度羧苄青霉素对雪莲愈伤组织生长的影响差异极显著,当羧苄青霉素的浓度超过400mg/L时对雪莲愈伤组织的出愈及生长均有明显的抑制作用。     

Research note: High efficiency transformation of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum with a promoter from the diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis

A high efficiency transformation system was established for the pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin using a plasmid containing fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding protein ( fcp ) promoter/terminator and nitrate reductase ( NR ) promoter/terminator that are derived from the pennate diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis . The plasmid that contains the zeocin resistance gene ( ble ) with the fcp promoter and enhanced green fluorescent protein gene ( egfp ) with the NR promoter was introduced into P. tricornutum using microparticle bombardment. Transformants (650 ± 58 per 10⁸ cells) were obtained. The yield of transformants was between 1.5 and 130 times higher than previously reported P. tricornutum transformation systems. Four to seven copies of the ble gene were integrated into genomic DNA of the transformants. This high efficiency transformation system of P. tricornutum is expected to provide a powerful tool for high-throughput analysis of gene function using homologous recombination or RNAi.     

微藻高效基因枪转化方法的建立

基因枪法是外源基因导入微藻细胞的重要手段。然而,发展至今,微藻细胞基因枪转化效率一直偏低（10~50个转化子/μg DNA）,高价低效的转化方法阻碍了基于高通量转化子的基因功能分析。为了提高基因枪的转化效率,本研究以三角褐指藻为材料,从抗生素选择培养基的改良,微载体的选择、制备、包埋、点膜和轰击参数的优化,以及受体细胞的处理等方面进行了系统研究。结果显示,采用50%海水盐度f/2培养基可以提高博来霉素的效价,f/2固体培养基中2216E营养物质的加入能缩短1/3的平板筛选时间。微载体制备应选择对金（钨）粉没有吸附作用的离心管,制备量/管应少于3.5 mg。微载体轰击量每次大约为0.75 mg,过量将会造成一个轰击死亡圈,过少将导致轰击成本上升。当轰击间距A为6.35 mm,间距B为11 mm,间距C为6 cm时,可以获得最多的转化细胞。109个受体细胞铺成较厚的多细胞层能显著提高转化效率。经过上述优化与改进,本研究将现有文献报道的转化效率提高了4.7~30倍,达到295 ± 60个转化子/μg DNA。该方法除适用于三角褐指藻外,也可广泛应用于其他微藻（杜氏盐藻、小球藻）的基因枪转化研究,可以为微藻基因工程研究提供快速,高效和可靠的操作技术。     

贵州喀斯特石漠化过程中的土壤有机碳与容重关系

测定了不同石漠化等级的西南喀斯特生态系统的土壤容重和土壤有机碳.结果表明:西南喀斯特生态系统的土壤容重为0.91～1.37 kg cm-3,土壤有机碳含量变化较大,为8.1～58.9 g kg-1.在0～40 cm的土层中,没有发生石漠化的生态系统的有机碳储量达16.91 kg m-2,伴随着石漠化程度的加剧,土壤有机...     

三角褐指藻甘油酯对氮胁迫的响应

【背景】三角褐指藻作为生物燃料潜在的生产者,在胁迫条件下能通过改变其甘油酯组成来适应外部环境的变化,同时伴随着生物燃料原料甘油三酯(TAG)的积累,研究三角褐指藻甘油酯对氮胁迫的响应机制有利于深入认识TAG的积累过程。【目的】通过分析三角褐指藻在正常和氮胁迫条件下各类脂质含量及其脂肪酸成分的变化,揭示氮胁迫诱导积累的TAG酰基主要来源,以及在胁迫前生成的各极性甘油酯脂肪酸的去向,从而为进一步认识三角褐指藻对氮胁迫的响应机制提供新信息。【方法】利用高效薄层色谱结合气相色谱法分析三角褐指藻在正常和氮胁迫条件下的脂肪酸及甘油酯组分的变化。【结果】三角褐指藻在氮胁迫条件下TAG含量增加至57.8 mg/g时,总甘油酯含量几乎不变,但各甘油酯含量变化差异很大,表现为各极性脂含量显著降低。在此期间,各类甘油酯脂肪酸组成含量的变化表明,三角褐指藻TAG主要积累饱和及单不饱和脂肪酸,即16:0和16:1n7,分别以从头合成及原有极性脂转化为主,极性脂的部分二十碳五烯酸(EPA)作为酰基供体也向TAG发生了转化;此外组成极性脂的多不饱和脂肪酸16:2n4、16:3n4及EPA分解导致其含量显著下降。【结论】当氮胁迫诱导的三角褐指藻TAG含量为57.8 mg/g时,积累的TAG酰基中有48%来自从头合成,52%来自极性脂转化;而氮胁迫诱导所减少的极性脂酰基中有54%转化成TAG,46%发生了分解。     

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid production and partitioning to triacylglycerols in four microalgae

Gas chromatographic profiling of fatty acids was performed during the growth cycle of four marine microalgae in order to establish which, if any, of these could act as a reliable source of genes for the metabolic engineering of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) synthesis in alternative production systems. A high-throughput column based method for extraction of triacylglycerols (TAGs) was used to establish how much and at what stage in the growth phase LC-PUFAs partition to storage lipid in the different species. Differences in the time course of production and incorporation of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3, DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3, EPA) into TAGs were found in the marine microalgae Nannochloropsis oculata (Eustigmatophyceae), Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Thalassiosira pseudonana (Bacillariophyceae), and the Haptophyte Pavlova lutheri. Differences were not only observed between species but also during the different phases of growth within a species. A much higher percentage of the total cellular EPA was partitioned to TAGs in stationary phase cells of N. oculata compared to P. tricornutum. Although P. tricornutum produces DHA it does not partition it to TAGs. Both T. pseudonana and P. lutheri produce EPA and DHA and partition these to TAGs during the stationary phase of growth. These two species are therefore good candidates for further biochemical and molecular analysis, in order to understand and manipulate the processes that are responsible for the incorporation of LC-PUFAs into storage oils.     

叶绿体转化三角褐指藻表达外源蛋白

为建立三角褐指藻(Phaeodacty lum tricornutum)叶绿体表达体系,从其叶绿体基因组中克隆了rnS-trnI、trnAml序列作为遗传转化同源重组序列,并以氯霉素抗性基因(CAT)表达盒作为筛选标记,以及绿色荧光蛋白基因(GFP)表达盒作为报告基因.以TA克隆载体pMD19-T为基础,将CAT表达盒...     

Effects of antibiotics on in vitro-cultured cotyledons

Here, we report the effects of kanamycin (Km), cefotaxime (Cef), carbenicillin (Crb), and ampicillin (Amp) on morphogenesis of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) cultured on Murashige and Skoog medium. The four antibiotics had little effect on callus induction, but influenced shoot and root differentiation to different degrees. Even very low concentrations of Km inhibited redifferentiation of buds and roots from callus. We also found that Cef inhibited redifferentiation at a relatively low concentration and delayed organ morphogenesis. Crb had no obvious effect on bud, shoot, or root differentiation, whereas Amp stimulated root and shoot differentiation within the range 0–1,000 mg/L. The higher concentrations of Amp promoted greater stimulation of shoot differentiation. At 1,000 mg/L Amp, the shoot differentiation frequency reached 93.3% compared to 73.6% for control treatments without antibiotic supplementation. Thus, Km can be used as a selective agent for transgenic plant tissues that carry appropriate selection markers, whereas Amp (at a high concentration) or Crb may be beneficial for use in tissue culture and genetic transformation of Chinese cabbage.     

Transformation of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillariophyceae) with a variety of selectable marker and reporter genes

A general purpose transformation vector, designated pPha-T1, was constructed for use with the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin. This vector harbors the sh ble cassette for primary selection on medium containing the antibiotic zeocin, and a multiple cloning site flanked by the P. tricornutum fcp A promoter. pPha-T1 was used to establish the utility of three selectable marker genes and two reporter genes for P. tricornutum transformation. The nat and sat-1 genes confer resistance to the antibiotic nourseothricin, and npt II confers resistance to G418. Each of these genes was effective as a selectable marker for identifying primary transformants. These markers could also be used for dual selections in combination with the sh ble gene. The reporter genes uid A and gfp were also introduced into P. tricornutum using pPha-T1. Gus expression in some transformants reached 15 μg·μg⁻¹ of total soluble protein and permitted excellent cell staining, while GFP fluorescence was readily visible with standard fluorescence microscopy. The egfp gene, which has optimal codon usage for expression in human cells, was the only version of gfp that produced a strong fluorescent signal in P. tricornutum. The codon bias of the egfp gene is similar to that of P. tricornutum genes. This study suggests that codon usage has a significant effect on the efficient expression of reporter genes in P. tricornutum. The results presented here demonstrate that a variety of selectable markers and reporter genes can be expressed in P. tricornutum , enhancing the potential of this organism for exploring basic biological questions and industrial applications.