白梨和砂梨S基因型确定及S34新基因的分离

梨是配子体型自交不亲和植物, 确定不同品种的S基因型是科学杂交授粉及提高梨产量和品质的基础。本文根据砂梨S1-9等位基因一级结构特征, 设计特异引物PF和PR, 以白梨(Pyrus bretschneideri)品种鹅梨(Pyrus bretschneideri ‘El i’) 和砂梨(Pyrus pyrifolia)品种博多青(Pyrus pyri folia ‘Hakataao’) 的叶片基因组DNA为模板, 通过 PCR-RFLP系统检测、克隆测 序以及生物信息学分析, 分离鉴定了它们的片段大小相似的2条S等位基因, 从中获得1条新的S基因, 命名为S34-RNase基因, 并确定了这2个梨品种的S基因型, 分别为鹅梨S13S34和博多青S22S34。     

紫芝基因组rDNA序列特征及ITS2二级结构比较

紫芝栽培品种‘紫芝S2’(武芝2号)的ITS序列与NCBI数据库中5个紫芝菌株/分离株相似度高达99.79%-100%,在系统进化树上相聚成一类。本研究预测‘紫芝S2’基因组与参考基因组中的rRNA基因簇,分析rDNA结构及各构件序列间的多态性。从高质量‘紫芝S2’基因组中挖掘得到完整rDNA,序列全长40.377 kb,由4组串联重复的(18S、5.8S、28S、5S) rRNA基因簇组成,并含有完整的基因内间隔区(ITS1、ITS2)和基因间间隔区(IGS1、IGS2)。在紫芝S2的rDNA中,高度保守的28S rRNA基因间出现3个SNP和2个插入(1 bp,10 bp)位点;虽然第4条ITS2中有1个SNP位点,但紫芝S2的4条ITS2在二级结构上的分子形态高度一致,与ITS2数据库中其他紫芝菌株仅存在螺旋区间夹角的微小差异。由‘紫芝S2’基因组rDNA的ITS2生成的DNA条形码与二维码,可以作为该栽培品种鉴定与同源物种其他菌株鉴别的分子标记。     

中国梨品种S基因型鉴定的初步研究

采用PCR技术和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法对6个中国梨品种的s基因型进行了鉴定研究,并与已知S基因型的日本梨品种进行了比较。研究结果表明,供试的6个中国梨品种S基因型均不相同,‘西子绿’、‘金花’和‘金水酥’各包含了S1～S7以外的新的S基因,为这些品种田间授粉品种的选配提供了参考。     

油茶种子发育期油脂合成积累的源汇基因协同表达

为探讨油茶种子油脂的合成积累与源汇基因表达间的关系,以高油品系‘MY003’和低油品系‘MY008’的不同发育时期(6月2日、7月4日、8月5日、9月3日)种子为材料,利用氯仿甲醇法测定含油率,采用qRT-PCR技术分析油脂合成源基因(GPD1)和汇基因(DGAT1和DGAT2)在高低油种子间的表达差异及其对油脂合成积累的影响,为进一步研究油茶种子油脂合成积累的分子机制提供理论依据。结果显示:(1)油茶种子含油率均处于逐渐上升趋势(0.16%~24.1%),并在7月4日以后开始迅速上升,且‘MY003’种子含油率一直高于‘MY008’。(2)在‘MY003’种子中GPD1、DGAT1和DGAT2基因表达量均明显高于‘MY008’,DGAT1和DGAT2在源基因GPD1高水平表达后仍出现表达高峰;源基因GPD1在种子发育初期高表达,促进了TAG前体G3P的高效合成,而汇基因DGAT1和DGAT2在种子发育后期高表达,则促进了TAG的高效积累,GPD1与DGAT1、DGAT2之间呈正相关关系。研究表明,油茶种子油脂的合成积累来源于源基因GPD1和汇基因DGAT1与DGAT2的协同高表达。     

中国水仙NtAP1基因的克隆与表达分析

采用RT-PCR和RACE技术,从中国水仙(Narcissus tazetta var.chinensis)幼嫩花芽中分离得到1个与花发育相关的MADS-box基因,将其命名为NtAP1(GenBank登录号为JN704304)。该基因全长1 155bp,含有1个762bp的开放阅读框,编码253个氨基酸。系统进化分析表明,该基因属于AP1-like基因。半定量RT-PCR分析表明,该基因在水仙品种‘金盏银台’和‘玉玲珑’的花瓣、副冠、雄蕊和雌蕊中均有表达,且在雌蕊中的表达量最高。研究认为,该实验分离出的NtAP1基因在‘玉玲珑’重瓣的形成过程中没有发挥重要的作用。     

脱水应答转录因子CBF1的克隆与转基因小麦的分子检测

根据已发表的小麦(T.aestivum)转录因子CBF1基因序列(GenBank Accession No.AF376136),设计引物从小麦品种‘京花1号’叶片中克隆出该基因,用拟南芥RD29B基因为启动子构建含CBF1基因的逆境诱导表达载体pBAC127F(6 967 bp),以‘99-92’、‘5-98’、‘104’和‘轮选987’等冬小麦品种(系)的幼穗和幼胚为材料,基因枪转化该表达载体。经筛选与植株再生,共获得14株转基因植株及其后代株系。这14个株系经PCR分析和点杂交检测,最终确认了5-98-40、5-98-41这2个株系为转基因株系,结果表明拟南芥RD29B启动子调控下的转录因子CBF1基因已稳定整合到转基因植株中。     

紫玉兰‘红元宝'花芽分化阶段基因定量分析的内参基因筛选

为筛选紫玉兰‘红元宝’(Magnolia liliflora‘Hongyuanbao’)二次花芽分化阶段稳定表达的内参基因,该研究以‘红元宝’不同花芽分化时期的花芽和叶为材料,基于转录组数据,筛选出8个候选内参基因,即泛素酶基因(UBC)、肌动蛋白(ACT)、微管蛋白β链(β-TUB)、微管蛋白β-5链(β-TUB5)、微管蛋白α-3链(α-TUB3)、磷酸烯醇丙酮酸羧化酶(PEPC)、酰基载体蛋白2(ACP2)、酰基载体蛋白3(ACP3)。运用Primer Premier 5设计引物,简单克隆和熔解曲线验证引物特异性;利用qRT-PCR技术检测各个候选内参基因的表达情况,结合GeNorm、NormFinder、BestKeeper软件和RefFinder在线工具综合评估其表达稳定性,并通过目的基因TFL1的表达分析验证其可靠性。结果表明:(1)8个候选内参基因条带位置正确,熔解曲线呈单一峰,说明引物特异性良好。(2)β-TUB、β-TUB5和α-TUB3是‘红元宝’不同花芽分化时期较为稳定的内参基因,而UBC和ACT为稳定性最低的内参基因。(3)β-TUB5、α-TUB3、β-TUB及其组合的相对表达量趋于一致,而ACT和UBC并未对目的基因的表达量进行有效的标准化。因此,β-TUB、β-TUB5和α-TUB3可作为‘红元宝’二次花芽分化研究中稳定表达的内参基因。该研究结果将为木兰属植物二次成花分子调控机制研究提供依据。     

3个芹菜品种Agnp-G3PDH基因的克隆及其序列和表达特性分析

从芹菜(Apium graveolens Linn.)品种‘六合黄心芹’(‘Liuhe Huangxinqin’)、‘津南实芹’(‘Jinnan Shiqin’)和‘文图拉’(‘Ventura’)中分别克隆获得非磷酸化甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶基因Agnp-G3PDH。3个品种的AgnpG3PDH基因序列均包含1个全长1 491 bp的开放阅读框(ORF),编码496个氨基酸;存在84个碱基位点差异,导致14个氨基酸位点改变。由该基因编码的‘六合黄心芹’、‘津南实芹’和‘文图拉’的Agnp-G3PDH蛋白的理论相对分子质量分别为53 201.6、53 051.4和52 960.3,理论等电点分别为pI 7.49、pI 7.86和pI 8.12,氨基酸组成中碱性氨基酸数量大于酸性氨基酸数量;该蛋白质具有亲水性与疏水性双重特性,均为疏水性蛋白。多重比对结果表明:3个品种Agnp-G3PDH基因编码的氨基酸序列同源性达到99.09%,具有高度保守性;且与其他11种植物npG3PDH的氨基酸序列的相似度也较高。在基于np-G3PDH基因编码的氨基酸序列进化树上,3个芹菜品种聚在同一分支中,并与杨柳科(Salicaceae)种类毛果杨(Populus trichocarpa Torr.&Gray)聚在一起,表明它们的np-G3PDH进化关系较近。实时定量PCR分析结果表明:在3个芹菜品种的不同组织中Agnp-G3PDH基因的相对表达水平均有明显差异,其中,在‘津南实芹’的叶、‘文图拉’的花和‘六合黄心芹’的根中该基因的相对表达水平最高;经高温(38℃)、低温(4℃)和干旱(20%PEG)胁迫处理后3个品种Agnp-G3PDH基因的相对表达水平均极显著高于或低于对照,但经盐(0.2 mol·L-1NaCl)胁迫处理后仅品种‘津南实芹’Agnp-G3PDH基因的相对表达水平显著高于对照,品种‘六合黄心芹’和‘文图拉’Agnp-G3PDH基因的相对表达水平与对照无显著差异。表明该基因的表达具有组织特异性且与品种间的抗逆性差异有关。     

中国古老月季‘月月粉’FT/TFL1基因的鉴定与表达分析

该研究以中国古老月季品种‘月月粉’(Rosa chinensis‘Old Blush’)为试材,根据拟南芥和草莓FT/TFL1基因家族成员的保守结构域设计引物,对‘月月粉’基因组DNA进行克隆和测序,结合数据库序列和双单倍体基因组信息进行序列比对,结果共获得了8条月季的FT/TFL1基因家族序列,且8条序列分别注释为2个FT基因(RcFT1和RcFT2)、1个BFT基因(RcBFT)、1个ATC基因(RcATC)、2个MFT基因(RcMFT1和RcMFT2)和2个PEBP基因(PEBP1和PEBP2);进化树分析结果将这8个基因分为3个亚组;结构分析显示8个基因的内含子为1～5个不等。qRT-PCR分析显示,RcFT1、RcPEBP、RcMFT1、RcMFT2和RcBFT在‘月月粉’的叶片中表达量最高,茎尖中次之;RcFT2在茎尖中的表达最高,叶片中次之;RcATC在茎尖中的表达量高于其他组织;除RcPEBP在根组织中有表达外,其他基因在根组织中几乎没有检测到。进一步表达分析显示,RcFT1和RcFT2在‘无刺光叶蔷薇’(R.wichuriana‘Basye’s Thornless')生殖生长期的叶片、茎尖中的表达量显著高于营养生长期。研究推测,具有连续开花性状的中国古老月季‘月月粉’可能具有多个开花时间(FT)基因位点,FT有可能可以作为月季生殖转换的标记基因。     

2个石榴品种果皮花色苷合成相关基因表达分析

以2个不同红色石榴品种‘红宝石’和‘墨石榴’为试验材料,采用荧光定量PCR方法,分析花色苷合成相关基因CHS、CHI、F3H、DFR、ANS、UFGT等6个基因在果实发育过程中的转录表达特性,同时分析基因表达量与果皮花色苷积累的关系。结果表明:(1)在整个果实发育期内‘墨石榴’花色苷含量明显高于‘红宝石’;随着果实的发育,‘红宝石’果皮中总花色苷含量不断增加,而‘墨石榴’中总花色苷含量初期很高,随后迅速下降,后期维持在较低水平。(2)‘红宝石’中CHS、CHI、F3H、DFR、UFGT等5个基因均在果实发育的早期和晚期出现2个表达高峰,而ANS基因的表达量在整个果实发育期内不断升高;在‘墨石榴’中CHS、CHI、F3H、DFR、ANS等5个基因的表达高峰均出现在早期,随着果实的发育表达量均呈下降变化趋势,但UFGT基因在中期时表达量最高。(3)‘红宝石’石榴的ANS基因表达量与总花色苷含量呈显著正相关,‘墨石榴’中CHS和ANS基因的表达水平与总花色苷含量显著相关。研究认为,花色苷合成相关基因的初期和末期表达差异是2个石榴品种着色差异的主要原因,ANS在‘红宝石’着色中起关键作用,CHS和ANS可能在‘墨石榴’花色苷积累中起重要作用。     

植物花粉S基因及其应用研究进展

自交不亲和性(self-incompatibility)研究是探讨植物遗传机制和植物育种的重要基础.在显花植物中,配子体自交不亲和由花柱S基因S-RNase和花粉S基因两个基因控制,这两个基因都具有较高的多态性和序列多样性的特征.花粉自交不亲和性是由花粉特异表达的F-box基因控制,命名为SFB(S haplotype-specific F-box protein)基因,并认为它就是花粉S基因的首选.就SFB基因的克隆、结构特点和作用机理以及应用予以综述.     

Structural and transcriptional analysis of the self-incompatibility locus of almond: identification of a pollen-expressed F-box gene with haplotype-specific polymorphism

Gametophytic self-incompatibility in Rosaceae, Solanaceae, and Scrophulariaceae is controlled by the S locus, which consists of an S-RNase gene and an unidentified "pollen S" gene. An approximately 70-kb segment of the S locus of the rosaceous species almond, the S haplotype-specific region containing the S-RNase gene, was sequenced completely. This region was found to contain two pollen-expressed F-box genes that are likely candidates for pollen S genes. One of them, named SFB (S haplotype-specific F-box protein), was expressed specifically in pollen and showed a high level of S haplotype-specific sequence polymorphism, comparable to that of the S-RNases. The other is unlikely to determine the S specificity of pollen because it showed little allelic sequence polymorphism and was expressed also in pistil. Three other S haplotypes were cloned, and the pollen-expressed genes were physically mapped. In all four cases, SFBs were linked physically to the S-RNase genes and were located at the S haplotype-specific region, where recombination is believed to be suppressed, suggesting that the two genes are inherited as a unit. These features are consistent with the hypothesis that SFB is the pollen S gene. This hypothesis predicts the involvement of the ubiquitin/26S proteasome proteolytic pathway in the RNase-based gametophytic self-incompatibility system.     

Characterization and mapping of non-S gametophytic self-compatibility in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)

Self-incompatibility in Prunus (Rosaceae) species, such as sweet cherry, is controlled by a multiallelic locus (S), in which two tightly linked genes, S-RNase and SFB (S haplotype-specific F-box), determine the specificity of the pollen and the style. Fertilization in these species occurs only if the S-specificities expressed in the pollen and the pistils are different. However, modifier genes have been proposed to be necessary for a full manifestation of the self-incompatibility response. 'Cristobalina' is a spontaneous self-compatible sweet cherry cultivar that originated in Eastern Spain. Previous studies with this genotype suggested that pollen modifier gene(s), not linked to the S-locus, may be the cause of self-incompatibility breakdown. In this work, an F(1) population from 'Cristobalina' that segregates for this trait was used to identify molecular markers linked to self-compatibility by bulked segregant analysis. One simple sequence repeat (SSR) locus (EMPaS02) was found to be linked to self-compatibility in this population at 3.2?cM. Two additional populations derived from 'Cristobalina' were used to confirm the linkage of this marker to self-compatibility. Since EMPaS02 has been mapped to the sweet cherry linkage group 3, other markers located on the same linkage group were analysed in these populations to confirm the location of the self-compatibility locus.     

基于S- 核酸酶的自交不亲和性的分子机制

自交不亲和性是一种广泛存在于显花植物中的种内生殖障碍, 可以抑制近亲繁殖而促进异交。其中, 以茄科、玄参科和蔷薇科为代表的配子体自交不亲和性是最常见的类型。这类自交不亲和性是由单一的多态性S-位点所控制。目前的研究发现这一位点至少包含两个自交不亲和反应特异性决定因子: 花柱中的S-核酸酶和花粉中的SLF(S-Locus F-box)蛋白。该文将主要介绍并讨论基于S-核酸酶的自交不亲和性分子机制的研究进展。     

基于S-核酸酶的自交不亲和性的分子机制

自交不亲和性是一种广泛存在于显花植物中的种内生殖障碍,可以抑制近亲繁殖而促进异交。其中,以茄科、玄参科和蔷薇科为代表的配子体自交不亲和性是最常见的类型。这类自交不亲和性是由单一的多态性S-位点所控制。目前的研究发现这一位点至少包含两个自交不亲和反应特异性决定因子：花柱中的S-核酸酶和花粉中的SLF（S-Locus F-box）蛋白。该文将主要介绍并讨论基于S-核酸酶的自交不亲和性分子机制的研究进展。     

Cloning a putative self-incompatibility gene from the pollen of the grass Phalaris coerulescens.

In Phalaris coerulescens, gametophytic self-incompatibility is controlled by two unlinked genes: S and Z. A probable S gene has now been isolated and sequenced. This represents a novel self-incompatibility gene isolated from pollen in the multilocus system of a monocotyledonous plant. The gene is approximately 3 kb long, split by five introns, and exclusively expressed in the mature pollen. The deduced amino acid sequences from the S1, S2, and part of the S4 alleles showed that the protein has a variable N terminus and a conserved C terminus. The sequence of a complete mutant at the S locus indicated that mutations in the conserved C terminus, a thioredoxin-like region, led to loss of function. We propose that the gene has two distinct sections, a variable N terminus determining allele specificity and a conserved C terminus with the catalytic function. The gene structure and its deduced protein sequences strongly suggest that this monocotyledon has developed a self-incompatibility system entirely different from those operating in the dicotyledons. The possible interactions between S and Z genes in both pollen and stigma are discussed.     

RNase-based self-incompatibility: puzzled by pollen S

Many plants have a genetically determined self-incompatibility system in which the rejection of self pollen grains is controlled by alleles of an S locus. A common feature of these S loci is that separate pollen- and style-expressed genes (pollen S and style S, respectively) determine S allele identity. The long-held view has been that pollen S and style S must be a coevolving gene pair in order for allelic recognition to be maintained as new S alleles arise. In at least three plant families, the Solanaceae, Rosaceae, and Plantaginaceae, the style S gene has long been known to encode an extracellular ribonuclease called the S-RNase. Pollen S in these families has more recently been identified and encodes an F-box protein known as either SLF or SFB. In this perspective, we describe the puzzling evolutionary relationship that exists between the SLF/SFB and S-RNase genes and show that in most cases cognate pairs of genes are not coevolving in the expected manner. Because some pollen S genes appear to have arisen much more recently than their style S cognates, we conclude that either some pollen S genes have been falsely identified or that there is a major problem with our understanding of how the S locus evolves.     

A self-fertile mutant of Phalaris produces an S protein with reduced thioredoxin activity

Gametophytic self-incompatibility in the Phalaris coerulescens is controlled by two unlinked genes, S and Z . Isolation of the S gene from the pollen of this grass species indicated that the C terminus has significant hemology with thioredoxin H proteins. The protein from the C terminus, expressed in Escherichia coli , exhibits thioredoxin-like activity. This paper demonstrates that the C terminus of the S protein from an S complete mutant shows significant reduction in thioredoxin activity when compared with the wild-type form. Both pollen and stigma have lost self-incompatibility in this mutant. Close examination of the lesions, which were found only in the C terminus of the mutant gene suggests that the substitution of a serine by an arginine is responsible for the reduced enzymatic activity. The association between reduced activity and the loss of the self-incompatibility provides evidence for a role of thioredoxin activity in the self-incompatibility reaction of this species.     

Molecular characterization of the S locus in two self-incompatible Brassica napus lines.

In Brassica species, self-incompatibility has been mapped genetically to a single chromosomal location. In this region, there are two closely linked genes coding for the S locus glycoprotein (SLG) and S locus receptor kinase (SRK). They appear to comprise the pistil component of the self-incompatibility reaction. SLG and SRK are thought to recognize an unknown pollen component on the incompatible pollen, and the gene encoding this pollen component must also be linked to the SLG and SRK genes. To further our understanding of self-incompatibility, the chromosomal region carrying the SLG and SRK genes has been studied. The physical region between the SLG-910 and the SRK-910 genes in the Brassica napus W1 line was cloned, and a search for genes expressed in the anther revealed two additional S locus genes located downstream of the SLG-910 gene. Because these two genes are novel and are conserved at other S alleles, we designated them as SLL1 and SLL2 (for S locus-linked genes 1 and 2, respectively). The SLL1 gene is S locus specific, whereas the SLL2 gene is not only present at the S locus but is also present in other parts of the genomes in both self-incompatible and self-compatible Brassica ssp lines. Expression of the SLL1 gene is only detectable in anthers of self-incompatible plants and is developmentally regulated during anther development, whereas the SLL2 gene is expressed in anthers and stigmas in both self-incompatible and self-compatible plants, with the highest levels of expression occurring in the stigmas. Although SLL1 and SLL2 are linked to the S locus region, it is not clear whether these genes function in self-incompatibility or serve some other cellular roles in pollen-pistil functions.     

An F-box gene linked to the self-incompatibility (S) locus of Antirrhinum is expressed specifically in pollen and tapetum

In many flowering plants, self-fertilization is prevented by an intraspecific reproductive barrier known as self-incompatibility (SI), that, in most cases, is controlled by a single multiallelic S locus. So far, the only known S locus product in self-incompatible species from the Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Rosaceae is a class of ribonucleases called S RNases. Molecular and transgenic analyses have shown that S RNases are responsible for pollen rejection by the pistil but have no role in pollen expression of SI, which appears to be mediated by a gene called the pollen self-incompatibility or Sp gene. To identify possible candidates for this gene, we investigated the genomic structure of the S locus in Antirrhinum, a member of the Scrophulariaceae. A novel F-box gene, AhSLF-S2, encoded by the S2 allele, with the expected features of the Sp gene was identified. AhSLF-S2 is located 9 kb downstream of S2 RNase gene and encodes a polypeptide of 376 amino acids with a conserved F-box domain in its amino-terminal part. Hypothetical genes homologous to AhSLF-S2 are apparent in the sequenced genomic DNA of Arabidopsis and rice. Together, they define a large gene family, named SLF (S locus F-box) family. AhSLF-S2 is highly polymorphic and is specifically expressed in tapetum, microspores and pollen grains in an allele-specific manner. The possibility that Sp encodes an F-box protein and the implications of this for the operation of self-incompatibility are discussed.