转基因植物环境安全性研究进展

随着转基因植物在全球范围内的广泛种植,其环境安全性问题也日益受到重视。对转基因植物的环境安全性问题进行了综述,主要从转基因植物的杂草化、基因漂移、对非靶标和靶标生物的影响等方面阐述了转基因植物对生态环境的影响。     

我国转基因Bt抗虫棉的进展分析与生态风险评估

从源头创新、基因转移技术、新品种选育与推广、专利分析四个方面探讨了我国转基因Bt抗虫棉的重大进展。且从靶标昆虫与非目标昆虫两个方面重点对转基因的生态风险进行了综合评价,并根据国内外的研究趋势,提出了加速我国转基因棉研究的对策。     

我国转基因抗虫棉应用现状及建议

对１９９９年底前经过安全性评价或经过审定的转基因抗虫棉品种２３个以及未经评价或审定的品种３１个进行了调研。转基因抗虫棉发展迅速,１９９９年种植面积近９００万亩,在生产上总体表现良好,棉铃虫抗性强,减少化学农药治虫,受到了广大棉农的欢迎。但抗虫棉本身还有一些不足之处,种子管理及生产利用上也存在一些问题,针对当前抗虫棉的情况和发展要求,对我国转基因抗虫棉的发展提出了几点建议。     

转Bt基因抗虫棉与常规棉中几种同工酶的比较——转基因植物安全性评价生理指标初探

经基因改造的转基因抗虫棉在我国已开始进入大规模商业化应用,对此进行安全性评价是一个十分重要的生态学问题。本文比较了抗虫棉和常规棉中过氧化物酶、多酚氧化酶、酯酶等几种重要同工酶的酶活和酶谱的差异,发现在一定生长期中,抗虫棉的可溶性过氧化物酶活性显著高于常规棉,酯酶的酶活和酶谱在两种棉花中也存在着差异。认为这些差异可能影响抗虫棉的次生代谢,进而导致一些综合的生态学效应,提出植物生理上的改变也是转基因植物安全性评价研究的重要内容。     

遗传修饰工程体的生态安全性

遗传修饰工程体的生态安全性引起了人们的广泛关注。本文对转基因植物外源基因逃逸、对非靶标生物的影响、抗生素抗性基因的安全性以及生防工程菌的生态安全性等问题作了讨论。     

转基因(Cry1Ac)抗虫棉对土壤微生物的影响

对不同种植年限的转基因(Cry1Ac)抗虫棉田土壤中主要微生物数量变化进行了测定,结果表明：（1）种植转基因抗虫棉后对土壤微生物细菌、放线菌和真菌数量的影响趋势基本相似;（2）种植抗虫棉1年后,土壤中细菌、放线菌、真菌数量将有所增加,连续4年达到高峰,然后数量开始下降,连续种植7年后,棉田微生物数量接近于种植1年的棉田;（3）种植1年后又种植非转基因棉花的棉田,土壤微生物数量低于种植1年抗虫棉的棉田,与种植非转基因棉的数量无明显差异。由此可见,种植转基因抗虫棉对土壤微生物数量有一定的影响。     

转基因抗虫棉根系分泌物对棉花黄萎病菌生长的影响

转基因抗虫棉的抗病性下降已成为制约我国棉花生产的重要因素之一.以转基因抗虫棉及其亲本非转基因棉花对照为材料,研究转基因抗虫棉根系分泌物对棉花黄萎病菌孢子萌发和菌丝生长的影响,并对其根系分泌物中氨基酸及糖类的组成和含量进行了测定.结果表明：与亲本非转基因棉相比,2种转基因抗虫棉对棉花黄萎病菌的抗性下降,转基因抗虫棉的根系分泌物对黄萎病菌孢子萌发和菌丝生长均具有促进作用.与亲本常规棉中23相比,转基因双价抗虫棉中41根系分泌物中多了甲硫氨酸和赖氨酸,并且天冬氨酸、谷氨酸、丝氨酸、丙氨酸、缬氨酸、亮氨酸、酪氨酸的含量显著升高.泗棉三号与单价抗虫棉GK12的根系分泌物中虽然含有相同的氨基酸组分,但GK12的根系分泌物中酪氨酸、缬氨酸、亮氨酸的含量显著下降.中41根系分泌物中检测出4种糖类,而中23中仅检测出葡萄糖.抗虫棉GK12和泗棉三号根系分泌物中都检测出4种糖类,但其含量差异明显.     

转基因植物的生态风险

转基因植物已在很多国家大规模商业化种植,并且取得了显著的经济效益。同时有关转基因植物潜在的生态风险已引起广泛的关注。本文从转基因植物人侵危害、对非靶标有益生物直接和间接的影响、害虫对抗虫转基因植物产生抗性、抗病毒转基因植物带来的潜在风险等方面论述了转基因植物可能潜在的生态安全性问题。     

转基因抗草甘膦抗虫棉对棉田冠层节肢动物群落的影响

【背景】随着转基因抗虫棉在我国的广泛种植,一种具有抗虫和耐除草剂（草甘膦）的双价棉被培育成功。这种转双价基因棉和转单价基因抗虫棉对棉田节肢动物群落结构的影响可能不同。因此,在该类转双价基因棉花进行环境释放之前,有必要研究其对棉田节肢动物群落的影响,评价其环境安全性。【方法】试验于2010年5月9日~9月23日和2011年5月10日~9月24日在河南省安阳市中国农业科学院棉花研究所试验农场进行,棉田类型有3种——转基因抗草甘膦抗虫棉田、转Bt棉田和常规棉田,每种棉田种植3个小区,每个小区面积为200 m2（8 m×25 m）。采用对角线5点取样方法,每5 d调查1次棉田的节肢动物群落,通过目测对节肢动物鉴定到属。【结果】抗草甘膦抗虫棉田、Bt棉田和常规棉田节肢动物群落、害虫亚群落和天敌亚群落的结构与组成无明显差异;抗草甘膦抗虫棉田害虫种群数量低于抗虫棉田和常规棉田,而其天敌种群数量与常规棉田相当,略低于Bt棉田;3种棉田节肢动物群落、害虫亚群落和天敌亚群落的多样性指数、均匀性指数均无明显差异。【结论与意义】种植转基因抗草甘膦抗虫棉花不会对棉田节肢动物群落组成造成显著影响。本研究为转基因抗草甘膦抗虫棉田的环境安全性评价提供了依据。     

转Bt基因抗虫棉对中华草蛉生物学特性的影响(英文)

为进一步揭示转Bt基因抗虫棉对中华草蛉Chrysopa sinica(Tjeder)生物学特性的影响,以泗棉3号和GK-12为材料,以棉蚜为猎物,研究了转基因抗虫棉对中华草蛉存活率、发育历期和繁殖力的影响。结果表明,转基因抗虫棉对中华草蛉幼虫期存活率、幼虫发育历期、蛹发育历期与对照差异均不显著;对成虫寿命、体重以及雌虫繁殖力也无显著差异。表明转Bt抗虫棉对中华草蛉的生物学特性影响较小。     

我国抗虫转基因杨树生态安全性研究进展

转基因树木与农作物相比, 人们更关注其长时间种植可能导致转基因扩散到周围野生近缘种。由于生长周期长, 转基因树木会增加转基因不稳定性, 对非靶标生物的影响, 靶标害虫对转基因植物产生抗性, 增加树木入侵性(杂草化), 以及由于基因漂移或基因逃逸对环境产生的负面影响或新的环境风险。过去十几年, 针对我国抗食叶害虫的两个商业化转Bt基因欧洲黑杨(Populus nigra)和转双抗虫基因741杨[P. alba× (P. davidiana + P. simonii) × P. tomentosa], 已开展了有关生态安全性方面的多项研究。本文围绕抗虫转基因树木生态安全性研究进展进行了综述。抗虫转基因杨树对节肢动物种群和群落结构产生了一定影响, 使昆虫的多样性提高, 但对土壤微生物区系未见明显影响。转基因欧洲黑杨通过花粉和种子发生的基因漂移几率很低。转基因杨树通过内生菌发生的水平转移可能会对环境造成的潜在危险也进行了评价。文章最后指出对抗虫转基因杨树农林复合生态系统开展生物安全研究的必要性。     

A 2-Year Field Study Shows Little Evidence That the Long-Term Planting of Transgenic Insect-Resistant Cotton Affects the Community Structure of Soil Nematodes

Transgenic insect-resistant cotton has been released into the environment for more than a decade in China to effectively control the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and other Lepidoptera. Because of concerns about undesirable ecological side-effects of transgenic crops, it is important to monitor the potential environmental impact of transgenic insect-resistant cotton after commercial release. Our 2-year study included 1 cotton field where non-transgenic cotton had been planted continuously and 2 other cotton fields where transgenic insect-resistant cotton had been planted for different lengths of time since 1997 and since 2002. In 2 consecutive years (2009 and 2010), we took soil samples from 3 cotton fields at 4 different growth stages (seedling, budding, boll-forming and boll-opening stages), collected soil nematodes from soil with the sugar flotation and centrifugation method and identified the soil nematodes to the genus level. The generic composition, individual densities and diversity indices of the soil nematodes did not differ significantly between the 2 transgenic cotton fields and the non-transgenic cotton field, but significant seasonal variation was found in the individual densities of the principal trophic groups and in the diversity indices of the nematodes in all 3 cotton fields. The study used a comparative perspective to monitor the impact of transgenic insect-resistant cotton grown in typical ‘real world’ conditions. The results of the study suggested that more than 10 years of cultivation of transgenic insect-resistant cotton had no significant effects–adverse or otherwise–on soil nematodes. This study provides a theoretical basis for ongoing environmental impact monitoring of transgenic plants.     

转基因抗草甘膦抗虫棉的荒地生存竞争能力

【背景】随着转基因作物的大量种植,其环境安全性已成为目前的研究热点,其中转基因作物的荒地生存竞争能力,是其环境安全性评价的重要内容之一。【方法】以2种转双价抗草甘膦抗虫基因（EPSPS＋crylAc）棉为试验品种,非转基因棉中棉所49为对照品种,分别于4月底和5月底在荒地用地表撒播和3cm深播2种方式播种,并于4～9月份对棉花存活率、株高、真叶数、茎直径、果枝数、蕾铃数等生长参数进行比较,以检测、评价其荒地竞争能力及杂草化风险。【结果】无论是撒播还是深播,荒地中棉花长势均较弱,表现为生长缓慢、植株矮小、生育期延迟。4月底播种的棉花有极个别植株能够结铃,但铃数极少且小,无成熟的种子;5月底播种的棉花长势更弱,至9月底未见蕾铃。【结论与意义】转基因抗草甘膦抗虫棉在荒地中无竞争优势,不能繁殖传代,无杂草化风险。本研究为转基因棉花环境安全评价技术的完善提供了理论依据。     

The effect of root exudates from two transgenic insect-resistant cotton lines on the growth of Fusarium oxysporum

The attenuation of disease resistance in transgenic insect-resistant cotton has become one of the important factors restricting cotton production in China. Two transgenic insect-resistant cotton lines and their parental conventional cotton lines were used as the testing materials. The effects of root exudates of these cotton lines on the spore germination and mycelial growth of Fusarium oxysporum were studied and the components, contents of amino acids and sugars were determined. The results showed that the resistance of the two insect-resistant cotton lines to F. oxysporum was inferior to the parental lines, and that their root exudates promoted fungal spore germination and mycelial growth. Considerable differences in the components and contents of both, amino acids and sugars were found between the root exudates of transgenic cotton lines and their parental lines, where the disease indices were highly correlated with the total amount of sugars in the root exudates.     

Bt-Cry5Aa 基因转化棉花及其抗虫性鉴定

我国棉花抗虫基因大都为Cry1Ab/c,抗性风险日趋增加。本研究依据棉花密码子偏好,人工合成Bt-Cry5Aa抗虫基因,通过花粉管通道法转入棉花,并通过卡那霉素法及PCR方法对不同世代转化株进行鉴定,同时进行了抗虫性测试。结果表明,通过花粉管通道法成功获得转Bt-Cry5Aa基因植株,通过田间卡那霉素鉴定,阳性株率T1为7.76%,T2为73.1%,T3为95.5%;PCR检测显示,T1阳性率为2.35%,T2为55.8%,T3为94.5%;田间抗性试验分析,转Bt-Cry5Aa株系对第2、3、4代棉铃虫校正死亡率分别达到85.42%、75.35%和62.79%,其抗虫性与GK19相比差异不显著;Bt-Cry5Aa能够部分替代目前主流鳞翅目抗虫基因,是棉铃虫的新抗源。     

Enhanced yield performance of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bt</Emphasis> rice under target-insect attacks: implications for field insect management

The rapid development of transgenic biotechnology has greatly promoted the breeding of genetically engineered (GE) rice in China, and many GE rice lines are in the pipeline for commercialization. To understand field performances of GE rice, key agronomic traits of two insect-resistant Bt rice lines that have been granted biosafety certificates for commercial production in China were evaluated together with their nontransgenic counterparts under environmental conditions with significant differences in insect pressure. Results from the experiments showed enhanced field performances of the Bt GE rice lines compared with the non-GE counterparts for yield-related traits such as number of panicles and filled seeds per plant, under environmental conditions with no insecticide application. No detectable underlying cost of the Bt transgene was observed in the two insect-resistant GE rice lines, particularly in the GE hybrid rice line. Results further indicated significantly greater yield performances of the two insect-resistant GE rice lines under environmental conditions with non-target insect control compared with no insect control. It is concluded from this study that insect-resistant Bt GE rice, particularly the hybrid line, has great potential to maintain its high yield when ambient insect pressure is high. In addition, proper application of insecticides to control non-target insects will guarantee optimal performance of insect-resistant Bt GE rice.     

Biosafety management and commercial use of genetically modified crops in China

As a developing country with relatively limited arable land, China is making great efforts for development and use of genetically modified (GM) crops to boost agricultural productivity. Many GM crop varieties have been developed in China in recent years; in particular, China is playing a leading role in development of insect-resistant GM rice lines. To ensure the safe use of GM crops, biosafety risk assessments are required as an important part of the regulatory oversight of such products. With over 20 years of nationwide promotion of agricultural biotechnology, a relatively well-developed regulatory system for risk assessment and management of GM plants has been developed that establishes a firm basis for safe use of GM crops. So far, a total of seven GM crops involving ten events have been approved for commercial planting, and 5 GM crops with a total of 37 events have been approved for import as processing material in China. However, currently only insect-resistant Bt cotton and disease-resistant papaya have been commercially planted on a large scale. The planting of Bt cotton and disease-resistant papaya have provided efficient protection against cotton bollworms and Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV), respectively. As a consequence, chemical application to these crops has been significantly reduced, enhancing farm income while reducing human and non-target organism exposure to toxic chemicals. This article provides useful information for the colleagues, in particular for them whose mother tongue is not Chinese, to clearly understand the biosafety regulation and commercial use of genetically modified crops in China.     

转基因抗虫棉后时代棉花科技问题思考

简述我国转基因抗虫棉研发的意义,分析转基因抗虫棉成功产业化以来棉花科技本身和生产上的基本问题,指出转基因抗虫棉促进了我国棉花生产高产稳产的发展,但是发展中也遇到了一系列的新问题,如抗虫资源的过度使用,遗传背景的匮乏,次生害虫的演变,农业现代化的新要求等。分析转基因抗虫棉后时代我国棉花科技取得新的重大突破的可能性。指出棉花科技要坚持生物技术为先导,在超高产的前提下,以品质改良和综合抗性为突破口,再创棉花生物技术研发的高峰,促进棉花生产再上新台阶。     

Production of insect-resistant transgenic rice plants for use in practical agriculture

Plant biotechnology provides a powerful solution to boost agricultural productivity and nutritional quality. The development process of a transgenic crop includes multiple steps that consist of gene isolation for a target trait, generation of T₀ transgenic crops, characterization of the transgene, evaluation of agronomic performance of transgenic crops, selection of elite transgenic lines and assessment of target trait efficacy. Here, we developed elite insect-resistant transgenic rice plants that may satisfy the standards of biosafety assessments. We made a construct with the insecticide cry1Ac gene for a target trait. A total of 310 T₀ transgenic lines were generated and underwent extensive analysis. We selected four T₃ lines that contain a single-copy transgene inserted into intergenic regions of the rice genome. During this process, we critically analyzed the transgenic lines with five checkpoints that include single copy of transgene, its integration into intergenic region, clean T-DNA arrangement, stability of transgene through generations and substantial equivalence of transgenic plants in agronomic traits other than insect resistance. Consequently, we obtained insect-resistant transgenic rice plants that can be used in practical agriculture.