合浦珠母贝的配子发生

本文研究了合浦珠母贝精子和卵子的发生过程,详细描述了原始生殖细胞,精原细胞,卵原细胞,精母细胞,卵母细胞以及精子和卵子的形态结构;另外还报道了合浦珠母贝中独特的精、卵退化现象,并讨论了它们对合浦珠母贝人工育苗生产的影响。     

合浦珠母贝和长耳珠母贝的生化遗传变异

用淀粉凝胶电泳测定了养殖合浦珠母贝以及野生合浦珠母贝和长耳珠母贝的8—13个蛋白和同工酶座位的遗传变异。合浦珠母贝每个座位观察到的平均等位基因数为2.63,而长耳珠母贝为2.15。它们多型座位(P≤0.99)的比例则分别为0.750和0.692。由野生贝经人工育苗繁育出来的养殖合浦珠母贝的平均杂合度比野生合浦珠母贝的高近一倍(0.223和0.113),而野生合浦珠母贝和野生长耳珠母贝的平均杂合度水平相近(0.113和0.157)。两个合浦珠母贝群体相比较遗传相似度(Ⅰ)和遗传距(D)为0.992和0.008,野生合浦珠母贝和野生长耳珠母贝相比较为0.252和1.379。 两个种的三个群体样本中都有杂合子缺失现象,这可能是由自然选择和Wahlund效应所引起的。     

合浦马氏珍珠母液生物活性成分的检测

目的研究合浦马氏珠母贝提取的珍珠母液,对其主要活性成分进行检测分析。方法采用《中华人民共和国国家标准》中的食品氨基酸、牛磺酸和微量元素的测定方法进行检测。结果合浦马氏珠母贝提取的天然珍珠母液含有丰富的活性物质（氨基酸总含量为223．7mg／100ml、牛磺酸总含量为276．4mg／100ml）和多种微量元素（锌、铜、铁、镁、钙等）。结论从马氏珠母贝中提取的天然珍珠母液有潜在的多领域应用和综合开发价值。     

马氏珠母贝血清抗菌肽的初步分析

马氏珠母贝(Pinctada martensii)是生产海水珍珠的主要经济贝类,近年来马氏珠母贝因病害频繁发生而对我国珍珠产业造成巨大的经济损失。因此,对于马氏珠母贝的免疫机制研究尤为重要。抗菌肽是贝类生物免疫机制中最重要的一个环节,但目前对马氏珠母贝抗菌肽的报道甚少。为深入了解马氏珠母贝的抗菌肽分子组成及特征,本实验采取多步高效液相色谱结合质谱分析,对马氏珠母贝血清中具有抗菌活性的蛋白质分子开展了分离纯化及鉴定研究,得到了5种有明显抗菌活性的蛋白,其中3种相对分子质量在5 000 k D左右;通过透射电镜进一步观察了抗菌活性蛋白对细菌的作用机制。上述研究为了解马氏珠母贝抗菌肽的分子多样性及抗菌机制奠定了基础。     

合浦珠母贝鳃的显微与超微结构

合浦珠母贝(Pinctada fucata)是典型的滤食性瓣鳃类动物,也是我国重要的海水珍珠养殖贝类。本研究用光学显微镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜观察了合浦珠母贝鳃的显微和超微结构。结果表明,合浦珠母贝鳃结构属于异丝鳃型,左右两侧各2个鳃瓣,每个鳃瓣由内鳃瓣和外鳃瓣组成。鳃瓣由主鳃丝和普通鳃丝构成,主鳃丝在鳃瓣中主要起支架作用,每2根主鳃丝之间的9～12根普通鳃丝由"簇内连接"(intrabunchial junction)相连成簇。普通鳃丝之间通过"丝间连接"(interfilament junction)相连,丝间连接的上皮细胞与普通鳃丝的扁平细胞结构一样,为鳃的呼吸上皮。丝间连接的存在扩大了鳃的表面积,这种结构有助于进行气体交换。主鳃丝和普通鳃丝表面有前纤毛和侧纤毛,与食物运送和气体交换有关。普通鳃丝表面的纤毛为典型的"9+2"型微管结构。     

合浦珠母贝近亲交配子代生活力的观察

随着合浦珠母贝Pinctada martensii Dunker 人工育苗问题的解决,我国大部分海产珍珠养 殖场的种苗来源主要是靠人工繁殖获得。但 是,近年来在珠母贝的养殖过程中普遍出现了 死亡率高、贝体弱、贝越来越小等现象。当然, 出现这些现象的原因是相当复杂的,它同养殖 技术、插核质量、管理水平、环境条件以及病虫 害等都有密切关系。但是,多年来由于各珍珠 场反复使用本场人工繁殖饲养的成贝做亲贝, 是否会因此而产生子代生活力的降低,对此,我 们从1978年开始进行了试验观察,现报道如 下。     

三角帆蚌Nacrein基因克隆、蛋白提纯及其对珍珠晶体成型的影响

为研究三角帆蚌Nacrein蛋白对珍珠晶体成型的影响,通过巢式及3′-RACE PCR对三角帆蚌基质蛋白Nacrein基因3′端序列进行克隆,得到850bp碱基片段,分析表明其与合浦珠母贝同源基因序列相似度为56%,与马氏珠母贝相似度为50%。试验通过水提法初步分离出珍珠质水溶性基质蛋白,并采用快速蛋白液相色谱(fast protein liquid chromatography,FPLC)分离出分子量约为60kD的Nacrein蛋白。此外,采用配对试验设计,对试验组外套膜组织培养样品加入Nacrein蛋白,研究Nacrein蛋白对晶体成型的影响,结果显示,加入Nacrein蛋白的试验组结晶成棱形状;而未加Nacrein蛋白的对照组结晶成雪花状,而且在晶体形成的时间上,试验组也较之对照组要早。研究表明,Nacrein蛋白能加速外套膜组织分泌的钙质形成棱状结晶,从而对晶体成型产生影响。本研究为进一步研究基质蛋白对生物矿化的作用提供试验依据,对珍珠培育生产有一定指导意义。     

马氏珠母贝珍珠层形成相关基因的克隆与功能研究

作为世界上最重要的南洋珍珠生产基地,印度尼西亚(以下简称印尼)的产量占世界产量的50%以上。南洋马氏珠母贝珍珠由于光泽度好、晶莹剔透以及质感细腻等闻名于世。本文首先对马氏珠母贝进行了简单的介绍,然后分析了贝壳机制蛋白、珍珠层以及珍珠囊的研究现状,并对马氏珠母贝的BMP7基因与TIMP基因的克隆和功能研究做了简单的概述。     

南珠

<正>珍珠是一种在珍珠贝类和珠母贝类软体动物体内孕育的生物有机宝石。珍珠的质量随产地和品种的不同而不同,自古就有"西珠不如东珠,东珠不如南珠"的说法,西珠指的是古代产自波斯湾和斯里兰卡一带的珍珠,东珠指的是古代产自日本的珍珠,而南珠就是指产自我国古合浦郡由马氏珠母贝孕育的天然海水珍珠。南珠历史早在公元前111年的汉代,古合浦郡郡址就设在现雷州半岛的徐闻县讨网村一带,行政辖区囊括整个北部湾中国岸陆地区及海岛(现雷州     

马氏珠母贝外套膜组织细胞体外培养技术的改进

建立一套有效的马氏珠母贝外套膜组织细胞体外分离及培养的技术和方法,同时探讨体外形成具有完整结构和分泌功能的珍珠囊并最终生成优质珍珠的最佳方法。使用0．25％胰蛋白酶消化马氏珠母贝外套膜组织,收获的细胞使用M199（含10％胎牛血清）培养基置入经多聚赖氨酸预先处理的35mm×100mm培养皿中进行培养,培养体系中添加10ng／ml的角质细胞生长因子和10％自制的、     

HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF HETEROCAPSA CIRCULARISQUAMA (DINOPHYCEAE) AND ITS POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN SHELLFISH TOXICITY

Heterocapsa circularisquama Horiguchi is lethal to shellfish, particularly bivalves such as pearl oysters ( Pinctada fucata Gould). No detrimental effects of this flagellate on fish have been observed thus far. In this study, we found that H. circularisquama causes mammalian erythrocytes to lyse. Among the erythrocytes tested, rabbit erythrocytes showed the highest susceptibility, whereas erythrocytes from cattle, sheep, and human were relatively insensitive. Heterocapsa triquetra Stein, which is morphologically similar to H. circularisquama but not toxic to bivalves, showed no hemolytic activity toward rabbit erythrocytes. Culture supernatant or ultrasonic-ruptured cells of H. circularisquama showed only weak hemolytic activity. Hemolytic activity was found in the ethanol extract of H. circularisquama cells, suggesting that the hemolytic agents may be more stable in ethanol than in aqueous solution. Both an intact flagellate cell suspension and the ethanol extract caused morphological changes and eventual collapse of unfertilized eggs of Pacific oyster. Furthermore, the ethanol extract was lethal to the microzooplankton rotifer Brachionus plicatilis Müller, which is highly sensitive to H. circularisquama. Our results suggest that a hemolytic toxin produced by H. circularisquama may be one of the causative agents responsible for the shellfish toxicity.     

Comparison of Two Pearl Sacs Formed in the Same Recipient Oyster with Different Genetic Background Involved in Yellow Pigmentation in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinctada fucata</Emphasis>

Color is one of the most important factors determining the commercial value of pearls. Pinctada fucata is a well-known pearl oyster producing high-quality Akoya pearls. Phenotypic variation in amount of yellow pigmentation produces white and yellowish pearls. It has been reported that polymorphism of yellow pigmentation of Akoya pearls is genetically regulated, but the responsible gene(s) has remained unknown. Here, we prepared pearl sac pairs formed in the same recipient oyster but coming from donor oysters that differ in their color. These two pearl sacs produced pearls with different yellowness even in the same recipient oyster. Yellow tone of produced pearls was consistent with shell nacre color of donor oysters from which mantle grafts were prepared, indicating that donor oysters strongly contribute to the yellow coloration of Akoya pearls. We also conducted comparative RNA-seq analysis and retrieved several candidate genes involved in the pearl coloration. Whole gene expression patterns of pair sacs were not grouped by pearl color they produced, but grouped by recipient oysters in which they were grown, suggesting that the number of genes involved in the yellow coloration is quite small, and that recipient oyster affects gene expression of the majority of genes in the pearl sac.     

Comparison of hemolytic activities among strains of Heterocapsa circularisquama isolated in various localities in Japan

Heterocapsa circularisquama (Dinophyceae), a red tide dinoflagellate, is toxic to bivalve molluscs such as the pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata), but no harmful effects of this alga on fish have been observed so far. We found that 7 strains of H. circularisquama showed hemolytic activities toward rabbit erythrocytes in a cell-density dependent manner, but to quite different extents. The strains which are known to be highly toxic to bivalves tend to show stronger hemolytic activities and vice versa, suggesting that the hemolytic activity is parallel with the shellfish toxicity of H. circularisquama. Since the hemolytic assay is simple, semiquantitative, and reproducible, this assay is useful not only to search for certain toxins responsible for the shellfish toxicity of H. circularisquama but also to estimate the potential toxicity of a newly appeared strain of H. circularisquama.     

DNA Fingerprinting of Pearls to Determine Their Origins

We report the first successful extraction of oyster DNA from a pearl and use it to identify the source oyster species for the three major pearl-producing oyster species Pinctada margaritifera, P. maxima and P. radiata. Both mitochondrial and nuclear gene fragments could be PCR-amplified and sequenced. A polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay in the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was developed and used to identify 18 pearls of unknown origin. A micro-drilling technique was developed to obtain small amounts of DNA while maintaining the commercial value of the pearls. This DNA fingerprinting method could be used to document the source of historic pearls and will provide more transparency for traders and consumers within the pearl industry.     

Isolation and characterization of light-dependent hemolytic cytotoxin from harmful red tide phytoplankton Chattonella marina

Chattonella marina (C. marina), a raphidophycean flagellate, is a causative organism of red tide, and highly toxic to fish. In this study, we found that the cell-free methanol extract prepared from this flagellate exhibited potent hemolytic activity against rabbit erythrocytes. Interestingly, the hemolytic activity of the extract was absolutely light-dependent, and no hemolytic activity was detected in the dark even at very high concentration. Gel filtration chromatography of the methanol extract on a column of Sephadex LH-20 revealed that the extract contained hemagglutinin as well as hemolytic agents, and the substances responsible for these activities were separately eluted. These results suggest that the hemagglutinating and hemolytic activities were derived from distinct compounds. The hemolytic fraction obtained after gel filtration (F4) caused marked inhibition of the growth of C. marina itself and other species of phytoplanktons. Furthermore, F4 showed a potent cytotoxicity toward various mammalian cultured cell lines including human tumor cells (HeLa cells) in a dose-dependent manner. The cytotoxicity was also light-dependent, and no cytotoxic effect was exhibited in any cell lines tested in the dark. After further purification procedures via preparative thin-layer chromatography and subsequent HPLC, a major hemolytic agent was obtained as highly purified form. Since the methanol extracts prepared from other raphidophycean flagellates such as Heterosigma akashiwo, Olisthodiscus luteus, and Fibrocapsa japonica showed light-dependent hemolytic activity toward rabbit erythrocytes, it was suggested that the light-dependent hemolytic agents commonly exist at least in these raphidophycean flagellates.     

Characterization of the Hemolytic Properties of an Extract from Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel

Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, an organism that causes harmful algal blooms, is a genus of the family Prymnesiophyta (or Haptophyta) with eurythermal and euryhaline characteristics. P. globosa has been confirmed to produce hemolytic substances, which are a mixture of liposaccharides. In the present study, the hemolytic properties of extract ofP. globosa are analyzed further. The effects of temperature, pH,different divalent cations, and membrane lipids on extract-induced hemolysis are discussed, as is the possible hemolytic mechanism. The results of the present study showed that the hemolytic activity of the extract was approximately 127.1 hemolytic units (HU)/L. The hemolytic reaction became fastest and a 50% decrease in absorbance was induced at 30 min at 37 ℃, and at pH 7.0; Hg2 was the strongest inhibitor of the hemolysis compared with the other divalent cations and many membrane lipids, except for phosphatidic acid, inhibited the hemolytic activity to different degrees. These results suggest that the toxin may make pores in the surface of red blood cells and that Hg2 either combines with the hemolysin or closes the pores,hence inhibiting its further hemolytic reaction. The toxin probably has no specific membrane receptor in the red blood cell membrane.     

Characterization of the Hemolytic Properties of an Extract from Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel

Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, an organism that causes harmful algal blooms, is a genus of the family Prymnesiophyta (or Haptophyta) with eurythermal and euryhaline characteristics. P. globosa has been confirmed to produce hemolytic substances, which are a mixture of liposaccharides. In the present study, the hemolytic properties of extract of P. globosa are analyzed further. The effects of temperature, pH,different divalent cations, and membrane lipids on extract-induced hemolysis are discussed, as is the possible hemolytic mechanism. The results of the present study showed that the hemolytic activity of the extract was approximately 127.1 hemolytic units (HU)/L. The hemolytic reaction became fastest and a 50% decrease in absorbance was induced at 30 min at 37℃, and at pH 7.0; Hg^2 was the strongest inhibitor of the hemolysis compared with the other divalent cations and many membrane lipids, except for phosphatidic acid, inhibited the hemolytic activity to different degrees. These results suggest that the toxin may make pores in the surface of red blood cells and that Hg^2 either combines with the hemolysin or closes the pores,hence inhibiting its further hemolytic reaction. The toxin probably has no specific membrane receptor in the red blood cell membrane.     

马氏珠母贝Sox11基因的克隆及时序表达模式分析

为探究Sox(SRY-related HMG-box genes)基因家族在马氏珠母贝个体发育及性别分化中的作用, 研究首先利用兼并引物从马氏珠母贝基因组中克隆到一个HMG框(high mobility group box), 利用RACE-PCR技术从SMART cDNA文库中克隆到一个Sox基因的cDNA全长, 通过Clustal X和MEGA 4软件对该序列进行比对分析并构建系统进化树; 通过荧光定量PCR技术对该基因在不同组织及发育不同时期性腺中的表达情况进行分析。结果显示, 马氏珠母贝该Sox基因的cDNA全长为1579 bp, 其中开放阅读框(ORF)为1008 bp, 编码336个氨基酸, 5'非编码区为126 bp, 3'非编码区为445 bp。同源性分析表明, 马氏珠母贝Sox基因与太平洋牡蛎Sox11基因的同源性(Identity)最高, 为80%, 故命名为pmSox11; 系统进化树分析也显示pmSox11与太平洋牡蛎Sox11基因的亲缘关系最近。荧光定量PCR分析组织表达特异性显示, pmSox11在马氏珠母贝神经节分布较多的组织如外套膜、鳃、足、消化盲囊等大量表达, 在神经节相对较少的闭壳肌和卵巢中表达量较少; 时序表达图谱显示, pmSox11在3月龄幼贝性腺和1年龄发育早期精巢中表达量最高, 在2年龄成熟精巢和2年龄性转换性腺中表达量降低, 而在2年龄卵巢中表达量最低。研究表明, pmSox11基因可能在马氏珠母贝早期神经系统发育和性别发育的调控方面起到重要作用。     

THE EFFECT OF SWELLING ON THE RESPIRATION OF ERYTHROCYTES

1. Oxygen consumption measurements made while a chicken erythrocyte swells show no increase over the control value. 2. There is no change in the rate of anaerobic glycolysis in beef erythrocytes when they swell. 3. The above statements are true whether the cells swell from a shrunken condition back to the normal volume, or swell from the normal to the hemolytic volume. 4. These data add a further test of the hypothesis that a relationship exists between the cell membrane and its respiratory activity.     

饲料中灵芝提取物对异育银鲫生长、饲料利用、免疫应答及抗病的影响

通过生长实验探求饲料中添加灵芝提取物饲料对异育银鲫（6.720.11） g生长、饲料利用及免疫应答的影响,以及停止灵芝提取物饲料后,使用效果的持续性。在实验进行的第21天（D21）、第46天（D46）、第65天（D65）进行取样,结果表明所有的灵芝提取物组的特定生长率在饲喂65d后与对照组无显著差异（P0.05）。摄食率随着灵芝提取物在饲料中含量的增加而增加（P0.05）,饲料效率则有着相反的趋势（P0.05）。在D46和D65时,随着灵芝提取物的含量增高,吞噬活力略有增高,但无显著差异（P0.05）。在D21、D46和D65时,呼吸暴发活力随着灵芝提取物的含量增高而增高（P0.05）,在D21时,（0.6%-21d、0%-44d）处理组和（3%-21d、0%-44d）处理组其呼吸暴发活力高于对照组（P0.05）。在D65时,（0.6%-21d、0%-44d）处理组和（3%-21d、0%-44d）处理组其呼吸暴发活力仍高于对照组（P0.05）,但差异不显著。D21、D46和D65时,替代途径补体溶血活力随着灵芝提取物的增高而降低（P0.05）。所有处理组溶菌酶活力在D21时没有产生显著差异。在D46时,对照组溶菌酶活力比最高添加组低但高于低添加组（P0.05）,（3%-1d、0%-44d）处理组也仍高于对照组（P0.05）。在D65时,所有添加组的溶菌酶活力均低于对照组（P0.05）。在D65时,髓过氧化物酶活力随着灵芝提取物的添加剂量升高而升高（P0.05）,（0.6%-21d、0%-44d）处理组仍高于对照组（P0.05）。灵芝提取物的能提高白细胞呼吸暴发活力,且在在高剂量摄入21d后（D46时）,仍可以保持较高的活力,说明灵芝提取物对免疫应答有一定时间延续效应。随着灵芝提取物添加量的升高,异育银鲫在经爱德华氏菌攻毒后的存活率显著提高。最高存活率组为3%添加组,显著高于对照组（P0.05）。实验周期为65d时,饲料中灵芝提取物推荐添加剂量为3%。