纯种与杂种鸡之间肝脏组织基因差异表达及其与肉用性状杂种优势的关系

以白洛克肉鸡 (EE)、中国丝羽乌骨鸡 (CC)、农大褐 (DD)和白来航 (AA) 4个纯种鸡为材料 ,进行 4× 4完全双列杂交 ,共得到 16种杂交组合。应用mRNA差异显示技术 (DDRT PCR)检测了 8周龄纯种和杂种鸡之间肝脏组织基因的差异表达。结果表明 ,在纯种和杂种间共有 8种 15类基因差异表达模式 ,杂种和纯种之间基因表达存在明显的差异。对各种基因差异表达模式与 10个肉用性状的杂种优势率进行相关分析发现 ,表达一致型P8(t1111)与肉用性状的杂种优势率相关不显著 (P >0 0 5) ,这说明杂种优势的形成与某些基因的差异表达有关 ;正交或反交特异表达型P4(t0 10 0、t0 0 10 )与 8周龄个体重、腿肌重、半净膛重、全净膛重相关显著 (P <0 0 5) ,与胸肌重相关极显著 (P <0 0 1) ;单亲特异表达型P1(t10 0 0、t0 0 0 1)与腹脂重相关显著 (P <0 0 5) ,与体斜长相关极显著 (P <0 0 1) ;双亲特异表达型P7(t10 0 1)与腿肌重、翅重、半净膛重、肌间脂宽的杂种优势率相关显著 (P <0 0 5) ;正交或反交单亲表达一致型P2 (t110 0、t0 0 11、t10 10、t0 10 1)与肌间脂宽的杂种优势率相关显著 (P <0 0 5) ;单亲表达一致型P5(t1110、t0 111)胫骨长的杂种优势率相关显著 (P <0 0 5)。     

玉米杂种与亲本穗分化期功能叶基因差异表达与杂种优势

为探讨玉米杂种优势的分子机理,以10个玉米自交系及其组配的38个杂交种为材料,利用cDNA-AFLP技术,分析杂种与亲本在玉米雌穗小穗分化期功能叶片的基因差异表达类型与主要农艺性状的杂种表现及杂种优势的关系。研究表明：（1）杂种的基因相对于其双亲,存在质和量的表达差异,其中质的差异表达类型包括：单亲沉默表达,双亲沉默表达,亲本显性表达和杂种特异表达等类型。（2）在雌穗小穗分化期,同一差异表达类型中不同杂交组合间差异很大;从总体平均看,杂种特异表达类型占25.22%,亲本显性表达类型占21.46%,双亲沉默表达类型占8.27%,单亲沉默表达类型占33.49%。（3）单亲沉默表达与株高的杂种表现呈显著正相关;双亲沉默表达与穗粗的杂种优势呈显著负相关,显性表达与行粒数和单株粒重的杂种优势呈显著负相关,其余表达类型与所有农艺性状杂种表现及杂种优势均不相关,并对结果进行了讨论。     

普通小麦不同优势杂交种及其亲本苗期根系基因的差异表达

为探讨小麦 (TriticumaestivumL .)杂种优势形成的分子机理 ,选用普通小麦品种 (系 ) 3338、6 5 5 4和 2 410TD及其强优势杂种A(3338× 6 6 5 4)和无优势杂种B(2 410TD× 6 5 5 4) ,采用mRNA差异显示技术 ,对生长至三叶一心的根系 (初生根 )基因表达差异进行了比较研究。结果发现 ,小麦杂种一代苗期根系基因表达较亲本明显不同 ,表现为数量水平和质量水平上的差异 ,且差异表达基因的数目远高于我们以苗期叶片为材料的研究结果 ,表明小麦杂交种与其亲本间的基因差异表达与所研究的组织和器官有关。比较分析发现 ,在强优势杂种组合A中 ,超亲表达和偏高亲表达基因所占比例均明显高于无优势杂种组合B。以家族特异基因替代随机引物进行的差异显示结果表明 ,MADS_box家族基因在小麦杂交种和亲本苗期根系中存在着显著的表达差异 ,且差异表达类型以杂种特异表达和亲本基因在杂种一代沉默为主 ,说明MADS_box家族基因可能与小麦的杂种优势形成具有重要关系。对杂种和亲本基因表达差异与杂种优势的关系进行了分析和讨论     

Gene expression profiling of hereditary exencephaly in chickens

In this preliminary study, differentially expressed genes were investigated in cranial tissues from chickens with hereditary exencephaly using cDNA microarrays containing 1,152 genes and expressed sequence tags (ESTs). Genes showing twofold or greater differences at P < 0.05 between affected and normal cranial cells were considered to be candidates for hereditary exencephaly in chicken. Eighteen ESTs (11 known genes/homologues) were upregulated and 108 ESTs (51 known genes/homologues) were downregulated. The EST AL584231 (ROS006C9), orthologous to human MTHFD1, a known candidate gene for human neural tube defects (NTDs), was expressed at the same level both in normal and affected chicken cranial tissues. ESTs AL584253 (ROS006F7, thioredoxin reductase 1) and AL585511 (ROS024H9, thioredoxin), both involved in NTD pathogenic pathways in mice, were downregulated and had mean ratios of 0.41 and 0.04 for expression in affected vs. normal cells respectively. Expression differences of these two ESTs were confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. These data indicate that ESTs AL584253 and AL585511 are candidates for hereditary exencephaly in chickens.     

基于PCR的基因差异表达分析技术

基因差异表达分析是研究许多生物学过程的分子基础的一条直接、有效的途径。自DDRT-PCR技术建立以来,一系列基于PCR的基因差异表达分析技术,如SAGE、SSH、RDA和DNA微阵列等相继发展起来,为分析和克隆差异表达的基因提供了更为快速、灵敏的工具。本对这几种方法进行了简要综述,比较了不同方法的优缺点,并展望了今后基因差异表达研究技术的发展方向。     

Differential display: Identifying genes involved in cardiomyocyte proliferation

An estimated 15,000 different mRNA species are expressed in a typical mammalian cell. The differential expression of mRNAs in both a temporal and cell-specific manner determines the fate of the cell and creates the organism. Analysis of this differential gene expression has become a central aim of many laboratories attempting to understand the mechanisms underlying various biological processes. Currently, we are using a technique called differential display to analyze the differential expression of genes in cardiomyocytes. Differential display is a rapid and powerful technique that was introduced by Liang and Pardee in 1992. Since that time, it has been successfully applied by several groups, and it is quickly becoming a standard method for studying differential gene expression. Here, we present a detailed article discussing the differential display methodology and how we have utilized it to identify potential genes involved in cardiomyocyte proliferation. Furthermore, we have provided a list of materials and supplied examples of data obtained, in an effort to allow the reader to perform the technique with success in their own laboratory.     

玉米雌穗发育期基因差异表达与杂种优势的研究

杂种优势在提高粮食作物特别是玉米的产量方面具有重要的作用。然而,杂种优势的原理却仍然是一个世界性的难题。用12个玉米自交系及其按不完全双列杂交组配的33个杂交种为材料,分4个不同发育时期取杂交种及其亲本的雌穗组织,利用差异显示技术,分析杂种与亲本的基因差异表达类型及其与7个主要农艺性状的杂种表现和杂种优势的相关关系。发现1):在5种表达类型中单态表达(基因在杂交种和双亲中同时表达的类型)的数量最大,这说明杂种优势的形成不仅与基因的表达与否相关,还与大量基因的上调或下调表达相关;2):在玉米雌幼穗的发育初期杂交种与双亲的基因表达差异最大,这可能与雌穗发育初期器官的形成和发育相关,因此这一时期差异表达(在质的方面)的基因对产量性状和杂种优势的形成具有密切关系;3):综合各种基因表达类型与产量性状和杂种优势的关系,发现某些基因在杂种中的沉默表达可以促进籽粒的发育和抑制幼穗中小花的发育。     

Differential gene expression during somatic embryogenesis in Coffea arabica L., revealed by RT-PCR differential display

Molecular and biochemical studies of somatic embryogenesis may help to shed light on the mechanisms governing this phenomenon. In this article, a differential display analysis approach was employed to investigate the changes taking place during the induction of somatic embryogenesis in leaf explants and suspension cultures of coffee. Cloned fragments show homologies to several proteins reported in databases, but only one has previously been described as regulated during somatic embryogenesis. By a reverse dot blot modification, the expression pattern of such fragments was evaluated.     

Phytochrome regulation of nuclear gene expression in plants

The photoregulation of gene expression in higher plants was extensively studied during the 1980s, in particular the light-responsive cis -acting elements and trans -acting factors of the Lhcb and rbcS genes. However, little has been discovered about: (1) which plant genes are regulated by light, and (2) which photoreceptors control the expression of these genes. In the 1990s, the functional analysis of the various photoreceptors has progressed rapidly using photoreceptor-deficient mutants, including those of the phytochrome gene family. More recently however, advanced techniques for gene expression analysis, such as fluorescent differential display and DNA microarray technology, have become available enabling the global identification of genes that are regulated by particular photoreceptors. In this paper we describe distinct and overlapping effects of individual phytochromes on gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana.     

基因表达差异显示分析技术在创伤研究中的应用

基因是细胞增殖,分化,成熟等各项生命活动的调控中心,也是许多痢疾发生,发展和转归的决定性因素。基因表达的变化必然导致细胞,组织,器官乃至整个机体的各种异常。包括创伤在内的各种内外刺激,都可不同程度地引起基因表达的变化,最终妨碍机体健康。随着生物信息学的逐渐兴起和分子生物学的不断发展并向其他学科的逐渐渗透,业已建立起一系列研究基因表达变化的切实可行的技术手段（即“基因表达差异分析技术”,如DNA微阵列）,对捕获基因表达的种种变化具有重要价值。这些技术已经在肿瘤及其他疾病的研究中得到广泛应用,近几年也逐渐进入创伤研究领域,在一定程度上推动了创伤研究的发展。