DNA分子标记在雌雄异株植物性别鉴定中的应用

雌雄异株植物中不同性别的植株所产生的经济效应和生态效应存在一定的差异,在生产实践中,选取适宜性别的植株进行栽培有助于提高效率,避免不必要的浪费。然而,性别鉴定的常用方法大多是根据表型、代谢产物含量及活性等方面的差异,在成株阶段进行的,鉴定结果的可靠性和准确性都有一定的局限。近几年,DNA分子标记技术应用于雌雄异株植物的性别鉴定研究中,获得了快速准确的鉴定结果。在比较常用性别鉴定方法的基础上,主要就常用DNA分子标记在雌雄异株植物性别鉴定中的研究进展做一概述并对该领域的研究提出展望。     

构树雌雄株过氧化物酶同工酶的研究

构树雌雄株过氧化物酶同工酶的研究赵云云,田汝岭,刘捷平（首都师范大学生物系,北京１０００３７）在雌雄异株植物种类中,常因性别的不同而有不同的经济价值,因此植物性别的早期鉴定有着重要的实践意义,构树为雌雄异株植物,根据其过氧化物酶同工酶谱进行早期性别鉴...     

木本植物性别决定基因研究进展

雌雄异株植物是研究性别决定遗传机制及性染色体起源与进化的理想材料, 而克隆性别决定基因是解析性别决定遗传机制的关键。木本植物中有丰富的雌雄异株植物, 且包括2种相反的性别决定系统: XY型(雌株为同配型的XX, 雄株为异配型的XY)和ZW型(雌株为异配型的ZW, 雄株为同配型的ZZ)。此外, 不同性别植株的经济价值也有所不同。在木本植物中开展性别决定机制研究不仅具有重要的理论意义, 还具有较高的生产应用价值。随着大规模基因测序技术的快速发展, 越来越多的木本植物性别决定基因被鉴定和克隆, 为解析雌雄异株植物性别决定机制和性染色体的演化过程提供了有力的实验证据。该文详细总结了近年来木本植物性别决定基因研究的重要进展, 并展望了未来的研究方向及发展趋势。     

被子植物雌雄异株性别决定与性别连锁标记

雌雄异株是雌雄性别分离的一种性系统,在被子植物中广泛分布。一般认为雌雄异株的性别决定受遗传、环境和激素三者的影响和调控。随着第二代测序技术和分子标记技术的发展,对于被子植物雌雄异株性别决定的研究已深入到基因水平。现从性别决定机制及性别连锁的分子标记对被子植物雌雄异株的研究进行总结,并对未来的研究方向进行了展望,以期为深入研究雌雄异株的遗传机制及系统发生奠定基础。     

雌雄异株芦笋性别连锁标记与性别决定研究进展

芦笋(Asparagus officinalis L.)作为典型的雌雄异株植物,受严格的遗传控制,其雌雄性别符合1∶1的分离比例。芦笋性别具有丰富的多样性,包括雌株、雄株、两性株、超雄株等,研究其性别决定及其分化对解析其机制具有重要意义。前期研究发现,芦笋性别由位于第5染色体上的单个基因(M-m)控制,并在其性别决定区域M位点开发了一系列分子标记,但发现其以非特异性标记为主、多态性少、通用性差。并且通过组学的研究已发掘了一些与性别决定和分化相关的基因,并克隆了芦笋性别决定的asTDF1 (Defective in tapetum development and function 1)和SOFF (Suppressor of female function)基因,其分别起雄性败育和抑雌作用,这两个基因共同调控着芦笋的性别决定,由此认为芦笋的性别由双基因系统控制。因此,随着高通量测序技术的发展,对芦笋性别决定与分化的研究需深入到分子调控网络水平。本文现从性别连锁分子标记以及性别决定与分化机制对雌雄异株芦笋的研究进行总结和展望,以期为深入解析芦笋遗传机制提供理论依据。     

气候变化对雌雄异株植物影响的研究进展

雌雄异株植物作为陆地生态系统的重要组成部分,在维持生态系统结构和功能稳定性方面发挥着关键作用。但是,由于雌雄异株植物的不同性别植株在形态特征、生理特征和资源分配等方面均存在明显差异,至今对全球气候变化背景下雌雄植物的性别差异响应机制的认识仍十分有限。本文综述了全球变暖、降水变化和大气CO2浓度升高等主要气候因子变化对雌雄异株植物的影响,探讨了雌雄异株植物对气候变化响应的性别差异,提出了未来雌雄异株植物与气候变化关系研究的重点,以期为揭示陆地生态系统结构和功能稳定性对气候变化的响应机制提供参考依据。     

镉胁迫下地钱转录组的性别特异性响应机制

地钱(Marchantia polymorpha)作为雌雄异株的苔纲植物, 具有对重金属胁迫敏感的特性, 且种群中雌雄比例差异较大, 是研究重金属环境下植物性二态的理想对象之一。为探究雌雄地钱转录组对重金属镉的响应机制差异, 利用高通量测序和加权基因共表达网络分析(WGCNA), 鉴定了在镉胁迫条件下与不同性别地钱有关的模块和基因。结果表明, 镉胁迫响应转录因子雌雄差异主要集中于bHLH、ERF和MYB家族。关键差异响应基因包括MARPO_0147s0038、MARPO_1326s0001和MARPO_0015s0058。差异响应通路雌性主要集中在信号转导通路, 雄性则集中于类黄酮生物合成。研究结果有助于揭示雌雄异株地钱对镉胁迫的反应过程和响应机制, 可为理解雌雄异株植物对重金属胁迫的性别特异性响应机制提供参考。     

黄连木雌雄株叶水溶性酚类物质和两种氧化酶活性的比较

黄连木为雌雄异株植物。为探索鉴别黄连木幼苗性别的方法,应用比色法对其雌雄株不同发育阶段叶片中水溶性酚类物质的含量、过氧化物酶(POD)活性和多酚氧化酶(PPO)相对活性进行测定和比较分析,结果表明:不同性别的黄连木叶片水溶性酚类物质含量存在极显著的差异(p<0.01);POD、PPO相对活性在雌雄株间也存在显著差异,特别在老叶中则存在极显著差异,认为黄连木雌雄株老叶中的水溶性酚类物质含量差异,可以作为其性别鉴定的依据,为进一步研究黄连木植株早期性别鉴定提供参考。     

高等植物的性别与性别决定机制

生物在进化过程中出现了性别,有性繁殖是真核生物繁殖的主要形式,并导致了大多数真核生物两性异型的进化。本简要介绍了植物的性多态现象及雌雄异株植物的性染色体,主要介绍了雌雄异株植物的性别决定系统的三种基本类型,并与动物的性别决定系统作了比较。     

植物病原菌效应子的研究进展

病原菌为了成功侵入并在寄主植物中繁殖,会分泌效应子作为入侵武器.不同病原菌的效应子具有一定的共性和异性.开展植物病原菌效应子的系统鉴定,深入揭示效应子对病原菌侵入和在植物发病中的作用以及解析效应子与植物抗病基因的互作,可为研究病原菌的致病机制及其与植物的互作提供重要的研究线索,在植物病理和抗病遗传育种研究中也具有重要理论价值和实践意义.近年来,随着测序技术的不断发展,基因组学和转录组学在植物抗病研究中的应用也日益广泛,其研究结果可为鉴定病原物致病基因、植物抗病基因、阐明病原菌与植物互作的分子机制提供重要信息.本文根据近年来植物包括树木中病原物效应子的研究进展,对效应子的特点、鉴定方法、功能及宿主抗病机理等进行了综述和比较,重点阐述了效应子的鉴定、致病功能及与植物抗病基因的分子互作和调控,并对效应子在植物抗病中的应用及其研究前景进行了展望.     

芦笋性别决定与性别分化研究进展

从芦笋性别表现及其决定的遗传基础、性别分化途径,性别决定基因的定位以及性别分化特异表达基因的分离与分析等方面来综述芦笋性别决定与性别分化最新研究进展。目前,已构建了围绕芦笋性别决定基因M比较精细的遗传图谱,将M定位在L5染色体着丝点附近的0.63 cM区域内,并构建了含有8个跨叠克隆群的物理图谱,但由于大量重复序列的存在,跨叠克隆之间的空隙不能闭合;同时先后分离得到11个芦笋花器官发育特异表达基因,并通过序列分析和原位杂交等技术对这些基因的功能进行了分析。最后,对今后进一步研究提出了建议。     

Conflict over condition‐dependent sex allocation can lead to mixed sex‐determination systems

Theory suggests that genetic conflicts drive turnovers between sex‐determining mechanisms, yet these studies only apply to cases where sex allocation is independent of environment or condition. Here, we model parent–offspring conflict in the presence of condition‐dependent sex allocation, where the environment has sex‐specific fitness consequences. Additionally, one sex is assumed to be more costly to produce than the other, which leads offspring to favor a sex ratio less biased toward the cheaper sex in comparison to the sex ratio favored by mothers. The scope for parent–offspring conflict depends on the relative frequency of both environments: when one environment is less common than the other, parent–offspring conflict can be reduced or even entirely absent, despite a biased population sex ratio. The model shows that conflict‐driven invasions of condition‐independent sex factors (e.g., sex chromosomes) result either in the loss of condition‐dependent sex allocation, or, interestingly, lead to stable mixtures of condition‐dependent and condition‐independent sex factors. The latter outcome corresponds to empirical observations in which sex chromosomes are present in organisms with environment‐dependent sex determination. Finally, conflict can also favor errors in environmental perception, potentially resulting in the loss of condition‐dependent sex allocation without genetic changes to sex‐determining loci.     

CULTURAL INHERITANCE AS A MECHANISM FOR POPULATION SEX-RATIO BIAS IN REPTILES

Abstract.— Although natural populations of most species exhibit a 1:1 sex ratio, biased sex ratios are known to be associated with non‐Mendelian inheritance, as in sex‐linked meiotic drive and cytoplasmic inheritance (Charnov 1982; Hurst 1993). We show how cultural inheritance, another type of non‐Mendelian inheritance, can favor skewed primary sex ratios and propose that it may explain the female‐biased sex ratios commonly observed in reptiles with environmental sex determination (ESD). Like cytoplasmic elements, cultural traits can be inherited through one sex. This, in turn, favors skewing the primary sex allocation in favor of the transmitting sex. Female nest‐site philopatry is a sex‐specific, culturally inherited trait in many reptiles with ESD and highly female‐biased sex ratios. We propose that the association of nest‐site selection with ESD facilitates the maternal manipulation of offspring sex ratios toward females.     

Genetic Variation for Sex Ratio Traits within a Natural Population of a Parasitic Wasp, Nasonia Vitripennis

By analyzing isofemale strains extracted from a natural population of Nasonia vitripennis, we detected variation for the sex ratios produced in fresh hosts (first sex ratios) and in previously parasitized hosts (second sex ratios). Under simple assumptions of population structure, this between-strain heterogeneity of first sex ratios results in heterogeneity of fitnesses. There is approximately ten percent difference in average fitnesses between the strains. (The fitnesses of second sex ratios are analyzed in the accompanying paper.) Average first and average second sex ratios are uncorrelated. There is significant between-female heterogeneity within some strains for first sex ratios but not for second sex ratios. In addition, the average direct-developing and diapause first sex ratios (but not second sex ratios) are significantly correlated. There are significant correlations between the direct-developing and diapause sex ratios produced by the same female. The strains differ in their effects on the sex ratio and size of another female's brood in the same host. Data on these types of variation for sex ratio traits are essential for further progress in the study of sex ratio evolution.     

A predictive relationship between population and genetic sex ratios in clonal species

Sexual reproduction depends on mate availability that is reflected by local sex ratios. In species where both sexes can clonally expand, the population sex ratio describes the proportion of males, including clonally derived individuals (ramets) in addition to sexually produced individuals (genets). In contrast to population sex ratio that accounts for the overall abundance of the sexes, the genetic sex ratio reflects the relative abundance of genetically unique mates, which is critical in predicting effective population size but is difficult to estimate in the field. While an intuitive positive relationship between population (ramet) sex ratio and genetic (genet) sex ratio is expected, an explicit relationship is unknown. In this study, we determined a mathematical expression in the form of a hyperbola that encompasses a linear to a nonlinear positive relationship between ramet and genet sex ratios. As expected when both sexes clonally have equal number of ramets per genet both sex ratios are identical, and thus ramet sex ratio becomes a linear function of genet sex ratio. Conversely, if sex differences in ramet number occur, this mathematical relationship becomes nonlinear and a discrepancy between the sex ratios amplifies from extreme sex ratios values towards intermediate values. We evaluated our predictions with empirical data that simultaneously quantified ramet and genet sex ratios in populations of several species. We found that the data support the predicted positive nonlinear relationship, indicating sex differences in ramet number across populations. However, some data may also fit the null model, which suggests that sex differences in ramet number were not extensive, or the number of populations was too small to capture the curvature of the nonlinear relationship. Data with lack of fit suggest the presence of factors capable of weakening the positive relationship between the sex ratios. Advantages of this model include predicting genet sex ratio using population sex ratios given known sex differences in ramet number, and detecting sex differences in ramet number among populations.     

环境决定爬行动物性别研究的进展

爬行动物的性别决定机制有两种,一种是由环境决定性别,另一种是异型性染色体决定性别。前者,在爬行动物中具有普遍性;未发现有异型性染色体的爬行动物,其性别由环境因子决定。剧烈的环境条件,可能压倒基因型性别决定。H-Y抗原,可检测未发现异型性染色体决定性别物种的遗传决定型。     

The sex chromosome system can influence the evolution of sex‐biased dispersal

Sex‐biased dispersal is a much‐discussed feature in literature on dispersal. Diverse hypotheses have been proposed to explain the evolution of sex‐biased dispersal, a difference in dispersal rate or dispersal distance between males and females. An early hypothesis has indicated that it may rely on the difference in sex chromosomes between males and females. However, this proposal was quickly rejected without a real assessment. We propose a new perspective on this hypothesis by investigating the evolution of sex‐biased dispersal when dispersal genes are sex‐linked, that is when they are located on the sex chromosomes. We show that individuals of the heterogametic sex disperse relatively more than do individuals of the homogametic sex when dispersal genes are sex‐linked rather than autosomal. Although such a sex‐biased dispersal towards the heterogametic sex is always observed in monogamous species, the mating system and the location of dispersal genes interact to modulate sex‐biased dispersal in monandry and polyandry. In the context of the multicausality of dispersal, we suggest that sex‐linked dispersal genes can influence the evolution of sex‐biased dispersal.     

Phylogeny of sex‐determining mechanisms in squamate reptiles: are sex chromosomes an evolutionary trap?

Squamate reptiles possess two general modes of sex determination: (1) genotypic sex determination (GSD), where the sex of an individual is determined by sex chromosomes, i.e. by sex‐specific differences in genotype; and (2) temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD), where sex chromosomes are absent and sex is determined by nongenetic factors. After gathering information about sex‐determining mechanisms for more than 400 species, we employed comparative phylogenetic analyses to reconstruct the evolution of sex determination in Squamata. Our results suggest relative uniformity in sex‐determining mechanisms in the majority of the squamate lineages. Well‐documented variability is found only in dragon lizards (Agamidae) and geckos (Gekkota). Polarity of the sex‐determining mechanisms in outgroups identified TSD as the ancestral mode for Squamata. After extensive review of the literature, we concluded that to date there is no known well‐documented transition from GSD to TSD in reptiles, although transitions in the opposite direction are plentiful and well corroborated by cytogenetic evidence. We postulate that the evolution of sex‐determining mechanisms in Squamata was probably restricted to the transitions from ancestral TSD to GSD. In other words, transitions were from the absence of sex chromosomes to the emergence of sex chromosomes, which have never disappeared and constitute an evolutionary trap. This evolutionary trap hypothesis could change the understanding of phylogenetic conservatism of sex‐determining systems in many large clades such as butterflies, snakes, birds, and mammals. © 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009, 156 , 168–183.     

Dynamic sex chromosomes in Old World chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)

Much of our current state of knowledge concerning sex chromosome evolution is based on a handful of ‘exceptional’ taxa with heteromorphic sex chromosomes. However, classifying the sex chromosome systems of additional species lacking easily identifiable, heteromorphic sex chromosomes is indispensable if we wish to fully understand the genesis, degeneration and turnover of vertebrate sex chromosomes. Squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) are a potential model clade for studying sex chromosome evolution as they exhibit a suite of sex‐determining modes yet most species lack heteromorphic sex chromosomes. Only three (of 203) chameleon species have identified sex chromosome systems (all with female heterogamety, ZZ/ZW). This study uses a recently developed method to identify sex‐specific genetic markers from restriction site‐associated DNA sequence (RADseq) data, which enables the identification of sex chromosome systems in species lacking heteromorphic sex chromosomes. We used RADseq and subsequent PCR validation to identify an XX/XY sex chromosome system in the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), revealing a novel transition in sex chromosome systems within the Chamaeleonidae. The sex‐specific genetic markers identified here will be essential in research focused on sex‐specific, comparative, functional and developmental evolutionary questions, further promoting C. calyptratus’ utility as an emerging model organism.