从合子到种子——胚胎发生的基因调控

从合子极性与不对称分裂,胚胎发育格局的形成,胚分生组织发育,胚体、胚柄和胚乳发育的相互关系及胚的成熟和休眠等5个方面对基因调控胚胎发生的过程作了简要介绍。     

植物体细胞胚发生的细胞生物学研究进展

体细胞胚发生是植物界的一个普遍现象,本文从组织细胞学、超微结构、电镜细胞化学、分子生物学等方面对体细胞胚发生发育过程中的形态建成和细胞结构,Ca2 和ATPase的动态变化,淀粉和蛋白质代谢,核糖体、线粒体等对极性变化的影响,畸形胚的发生和体胚同步化的诱导调控,基因调控等方面进行了综述,为进一步深入了解体细胞胚的发生发育规律及基因调控机制以及植物高效再生体系的建立提供参考。     

植物体细胞胚发生的分子基础

植物通过体细胞胚胎发生途径形成再生植株已是及其普遍的现象,这一发育途径为研究植物细胞的分化、发育、全能性表达和作物品种改良、突变体筛选等提供了良好的实验体系,在理论上和应用中都具重大意义.体细胞分化为胚性细胞是受细胞内外多种因子所调控[1, 2],其中最重要的是受特定基因的调控,在胚性细胞的分化过程中伴随着特定的遗传信息表达,其分化过程的实质是基因按顺序表达调控,是相应基因产物作为胚性细胞形成的分子基础.本文结合我们的工作来探讨体细胞胚发生分子基础研究现状.     

水稻bicoid反义基因转基因植株胚胎发育的形态变化

Bicoid是调控果蝇胚胎极性及以后分节发生过程的重要基因,这一基因编码的蛋白是一种转录调控因子,对一组早期胚胎发育过程中的多齿基因的表达具有调控作用,并被称为形态发生剂。在以前的工作中,从水稻cDNA文库中分离了一个同果蝇bicoid有相当同源性的克隆-Rb24基因（EMBL登录号：AJ2771380）。为进一步了解它在水稻中功能,将Rb的反义基因片段通过农杆菌的介导转入水稻中。通过Gus活性检测和PCR鉴定所获的抗性植株为转基因植株,转基因植株一个很明显的变化就是大约有50%的种子是败育的。通过石蜡切片观察了转基因水稻幼胚的发育情况,结果表明细胞的组织的分化在胚的发育过程中被阻断了。因此Rb基因同控制水稻胚的发育有关。     

植物体细胞胚发生过程中基因表达的研究进展

植物体细胞胚胎发生是一个复杂的发育过程,研究者们通过分析植物体细胞胚发生过程中的基因表达或胚性组织和非胚性组织中基因的差异表达,获得了在体细胞胚发生过程不同时期表达的基因,并分析了这些基因在胚胎发生途径中可能的作用。综述了在植物体细胞胚发生过程中细胞周期相关基因、胁迫和激素应答相关基因、信号转导相关基因、晚期胚胎丰富蛋白基因及与体细胞胚发生相关的胞外蛋白基因表达的研究进展。     

鸡胚早期发育过程中细胞迁移的基因调控

鸡胚是发育生物学研究的经典动物模型,通过基因导入技术调节胚胎发育的基因功能,研究鸡胚早期发育过程中的细胞迁移,有助于更好地诠释相关先天性疾病的发生发展过程。在早期胚胎发育的过程中,原肠胚期三胚层的形成、心管的发生及神经嵴的发育都伴随着显著的细胞迁移过程。该文将结合近年来国内外对该过程的研究进展,介绍这三个不同时期细胞的迁移及相关基因调控。     

水稻bicoid反义基因转基因植株胚胎发育的形态变化

Bicoid 是调控果蝇胚胎极性及以后分节发生过程的重要基因,这一基因编码的蛋白是一种转录调控因子,对一组早期胚胎发育过程中的多齿基因的表达具有调控作用,并被称为形态发生剂。在以前的工作中,从水稻cDNA文库中分离了一个同果蝇bicoid 有相当同源性的克隆—Rb24 基因（EMBL登录号：AJ2771380） 。为进一步了解它在水稻中功能,将Rb 的反义基因片段通过农杆菌的介导转入水稻中。通过Gus活性检测和PCR鉴定所获的抗性植株为转基因植株,转基因植株一个很明显的变化就是大约有50%的种子是败育的。通过石蜡切片观察了转基因水稻幼胚的发育情况,结果表明细胞和组织的分化在胚的发育过程中被阻断了。因此Rb基因同控制水稻胚的发育有关。     

果蝇心脏发育研究三十年进展

果蝇(Drosophila melanogaster)作为最早用于研究心脏发育基因调控的模式生物,已经走过三十年的历程。果蝇心脏发育过程经历了胚胎期、幼虫期和成虫期三大阶段。在胚胎早期, Tinman、Dorsocross和Pannier等基因是关键的调控因子。Tinman参与最早的心脏前体细胞分化和心脏细胞形成,而Dorsocross和Pannier则影响心脏前体细胞的定向分化和心脏管腔的形成。进入胚胎晚期和幼虫期,果蝇的心管经历进一步的发展和重塑,该过程主要受到转录因子Hand、Mef2以及Hox基因家族的调控。在成虫期, Hox基因家族和Tinman依旧发挥重要作用。虽然果蝇心脏与脊椎动物成熟心脏存在形态上的差异,但两者心脏的早期发育过程以及调控基因和信号通路都有保守性。本文综述了果蝇心脏发育基因调控研究的三十年进展以及利用果蝇模型研究人类心脏相关疾病的潜在希望。     

早期胚胎的发育选择:性别决定

性别决定是一个复杂的发育调控过程, 早期胚胎发育过程中, 雌雄二者必居其一的发育选择是胚胎性腺形成必须的发育决定。文章综述了动物性别决定的遗传系统、性腺发生、性别决定关键基因及其作用机制, 从分子进化的角度分析了性染色体与性别决定形成机制, 提示性别决定基因在进化中总是趋向异配性染色体。     

ripply1在斑马鱼早期胚胎背腹发育中的作用

目的探究ripply1基因在斑马鱼早期背腹轴发生过程中的作用。方法利用斑马鱼整封原位杂交技术揭示ripply1基因在斑马鱼早期胚胎发育过程中的表达模式,通过显微注射技术在胚胎1细胞期注射ripply1的mRNA来高表达Ripply1蛋白并在后期观察胚胎背腹标记基因的变化及胚胎形态变化。利用Tol2转基因技术构建ripply1启动子驱动的GFP转基因鱼。结果原位杂交结果显示ripply1基因在斑马鱼原肠早期胚盾期特异表达在胚盾处,即预定的背部。高表达ripply1后,在胚盾期背部标记基因表达范围扩大,腹部标记基因表达减弱,受精后24小时胚胎表现出严重的背部化表型:头部增大,腹部卵黄延伸减弱,尾部躯干及尾部区域减少,有的甚至形成了第二个体轴。得到的转基因鱼揭示ripply1母源表达,并且转录起始位点上游1200个碱基驱动的GFP能模拟内源基因的表达图式。结论 ripply1可能参与斑马鱼胚胎早期背腹轴的发生。     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Entwicklungsgeschichte und Ultrastruktur von Pollenkitt und Exine bei nahe verwandten entomophilen und anemophilen Angiospermensippen derAlismataceae,Liliaceae, Juncaceae,Cyperaceae, Poaceae undAraceae

Some closely related members of the monocotyledonous familiesAlismataceae, Liliaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae andAraceae with variable modes of pollination (insect- and wind-pollination) were studied in relation to the ultrastructure of pollenkitt and exine (amount, consistency and distribution of pollenkitt on the surface of pollen grains). The character syndromes of pollen cementing in entomophilous, anemophilous and intermediate (ambophilous or amphiphilous) monocotyledons are the same in principal as in dicotyledons. Comparing present with former results one can summarize: 1) The pollenkitt is always produced in the same manner by the anther tapetum in all angiosperm sub-classes. 2) The variable stickiness of entomophilous and anemophilous pollen always depends on the particular distribution and consistency of the pollenkitt, but not its amount on the pollen surface. 3) The mostly dry and powdery pollen of anemophilous plants always contains a variable amount of inactive pollenkitt in its exine cavities. 4) A step-by step change of the pollen cementing syndrome can be observed from entomophily towards anemophily. 5) From the omnipresence of pollenkitt in all wind-pollinated angiosperms studied one can conclude that the ancestors of anemophilous angiosperms probably have been zoophilous (i.e. entomophilous) throughout.

     

Identification and Characterization of the First Equine Parainfluenza Virus 5

正Dear Editor,Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5), known as canine parainfluenza virus in the veterinary field, is a negative-sense,nonsegmented, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family (Chen 2018). The virus was first reported in primary monkey kidney cells in 1954 (Hsiung1972), then it has been frequently discovered in various     

Pathogenic Characterization and Full Length Genome Sequence of a Reassortant Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Newly Isolated in Pakistan

<正>Dear Editor,Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is one of the most important diseases of the poultry. The IBD virus (IBDV), a nonenveloped virus belonging to the Birnaviridae family with a genome consisting of two segments of double-stranded RNA (segments A and B), targets B lymphocytes of bursa of Fabricious leading to immunosuppression. In Pakistan,poultry farming is the second biggest industry and IBD is the second biggest disease threating the poultry sector.However, there is limited genome information of IBDV