小麦条锈菌条中31号生理小种SCAR检测标记的建立

建立小麦条锈菌Pucciniastriiformisf.sp.tritici生理小种的快速分子检测技术对我国小麦条锈病的监测和防治策略的制定具有重要价值,本文首次报道了利用SCAR—PCR技术进行条锈菌生理小种分子检测的方法。通过对我国目前主要优势小种条中31号RAPD片段的规模筛选,在对特异片段回收、克隆、测序的基础上,设计特异PCR引物,成功获得了条中31号生理小种专化的SCAR检测标记。     

中国小麦条锈菌转主寄主小檗的鉴定

用萌发的小麦条锈菌冬孢子接种采自陕西省境内的陕西小檗、少齿小檗和长穗小檗,3种小檗均产生了性孢子器和锈孢子器。用人工接种小麦条锈菌冬孢子在陕西小檗上产生的锈孢子器接种小麦铭贤169产生了典型的条锈菌夏孢子堆症状。特异性PCR和DNA序列分析表明,人工接种产生于小檗上的锈孢子、接种锈孢子于小麦上产生的夏孢子堆与小麦条锈菌DNA的ITS区序列完全一致。更为重要的是,用采自田间受锈菌侵染的小檗叶片产生的锈孢子接种小麦铭贤169,经培养在小麦铭贤169叶片上产生了典型的条锈病症状。从而证实,在自然条件下,在中国,小檗不仅可作为小麦条锈菌的转主寄主,而且小麦条锈菌可在小檗上完成其有性繁殖过程。这一发现对进一步揭示我国小麦条锈菌高度的群体遗传多样性与毒性变异机理、完善小麦条锈病的防治策略具有十分重要的理论和实际意义。     

陇南地区不同海拔区域内小麦条锈菌群体遗传多样性的分析

小麦条锈病是世界范围内小麦上最重要的流行性病害之一,可造成严重的产量损失。陇南地区是我国小麦条锈菌主要越夏易变区和新小种发源地,了解该地区不同海拔高度区域内条锈菌遗传多样性有重要意义。本研究采用TP-M13-SSR荧光标记技术对11个种群330个小麦条锈菌分离株基因组DNA进行了SSR标记分析。不同海拔区域的条锈菌遗传多样性有明显的差异,高山区的遗传多样性比较丰富,半山区次之,川道区相对比较低。不同生态区域内,小麦条锈菌群体遗传分化程度不同,高山区和半山区遗传分化程度大,基因流小,川道区群体遗传分化程度比较小,基因流大。来自不同海拔区域的菌系具有相同的基因型,这一结果从分子水平证明了在陇南地区小麦条锈菌在山区与川地之间存在广泛的菌源交流,可就地完成周年循环。     

四川省小麦条锈菌群体遗传多样性的SSR分析

利用TP-M13-SSR自动荧光检测技术,对四川省小麦条锈菌群体遗传多样性水平进行了分析。研究结果表明,四川省小麦条锈菌群体遗传多样性比较丰富,地区之间存在明显的差异,川西北和四川盆地的种群遗传多样性相对较高,而四川西南部和四川东南部的种群遗传多样性较低。四川小麦条锈菌群体存在一定的遗传分化,地区间的遗传变异仅占14.92%,群体间的遗传变异占总变异的23.06%,群体内遗传变异占60.02%,遗传变异主要存在于群体内部。基因流和共享基因型从分子水平证实了四川小麦条锈菌在地区间的传播,且川西北和四川盆地之间的菌源交流最为广泛。     

Detection of Puccinia striiformis in Latently Infected Wheat Leaves by Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction

Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici ( Pst ), is one of the most devastating wheat diseases worldwide, especially in temperate regions with cool moist weather conditions. The identification of the pathogen in infected plants based on morphological or physiological criteria before sporulation is labour-intensive and time-consuming. To accelerate and simplify the process of detection, a nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay was developed for specific and sensitive detection of Pst . Specific primers Psta-Psts were designed according to a genome-specific sequence of Pst . In nested PCR, with a 10-fold dilution series of template DNA, the detection limit was 2 pg DNA in the first PCR with the primers Psta-Psts. The second round PCR was then performed using amplified products from the first PCR as the template and Nesta-Nests as the primers. An amplification signal was detectable even when only 2 fg of P. striiformis f. sp. tritici DNA was used as the template in nested PCR. With nested PCR, the sensitivity of detection was enhanced 1000 fold. Using extracts from stripe rust-infected wheat leaves, the fungus could be determined in the leaves before symptom appearance. The assay provides a rapid and sensitive method for detection of P. striiformis f. sp. tritici in latently infected leaves of overwintering wheat plants.     

小麦与叶锈菌互作过程中细胞程序性死亡的生化证据（简报）

细胞程序性死亡(Programmed Cell Death,PCD)是一种受基因调控的、主动的、连续的程序化反应。一般发生程序性死亡的细胞具有较为典型的形态及生化特征：细胞收缩、核染色质浓缩、趋边化;DNA在一定位点被核酸内切酶降解成以180bp为基数的片段,在琼脂糖凝胶电泳中呈现“梯”状条带     

Cloning and characterization of the actin gene from Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

The fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, the causal agent of wheat stripe rust, is an obligate biotrophic basidiomycete. Urediniospores are the most common spore type involved in the epidemiology of this disease. Tip growth of germ tubes of germinated urediniospores is a key step during infection of wheat, but few studies have investigated it so far. Recent research has found that actin is closely associated with hyphal tip growth. In this study, we have cloned and obtained the full-length actin cDNA from P. striiformis f. sp. tritici and characterized its expression. Furthermore, actin filament (F-actin) patterns were visualized microscopically during germ tube formation. The most conspicuous actin-containing structures were actin patches. They were mainly concentrated near the hyphal tip and scattered throughout the cortex. By using cytochalasin B, we observed that depolymerization of F-actin greatly reduced the germination rate of urediniospores and disrupted the transport of vesicles to the germ tube tip, indicating that F-actin played a key role in the tip growth of P. striiformis f. sp. tritici. This work helps us to understand the tip growth mechanism of P. striiformis f. sp. tritici, and may provide a theoretical framework for designing novel pesticides.     

小麦条锈菌胞质游离钙离子动态检测方法的建立

胞质游离钙离子变化与植物病原真菌侵染寄主的动态过程具有重要的关联性。本研究以侵染小麦叶片的条锈菌31号生理小种(CYR31)为材料,以孵育法将Ca2+荧光探针Fluo-3-AM载入到小麦条锈菌细胞中,并结合激光共聚焦扫描显微技术,建立了测定侵染过程中条锈菌胞质游离Ca2+分布的试验方法。结果表明,采用10μmol/L Fluo-3-AM装载顺次进行低温4℃孵育1h,25℃孵育1h,可获得较为理想的条锈菌胞质游离Ca2+染色结果。该方法可用于检测不同侵染阶段的小麦条锈菌细胞质游离钙离子的分布变化,为进一步研究锈菌胞内钙离子动态与侵染寄主的关联性提供了技术支撑。     

紫外线诱导小麦条锈菌毒性突变及突变体的RAPD分析

以夏孢子相对致死率90%左右作为紫外线处理最适时间,发现8min为小麦条锈菌条中29号单孢菌系(CY29-3)最适处理时间,其夏孢子相对致死率达88.97%。CY29-3的夏孢子经紫外线处理、扩繁、筛选品种筛选及4代的稳定选择后,获得了两个毒性变异的突变菌株。毒性突变产生的Jubi菌株对尤皮Ⅱ号的毒性增强,反应型由野生菌系的0型变为4型;非毒性突变产生的Funo菌株在阿夫上的反应型由野生菌系的4型变为2型。研究结果表明两突变菌株在鉴别寄主上的反应型和毒性范围也明显不同于野生菌系,说明紫外线诱导的小麦条锈菌变异是不定向和复杂的。对野生菌系和两个突变菌株进行RAPD分析后发现,两突变菌株与野生菌系之间的DNA多态性存在显著差异,多态率分别为10.58%和11.57%,说明紫外线可使小麦条锈菌基因组DNA发生较大的变化且突变位点比较复杂。     

The barley apoptosis suppressor homologue BAX inhibitor-1 compromises nonhost penetration resistance of barley to the inappropriate pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici

BAX inhibitor-1 (BI-1) proteins have been characterized as suppressors of programmed cell death in mammals and plants. The barley BI-1 is a suppressor of nonspecific background resistance and mlo-mediated penetration resistance to the biotrophic fungal pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei when overexpressed in epidermal cells of barley. We report here that BI-1 expression is also slightly up-regulated during interaction with the inappropriate wheat pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici. Significantly, overexpression of BI-1 in single epidermal cells of barley by microprojectile-mediated transformation rendered cells susceptible to penetration by inappropriate B. graminis f. sp. tritici. The degree of transgene-induced accessibility to B. graminis f. sp. tritici was thereby similar to the effect achieved by overexpression of the defense suppressor gene Mlo and could not be further enhanced by double expression of both BI-1 and Mlo. Confocal laser scanning microscopy was used to locate a functional green fluorescing GFP:BI-1 fusion protein in endomembranes and the nuclear envelope of barley epidermal cells. Together, enhanced expression of barley BI-1 suppresses penetration resistance to B. graminis f. sp. tritici, linking barley nonhost resistance with cell death regulation.     

Molecular mapping of a non-host resistance gene YrpstY1 in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) for resistance to wheat stripe rust

Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is considered as a non-host or inappropriate host species for wheat stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici. Most barley cultivars show a broad-spectrum resistance to wheat stripe rust. To determine the genes for resistance to wheat stripe rust in barley, a cross was made between a resistant barley line Y12 and a susceptible line Y16. The two parents, F(1) and 147 BC(1) plants were tested at seedling stage with Chinese prevalent race CYR32 of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici by artificial inoculation in greenhouse. The results indicated that Y12 possessed one dominant resistance gene to wheat stripe rust, designated YrpstY1 provisionally. A total of 388 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to map the resistance gene in Y12 using bulked segregant analysis. A linkage map, including nine SSR loci on chromosome 7H and YrpstY1, was constructed using the BC(1) population, indicating that the resistance gene YrpstY1 is located on chromosome 7H. It is potential to transfer the resistance gene into common wheat for stripe rust resistance.     

QTL identification and microphenotype characterisation of the developmentally regulated yellow rust resistance in the UK wheat cultivar Guardian

Yellow rust (causal agent: Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici) resistance in the UK wheat cultivar Guardian is developmentally regulated, resistance increasing as the plant matures. Yellow rust resistance was assessed under field conditions on plants after ear emergence to ensure maximum expression of resistance. Three quantitative trait loci (QTL) for yellow rust resistance were identified, being located on chromosomes 1B (QPst.jic-1B), 2D (QPst.jic-2D) and 4B (QPst.jic-4B). The largest resistance effect, QPst.jic-1B located to the same position on the long arm of chromosome 1B as the known durable source of yellow rust resistance, Yr29. Microscopic studies were carried out to determine what effect the resistance in Guardian had on the development of P. striiformis f.sp. tritici. While the adult plant resistance in Guardian did not prevent germinated urediniospores from establishing an effective infection site, the growth of hyphae within flag leaf tissue was significantly inhibited, slowing the development of microcolonies. 3,3-diaminabenzadine (DAB) and trypan blue staining indicated that this inhibition of hyphal growth was not associated with hydrogen peroxide accumulation or extensive plant cell death.     

小麦条锈菌CY32夏孢子萌发研究

研究夏孢子萌发过程的分子机制对于从分子水平上理解条锈菌的侵染过程及其与寄主互作的关系具有重要的理论意义。本研究以小麦条锈菌Pucciniastriiformisf.sptritici32号生理小种(CY32)为材料,研究了用水培方法萌发夏孢子的适宜条件。结果显示,CY32夏孢子萌发的最适温度为9℃,最适宜的孢子量是6mg/200mL水,适宜的溶液是无菌蒸馏水。水化能促进夏孢子的萌发,新鲜夏孢子和干燥容器中放置2d的夏孢子经水化15h后,萌发率显著提高。此方法获得的萌发夏孢子提取的RNA可以满足cDNA文库构建和基因表达分析等分子生物学研究的要求,并为小麦条锈菌的分子生物学研究奠定了物质基础。     

Resistance gene analogs within an introgressed chromosomal segment derived from Triticum ventricosum that confers resistance to nematode and rust pathogens in wheat

A resistance (R) gene-rich 2S chromosomal segment from Triticum ventricosum contains a cereal cyst nematode (CCN; Heterodera avenae) R gene locus CreX and a closely linked group of genes (Sr38, Yr17, and Lr37) that confer resistance to stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici), stripe rust (P. striiformis f. sp. tritici), and leaf rust (P. recondita f. sp. tritici) when introgressed into wheat. The 2S chromosomal segment from T. ventricosum is further delineated in translocations onto chromosome 2A of bread wheat, where the rust genes are retained but not the CreX gene. Using these critical genetic stocks, we have isolated family members of R gene analogs that are associated with either the 2S segment from T. ventricosum carrying the CreX locus or the rust genes. Derivatives of the Cre3 candidate R gene sequence and a rice (Oryza sativa) R gene analog that mapped to the 2S homologous chromosome groups in wheat were used to isolate related gene sequences from T. ventricosum that contain a nucleotide binding site-leucine rich repeat domain. The potential of these gene sequences as entry points for isolating candidate genes or gene family members of the CreX or rust genes and their further applications to plant breeding are discussed.     

A mutagenesis-derived broad-spectrum disease resistance locus in wheat

Wheat leaf rust, stem rust, stripe rust, and powdery mildew caused by the fungal pathogens Puccinia triticina, P. graminis f. sp. tritici, P. striiformis f. sp. tritici, and Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, respectively, are destructive diseases of wheat worldwide. Breeding durable disease resistance cultivars rely largely on continually introgressing new resistance genes, especially the genes with different defense mechanisms, into adapted varieties. Here, we describe a new resistance gene obtained by mutagenesis. The mutant, MNR220 (mutagenesis-derived new resistance), enhances resistance to three rusts and powdery mildew, with the characteristics of delayed disease development at the seedling stage and completed resistance at the adult plant stage. Genetic analysis demonstrated that the resistance in MNR220 is conferred by a single semidominant gene mapped on the short arm of chromosome 2B. Gene expression profiling of several pathogenesis-related genes indicated that MNR220 has an elevated and rapid pathogen-induced response. In addition to its potential use in breeding for resistance to multiple diseases, high-resolution mapping and cloning of the disease resistance locus in MNR220 may lead to a better understanding of the regulation of defense responses in wheat.     

小麦条锈菌分子生态学研究进展

小麦条锈病是危害最严重的小麦流行性病害之一,小麦条锈菌的生态学研究对制定合理的防治策略和抗锈育种具有重要意义.近十几年来,DNA分子标记技术被应用于小麦条锈菌的群体遗传学研究,推动了小麦条锈菌分子生态学研究的快速发展,为揭示小麦条锈菌的群体生态特性开辟了一个新的途径.本文系统介绍小麦条锈菌分子生态学研究的主要进展,并就我国当前研究的局限性和发展趋势进行了分析.     

用半定量RT-PCR方法分析小麦TaMlo-A1c基因的表达

以小麦稳定表达的肌动蛋白基因(Actin)作为对照,利用半定量反转录聚合酶链式反应(Semi-QRT-PCR)技术,对与抗白粉病有关的小麦(TriticumaestivumL.)TaMlo-A1c基因的表达进行了研究。结果发现:TaMlo-A1c基因在小麦的叶、茎、根中均表达,穗中不表达,在白粉菌(Blumeriagraminis(DC.)E.O.Speerf.sp.triticiEm.Marchal,Bgt)诱导不同时间后小麦叶片中的表达稍微有所增强。研究表明,用半定量RT-PCR技术研究小麦基因表达,具有特异性高、操作简便和可靠性强的优点。