中国南方海域4种石斑鱼的遗传多样性及分子系统发生关系的分析

对中国南方海域的青石斑鱼(Epinephelus awoara)、赤点石斑鱼(E.akaara)、橙点石斑鱼(E.bleekeri)及蜂巢石斑鱼(E.merra)进行了遗传多样性和分子系统发生关系的分析。对9个微卫星DNA标记的基因型测定结果进行计算,发现这4个地理分布重叠且形态相似的石斑鱼均具有较丰富的遗传多样性,其平均等位基因数、平均多态信息含量(PIC)、平均观测杂合度(Ho)及平均期望杂合度(He)的取值范围分别为(8.22±5.02)～(18.67±9.38)、(0.56±0.21)～(0.83±0.13)、(0.62±0.03)～(0.85±0.02)和(0.60±0.07)～(0.86±0.04)。经哈迪-温伯格平衡(HWE)检验,除橙点石斑鱼外,其他3种鱼的微卫星DNA位点都基本符合平衡。利用微卫星DNA标记和线粒体细胞色素b基因对这4种鱼重建的分子系统树均显示,青石斑鱼与赤点石斑鱼的亲缘关系较近。以微卫星DNA标记对所研究石斑鱼的全部个体进行贝叶斯聚类分析的结果表明,4个鱼物种之间的分化关系明确。     

元江鲤种群遗传多样性

选择12对微卫星标记检测了于2011年采集自元江(红河上游中国江段)5个样点192尾鲤的群体遗传多样性.共检测到201个等位基因,每个位点等位基因2-27个.各群体各位点平均等位基因(NA)12.25-14.67个,平均有效等位基因(NE)8.28-9.73个,平均观察杂合度(Ho)o.7765-0.8037,平均期望杂合度(HE)0.7761-0.8080,平均多态信息含量(PIC)0.7534-0.7843.元江鲤种群192个个体各位点NA、NE、Ho、HE、PIC分别为16.50、11.26、0.7927、0.8049、0.7966,种群遗传多样性水平高.元江鲤群体之间遗传分化小,可作为一个种群管理单元进行管理.增殖放流要防止遗传多样性丧失.     

布氏罗非鱼微卫星位点筛选和群体遗传多样性分析

为阐明布氏罗非(Tilapia buttikoferi)群体遗传变异和遗传结构状况,采用50个尼罗罗非鱼特异性的微卫星分子标记对45个布氏罗非鱼个体进行遗传检测.结果有27对引物能获得稳定的特异性条带,占总数的54%,其中16个多态性微卫星座位共检测出52个等位基因.每个座位的等位基因数为2～6之间,平均每个座位为3.24;平均观测杂合度(Ho)为0.5266,平均期望杂合度(He)为0.5237,平均多态信息含量为0.4652,表明布氏罗非鱼群体遗传多样性较丰富,种群结构处于合理状态.     

微卫星标记分析罗非鱼群体的遗传潜力

利用25个微卫星标记,对奥利亚罗非鱼2个群体["夏奥1号"(ZA)、广西群体(GA)]和尼罗罗非鱼4个群体[埃及品系(ZN)、88品系(XN)、广西群体(GN)、美国品系(MN)]进行检测。共检测到7 775个扩增片段,长度在100~400 bp;等位基因数3~8个不等,共计143个等位基因;平均每个基因座扩增得到5.72个等位基因。各群体平均观测杂合度(H o)在0.7253~0.8160之间,平均期望杂合度(He)在0.5146~0.6834之间,平均多态信息含量(PIC)在0.4212~0.6105之间,平均有效等位基因数(A e)在2.20~3.23之间。ZA与GA遗传相似系数最高(0.9130),ZA与ZN遗传相似系数最低(0.4352)。总的说来,4个尼罗罗非鱼群体的遗传潜力较高,2个奥利亚罗非鱼群体的遗传潜力适中。     

基于微卫星标记探讨同域分布竹蝗间的基因渐渗

竹蝗是我国竹林的重要害虫。同域分布物种间基因渐渗方面的研究较少,针对竹蝗属的尚未见报道。本文应用5对微卫星标记检测了安徽金寨县青脊竹蝗和黄脊竹蝗同域分布种群的遗传多样性、遗传结构及种群间的渐渗。结果表明,5对微卫星引物检测到的等位基因共60个,每个位点拥有等位基因10～13个,平均为12个;各位点的期望杂合度(He)范围为0.711～0.885,观测杂合度(Ho)均为1。每个位点都具有较高的多态性,平均多态信息含量(PIC)为0.799,说明这些位点都存在着丰富的遗传信息。在整体水平上,所有微卫星位点对之间为显著的连锁不平衡。同域分布的黄脊竹蝗和青脊竹蝗种群个体间发生了基因渐渗,且基因流从黄脊竹蝗转移到青脊竹蝗。最后,讨论并提出了对竹蝗属基因渐渗深入研究的建议。     

采用高通量技术开发花鲈二碱基重复微卫星标记

花鲈是中国重要的捕捞和养殖对象之一。本研究利用高通量测序法开发花鲈微卫星标记,共获得60632个二至六碱基重复微卫星序列,从52747个二碱基重复序列中随机挑选150个位点进行引物合成及多态性检测,最终开发出27个具有多态性的微卫星标记。群体遗传学检测结果显示,27个微卫星标记的等位基因数为6~22(均值12.667),观测杂合度(Ho)为0.323~1.000(均值0.614),期望杂合度(He)为0.723~0.934(均值0.861),多态信息含量(PIC)为0.665~0.915(均值0.830),各位点PIC值均大于0.500,表明所开发的二碱基重复微卫星标记均具有较高的多态性。哈迪-温伯格平衡(HWE)检测结果显示,14个标记符合HWE,其中LM2-11与LM2-2、LM2-16之间存在连锁不平衡(p<0.050),其他符合HWE的标记间不存在连锁不平衡。Wilcoxon检验结果显示,花鲈群体并未偏离L-shaped分布,表明其经历过近期的遗传瓶颈效应。本研究开发的27个微卫星位点可为花鲈的分子标记辅助育种、增殖放流遗传效应评估、群体遗传学等研究提供有效的分子标记。     

利用微卫星技术分析不同类群鸡的遗传多样性

利用8个微卫星标记分析了6个生产类群鸡的遗传多样性。计算了各群体在各位点上的等位基因频率,并据此计算出各群体的平均遗传杂合度(h)、多态信息含量(PIC)和有效等位基因数(Ne)。结果表明:6个鸡群在8个微卫星座位上的基因频率存在明显的差异,其平均基因杂合度为0.7317,平均多态信息含量为0.6815。其中,群体平均杂合度最高的是安卡红鸡,为0.7716;平均杂合度最低的是新罗曼鸡,为0.7073。所选的8个微卫星座位均为高度多态,可作为有效的遗传标记用于鸡群体遗传多样性的分析。     

鲮鱼的微卫星位点筛选和群体遗传多样性初步分析

利用鲤科鱼类微卫星引物在鲮鱼中进行扩增,结果在24对引物中,13对引物能成功扩增,且在鲮鱼中的扩增产物表现稳定,其中11对有较高多态性,等位基因数在2—7个之间,扩增的条带符合孟德尔遗传规律。随后利用筛选的微卫星座位对鲮鱼野生和养殖群体遗传多样性进行了初步分析。分析结果显示鲮鱼野生群体的平均等位基因数5.2个;观测杂合度在0.25与0.8之间,平均观测杂合度(Ho)是0.61±0.2 ,平均期望杂合度(He)是0.8±0.09 ;群体座位平均多态信息含量(PIC)为0.72±0.1。相比之下,养殖群体的平均观测杂合度(Ho)和平均期望杂合度(He)都低于野生群体,分别是0.59±0.2、0.75±0.1。两群体间的遗传相似度为0.7774、遗传距离为0.2518。研究表明用其他鱼类分离出的微卫星引物可以快速筛选到适用于鲮鱼遗传分析的微卫星座位。     

应用微卫星标记对海南和广西恒河猴遗传多样性的研究

本研究利用11个微卫星位点,对海南和广西恒河猴进行了遗传检测,并通过POPGEN32软件计算各个微卫星座位的等位基因频率、有效等位基因数目(Ne)、多态信息含量(PIC)和遗传杂合度(H)。结果表明,所选择的11个微卫星位点均存在高度的遗传多态性,H为0.6848~0.河河猴的Ne、PIC和H的平均值均高于海南猴,分别为4.2583、0.7090、0.7706和4.2054、0.7025、0.7656,这种差别可能与地域来源有关。这些研究为微卫星标记分析恒河猴遗传多样性提供理论基础。     

利用微卫星标记分析蛋鸡配套系的遗传关系

选用20个微卫星标记分析了2001年和2002年引进的H高产蛋鸡配套系祖代各品系之间的遗传关系,计算杂合度、多态信息含量(PIC)、有效等位基因数、Nei氏遗传距离等统计量,分析了品系内和品系间的遗传变异,并采用非加权类平均法(UPGMA)对各品系进行聚类。结果显示：每个微卫星位点的平均等位基因数为3．250,平均有效等位基因数为2．395,20个微卫星标记共有等位基因65个,各位点的PIC在0．102—0．729之间变动,平均为0．454;各位点杂合度的变动范围是0．108—0．765,各品系杂合度的分布范围是从A2001的0．390到D2001的0．452之间,各品系的杂合度较低,群体内变异较小。配套系各品系是经过高度选育的,所以群体内变异较小,本研究结果与育种实际相符合,也从另一方面说明了品系的遗传特征能够由各微卫星位点的多态性得到真实的反映。A、B两系之间的遗传距离为0．005—0．016,遗传相似系数大于0．984;C、D两系之间的遗传距离为0．094～0．119,遗传相似系数为0．900左右。这些结果表明,A、B应为同一个品系或遗传关系非常近的两个品系,C、D是两个遗传关系较远的品系。     

Assessment of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship among grouper species Epinephelus spp. from the Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf

Understanding of fish genetic characterization plays a vital role in the conservation and utilization of fish genetic resources of grouper species. The present study was carried out to assess the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in five grouper species, Epinephelus spp. from eastern Saudi Arabian coast using two molecular marker systems, inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and microsatellite (SSR) markers. In total, 219 individuals grouper specimens (Epinephelus tauvina, E. coioides, E. bleekeri, E. malabaricus, and E. areolatus) were genotyped with 10 ISSR and 11 SSR selected primers. The ISSR produced 94 DNA fragments, of which 44 were polymorphic with an average of 2.13 fragment per primer. While SSR primers generated 107 alleles, all of them were polymorphic with an average 9.72 per primer. ISSR and SSR techniques demonstrated a high level of gene diversity and genetic distances illustrated by UPGMA dendrograms among the grouper species. The results proved that the SSR markers were highly informative and efficient in detecting genetic variability and relationships of the Epinephelus spp.     

Development and characterization of 32 microsatellite loci in the giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus (Serranidae)

An economically important marine fish species, the giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus (Serranidae) is widely cultured in Taiwan and costal areas of China. We isolated and characterized 32 polymorphic microsatellite loci from a CA-enriched genomic library of giant grouper. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 7, with a mean of 4.69. Observed and expected heterozygosities per locus varied from 0.387 to 1.000 and from 0.377 to 0.843, respectively. Six loci significantly deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. After sequential Bonferroni's correction, only two loci showed deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and no linkage disequilibrium was found between any pair of loci. These microsatellites can be useful tools for the study of population genetics in the giant grouper.     

Detection of species-specific long VNTRs in mitochondrial control region and their application to identifying sympatric Hong Kong grouper (Epinephelus akaara) and yellow grouper (Epinephelus awoara)

Length variation and heteroplasmy were observed in PCR products of the first half of mtDNA control region of both Hong Kong grouper (Epinephelus akaara) and yellow grouper (Epinephelus awoara). DNA sequencing unveiled the phenomena were caused by the presence of species-specific long variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs). This is the first report on the mtDNA VNTRs and their heteroplasmy in groupers. Moreover, these VNTRs are also the longest such structure found in teleost fish. Thereafter, we designed two species-specific PCR reverse primers according to the 3' end sequences of the VNTRs and successfully established assays for the identification of these two sympatric grouper species.     

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellites from red coral grouper (Plectropomus maculatus)

The red coral grouper, Plectropomus maculatus, is a high value marine food fish species. We isolated the first set of 10 polymorphic microsatellites and examined their polymorphism in two related species: the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus and the brown‐marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus. The average allele number of these 10 microsatellite DNA loci is 9.1/locus with a range of four to 17, whereas the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.18 to 0.94, averaging 0.76. Five of the 10 markers amplified polymorphic and specific products in E. malabaricus, whereas only four were amplified in E. fuscoguttatus. These microsatellites could be applicable to captive breeding and to the studies on genetic diversity and population structure of grouper wild stocks.     

Microsatellite analysis of the genetic relationships between wild and cultivated giant grouper in the South China Sea

The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) is a coral fish with high commercial value in Southeast Asia. In the present study, we isolated 11 microsatellite DNA markers, and analysed the genetic diversity and differentiation between cultured stocks and wild populations of the giant grouper originating from the South China Sea. A total of 390 alleles at 11 microsatellite loci were detected in 130 individuals from five different populations. The expected heterozygosity varied from 0.131 to 0.855 with a mean value of 0.623 and the observed heterozygosity varied from 0.145 to 0.869 with a mean value of 0.379. The allelic richness and heterozygosity studies revealed that the genetic diversity of the cultured population was significantly reduced when compared with that of the wild population. The F_is, pairwise F_st values, analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), three-dimensional factorial correspondence analysis and structure analysis revealed significant population differentiation between the cultured stocks and the wild populations, among the three cultured populations and between the two wild populations. These differences may be caused by random genetic drift, the effects of artificial selection and founder effects. Our results will be useful in the management of cultured stocks and conservation of wild populations of the giant grouper.     

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 August 2009-30 September 2009

This article documents the addition of 238 microsatellite marker loci and 72 pairs of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) sequencing primers to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database. Loci were developed for the following species: Adelges tsugae, Artemisia tridentata, Astroides calycularis, Azorella selago, Botryllus schlosseri, Botrylloides violaceus, Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii, Campylopterus curvipennis, Colocasia esculenta, Cynomys ludovicianus, Cynomys leucurus, Cynomys gunnisoni, Epinephelus coioides, Eunicella singularis, Gammarus pulex, Homoeosoma nebulella, Hyla squirella, Lateolabrax japonicus, Mastomys erythroleucus, Pararge aegeria, Pardosa sierra, Phoenicopterus ruber ruber and Silene latifolia. These loci were cross-tested on the following species: Adelges abietis, Adelges cooleyi, Adelges piceae, Pineus pini, Pineus strobi, Tubastrea micrantha, three other Tubastrea species, Botrylloides fuscus, Botrylloides simodensis, Campylopterus hemileucurus, Campylopterus rufus, Campylopterus largipennis, Campylopterus villaviscensio, Phaethornis longuemareus, Florisuga mellivora, Lampornis amethystinus, Amazilia cyanocephala, Archilochus colubris, Epinephelus lanceolatus, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus, Symbiodinium temperate-A clade, Gammarus fossarum, Gammarus roeselii, Dikerogammarus villosus and Limnomysis benedeni. This article also documents the addition of 72 sequencing primer pairs and 52 allele specific primers for Neophocaena phocaenoides.     

鞍带石斑鱼精子诱导斜带石斑鱼雌核生殖

石斑鱼性成熟时间长和雌雄同体的特性延长了其育种的周期, 采用人工雌核生殖策略能够显著提高选育效率。研究筛选了鞍带石斑鱼(Epinephelus lanceolatus)精子人工诱导斜带石斑鱼(Epinephelus coioides)雌核生殖的最佳条件, 并通过形态学、流式细胞术和微卫星分子标记等方法进行鉴定。结果显示, 灭活的异源精子可成功诱导斜带石斑鱼人工雌核生殖, 精子灭活的最佳紫外照射强度为518 mJ/cm2; 卵子受精后6min在4—6℃的条件下进行冷休克处理, 可获得最优的40%的表观受精率(卵子正常分裂比率)和29.7%的孵化率, 而未冷休克的对照组具有83.5%的表观受精率和80%的单倍体率。多重比较结果表明, 在表观受精率方面人工诱导的时间差异(P=0.579)和水温差异(P=0.133)并不显著; 而在孵化率上, 处理时间组间差异极显著(P=0.002), 而在水温组中差异不显著(P=0.396)。胚胎发育结果显示, 人工雌核生殖诱导会导致孵化率降低, 单倍体胚胎出现明显的发育障碍。微卫星分子标记鉴定结果显示, 石斑鱼人工雌核生殖子代的遗传物质大部分来自于母本, 同时也存在异精效应。     

从细胞色素b部分序列探讨石斑鱼属的分子系统发育关系

石斑鱼的分类在学术界尚存在很多争议。本文采用PCR技术,测定了分布于中国的点带石斑鱼(Epinepheluscoioiaes)、青石斑鱼(E.awoara)、六带石斑鱼(E.sexfasciatus)、褐石斑鱼(E.brunneus),长棘石斑鱼(E.longispinis),吻斑石斑鱼(E.spilotoceps),巨石斑鱼(E.tauvina)以及石斑鱼亚科侧牙鲈属的侧牙鲈(Variola louti)的线粒体细胞色素b基因402bp的序列,结合GenBank提供的7种中国无记录的石斑鱼:青铜石斑鱼(E.aeneus)、海丰石斑鱼(E.haifensis)、犬牙石斑鱼(E.caninus)、东大西洋石斑鱼(E.marginatus)、白斑石斑鱼(E.multinotatus)、德氏石斑鱼(E.drummondhayi)、淡点石斑鱼(E.labriformis),把这14种石斑鱼作为内群,对他们的序列组成和结构特点进行了分析;并以同为科(Serranidae)、石斑鱼亚科(Epinephelinae)的侧牙鲈属(Variola)的侧牙鲈作外群,分别用MP法、NJ法对内、外群构建了分子系统树,结果表明:(1)14种石斑鱼402bp的mtDNA Cytb部分序列的碱基组成上,A+T的含量为53.6%高于G+C含量(46.4%),序列中转换颠换比为4.78,没有突变饱和;(2)青石斑鱼与六带石斑鱼、点带石斑鱼与巨石斑鱼、长棘石斑鱼与吻斑石斑鱼分别聚在一起,与形态分类结果一致;(3)系统树中,大西洋与太平洋种类各枝交替汇合,表明石斑鱼的Cytb序列有严格的保守性,也可能是协同进化的结果;(4)揭示在良种选配或遗传管理时,避免居于同枝的石斑鱼混交,将大西洋种类与太平洋种类杂交可能是遗传改良的一种途径。       

赤点石斑鱼促甲状腺激素TSHβ启动子的克隆及其在斑马鱼胚胎原始性腺和垂体中定位表达

促甲状腺激素(Thyroid-stimulating hormone,TSH)具有调节生长,发育,代谢和生殖的功能,但是在低等脊椎动物中的功能研究较少。斜带石斑鱼(Epinephelus coioides)促甲状腺激素TSHβ除在垂体中表达外还在性腺中表达,进一步发现TSHβ也在赤点石斑鱼(Epinephelus akaara)性腺中表达。且在人工诱导的赤点石斑鱼中,随着雄性化的转变,TSHβ转录水平升高。为研究石斑鱼TSHβ特殊表达方式的调控机制,采用基因组步移技术扩增获得赤点石斑鱼TSHβ5′端序列共5112bp。将1864bp核心片段顺向克隆到pBK-TOL2载体中,pTSHβ-TOL2重组质粒与转座酶mRNA共注射斑马鱼一细胞期受精卵。Western blot结果显示,在受精后10h的尾芽胚中可检测到GFP的表达,胚体晚期GFP表达量最高。荧光显微镜追踪观察发现,受精后12-30hpf(Hours post fertilization)观察到GFP在原始生殖细胞(PGC)区域表达;36hpf-7dpf观察到GFP除在PGC区域表达外还在垂体中表达。由此可见,赤点石斑鱼TSHβ5′端1864bp的序列具有特异定位的启动子活性。