冰核细菌表达冰核蛋白特性的研究*

选用１００２５Ａ和ＱＦ－９５－Ｆ１９两株分离自杨树的冰核活性细菌,探讨了两株菌不同生长阶段与它们冰核活性表达的特性。实验结果显示,冰核活性细菌在ＭＰＤＡ培养液中表达冰核蛋白的特性及活性与细菌浓度、菌龄以及培养的环境条件相关,两株菌在表达冰核活性时对培养基的营养组分没有表现出特殊的要求。同时还进一步阐明了不同生长温度冰核活性细菌对冰核蛋白表达的影响。     

一种新型的报告基因—冰核基因

冰核基因 (ＩｃｅＮｕｃｌｅａｔｉｏｎＡｃｔｉｖｅｇｅｎｅ ,ＩＮＡｇｅｎｅ)是从冰核细菌中克隆的编码冰核蛋白的基因 ,它编码的冰核蛋白具有很强的冰核活性。当ｉｎａ基因与目的基因一起转入生物体后 ,可以通过冰核活性的测定来检测目的基因是否表达。冰核基因与通常的报告基因有着根本意义上的不同 ,它对信号的检测不是由于酶的催化反应 ,而是一种物理过程 (水的液 固状态的改变 )。ｉｎａ基因克服了其它报告基因的一些缺点 ,扩大了报告基因应用范围[1] 。现在 ,已经有很多研究植物 细菌相互作用的实验室应用ｉｎａ基因作为报告基因[4]…     

冰核微生物中冰核基因重复序列PCR分析

在本试验的条件下,Pseudomonoas svringae inaZ基因产生的蛋白的主要重复基元的编码区：5’－GCCGGTTATGGCAGCACGCTGACC－3’序列既在冰核真菌、细菌中存在,也在非冰核真菌、细菌中存在,即冰核细菌、真菌和非冰核细菌、真菌都有扩增产物,并且产物呈多态性,同一个种不同菌株间也呈多态性,说明该引物不适合用于鉴定真菌、细菌中冰核基因是否存在,也不能用于区分冰核真菌和非冰核真菌以及分区冰核细菌和非冰核细菌,更不能根据其扩增片段的量和大小说明冰核真菌、细菌冰核活性的强弱。     

冰核真菌研究进展

水在０℃以下仍未结冰的现象称为水的过冷却作用,小体积纯净水的过冷却温度可接近－４０℃。引起水从液态向固态转变的物质称冰核,不同种类冰核催化活性差异很大,非生物冰核可在－１０℃左右诱发小体积水结冰,而自然界中活性最强的冰核来自生物体,已报道某些细菌（如Pseudomonas syringae和Erwinia hericola的一些菌株）可产生在－１℃～－２℃下催化水结冰的冰核。研究者将一些可以产生在－５℃以上具有冰核活性冰核的生物称为冰核生物。自１９７４年Ｍａｋｉ［１］首次从赤杨树叶中分离到在－２℃～－５℃下诱发植物结冰发生霜冻的…     

丝裂霉素C对Erwinia herbicola表达及运转冰核活性蛋白方式的影响

利用添加丝裂霉素C(MMC)于不同培养基中,并在不同培养条件下对草生欧文氏菌10025A(E．herbicola 10025A)诱导培养,首次证实该菌表达冰核活性蛋白的活性及运转分泌冰核活性蛋白方式是不同。研究结果显示,MMC的加入可以提高细菌培养物的冰核活性,该现象可以解释为MMC对E．herbicola的作用能够激活细胞SOS应急系统的反应,诱导细胞合成部分参与修复DNA损伤的酶和蛋白因子,达到对E．herbicola诱导表达冰核蛋白通过高尔基体形成小液泡,向膜外分泌的方式,同时对E．herbicola细胞分裂后的形态也发生明显的影响。这对研究细胞在恶劣环境的生存机制以及获取该条件下的蛋白具有重要的意义,对低温生物的研究也将产生积极地影响。     

冰核细菌及冰核基因的应用研究进展

引起水由液态变为固态的物质称为冰核或成核剂。冰核种类繁多,目前已发现4属23种或变种的细菌、4属11种或变种的真菌和1种病毒,它们都具成冰活性。细菌冰核是一类蛋白质,也称冰蛋白,由细菌冰核基因编码。作为生物冰核领域的研究重点,冰核细菌的研究已涉及到促冻杀虫、防霜冻、植物病害等多个领域;同时冰核细菌已成功地应用于人工降雪、制冷和高敏检测等方面,具有广阔的应用前景。主要对冰核细菌的应用研究现状和发展进行综述。     

Erwinia herbicola冰核活性蛋白的分离、电泳分析鉴定

对Erwinia herbicola(A25)菌株的冰核活性蛋白的分离纯化及电泳进行研究。主要方法①按双温培养的方法,获得了较高的生物量积累和强冰核活性的诱导表达。②实验采用渗透压冲击法破碎细菌细胞,破碎率达98．67％。③通过差速离心法获取不同冰核活性蛋白组分,测定各组分的冰核活性和SDS－PAGE电泳图谱分析。建立了冰核活性因子的高冰核活性与离心力之间的关系;利用SDS－PAGE还建立了具冰核活性蛋白的分子量的大小与冰核活性蛋白组分之间的关系。证实了具高冰核活性蛋白质最小结构单位约为26．0kD。     

新型生物农药“冻杀”害虫

科学时报讯　日前 ,中国农业科学院孙福在研究员等 ,成功实现把冰核基因转入阴沟肠杆菌内 ,构建成冰核活性强、能在虫体内稳定增生定殖且不易诱发植物霜冻的促冻杀虫基因工程菌。从而创制出冻杀害虫的新型生物农药 ,为防治三北地区重要农林果树和仓储越冬害虫探索出一条新的生防途径。据悉 ,促冻杀虫基因工程菌具有科学性、可行性和安全性等特性。是自然界冰核活性最强的异源冰核 ( -1℃～ -5℃ ) ,是一种重要的生物资源。研究人员通过将冰核细菌 (Ｅｒｗｉｎｉａａｎａｎａｓ 1 1 0 )的冰核基因ｉｃｅＡ插入到质粒ｐＳ2 2 1的Ｔｎ5转座子的…     

冰核微生物中冰核基因重复序列PCR分析*

在本试验的条件下 ,PseudomonoassvringaeinaZ基因产生的蛋白的主要重复基元的编码区 :5’-GCCGGTTATGGCAGCACGCTGACC- 3’序列既在冰核真菌、细菌中存在 ,也在非冰核真菌、细菌中存在 ,即冰核细菌、真菌和非冰核细菌、真菌都有扩增产物 ,并且产物呈多态性 ,同一个种不同菌株间也呈多态性 ,说明该引物不适合用于鉴定真菌、细菌中冰核基因是否存在 ,也不能用于区分冰核真菌和非冰核真菌以及区分冰核细菌和非冰核细菌 ,更不能根据其扩增片段的量和大小说明冰核真     

云南植物上冰核活性细菌鉴定

从云南植物上分离到９２株冰核活性细菌,并进行了鉴定。其中菠萝欧文氏菌６１株,占６６．３％;草生欧文氏菌２株,占２．２％;丁香假单胞菌２１株,占２２．８％;黄瓜角斑病菌２株,占２．２％;菜豆荚斑假单胞菌６株,占６．５％。云南省冰核活性细菌的优势种类是菠萝欧文氏菌,其次是丁香假单胞菌类。     

冰核真菌的冰核活性及其种类鉴定*

作者从1993年起至今,从已分离和搜集到的500多株真菌中筛选出在-5℃具有冰核活性的真菌6株,它们-5℃的冻滴率高低顺序为F9502（100%）=F9501（100%）＞F9401（96％）=AS3．494（96%）＞F9801（94%）＞F9802（92%）,结冰点高低顺序为F9502（-2．7℃）＞F9501（-3．4℃）＞F9401（-4.4℃）＞AS34594（-4.5℃）＞F9801（-4．7℃）＞F9402（-4．8℃）,以F9502菌株活性强而稳定。经鉴定确定：F9401和F9402菌株为FusartumSportFichioldesSherb．;AS3．4594菌株为FavenaceumSacc．;F9501和F9502菌株为F.gramlnearumSchwabe;F9801菌株为F．monilijormeSheldon。F．Sportrlchloides和F．graminearum作为冰核真菌未见报道。本结果为揭示冰核真菌与植物冻害关系及冰核真菌开发应用研究提供了菌种资源,有重要应用价值。     

Ice nucleation temperature of individual leaves in relation to population sizes of ice nucleation active bacteria and frost injury

Ice nucleation temperatures of individual leaves were determined by a tube nucleation test. With this assay, a direct quantitative relationship was obtained between the temperatures at which ice nucleation occurred on individual oat (Avena sativa L.) leaves and the population sizes of ice nucleation active (INA) bacteria present on those leaves. In the absence of INA bacteria, nucleation of supercooled growth-chamber grown oat leaves did not occur until temperatures were below approximately −5°C. Both nucleation temperature and population size of INA bacteria were determined on the same individual, field-grown oat leaves. Leaves with higher ice nucleation temperatures harbored larger populations of INA bacteria than did leaves with lower nucleation temperatures. Log₁₀ mean populations of INA bacteria per leaf were 5.14 and 3.51 for leaves with nucleation temperatures of −2.5°C and −3.0°C, respectively. Nucleation frequencies (the ratio of ice nuclei to viable cells) of INA bacteria on leaves were lognormally distributed. Strains from two very different collections of Pseudomonas syringae and one of Erwinia herbicola were cultured on nutrient glycerol agar and tested for nucleation frequency at −5°C. Nucleation frequencies of these bacterial strains were also lognormally distributed within each of the three sets. The tube nucleation test was used to determine the frequency with which individual leaves in an oat canopy harbored large populations of INA bacteria throughout the growing season. This test also predicted relative frost hazard to tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) plants.     

Bacterial ice nucleation: a factor in frost injury to plants

Heterogeneous ice nuclei are necessary, and the common epiphytic ice nucleation active (INA) bacteria Pseudomonas syringae van Hall and Erwinia herbicola (Löhnis) Dye are sufficient to incite frost injury to sensitive plants at −5°C. The ice nucleation activity of the bacteria occurs at the same temperatures at which frost injury to sensitive plants occurs in nature. Bacterial ice nucleation on leaves can be detected at about −2°C, whereas the leaves themselves, i.e. without INA bacteria, contain nuclei active only at much lower temperatures. The temperature at which injury to plants occurs is predictable on the basis of the ice nucleation activity of leaf discs, which in turn depends on the number and ice nucleation activity of their resident bacteria. Bacterial isolates which are able to incite injury to corn at −5°C are always active as ice nuclei at −5°C. INA bacteria incited frost injury to all of the species of sensitive plants tested.     

The occurrence of ice nucleation activity in pathogenic bacterial species

We tested the nucleation activity (INA) of 122 strains of plant pathogenic bacteria (12 varieties and 15 subspecies) stored in collection of the University of Göttingen (GSPB). The strains are isolates from diverse host plants and different geographic regions. One-hundred and seven isolates belong to the Pseudomonads, nine to the genus Erwinia and six to the Xanthomonas. The INA was analysed by ?3°, ?5°, ?7° and ?9°C. The observed value of INA cells ranged from non-detectable to a maximum concentration of ice nuclei in a range from ?7.85 at ?5°C to ?2.63 at ?3°C in 1.82 × 10³ cfu to 3.3 × 10³ cfu per ml. The data indicated that 71 (58.2%) of the 122 strains had INA cells, and 51 (41.8%) were inactive. The highest amount of strains with INA cells we found in Pseudomonads (69). In comparison only one strain was active at Erwinia and at Xanthomonas, 46 strains were isolated from the genus Phaseolus vulgaris and 6 from the genus Beta vulgaris. The other isolates with ice active cells belonged to the 13 other plant species. The 51 inactive pathovars were isolated from 21 different culture plants. The pathogens under test were isolated in 16 different countries, mainly in Germany and USA.     

Distribution of ice nucleation-active bacteria on plants in nature.

A replica plating method for rapid quantitation of ice nucleation-active (INA) bacteria was developed. Leaf washings of plant samples from California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, and Wisconsin were tested for the presence of INA bacteria. Of the 95 plant species sampled, 74 were found to harbor INA bacteria. Only the conifers were, as a group, unlikely to harbor INA bacteria. All of the INA bacteria isolated resembled either Pseudomonas syringae or Erwinia herbicola. Sufficient numbers of INA bacteria were present on the samples to account for the ice nuclei associated with leaves that are necessary for freezing injury to occur. Numbers of INA bacteria were large enough to suggest that plant surfaces may constitute a significant source of atmospheric ice nuclei.     

聚乙烯醇-海藻酸盐共固定化冰核活性细菌——黄单胞菌TS206的研究

冰核活性细菌固定化在食品冷冻浓缩中的应用具有重要意义,冰核活性和抗渗漏能力是衡量其性能的两个重要技术指标。研究采用PVA和海藻酸盐作为固定化载体,通过两者优良性能的互补而建立对冰核活性细菌Xanthomonas ampelina TS206的共固定化技术。结果表明,细胞投入量对冰核活性有较大影响,基础固定化条件对固定化技术指标的综合评分影响程度大小的顺序依次为：海藻酸钠浓度＞硼酸浓度＞PVA浓度＞CaCl2浓度,各因素的较优水平是：海藻酸钠浓度1%,硼酸浓度5%,PVA浓度8%,CaCl2浓度1.1%;研究还发现冰核活性与固定化凝胶珠的添加量正相关,与固化时间相关性较小,渗漏量受固定化凝胶珠的添加量和固化时间影响不显著。     

Transgenic ice nucleation-active Enterobacter cloacae reduces cold hardiness of corn borer and cotton bollworm larvae

The ice nucleation (IN) gene iceA of Erwinia ananas 110 was integrated into the chromosomes of two Enterobacter cloacae strains (Enc1.2022 and Enc1.181). These two newly derived transgenic strains, designated Enc2022-I and Enc181-I, respectively, possessed ice nucleation activity at -2.5 degrees C, significantly higher than their parent strains (active at approx -10 degrees C or lower). After ingesting these transgenic bacteria, the mean supercooling points (SCPs) of corn borer and cotton bollworm larvae were -3 to -4 degrees C, significantly higher than those of untreated controls. The SCPs remained significantly elevated over the 9-day period after ingestion, which matched well with the efficient gut colonization of the bacteria during this period. All treated larvae froze and eventually died after exposure for 6 h to a temperature of -7 degrees C, and more than 95% died after 12 h at -5 degrees C. In contrast, few or none of the untreated control larvae froze and died under the same conditions. Furthermore, the growth ability of these transgenic ice nucleation-active (INA) En. cloacae strains on corn leaves was reduced, compared to that of wild-type epiphytic E. ananas, as revealed by pot tests conducted in both greenhouse and outdoor conditions. The stable colonization in insect guts and their lower affinity to plants would make these transgenic INA bacteria useful as a novel tool for biological control of insect pests in agricultural fields.     

Sensitivity of Partially Purified Ice Nucleation Activity of Fusarium acuminatum SRSF 616

Factors that affect bacterial ice nucleation, including growth medium, growth phase, nutrient deprivation, and cold-temperature exposure, were investigated in the ice nucleation active (INA) fungus Fusarium acuminatum SRSF 616. Ice nucleation activity remained relatively constant throughout the growth cycle, and the cell-free culture supernatant consistently displayed higher ice nucleation activity than the hyphal pellet. Although nutrient starvation and low-temperature exposure enhance bacterial ice nucleation activity, reducing the concentration of C, N, or P in synthetischer nährstoffarmer broth (SNB) did not increase fungal ice nucleation activity, nor did exposure to 4°C or 15°C. From the SNB supernatant, selected INA chromatography fractions were obtained that demonstrated increased sensitivity to proteinase K and heat compared with culture supernatant. We propose that partial purification of the fungal ice nuclei resulted in removal of low-molecular-weight stabilizing factors.     

Expression and purification of sea raven type II antifreeze protein from Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells

We present a system for the expression and purification of recombinant sea raven type II antifreeze protein, a cysteine-rich, C-type lectin-like globular protein that has proved to be a difficult target for recombinant expression and purification. The cDNAs encoding the pro- and mature forms of the sea raven protein were cloned into a modified pMT Drosophila expression vector. These constructs produced N-terminally His(6)-tagged pro- and mature forms of the type II antifreeze protein under the control of a metallothionein promoter when transfected into Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells. Upon induction of stable cell lines the two proteins were expressed at high levels and secreted into the medium. The proteins were then purified from the cell medium in a simple and rapid protocol using immobilized metal affinity chromatography and specific protease cleavage by tobacco etch virus protease. The proteins demonstrated antifreeze activity indistinguishable from that of wild-type sea raven antifreeze protein purified from serum as illustrated by ice affinity purification, ice crystal morphology, and their ability to inhibit ice crystal growth. This expression and purification system gave yields of 95 mg/L of fully active mature sea raven type II AFP and 9.6 mg/L of the proprotein. This surpasses all previous attempts to express this protein in Escherichia coli, baculovirus-infected fall armyworm cells and Pichia pastoris and will provide sufficient protein for structural analysis.