低温胁迫下烤烟幼苗叶片光合作用和抗氧化能力基因差异表达谱

对低温(5—7℃)胁迫下烤烟"K326"幼苗叶片光合指标、膜氧化水平及其抗氧化指标进行测定,并利用数字化基因表达谱技术进行基因差异表达分析。低温胁迫后烤烟幼苗叶绿素含量、光合能力显著下降,脯氨酸含量、丙二醛含量上升,超氧化物歧化酶活性、过氧化氢酶活性、抗坏血酸含量和谷胱甘肽含量均显著上升。低温胁迫后有2357个基因发生了显著差异表达,其中1673个基因表达上调、684个基因表达下调,其分子功能、细胞位置和主要代谢过程均涉及光系统、膜氧化系统和抗氧化系统。对涉及到的代谢过程进行分析,结果表明:光合天线蛋白调控基因表达量均显著下降、光合作用的主要调控基因表达量多数表现为显著下调、而与氧化能力相关的谷胱甘肽代谢差异表达基因大多数显著上调。基因差异表达谱分析结果和低温胁迫后叶片光合能力、抗氧化能力生理生态指标测定结果基本一致,为进一步研究低温胁迫对作物的生态影响和研究基因克隆与功能提供基础。     

冷冻致亚致死损伤的金黄色葡萄球菌修复机制

摘要:【目的】研究冷冻致亚致死损伤的金黄色葡萄球菌修复过程中的细胞修复机制。【方法】本文以冷冻致亚致死损伤的金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)为研究对象,探讨了不同修复时间细胞的修复情况;利用透射电子显微镜观察修复启动过程中超微结构的变化;通过实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time PCR)方法测定了修复过程中转录弱化子(msrR)、铁离子ABC转运ATP结合蛋白(fhuC)、细胞色素b(cytB)基因表达量的变化,通过紫外分光光度法测定细胞外泄漏物含量、细胞活性氧(ROS)和超氧化物歧化酶( SOD)活性。【结果】修复3 h后,99%以上冷冻致亚致死损伤的金黄色葡萄球菌完成修复,修复后细胞对高盐胁迫抗性恢复。Real-time PCR分析结果表明,msrR和fhuC基因表达量显著下调,而cytB表达量显著上调。修复过程中冷冻致亚致死损伤的金黄色葡萄球菌细胞表面超微结构变化比较明显,细胞表面从光滑透明变得致密结实,细胞内紫外吸收物质泄漏速度也在逐渐变慢,同时细胞中的ROS含量降低,SOD酶活性减弱。【结论】冷冻致亚致死损伤的金黄色葡萄球菌修复过程中,可能是通过细胞膜完整性的修复,细胞恢复对高盐胁迫的抵抗能力;通过基因调控降低细胞内ROS的含量,降低活性氧(O－2)对细胞的毒害作用。同时通过产能代谢相关基因(cytB)的调控为细胞提供修复所需要的能量,最终冷冻致亚致死损伤的细胞得到修复。     

毛竹APX家族基因鉴定和表达分析

为了解毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(ascorbate peroxidase, APX)基因家族成员在不同组织和非生物胁迫下的表达模式,利用生物信息学方法从毛竹基因组数据库中鉴定得到7条APX同工酶基因(PeAPXs),根据亚细胞定位预测结果可分为3个亚类。各个基因启动子序列中存在低温、干旱以及光响应元件。毛竹PeAPXs在7个组织中的表达丰度不同,具有组织特异性。qRT-PCR结果表明,在干旱、盐和低温胁迫下各基因的表达模式存在着较大差异,其中PeAPX2在3种胁迫下均维持着较高的表达水平;低温胁迫对PeAPXs有诱导作用,其表达量均呈上调趋势;干旱胁迫下,PeAPX1的表达量下调,未检测到PeAPX3、PeAPX6、PeAPX7表达;盐胁迫下,除PeAPX3和PeAPX6外,其余基因表达量上调。因此,毛竹APX基因可能参与到不同的非生物胁迫过程并在毛竹的生长发育阶段发挥着重要的作用。     

乙醇胁迫抑制毕赤酵母表达外源蛋白的转录组学分析

在5 L发酵罐中进行毕赤酵母发酵表达猪?干扰素的实验,发现甘油培养末期乙醇的积累会抑制外源蛋白的表达。从转录组学角度系统分析不同浓度乙醇胁迫条件下,毕赤酵母甘油培养期和甲醇诱导期细胞的生理状态变化。研究结果表明,在甘油培养期,乙醇胁迫使得毕赤酵母细胞中的545个基因发生了显著差异表达(265个基因表达上调,280个基因表达下调),这些差异表达基因的功能主要涉及蛋白质合成、能量代谢、细胞周期和过氧化物酶代谢。乙醇胁迫增加了蛋白质错误折叠的情况,降低了核糖体和线粒体的结构完整性,使得甘油培养末期无法得到大量具有健全功能的酵母细胞。在甲醇诱导期,与甲醇代谢、蛋白质加工合成、氨基酸代谢等途径相关的294个基因发生了显著差异表达(171个基因表达上调,123个基因表达下调),导致内质网胁迫不能被及时解除,破坏了细胞内的氨基酸正常代谢。     

脱落酸对水稻抽穗开花期高温胁迫的诱抗效应

为探究脱落酸(ABA)对水稻(Oryza sativa)抽穗开花期高温胁迫的诱抗效应, 以江西省主推水稻品种黄华占为材料, 于孕穗期用蒸馏水、ABA溶液(10、50和100 µmol∙L^-1)、氟啶酮(FLU)和原花青素(PC) 6种溶液进行叶面喷施, 然后移入对照(CK)和高温胁迫(HS)环境处理8天, 考查籽粒活性氧(ROS)积累、抗氧化防御能力、产量构成及相关基因的表达。结果表明, 高温胁迫下, 水稻的穗长、穗重、结实率、千粒重和产量与超氧阴离子和过氧化氢含量呈显著负相关。高温胁迫下, 喷施ABA显著上调了ABA应答和抗氧化防御基因的表达, 籽粒中活性氧含量下降了8.24%-31.35%; 喷施ABA显著增加了水稻的穗长、穗重、结实率和千粒重, 显著上调了产量形成基因的表达, 增产12.73%-20.77%。高温胁迫下, 喷施FLU可抑制ABA的生物合成, 导致ROS过量积累和水稻减产; 喷施抗氧化剂PC则抑制ROS过量积累, 使产量增加。以上结果表明, 高温胁迫下, 孕穗期喷施ABA不仅能够激发ABA信号通路, 而且上调抗氧化防御能力和产量形成基因的表达, 进而提高水稻在抽穗开花期的耐热性, 达到增产目的。     

肺形侧耳低温胁迫时期的转录组分析

本文以肺形侧耳栽培菌株X57为研究对象,利用高通量RNA测序技术对4℃低温处理0h、6h和12h后的肺形侧耳进行基因表达分析来探讨肺形侧耳低温应答机制。分析结果筛选出低温处理6h差异表达基因742个,其中上调表达基因374个,下调表达基因368个;低温处理12h差异表达基因1 489个,其中上调表达基因占53%,下调表达基因占47%。Gene Ontology（GO）功能聚类分析表明,差异表达基因主要富集在结合、催化分子功能组和代谢过程、细胞过程生物学过程中。KEGG功能富集分析结果显示,差异基因主要富集在氨基酸、核糖体和类固醇生物合成,及氮类物质代谢的通路上,富集到与低温胁迫相关通路MAPK signaling pathway-yeast上的基因表达随低温处理时间的增加呈上调趋势。已报道HOG-MAPK通路是MAPK途径研究较为明确、信号传递单一的真菌低温胁迫中重要的通路,本文运用生物信息学软件构建肺形侧耳的HOG-MAPK通路,并利用荧光定量PCR对相关基因表达进行验证,结果显示以低温处理0h为参照,随着低温胁迫时间增加通路上大部分基因的表达量持续上升,且差异显著,与RNA‐Seq分析结果一致。本文通过全面分析肺形侧耳低温胁迫时期基因表达情况,为进一步研究肺形侧耳低温胁迫相关重要基因的功能鉴定与信号通路调控机理提供基础。     

水稻幼苗条纹突变体yss1的转录组分析

利用60Co辐射诱变籼稻品种"Ⅱ-32B",筛选得到一个水稻幼苗条纹突变体yss1,该突变体在水稻五叶期前表现出明显的条纹叶表型;色素分析表明yss1叶片中叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量明显低于野生型,五叶期后突变体和野生型无显著差异。利用转录组分析水稻三叶期野生型和突变体yss1中的基因表达,表明与野生型相比,yss1中表达差异显著的基因432个,其中274个表达上调,158个表达下调。GO分析显示叶绿素合成途径中多数基因表达上调,类胡萝卜素合成过程中的相关基因受到不同程度地调控。因此,推测YSS1基因通过调节叶绿素和类胡萝卜素合成过程中的基因表达,进而调控光合色素的合成。     

不同基因型水稻苗期抗氧化系统对低温胁迫的响应

以2个籼型水稻(Oryza sativa L. subsp. indica Kato)和2个粳型水稻(O. sativa L. subsp. japonica Kato)品种为材料,比较其幼苗经低温胁迫和恢复生长后的活性氧(ROS)代谢、抗氧化酶活性、抗氧化剂含量和渗透调节物质的变化。结果显示,经低温胁迫后,4个水稻品种的H_2O_2含量均显著升高;抗氧化酶系统中的5种酶活性均有不同程度升高,且超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活性增加显著,而谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)的活性增加不显著。抗氧化剂还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)和还原型抗坏血酸(AsA)在‘明恢86’中显著增加。渗透调节物质脯氨酸的含量在‘黔恢1385’和‘日本晴’中变化不显著;可溶性糖含量在‘明恢86’中变化不显著。经过7 d恢复生长后,4个水稻品种的上述各生理指标均不同程度恢复到处理前的水平。研究结果表明,抗氧化酶活性的升高有效降低了ROS的水平,缓解了低温冷害对细胞膜的伤害。低温胁迫时细胞内维持了较高的可溶性糖含量,提高了胞内水势,减少因细胞失水而对植物造成的伤害。     

不同氮素供应下水稻酚类物质代谢关键酶基因差异表达

运用实时荧光定量PCR技术探讨了不同供氮条件下强化感与弱化感水稻苯丙烷代谢途径中9个关键酶基因的表达差异。结果表明,与正常氮素供应相比,低氮胁迫引起强化感水稻‘P1312777’中与酚类代谢途径相关的9个关键酶基因表达量均上调,表达量增幅在1.9～5.4倍之间,且以PAL基因上调倍数最大。而弱化感水稻‘Lemont’则相反,只有2个基因(苯丙氨酸裂解酶基因和肉桂酰CoA基因)表达上调,但上调倍数分别是强化感水稻对应的基因的22%和74%,其余的7个基因表达均下调,降幅在29%～72%之间,表明低氮胁迫诱发的水稻化感抑草能力增强与其体内酚类物质合成代谢增强有关。     

实时荧光定量PCR检测RSV胁迫下抗病、感病水稻中与脱落酸相关基因的差异表达

采用实时荧光定量PCR方法测定了水稻条纹病毒(Rice stripe virus,RSV)胁迫下抗性不同品种水稻中与脱落酸相关基因的mRNA转录水平变化.结果表明:感病品种武育梗3号中WGPI、OsGASA2、Polcalcin、OsCBIA、Myb和OsCIPK15基因表达水平均上调,上调比率分别为4.96、5.17、2.01、5.17、12.04和7.84.而抗病品系KT 95-418中,OsGASA2和OsCIPK15基因表达水平下调,下调比率分别为1/5.40和1/2.08;Polcalcin和Myb基因表达水平上调,上调比率分别为4.20和3.86;WGPI和OsCBIA表达量变化不明显.这些结果表明,RSV胁迫能诱导脱落酸相关基因表达量的变化,并且在抗病、感病水稻品种中的表达特征不同,从而提示植物激素脱落酸可能调控了RSV胁迫条件下相关基因的表达.     

The role of small RNAs in abiotic stress

It was recently discovered that plants respond to environmental stress not only with a specific gene expression programme at the mRNA and protein level but also small RNAs as response modulators play an important role. The small RNAs lead to cleavage or translational inhibition of mRNAs via complementary target sites. Different examples are described where small RNAs have been shown to be involved in stress responses. A link between hormonal action and small RNA activities has frequently been observed thus coupling exogenous factors with endogenous transmitters. Using the CDT-1 gene from the desiccation tolerant plant Craterostigma plantagineum as an example, it is discussed that generation of novel small RNAs could be an evolutionary pathway in plants to adapt to extreme environments.     

A cytosolic class I small heat shock protein, RcHSP17.8, of Rosa chinensis confers resistance to a variety of stresses to Escherichia coli, yeast and Arabidopsis thaliana

Among the heat shock proteins (HSPs) of higher plants, those belonging to the small HSP (sHSP) family remain the least characterized in functional terms. To improve our understanding of sHSPs, we have characterized RcHSP17.8 from Rosa chinensis . Sequence alignments and phylogenetic analysis reveal this to be a cytosolic class I sHSP. RcHSP17.8 expression in R. chinensis was induced by heat, cold, salt, drought, osmotic and oxidative stresses. Recombinant RcHSP17.8 was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and yeast to study its possible function under stress conditions. The recombinant E. coli and yeast cells that accumulated RcHSP17.8 showed improved viability under thermal, salt and oxidative stress conditions compared with control cultures. We also produced transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana that constitutively expressed RcHSP17.8. These plants exhibited increased tolerance to heat, salt, osmotic and drought stresses. These results suggest that R. chinensis cytosolic class I sHSP (RcHSP17.8) has the ability to confer stress resistance not only to E. coli and yeast but also to plants grown under a wide variety of unfavorable environmental conditions.     

逆境胁迫下向日葵的耐受机制

向日葵作为我国五大油料作物之一,具有极高的食用价值和油用价值。向日葵在我国的种植分布集中在东北、西北和华北地区,时常面临着干旱、盐碱、温度和重金属胁迫的问题。主要综述了近年来向日葵面临的几种主要逆境胁迫的最新研究进展,以及在不同逆境胁迫下向日葵的耐受机制,并根据不同逆境胁迫筛选出了相应的抗逆向日葵品种,同时进行了生理差异和基因信息分析。通过阐明向日葵在逆境胁迫下的耐受机制,以期对向日葵高产育种及耐逆育种提供理论依据和指导方向。     

Patterns of variation in desiccation resistance in a set of recombinant inbred lines in Drosophila melanogaster

Desiccation, resulting from extremely dry environmental conditions, is a serious obstacle to the survival of organisms. Water is vital for the maintenance of intracellular structure and prevents the irreversible formation of aggregates, an occurrence leading to loss of cellular function. To characterize genetic variation in desiccation stress resistance (DSR) in Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, an intercontinental set of recombinant inbred lines (RIL) is used. Flies are exposed to a low humidity environment (<10% relative humidity) at a constant temperature of 25 °C. Desiccation stress resistance is higher in RIL derived from a backcross to the parental stock sensitive to heat stress (from Denmark) than in RIL derived from the reciprocal backcross to the heat‐stress resistant stock (from Australia). Composite interval mapping reveals significant quantitative trail loci (QTL) for DSR in the set of RIL. Both major and minor effects QTL are detected, suggesting a complex genetic architecture. When compared with a previous investigation performed on the same set of RIL, the present study indicates that not all traits of resistance to environmental stressors are affected in the same direction by segregating co‐localized QTL.     

Ecologically relevant stress resistance: from microarrays and quantitative trait loci to candidate genes — A research plan and preliminary results using<Emphasis Type="Italic">Drosophila</Emphasis> as a model organism and climatic and genetic stress as model stresses

We aim at studying adaptation to genetic and environmental stress and its evolutionary implications at different levels of biological organization. Stress influences cellular processes, individual physiology, genetic variation at the population level, and the process of natural selection. To investigate these highly connected levels of stress effects, it is advisable - if not critical - to integrate approaches from ecology, evolution, physiology, molecular biology and genetics. To investigate the mechanisms of stress resistance, how resistance evolves, and what factors contribute to and constrain its evolution, we use the well-defined model systems ofDrosophila species, representing both cosmopolitan species such asD. melanogaster with a known genome map, and more specialized and ecologically well described species such as the cactophilicD. buzzatii. Various climate-related stresses are used as model stresses including desiccation, starvation, cold and heat. Genetic stress or genetic load is modelled by studying the consequences of inbreeding, the accumulation of (slightly) deleterious mutations, hybridization or the loss of genetic variability. We present here a research plan and preliminary results combining various approaches: molecular techniques such as microarrays, quantitative trait loci (QTL) analyses, quantitative PCR, ELISA or Western blotting are combined with population studies of resistance to climatic and genetic stress in natural populations collected across climatic gradients as well as in selection lines maintained in the laboratory.     

E.coli中表达马铃薯OSM-3b基因对增强渗透胁迫抗性的分析

旨在揭示马铃薯OSM-3b基因表达对胁迫的响应。分离获得了OSM-3b的cDNA,构建OSM-3b的重组菌株DH-OSM,实现OSM-3b在大肠杆菌中的表达,RT-PCR检测了NaCl和PEG6000不同浓度梯度下OSM-3b的表达。结果显示,NaCl浓度在1%以上随盐浓度升高,OSM-3b mRNA的表达逐渐下降;在PEG6000浓度从0.25%升至4.0%时,OSM-3b的mRNA表达明显上升;在NaCl胁迫和PEG6000浓度梯度渗透胁迫下,重组菌株DH-OSM菌的菌落存活数统计分析结果显示,在不同NaCl浓度下重组菌的菌落存活数与对照趋势一致,重组菌菌落存活数峰值出现在的PEG6000浓度2.0%时,而对照菌DH-28c峰值则出现在PEG6000浓度1.0%时。结果表明,OSM-3b在大肠杆菌中表达对NaCl胁迫没有响应,但可缓冲渗透胁迫对其存活的影响。     

The role of phytochrome in stress tolerance

It is well-documented that phytochromes can control plant growth and development from germination to flowering. Additionally, these photoreceptors have been shown to modulate both biotic and abiotic stress. This has led to a series of studies exploring the molecular and biochemical basis by which phytochromes modulate stresses, such as salinity, drought, high light or herbivory. Evidence for a role of phytrochromes in plant stress tolerance is explored and reviewed.