玉米穗、茎腐病串珠镰孢菌nit突变体的筛选及营养亲和性测定

在真菌的生活史中,不同个体间常形成异核体,它能使单倍体菌丝享受双倍体菌丝在功能上的优越性,如杂种优势等(Leslie,1993)。菌丝间营养亲和的过程即是形成异核体的过程。菌丝间能否进行营养亲和形成异核体,受营养非亲和性基因(VIC)控制,VIC基因代表一种识别自身的机制,这种机制在生物界的大部分生物中均有存在。若不同菌株能相互亲和,形成稳定的营养异核体,表明菌株在每一个VIC位点的等位基因都是一致的,因此亲和与否能反应菌株在遗传进化过程中亲缘关系的远近。属于同一营养亲和群(VCG)的菌株,在遗传上是同源的(鲍建荣等,1992)。Puha…     

大丽轮枝菌微菌核形成能力的遗传

带有硝酸盐利用缺陷型遗传标记的大丽轮技菌Verticilliumdahliae黑色菌核型和白色菌丝型菌株在25℃下配对培养,形成野生型融合菌落带,对融合带的分生孢子后代进行遗传分析的结果表明,融合带中的异核体表现不稳定,分布不均匀。微菌核遗传因子可随亲本细胞质在异核体中的运动和交换而发生迁移。     

大丽轮枝菌微菌核形成能力的遗传*

带有硝酸盐利用缺陷型遗传标记的大丽轮技菌Verticilliumdahliae黑色菌核型和白色菌丝型菌株在25℃下配对培养,形成野生型融合菌落带,对融合带的分生孢子后代进行遗传分析的结果表明,融合带中的异核体表现不稳定,分布不均匀。微菌核遗传因子可随亲本细胞质在异核体中的运动和交换而发生迁移。     

大丽轮枝菌微菌核形成能力的遗传

带有硝酸盐利用缺陷型遗传标记的大丽轮枝菌Ｖｅｒｔｉｃｉｌｌｉｕｍ ｄａｈｌｉａｅ黑色菌核型和白色菌丝型菌株在２５℃下配对培养,形成野生型融合菌落带,对融合带的分生孢子后代进行遗传分析的结果表明,融合带中的异核体表现不稳定,分布不均匀。微菌核遗传因子可随亲本细胞质在异核体中的运动和交换而发生迁移。     

甘蓝与大白菜原生质体的电融合研究

用电融合法进行了萝卜胞质雄性不育甘蓝(Brassica oleracea var.capitata)叶肉原生质体与大白菜(Brassica campestris var.pekinensis)悬浮细胞原生质体的融合.使用宽间距(电极间距1.5mm)电融合小室,操作简易.两种原生质体的异源融合率最高可达46±6%,其中异源双体融合率可达11±1%.异核体在与双亲原生质体共培养(10~4/ml)时,24小时就有近10%发生第一次分裂,48小时后可达70%左右.培养24—48小时后用稀释法挑选出异核体,部份异核体可在低密度(10~2/ml)甚至单细胞条件下持续分裂.由此获得了异核体来源的愈伤组织,并在分化培养基上再生出了根.     

大丽轮枝菌异核体及其后代的形态与致病力变异

以硝酸盐利用缺陷型突变（ｎｉｔ突变）和抗杀菌剂突变两种遗传标记,对大丽轮枝菌（Ｖｅｒｔｉｃｉｌｌｉｕｍｄａｈｌｉａｅ）异核体后代的形态和致病力进行研究,结果表明,菌核型菌株与菌丝型菌株经菌丝融合形成异核体后,菌丝型菌株能恢复形成微菌核,其后代单孢菌落形成微菌核的数量明显低于菌核型亲本,且遗传性状不稳定;随着转代次数的增多,微菌核形成能力的丧失较菌核型亲本菌株快,异核体后代对棉苗的致病力变化较大,一     

大丽轮枝菌异核体及其后代的形态与致病力变异

以硝酸盐利用缺陷型突变（nit突变）和抗杀菌剂突变两种遗传标记,对大丽轮枝菌（Verticilliumdahliae）异核体后代的形态和致病力进行研究,结果表明,菌核型菌株与菌丝型菌株经菌丝融合形成异核体后,菌丝型菌株能恢复形成微菌核,其后代单孢菌落形成微菌核的数量明显低于菌核型亲本,且遗传性状不稳定;随着转代次数的增多,微菌核形成能力的丧失较菌核型亲本菌株快。异核体后代对棉苗的致病力变化较大,一般均低于致病力强的亲本菌株,或介于两个亲本致病力之间,或与亲本致病力相近。     

大丽轮枝菌异核体及其后代的形态与致病力变异*

以硝酸盐利用缺陷型突变（nit突变）和抗杀菌剂突变两种遗传标记,对大丽轮枝菌（Verticilliumdahliae）异核体后代的形态和致病力进行研究,结果表明,菌核型菌株与菌丝型菌株经菌丝融合形成异核体后,菌丝型菌株能恢复形成微菌核,其后代单孢菌落形成微菌核的数量明显低于菌核型亲本,且遗传性状不稳定;随着转代次数的增多,微菌核形成能力的丧失较菌核型亲本菌株快。异核体后代对棉苗的致病力变化较大,一般均低于致病力强的亲本菌株,或介于两个亲本致病力之间,或与亲本致病力相近。     

球孢白僵菌种群野生菌株异核现象的分子验证*

球孢白僵菌28S rRNA基因D11域由于一内含子的存在与否,引起这一区域的扩增产物有两种片段类型(约520bp及120bp),将此作为分子标记分析了球孢白僵菌的117个菌株,发现17%菌株的扩增产物为双片段类型,即为异核体。异核体在不同种群中的分布频率因地理生态条件而异。单孢分离分析表明,异核体的分离频率约为35%。RAPD检测结果说明异核体在准性循环中发生了不同程度的遗传交换及遗传重组。球孢白僵菌异核体在继代培养中极不稳定。     

球孢白僵菌种群野生菌株异核现象的分子验证

球孢白僵菌28S rRNA基因D11域由于一内含子的存在与否,引起这一区域的扩增产物有两种片段类型（约520bp及120bp),将此作为分子标记分析了球孢白僵菌的117个菌株,发现17％菌株的扩增产物为双片段类型,即为异核体,异核体在不同种群中的分布频率因地理生态条件而异,单孢分离分析表明,异核体的分离频率约为35％,RAPD检测结果说明异核体在准性循环中发生了不同程度的遗传交换及遗传重组,球孢白僵菌异核体在继代培养中极不稳定。     

Nonallelic interactions between het-c and a polymorphic locus, pin-c, are essential for nonself recognition and programmed cell death in Neurospora crassa

Nonself recognition in filamentous fungi is conferred by genetic differences at het (heterokaryon incompatibility) loci. When individuals that differ in het specificity undergo hyphal fusion, the heterokaryon undergoes a programmed cell death reaction or is highly unstable. In Neurospora crassa, three allelic specificities at the het-c locus are conferred by a highly polymorphic domain. This domain shows trans-species polymorphisms indicative of balancing selection, consistent with the role of het loci in nonself recognition. We determined that a locus closely linked to het-c, called pin-c (partner for incompatibility with het-c) was required for het-c nonself recognition and heterokaryon incompatibility (HI). The pin-c alleles in isolates that differ in het-c specificity were extremely polymorphic. Heterokaryon and transformation tests showed that nonself recognition was mediated by synergistic nonallelic interactions between het-c and pin-c, while allelic interactions at het-c increased the severity of the HI phenotype. The pin-c locus encodes a protein containing a HET domain; predicted proteins containing HET domains are frequent in filamentous ascomycete genomes. These data suggest that nonallelic interactions may be important in nonself recognition in filamentous fungi and that proteins containing a HET domain may be a key factor in these interactions.     

Heterokaryon incompatibility function of barrage-associated vegetative incompatibility genes (vic) in Cryphonectria parasitica

Six vegetative incompatibility (vic) loci have been identified in Cryphonectria parasitica based on barrage formation during mycelial interactions. We used hygromycin B- and benomyl-resistance as forcing markers in C. parasitica strains to test whether heteroallelism at each vic locus prevents heterokaryon formation following mycelial interactions. Paired strains that had allelic differences at any of vic1, 2, 3, 6 or 7 but not vic4 displayed heterokaryon incompatibility function, as recognized by slow growth or aberrant morphology. While clearly forming barrages in mycelial interactions, paired strains with different alleles at vic4 formed stable heterokaryons. With examples from other fungi, this inconsistency at vic4 suggests that barrage formation and heterokaryon incompatibility are not different manifestations of the same process. Rather, the evidence indicates that heterokaryon incompatibility represents a component of a vegetative incompatibility system that may also use cell-surface or extracellular factors to trigger programmed cell death to modulate nonself recognition in fungi.     

Molecular characterization of vegetative incompatibility genes that restrict hypovirus transmission in the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica

Genetic nonself recognition systems such as vegetative incompatibility operate in many filamentous fungi to regulate hyphal fusion between genetically dissimilar individuals and to restrict the spread of virulence-attenuating mycoviruses that have potential for biological control of pathogenic fungi. We report here the use of a comparative genomics approach to identify seven candidate polymorphic genes associated with four vegetative incompatibility (vic) loci of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica. Disruption of candidate alleles in one of two strains that were heteroallelic at vic2, vic6, or vic7 resulted in enhanced virus transmission, but did not prevent barrage formation associated with mycelial incompatibility. Detailed characterization of the vic6 locus revealed the involvement of nonallelic interactions between two tightly linked genes in barrage formation, heterokaryon formation, and asymmetric, gene-specific influences on virus transmission. The combined results establish molecular identities of genes associated with four C. parasitica vic loci and provide insights into how these recognition factors interact to trigger incompatibility and restrict virus transmission.     

On the independence of barrage formation and heterokaryon incompatibility in Neurospora crassa

A barrage is a line or zone of demarcation that may develop at the interface where genetically different fungi meet. Barrage formation represents a type of nonself recognition that has often been attributed to the heterokaryon incompatibility system, which limits the co-occurrence of genetically different nuclei in the same cytoplasm during the asexual phase of the life cycle. While the genetic basis of the heterokaryon incompatibility system is well characterized in Neurospora crassa, barrage formation has not been thoroughly investigated. In addition to the previously described Standard Mating Reaction barrage, we identified at least three types of barrage in N. crassa; dark line, clear zone, and raised aggregate of hyphae. Barrage formation in N. crassa was evident only when paired mycelia were genetically different and only when confrontations were carried out on low nutrient growth media. Barrages were observed to occur in some cases between strains that were identical at all major heterokaryon incompatibility (het) loci and the mating-type locus, mat, which acts as a heterokaryon incompatibility locus during the vegetative phase of N. crassa. We also found examples where barrages did not form between strains that had genetic differences at het-6, het-c, and/or mat. Taken together, these results suggest that the genetic control of barrage formation in N. crassa can operate independently from that of heterokaryon incompatibility and mating type. Surprisingly, barrages were not observed to form when wild-collected strains of N. crassa were paired. However, an increase in the frequency of pairings that produced barrages was observed among strains obtained by back-crossing wild strains to laboratory strains, or through successive rounds of inbreeding of wild-derived strains, suggesting the presence in wild strains of genes that suppress barrage.     

Molecular genetics of heterokaryon incompatibility in filamentous ascomycetes.

Filamentous fungi spontaneously undergo vegetative cell fusion events within but also between individuals. These cell fusions (anastomoses) lead to cytoplasmic mixing and to the formation of vegetative heterokaryons (i.e., cells containing different nuclear types). The viability of these heterokaryons is genetically controlled by specific loci termed het loci (for heterokaryon incompatibility). Heterokaryotic cells formed between individuals of unlike het genotypes undergo a characteristic cell death reaction or else are severely inhibited in their growth. The biological significance of this phenomenon remains a puzzle. Heterokaryon incompatibility genes have been proposed to represent a vegetative self/nonself recognition system preventing heterokaryon formation between unlike individuals to limit horizontal transfer of cytoplasmic infectious elements. Molecular characterization of het genes and of genes participating in the incompatibility reaction has been achieved for two ascomycetes, Neurospora crassa and Podospora anserina. These analyses have shown that het genes are diverse in sequence and do not belong to a gene family and that at least some of them perform cellular functions in addition to their role in incompatibility. Divergence between the different allelic forms of a het gene is generally extensive, but single-amino-acid differences can be sufficient to trigger incompatibility. In some instances het gene evolution appears to be driven by positive selection, which suggests that the het genes indeed represent recognition systems. However, work on nonallelic incompatibility systems in P. anserina suggests that incompatibility might represent an accidental activation of a cellular system controlling adaptation to starvation.     

Molecular Genetics of Heterokaryon Incompatibility in Filamentous Ascomycetes

Filamentous fungi spontaneously undergo vegetative cell fusion events within but also between individuals. These cell fusions (anastomoses) lead to cytoplasmic mixing and to the formation of vegetative heterokaryons (i.e., cells containing different nuclear types). The viability of these heterokaryons is genetically controlled by specific loci termed het loci (for heterokaryon incompatibility). Heterokaryotic cells formed between individuals of unlike het genotypes undergo a characteristic cell death reaction or else are severely inhibited in their growth. The biological significance of this phenomenon remains a puzzle. Heterokaryon incompatibility genes have been proposed to represent a vegetative self/nonself recognition system preventing heterokaryon formation between unlike individuals to limit horizontal transfer of cytoplasmic infectious elements. Molecular characterization of het genes and of genes participating in the incompatibility reaction has been achieved for two ascomycetes, Neurospora crassa and Podospora anserina. These analyses have shown that het genes are diverse in sequence and do not belong to a gene family and that at least some of them perform cellular functions in addition to their role in incompatibility. Divergence between the different allelic forms of a het gene is generally extensive, but single-amino-acid differences can be sufficient to trigger incompatibility. In some instances het gene evolution appears to be driven by positive selection, which suggests that the het genes indeed represent recognition systems. However, work on nonallelic incompatibility systems in P. anserina suggests that incompatibility might represent an accidental activation of a cellular system controlling adaptation to starvation.     

Identification of specificity determinants and generation of alleles with novel specificity at the het-c heterokaryon incompatibility locus of Neurospora crassa

The capacity for nonself recognition is a ubiquitous and essential aspect of biology. In filamentous fungi, nonself recognition during vegetative growth is believed to be mediated by genetic differences at heterokaryon incompatibility (het) loci. Filamentous fungi are capable of undergoing hyphal fusion to form mycelial networks and with other individuals to form vegetative heterokaryons, in which genetically distinct nuclei occupy a common cytoplasm. In Neurospora crassa, 11 het loci have been identified that affect the viability of such vegetative heterokaryons. The het-c locus has at least three mutually incompatible alleles, termed het-c(OR), het-c(PA), and het-c(GR). Hyphal fusion between strains that are of alternative het-c specificity results in vegetative heterokaryons that are aconidial and which show growth inhibition and hyphal compartmentation and death. A 34- to 48-amino-acid variable domain, which is dissimilar in HET-C(OR), HET-C(PA), and HET-C(GR), confers allelic specificity. To assess requirements for allelic specificity, we constructed chimeras between the het-c variable domain from 24 different isolates that displayed amino acid and insertion or deletion variations and determined their het-c specificity by introduction into N. crassa. We also constructed a number of artificial alleles that contained novel het-c specificity domains. By this method, we identified four additional and novel het-c specificities. Our results indicate that amino acid and length variations within the insertion or deletion motif are the primary determinants for conferring het-c allelic specificity. These results provide a molecular model for nonself recognition in multicellular eucaryotes.     

Nonself recognition is mediated by HET-C heterocomplex formation during vegetative incompatibility

Nonself recognition during vegetative growth in filamentous fungi is mediated by heterokaryon incompatibility (het) loci. In Neurospora crassa, het-c is one of 11 het loci. Three allelic specificity groups, termed het-c(OR), het-c(PA) and het-c(GR), exist in natural populations. Heterokaryons or partial diploids that contain het-c alleles of alternative specificity show severe growth inhibition, repression of conidiation and hyphal compartmentation and death (HCD). Using epitope-tagged HET-C, we show that nonself recognition is mediated by the presence of a heterocomplex composed of polypeptides encoded by het-c alleles of alternative specificity. The HET-C heterocomplex localized to the plasma membrane (PM); PM-bound HET-C heterocomplexes occurred in all three het-c incompatible allelic interactions. Strains containing het-c constructs deleted for a predicted signal peptide sequence formed HET-C heterocomplexes in the cytoplasm and showed a growth arrest phenotype. Our finding is a step towards understanding nonself recognition mechanisms that operate during vegetative growth in filamentous fungi, and provides a model for investigating relationships between recognition mechanisms and cell death.     

Control of mating type heterokaryon incompatibility by the tol gene in Neurospora crassa and N. tetrasperma.

The mating-type of Neurospora crassa (A and a) have a dual function: A and a individuals are required for sexual reproduction, but only strains of the same mating type will form a stable vegetative heterokaryon. Neurospora tetrasperma, in contrast, is a naturally occurring A+a heterokaryon. It was shown previously that the mating-type genes of both species are functionally the same and are not responsible for this difference in heterokaryon incompatibility. This suggests that a separate genetic system determines the heterokaryon incompatibility function of mating type. The mutant tolerant (tol) in N. crassa, unlinked to mating type, acts as a specific suppressor of A+a heterokaryon incompatibility. In the present study, the wild-type alleles at the tol locus were introgressed reciprocally, from N. crassa into N. tetrasperma and from N. tetrasperma into N. crassa, to investigate the action of these alleles in the A+a heterokaryon incompatibility systems of these species. The wild-type allele from N. tetrasperma (tolT) acts as a recessive suppressor of A+a heterokaryon incompatibility in N. crassa. Furthermore, the wild-type allele from N. crassa (tolC) causes A and a to become heterokaryon incompatible in N. tetrasperma, while having no effect on the sexual reproduction. Therefore, the tol gene plays a major role in determining the heterokaryon compatibility of mating type in these species: tolC is an active allele that causes incompatibility and tolT an inactive allele that suppresses incompatibility by its inactivity.