大肠杆菌中从头合成白藜芦醇途径的设计及优化

白藜芦醇是一种极具药用价值的植物源芪类化合物。为了在E.coli实现白藜芦醇的从头合成,构建了由酪氨酸解氨酶(TAL),香豆酸-CoA合成酶(4CL)和白藜芦醇合成酶(STS)组成的非天然合成途径。经3天发酵后,白藜芦醇产量仅为2.67 mg/L,而其中间体香豆酸的积累达到了95.64 mg/L。为了进一步改善异源途径的效率,对4CL和STS模块采取融合表达、高拷贝表达及启动子工程改造的策略,最终使白藜芦醇产量提高到了9.6倍,达到了25.76 mg/L,同时香豆酸的积累减少到了20.38 mg/L。这些研究结果为更高效白藜芦醇从头合成工程菌的构建及最终实现白藜芦醇的微生物大规模生产奠定了基础。     

抗性砧木对赤霞珠葡萄叶片白藜芦醇合成过程及含量的影响

为了明确不同抗性砧木对赤霞珠葡萄叶片白藜芦醇含量及其合成过程中前体物质和相关代谢酶活性的影响,分析不同抗性砧木与白藜芦醇合成的关系,以获得提高接穗品种赤霞珠葡萄叶片白藜芦醇含量的抗性砧木。该研究选择弗卡(Fercal)、5C、140R、3309M、3309C、SO4、抗砧3号(Kangzhen3)、5BB为砧木与赤霞珠(CS)葡萄进行嫁接,以赤霞珠自根苗为对照(CK),采用高效液相色谱技术,测定成熟葡萄叶片白藜芦醇以及合成白藜芦醇前体物质苯丙氨酸、肉桂酸、香豆酸含量,并对合成白藜芦醇相关代谢酶苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)、肉桂酸-4-羟化酶(C4H)、4-香豆-辅酶A连接酶(4CL)、过氧化物酶(POD)以及多酚氧化酶(PPO)的活性进行测定。结果表明:(1)不同砧木均能提高接穗赤霞珠葡萄叶片白藜芦醇含量11%~46%。(2)在各砧穗组合中,CS/140R嫁接苗叶片的白藜芦醇含量最高达到18.24μg/g,其合成白藜芦醇前体物质苯丙氨酸和香豆酸含量也最高,分别达到38.61和1.06μg/g。(3)在各砧穗组合中,白藜芦醇相关代谢酶PAL活性以CS/3309C嫁接苗叶片最高;嫁接苗叶片代谢酶C4H和4CL活性均高于赤霞珠自根苗;POD和PPO活性均以CS/Fercal的接穗赤霞珠叶片最强。研究发现,不同抗性砧木能显著提高赤霞珠葡萄叶片白藜芦醇含量,相关代谢酶C4H活性对葡萄白藜芦醇的合成至关重要,PPO活性与葡萄叶片白藜芦醇合成也密切相关,CS/140R是8个砧穗组合中提高赤霞珠葡萄叶片白藜芦醇含量最具优势的砧穗组合。     

大肠杆菌中从头合成白藜芦醇途径的设计及优化

白藜芦醇是一种极具药用价值的植物源芪类化合物。为了在E. coli实现白藜芦醇的从头合成,构建了由酪氨酸解氨酶（TAL）,香豆酸-CoA合成酶（4CL）和白藜芦醇合成酶（STS）组成的非天然合成途径。经3天发酵后,白藜芦醇产量仅为2.67 mg/L,而其中间体香豆酸的积累达到了95.64 mg/L。为了进一步改善异源途径的效率,对4CL和STS模块采取融合表达、高拷贝表达及启动子工程改造的策略,最终使白藜芦醇产量提高到了9.6倍,达到了25.76 mg/L,同时香豆酸的积累减少到了20.38 mg/L。这些研究结果为更高效白藜芦醇从头合成工程菌的构建及最终实现白藜芦醇的微生物大规模生产奠定了基础。     

RS基因的植物表达载体和酵母表达载体构建

白藜芦醇合酶(RS)是Res生物合成的关键酶之一,它催化1分子4-香豆酰辅酶A和3分子丙二酰辅酶A反应合成Res.以花生中克隆的RS基因为基础,成功构建了RS基因的以Ubi为启动子的单子叶植物表达栽体pBIL-RS,为以后的基因工程遗传转化果蔗和其他单子叶植物改良其品质提供条件.同时构建了酵母表达载体pVT102U-RS,为下一步研究真核表达蛋白的生物活性提供条件,并为利用酵母生产Res提供了可能.     

白藜芦醇合酶的研究进展

白藜芦醇是一种重要的植物抗毒素,具有多种医疗保健作用,因此其应用前景 非常广泛,已引起多方关注。白藜芦醇合酶是白藜芦醇生物合成途径中的关键酶之一,它催化1分子4-香豆酰辅酶A和3分子丙二酰辅酶A反应合成白藜芦醇,它是白藜芦醇生物合成中惟一必需的酶,关于它的研究已广泛开展起来。本文综述了白藜芦醇的药理活性、白藜芦醇合 酶的酶学性质、诱导途径和机制以及分子生物学方面的研究进展。     

大肠杆菌高密度发酵表达4-羟基苯乙酸酯3-羟化酶及咖啡酸的高效生物合成

来源于大肠杆菌的4-羟基苯乙酸酯3-羟化酶(4-hydroxyphenylacetate 3-hydroxylase,4HPA3H)可以催化对香豆酸生物合成咖啡酸。为了实现4HPA3H的扩大生产和咖啡酸的高效生物合成,首先构建过表达4HPA3H的大肠杆菌工程菌,其次使用5 L发酵罐进行高密度发酵生产4HPA3H,再而优化采用工程菌株进行全细胞催化产咖啡酸的条件。最终实现了在5 L发酵罐中发酵,工程菌株生物量达到干重34.80 g/L。通过使用5 L发酵罐作为生物反应器进行全细胞催化,经过6 h的催化可产生18.74 g/L (0.85 g/(L·OD₆₀₀))咖啡酸,摩尔转化率为78.81%,是目前文献报道4HPA3H以对香豆酸为底物合成咖啡酸的最高水平。初步实现了高密度培养大肠杆菌表达4HPA3H并高效生物合成咖啡酸,为工业化生产奠定了基础。     

3-(4-羟基苯基)丙酸在酿酒酵母中的生物合成

3-(4-羟基苯基)丙酸(HPPA)是一种芳香类化合物,作为中间体主要应用于医药、食品、化学领域,具有重要的经济价值。旨在实现HPPA在酿酒酵母中的从头合成,通过在酿酒酵母中过表达约氏黄杆菌来源的酪氨酸转移酶(Fj TAL)、拟南芥来源的对香豆酰辅酶A连接酶(At4CL),同时利用酿酒酵母BY4742自身来源的超长链烯酰辅酶A还原酶(Sc TSC13)、硫酯水解酶,实现了在酿酒酵母中从头合成HPPA,产量约为70 mg/L左右。在以4 mmol/L酪氨酸为前体、半乳糖诱导Fj TAL过表达、30℃发酵培养72 h的条件下,约36%的酪氨酸转化生成对香豆酸;在以4 mmol/L对香豆酸或咖啡酸为前体,半乳糖诱导At4CL过表达,同时利用酵母内源Sc TSC13、硫酯水解酶,30℃发酵培养72 h的条件下,约94%的对香豆酸被还原成HPPA,约91%的咖啡酸被还原成3,4-二羟基苯丙酸(DHPPA),为进一步生物合成HPPA及其衍生物奠定了基础。     

烟草Nt4CL与虎杖PcSTS基因的融合表达与功能分析

4-香豆酰辅酶A连接酶(4-coumarate-Co A ligase,4CL)和芪合酶(stilbene synthase,STS)是白藜芦醇苯丙氨酸代谢合成的最后两个关键酶。运用悬挂PCR(overlap PCR)的方法将烟草4CL基因(Nt4CL)和虎杖STS基因(Pc PKS5)用3个中性氨基酸链连接,得到融合基因Nt4CL-Pc PKS5,将其插入原核表达载体中,构建p ET30a-Nt4CL-Pc PKS5重组质粒,表达Nt4CL-Pc PKS5融合蛋白。经Ni2+纯化和PD-10柱脱盐后,得到可溶性纯化蛋白。体外酶促反应结果表明该融合酶具有4CL和STS的双重活性,其催化产物为白藜芦醇。酶促反应最适条件为:p H 6.5,反应温度为45℃。研究结果获得了有效催化白藜芦醇生物合成的双功能融合酶,为进一步利用融合酶基因转化工程菌株实现白藜芦醇工业化生产奠定了基础。     

白黎芦醇和香青兰总黄酮抑制哮喘小鼠TNF-α和IL-6的释放

为研究白藜芦醇和香青兰总黄酮对哮喘小鼠肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素-6 (IL-6)水平的影响,本研究采用卵清蛋白致敏来建立小鼠哮喘模型,给予白藜芦醇和香青兰总黄酮干预后,采用ELISA法检测小鼠BALF中TNF-α和IL-6的含量。结果显示,95 mg·kg^-1·d^-1的白藜芦醇和香青兰总黄酮均可降低哮喘小鼠BALF中的TNF-α和IL-6;95 mg·kg^-1·d^-1的白藜芦醇和香青兰总黄酮对小鼠体重有影响。本研究表明,白藜芦醇和香青兰总黄酮对哮喘炎症因子TNF-α和IL-6的释放具有一定抑制作用。     

产对香豆酸酿酒酵母工程菌株的构建与优化

对香豆酸是黄酮类、芪类等天然活性化合物的重要前体,在生物医药、食品等行业应用广泛。与传统植物提取和化学合成相比,微生物合成对香豆酸因其具有生产周期短、转化效率高等优势而得到广泛关注。为构建高产对香豆酸酵母工程菌株,以酿酒酵母为出发菌,通过敲除酪氨酸合成竞争路径基因ARO10和PDC5,突变芳香族氨基酸合成调控基因ARO4~(K229L)与ARO7~(G141S)、解除酪氨酸负反馈抑制、并整合酪氨酸解氨酶FjTAL,获得的工程菌C001对香豆酸产量为296.73 mg/L。为进一步提高对香豆酸合成前体积累,分别敲除8个与氨基酸、糖类等转运相关基因并强化糖异生途径,分析其对对香豆酸积累的影响。结果表明,敲除GAL2及过表达EcppsA,对香豆酸产量提高至475.11 mg/L。最后,分析了FjTAL蛋白锚定至酵母液泡对产物积累的影响,结果表明其定位液泡后对香豆酸产量明显提升,达到593.04mg/L。通过强化前体物供应,阻断竞争旁路途径,利用亚细胞定位等策略有效提高对香豆酸产量,为后续黄酮类及芪类化合物的合成提供高效平台菌株,具有重要的应用前景。     

Foreign exploration for Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and associated natural enemies on avocado (Persea americana Miller)

Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara was discovered attacking avocados in California, USA, in 1996. Host plant surveys in California indicated that S. perseae has a highly restricted host range with larvae being found only on avocados, while adults were collected from 11 different plant species. As part of a management program for this pest, a “classical” biological control program was initiated and foreign exploration was conducted to delineate the home range of S. perseae, to survey for associated natural enemies and inventory other species of phytophagous thrips on avocados grown in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, and Brazil. Foreign exploration efforts indicate that S. perseae occurs on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1500 m) from Uruapan in Mexico south to areas around Guatemala City in Guatemala. In Costa Rica, S. perseae is replaced by an undescribed congener as the dominant phytophagous thrips on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1300 m). No species of Scirtothrips were found on avocados in the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, or Brazil. In total, 2136 phytophagous thrips were collected and identified, representing over 47 identified species from at least 19 genera. The significance of these species records is discussed. Of collected material 4% were potential thrips biological control agents. Natural enemies were dominated by six genera of predatory thrips (Aeolothrips, Aleurodothrips, Franklinothrips, Leptothrips, Scolothrips, and Karnyothrips). One genus each of parasitoid (Ceranisus) and predatory mite (Balaustium) were found. Based on the results of our sampling techniques, prospects for the importation of thrips natural enemies for use in a “classical” biological control program in California against S. perseae are not promising.     

Molecular phylogeny of Phebalium (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and related genera based on the nrDNA regions ITS 1+2

Parsimony analyses of the internal transcribed spacer regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS 1 & ITS 2) for 38 taxa sampled from the Phebalium group (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and two outgroups confirm that, with the exception of Phebalium sensu stricto and Rhadinothamnus, six of the currently recognised genera within the group are monophyletic. The data indicate that Phebaliums. str. is paraphyletic with respect to Microcybe, and Rhadinothamnus is paraphyletic with respect to Chorilaena. Rhadinothamnus and Chorilaena together are the sister group to Nematolepis. Drummondita, included as an outgroup taxon, clustered within the ingroup as sister to Muiriantha and related to Asterolasia.The phylogeny suggests that the evolution of major clades within a number of these genera (e.g. Phebalium) relates to vicariance events between eastern and south-western Australia. Leionema is an eastern genus, with the most basal taxon being the morphologically distinct Leionema ellipticum from northern Queensland. Leionema also includes one species from New Zealand, but this species (as with some others) proved difficult to sequence and its phylogenetic position remains unknown. Taxonomic changes at the generic level are recommended.The authors wish to thank Paul G.Wilson, PERTH, for advice and discussion, and Paul Forster, BRI, for collecting and providing material of Leionema ellipticum. The project was supported by a Melbourne University Postgraduate Award (to BM), the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), Australian Systematic Botany Society and Wolf Den (Australia) Investments.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

New species and new combinations in Peruvian Orchidaceae

seventeen new species and combinations are proposed in the generaChondrorhyncha, Cischweinfia, Cochlioda, Eloyella, Encyclia, Kefersteinia, Koellensteinia, Macroclinium, Rodriguezia, Solenidiopsis, andStenia. All new species are illustrated. A key is provided for 2-flowered species ofMacroclinium, PeruvianSigmatostalix, and PeruvianStenia. Solenidium (Solenidiopsis) peruvianum Schltr. is lectotypified.     

Die GattungKarschia — Bindeglied zwischen bitunicaten Ascomyceten und lecanoralen Flechtenpilzen?

The genusKarschia, in the earlier sense, including saprophytes and parasites on lichens, has been thought to be a non-lichenized parallel genus of the lichen genusBuellia. Modern workers included it on the one hand inBuellia, on the other hand combined it with bitunicate ascomycetes. It is now proved thatKarschia is heterogeneous and contains but superficially similar members both of the genusBuellia of theLecanorales and of typical or masked bitunicateAscomycetes. Therefore, it can not be regarded as a link betweenLecanorales andDothideales. The type species ofKarschia belongs to theDothideales.

     

Entwicklungsgeschichte und Ultrastruktur von Pollenkitt und Exine bei nahe verwandten entomophilen und anemophilen Angiospermensippen derAlismataceae,Liliaceae, Juncaceae,Cyperaceae, Poaceae undAraceae

Some closely related members of the monocotyledonous familiesAlismataceae, Liliaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae andAraceae with variable modes of pollination (insect- and wind-pollination) were studied in relation to the ultrastructure of pollenkitt and exine (amount, consistency and distribution of pollenkitt on the surface of pollen grains). The character syndromes of pollen cementing in entomophilous, anemophilous and intermediate (ambophilous or amphiphilous) monocotyledons are the same in principal as in dicotyledons. Comparing present with former results one can summarize: 1) The pollenkitt is always produced in the same manner by the anther tapetum in all angiosperm sub-classes. 2) The variable stickiness of entomophilous and anemophilous pollen always depends on the particular distribution and consistency of the pollenkitt, but not its amount on the pollen surface. 3) The mostly dry and powdery pollen of anemophilous plants always contains a variable amount of inactive pollenkitt in its exine cavities. 4) A step-by step change of the pollen cementing syndrome can be observed from entomophily towards anemophily. 5) From the omnipresence of pollenkitt in all wind-pollinated angiosperms studied one can conclude that the ancestors of anemophilous angiosperms probably have been zoophilous (i.e. entomophilous) throughout.

     

Phylogenetic investigations of Sordariaceae based on multiple gene sequences and morphology

The family Sordariaceae incorporates a number of fungi that are excellent model organisms for various biological, biochemical, ecological, genetic and evolutionary studies. To determine the evolutionary relationships within this group and their respective phylogenetic placements, multiple-gene sequences (partial nuclear 28S ribosomal DNA, nuclear ITS ribosomal DNA and partial nuclear β-tubulin) were analysed using maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses. Analyses of different gene datasets were performed individually and then combined to generate phylogenies. We report that Sordariaceae, with the exclusion Apodus and Diplogelasinospora, is a monophyletic group. Apodus and Diplogelasinospora are related to Lasiosphaeriaceae. Multiple gene analyses suggest that the spore sheath is not a phylogenetically significant character to segregate Asordaria from Sordaria. Smooth-spored Sordaria species (including so-called Asordaria species) constitute a natural group. Asordaria is therefore congeneric with Sordaria. Anixiella species nested among Gelasinospora species, providing further evidence that non-ostiolate ascomata have evolved from ostiolate ascomata on several independent occasions. This study agrees with previous studies that show heterothallic Neurospora species to be monophyletic, but that homothallic ones may have a multiple origins. Although Gelasinospora and Neurospora are closely related and not resolved as monophyletic groups, there is insufficient evidence to place currently accepted Gelasinospora and Neurospora species into the same genus.     

Changes of dung beetle communities from rainforests towards agroforestry systems and annual cultures in Sulawesi (Indonesia)

Little is known about how tropical land-use systems contribute to the conservation of functionally important insect groups, including dung beetles. In a study at the margin of Lore Lindu National Park (a biodiversity hotspot in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia) dung-beetle communities were sampled in natural forest, young secondary forest, agroforestry systems (cacao plantations with shade trees) and annual cultures (maize fields), each with four replicates (n = 16 sites). At each site we used 10 pitfall traps, baited with cattle dung, along a 100 m transect for six 3-day periods. The number of trapped specimens and species richness at the natural forest sites was higher than in all land-use systems, which did not significantly differ. Each land-use system contained, on average, 75% of the species richness of the natural forest, thereby indicating their importance for conservation. However, a two-dimensional scaling plot based on NESS indices (m = 6) indicated distinct dung beetle communities for both forest types, while agroforestry systems and annual cultures exhibited a pronounced overlap. Mean body size of dung beetles was not significantly influenced by land-use intensity. Five of the six most abundant dung beetle species were recorded in all habitats, whereas the abundance of five other species was significantly related to habitat type. Mean local abundance and number of occupied sites were closely correlated, further indicating little habitat specialisation. The low dung beetle diversity (total of 18 recorded species) may be due to the absence of larger mammals in Sulawesi during historical times, even though Sulawesi is the largest island of Wallacea. In conclusion, the dung beetle fauna of the lower montane forest zone in Central Sulawesi appears to be relatively robust to man-made habitat changes and the majority of species did not exhibit strong habitat preferences.     

安徽牯牛降的丝孢菌Ⅰ

本文报导作者采自安徽枯牛降自然保护区的18种丝孢菌,分属于5个属,其中有3个新种:牛皮冻生尾孢(Cercospora paederiicola),山鸡椒假尾饱(Pseudocercospora litseae-cubebae),鸡血藤生假尾孢(P. millettiicola)和2个中国新纪录。文中对新种进行了描述及绘图,新记录种作了简要说明。研究的标本保存在中国科学院微生物研究所真菌标本室(HMAS)。