泡桐丛枝和枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游序列结构、功能和遗传变异比较分析

【目的】探究泡桐丛枝和枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游序列结构、功能差异及其遗传多样性。【方法】利用热不对称交错式PCR(TAIL-PCR)扩增枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游未知序列,利用启动子探针载体pSUPV4构建了泡桐丛枝和枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游序列的大肠杆菌异源表达体系,分析泡桐丛枝、苦楝丛枝、莴苣黄化、桑萎缩、长春花绿变等16SrI组和枣疯病、樱桃致死黄化、重阳木丛枝等16SrV组株系tuf基因上游调控序列的遗传变异特征和启动子活性。【结果】泡桐丛枝等16SrI组植原体株系tuf基因和其上游fus A基因之间的间区序列长129-130 bp,预测有完整的启动子保守结构。泡桐丛枝植原体tuf基因上游130 bp片段具有启动子活性,此间区序列在5种35株16SrI组株系中存在4种变异类型;枣疯病植原体等16SrV组株系fusA和tuf基因间区长53-54 bp,未预测到完整启动子结构。枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游144 bp和346 bp片段均未检测到启动子活性,fus A和tuf基因间区序列在3种20株16SrV组株系中存在2种变异类型。fus A-tuf基因间区序列相对保守,基于此序列构建的进化树可清晰区分不同组别的植原体株系。【结论】研究方法和结果为深入研究植原体基因表达与调控、揭示植原体生长繁殖规律及其致病机理等奠定了良好的基础。     

杏褪绿卷叶植原体新疆分离物核糖体蛋白基因的克隆与序列分析

【目的】了解杏褪绿卷叶植原体新疆分离物的系统发育关系及遗传分化,确定其分类地位。【方法】利用植原体核糖体蛋白(rp)基因的特异性引物rpF1/rpR1对新疆轮台县托克逊县杏褪绿卷叶病植株总DNA进行PCR扩增,并对部分扩增片段克隆、测序及序列分析。【结果】获得杏褪绿卷叶植原体新疆分离物rp基因片段大小为1196 bp,该片段包含部分rpS19以及rpL22和rpS3基因的全部序列。序列相似性和系统进化分析表明,杏褪绿卷叶植原体新疆分离物与16SrⅤ-rp亚组中的各代表性植原体的rp基因核苷酸序列相似性达到95.7%~99.3%,其中与rpⅤ-C亚组的甜樱桃绿化植原体和枣疯病植原体的相似性最高,核苷酸及氨基酸相似性分别达到99.2%~99.3%和98.3%~98.4%。进一步虚拟RFLP分析,发现杏褪绿卷叶植原新疆分离物rp基因的酶切图谱与rpⅤ-C亚组成员相似性最高,但在MseⅠ、SspⅠ和TaqⅠ的酶切位点上存在差异。综上初步判断其可能属于16SrⅤ组(榆树黄化组)中的一个新rp亚组。【结论】本研究首次报道了杏褪绿卷叶植原体新疆分离物的rp基因序列,确定了其分类地位,为杏褪绿卷叶病的早期诊断和检测提供了基础。     

泰安枣疯病植原体的分子鉴定

【目的】对3个枣疯病病原物泰安株系进行分子鉴定。【方法】采用植原体通用引物对R16F2n/R16R2,通过直接PCR技术,扩增枣疯病植原体16S rDNA基因,通过16S rDNA基因序列分析和在线模拟16S rDNA-RFLP分析,并将其16S rDNA基因序列提交到GenBank数据库。【结果】3个枣疯病病原物16S rDNA基因片段与16SrⅤ-B亚组中枣疯病植原体(AB052876和AF279272)、樱桃致死黄化植原体(AY197659)及杏卷叶植原体(FJ572660)的同源性高达99.5%99.7%,分别命名为枣疯病植原体泰安圆铃1号株系(Jujube witches’-broom phytoplasma strain Yuanling1,JWB-Yuanling1,TA)、枣疯病植原体泰安鲁北冬枣株系(Jujube witches’-broom phytoplasma strain Lubeidongzao,JWB-Lubeidongzao,TA)和枣疯病植原体泰安大白铃株系(Jujube witches’-broom phyto-plasma strain Dabailing,JWB-Dabailing,TA),基因登录号分别为:HM989946、HM989947和HM989948。【结论】3个枣疯病植原体泰安株系均归属于16SrⅤ-B亚组。     

泡桐丛枝植原体16S rDNA和延伸因子基因序列分析

对采自陕西、山西、甘肃、河南、河北、山东各省的泡桐丛枝病材料,利用巢式扩增,均得到16S rDNA基因片段约1.2kb;扩增得到植原体延伸因子(EF-Tu)tuf基因,长度约为850bp.。通过将16S rDNA基因片段和延伸因子(EF-Tu)tuf基因序列与已知植原体16Sr各组成员进行同源性比较,确定我国大陆泡桐主栽区陕西、山西、甘肃、河南、河北、山东各省与已经报道的台湾省泡桐丛枝植原体基本一致,均为同一个种,没有株系的分化,全部归属于植原体16SrI-D组,从而确定了其分类地位。     

苦楝丛枝植原体质粒的测定与分子特征

摘要: 【目的】测定苦楝丛枝植原体(CWB 植原体)质粒并分析其分子特征。【方法】扩增苦楝丛枝植原体质粒片段并进行系统进化分析,预测质粒编码蛋白的跨膜区、亚细胞定位;以质粒pCWBFq repA为模板制备探针,利用Southern blot 方法检测苦楝丛枝植原体及其他几种植原体的质粒。【结果】测定了苦楝丛枝植原体福清株系的一个质粒pCWBFq,该质粒全长4446 bp,A + T含量为73.5%,编码6个蛋白,其中pCWBFq P2-P5 五个编码蛋白分别含有3、2、1 和2个跨膜区,其信号肽(Singnal Peptide,SP)信号值分别为0.989、0.505、0.918和0.914。氨基酸序列相似性比较表明: pCWBFq RepA 蛋白与其他植原体质粒RepA 的同源性在9.6%－85.6%之间,而pCWBFq SSB 蛋白与其他植原体质粒SSB 的同源性在74.0%－89.4%之间。用pCWBFq repA 探针检测到苦楝丛枝植原体中质粒的存在,同时也能够检测到16SrI组的泡桐丛枝植原体(PaWBNy),海南长春花绿变植原体(PeVHn),苦楝丛枝植原体福州株系(CWBFz)和桑树萎缩植原体濮阳株系(MDPy)中的质粒,但16SrV 组的枣疯植原体北京株系(JWBBj)、樱桃致死黄化西昌株系(CLYXc)和重阳 木丛枝南昌株系(BiWBNc) 中未能检测到任何杂交信号。【结论】苦楝丛枝植原体质粒pCWBFq编码的6个蛋白中,除与质粒复制有关的RepA和SSB外,另外4个均为含有疏水结构的分泌蛋白或膜蛋白。植原体质粒的同源基因间存在程度不同的变异,其中repA 基因在所有植原体质粒上均存在,但变异性相对较大,而ssb基因仅存在于16SrI 组植原体质粒中,且变异相对较小。16SrI 组的CWBFq、PaWBNy、PeVHn、CWBFz和MDPy 中均存在数量和大小不同的质粒,而16SrV 组的JWBBj、CLYXc和BiWBNc 中或含有的质粒因与pCWBFq repA 探针的同源性较低而不能被检测到。     

长春花黄化植原体核糖体蛋白基因片段序列分析*

对自然表现典型黄化症的长春花植株总RNA进行植原体核糖体蛋白基因（ribosomal protein gene,rp gene）PCR扩增,得到约1.3kb的特异片段。将此特异片段与pGEM-T Easy载体连接并转化到大肠杆菌JM109感受态细胞中,通过PCR鉴定、限制性内切酶(EcoRI)酶切分析、核苷酸序列测定及分析,结果表明该株系核糖体蛋白基因片段长1,44bp,包含rp122、rps3基因,分别编码129和252个氨基酸,且这两个基因为重叠基因。该植原体核糖体蛋白基因特性与其它植原体相似。     

柳树黄化病植原体的分子分类

[目的]柳树黄化病是一种重要的植原体病害,本研究旨在明确柳树黄化病植原体(Willow Yellow phytoplasma,WY)的分类地位,为进一步开展致病性和防治研究奠定基础.[方法]采用植原体特异引物通过PCR方法从患病植株DNA中扩增植原体16S rDNA基因和核糖体蛋白基因(ribosomal proteins gene,rp),对所得的序列进行分析,构建同源进化树,并用限制性片段长度多态性(RFTJP)对巢式PCR产物进行分析.[结果]首次从柳树黄化病植原体中分离出了16S rDNA基因和rp基因,大小分别为1246 bp和1212 bp.通过对植原体16S rDNA和rp基因的核苷酸同源性比较和RFLP分析,发现该分离物与16S rI组的核苷酸同源性均在99%以上,与16S rI-C亚组中的小麦蓝矮病植原体同源性高达99.8%(16Sr DNA)和99.6%(rp),且RFLP分析与16SrI-C亚组的植原体有相同的酶切条带.[结论]柳树黄化植原体应划分于16SrI-C亚组.     

新疆小叶白蜡丛枝病植原体的鉴定及16S rRNA基因序列分析

【目的】对新疆小叶白蜡丛枝病植原体进行检测,通过其16S rRNA基因分析确定其分类地位。【方法】利用苯胺蓝和4′,6-二脒基-2-苯基吲哚(DAPI)染色,在荧光显微镜下观察新疆小叶白蜡嫩茎横切片;采用植原体16S rRNA基因的通用引物对P1/P7和R16F2n/R16R2进行直接和巢式PCR扩增,对得到的16S rRNA基因的序列进行RFLP和构建系统进化树分析。【结果】表现丛枝病症状的新疆小叶白蜡中存在植原体,暂命名为Fraxinus sogdianaBunge witches’broom phytoplasma(Fraxinus sogdianaBunge WB);其16S rRNA基因的序列GenBank登录号为KF061042,RFLP图谱与16Sr V-B亚组的枣疯病植原体相同,系统进化地位与枣疯病菌株AB052876相同。【结论】新疆小叶白蜡丛枝病植原体为16Sr V-B亚组成员。     

植原体tuf基因与其上游部分基因结构和相关基因启动子保守区域特征及活性分析

植原体寄主种类多, 危害范围广, 开展其遗传多样性、关键基因调控等方面研究有助于提高该病害综合防治水平。通过长片段PCR引物扩增我国PaWB-sdyz、PaWB-fjfz和LY-fjya1植原体株系tuf基因及其上游6个基因的片段, 进行植原体基因启动子保守区域序列特征和多位点序列分析。利用启动子探针载体pSUPV4检测植原体tuf基因上游序列的启动子活性。扩增获得PaWB-sdyz、PaWB-fjfz、LY-fjya1株系tuf基因上游12,745-12,748 bp序列, 比较分析发现PaWB-sdyz、PaWB-fjfz、LY-fjya1、OY-M、AYWB、PAa、SLY、AT植原体株系tuf与其上游6个基因的结构顺序皆为5’-rplL-rpoB-rpoC-rps12-rps7-fusA-tuf-3’。推测出可能的植原体启动子保守区域模式序列: T₉₀T₁₀₀G₉₂T₇₅G₆₇A₈₅ (-35区); T₉₀A₉₆T₉₂A₉₈T₇₃T₉₀ (-10区)。基于8个植原体株系的rplL-tuf核苷酸序列编码基因、非编码序列、氨基酸序列的多位点序列分析可将不同植原体株系以较高的支持率清晰地区分, 不同植原体株系rplL-tuf核苷酸非编码区变异水平更高。16SrI组植原体tuf基因上游序列存在3种变异类型, 其代表株系PaWB-fjfz、LY-fjya1 tuf基因上游130 bp片段和CWB-hnsy1 tuf基因上游129 bp片段皆具有启动子活性。     

中国各地不同枣树品种上枣疯病植原体的PCR检测及分子变异分析

摘要：【目的】检测不同地区枣树品种上的枣疯植原体侵染及保守基因序列的变异。【方法】利用植原体16S rDNA的通用引物R16mF2／R16mR1、16S-23S间区序列(SR)的通用引物SR1/SR及secY基因引物FD9f/r,通过PCR检测采自国内7个地区14个枣树品种上的32个枣疯病和4个酸枣丛枝病样品。将PCR产物进行直接或克隆测序,结合已报导的测序数据,进行序列同源性和系统进化分析。【结果】所有枣疯病样品中均检测到植原体;皆属于榆树黄化16S rV-B亚组,与我国重阳木丛枝和樱桃致死黄化遗传关系     

壳聚糖酶的克隆表达与壳寡糖的制备分析

目的:克隆壳聚糖酶基因于大肠杆菌中实现高表达,制备壳寡糖。方法:以枯草芽孢杆菌总DNA为模板扩增壳聚糖酶基因(CSN),克隆至载体pET23a(+)上,转化菌株BL21(DE3)。重组子经0.5 mmol/L IPTG诱导后,SDS-PAGE和质谱检测与鉴定重组酶。酶纯化后水解壳聚糖,薄层色谱分析其水解产物。结果:质谱证明壳聚糖酶(31.5kDa)成功表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的45%左右。纯化后重组酶浓度为900 mg/L,纯度95%、回收率85%,酶活力为10 000 U/mg。壳聚糖降解产物为壳二糖至壳四糖。结论:原核表达载体pET23a(+)-CSN构建正确,壳聚糖酶表达量与活性高,适用于水解壳聚糖制备壳寡糖。     

国内外蝗害治理技术现状与展望

本文首先概述了国内外蝗虫发生与为害的态势,总结了现阶段我国蝗虫发生与为害的主要特点:即农田飞蝗暴发频繁而且严重,草原土蝗的发生时常造成严重的经济损失,而且侵入城市干扰市民生活,我国与周边国家之间蝗虫过境迁移频繁,使用化学农药污染环境和农产品;分析了国内外蝗虫防治对策与技术的发展现状,重点介绍了应急防治和可持续治理对策、...     

Molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia and assessment of zoonotic transmission

The molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is essential for accurately identifying organisms and assessing zoonotic transmission. Results of recent molecular epidemiological studies strongly suggest that zoonotic transmission plays an important role in cryptosporidiosis epidemiology. In such cases the most prevalent zoonotic species is Cryptosporidium parvum. Genotyping and subtyping data suggest that zoonotic transmission is not as prevalent in the epidemiology of giardiasis. Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is a relatively recent application that is evolving as new genes are found that increase the accuracy of identification while discovering a greater diversity of species and yet unnamed taxa within these two important genera. As molecular data accumulate, our understanding of the role of zoonotic transmission in epidemiology and clinical manifestations is becoming clearer.     

Comparison of BMI and percentage of body fat of Indian and German children and adolescents

Today, serious health problems as overweight and obesity are not just constricted to the developed world, but also increase in the developing countries (Prentice 2006, Ramachandram et al. 2002). Focusing on this issue, BMI and percentage of body fat were compared in 2094 schoolchildren from two cross-sectional studies from India and Germany investigated in 2008 and 2009. The German children are in all age groups significantly taller, whereas the Indian children show higher values in BMI (e.g. 12 years: Indian: around 22 kg/m2; German: around 19 kg/m2) and in the percentage of body fat (e.g. 12 years: Indian: around 27%; German: around 18-20%) in most of the investigated age groups. The Indian children have significantly higher BMI between 10 and 13 (boys) respectively 14 years (girls). Indian children showed significant higher percentage of body fat between 10 and 15 years (boys) and between 8 and 16 years (girls). The difference in overweight between Indian and German children was strongest at 11 (boys) and 12 (girls) years: 70% of the Indian but 20% of the German children were classified as overweight. In countries such as India that undergo nutritional transition, a rapid increase in obesity and overweight is observed. In contrast to the industrialized countries, the risk of overweight in developing countries is associated with high socioeconomic status. Other reasons of the rapid increase of overweight in the developing countries caused by different environmental or genetic factors are discussed.     

Synthesis and turnover of cerebrosides and phosphatidylserine of myelin and microsomal fractions of adult and developing rat brain.

The synthesis and turnover of cerebrosides and phospholipids was followed in microsomal and myelin fractions of developing and adult rat brains after an intracerebral injection of [U-14C]serine. The kinetics of incorporation of radioactivity into microsomal and myelin cerebrosides indicate the possibility of a precursor-product relationship between cerebrosides of these membranes. The specific radioactivity of myelin cerebrosides was corrected for the deposition of newly formed cerebrosides in myelin. Multiphasic curves were obtained for the decline in specific radioactivity of myelin and microsomal cerebrosides, suggesting different cerebroside pools in these membranes. The half-life of the fast turning-over pool of cerebrosides of myelin was 7 and 22 days for the developing and adult rat brain respectively. The half-life of the slowly turning-over pool of myelin cerebrosides was about 145 days for both groups of animals. The half-life of the rapidly turning-over microsomal cerebrosides was calculated to be 20 and 40 h for the developing and adult animals respectively. The half-life of the intermediate and slowly turning-over microsomal cerebrosides was 11 and 60 days respectively, for both groups of animals. The amount of incorporation of radioactivity into microsomal cerebrosides from L-serine was greatly decreased in the adult animals, and greater amounts of the precursor were directed towards the synthesis of phosphatidylserine. In the developing animals, considerable amounts of cerebrosides were synthesized from L-serine, besides phosphatidylserine. The time-course of incorporation indicated that a precursor-product relationship exists between microsomal and myelin phosphatidylserine. The half-life of microsomal phosphatidylserine was calculated to be about 8 h for the fast turning-over pool in both groups of animals.     

Carnitine and creatine content of tissues of normal and alloxan-diabetic sheep and rats

The concentration of carnitine in liver increased 28-fold and urinary carnitine excretion 5-fold in alloxan-diabetic sheep. In contrast there were no similar increases in alloxan-diabetic rats. The creatine content of liver decreased 3-fold and creatine excretion decreased 2-fold in diabetic sheep. In contrast the creatine content of liver increased nearly 4-fold in diabetic rats with no change in creatine excretion. The marked increased in production of carnitine by the liver of the diabetic sheep appears possible because of decreased production and excretion of creatine.     

Coiled-coil nanomechanics and uncoiling and unfolding of the superhelix and alpha-helices of myosin

The nanomechanical properties of the coiled-coils of myosin are fundamentally important in understanding muscle assembly and contraction. Force spectra of single molecules of double-headed myosin, single-headed myosin, and coiled-coil tail fragments were acquired with an atomic force microscope and displayed characteristic triphasic force-distance responses to stretch: a rise phase (R) and a plateau phase (P) and an exponential phase (E). The R and P phases arise mainly from the stretching of the coiled-coils, with the hinge region being the main contributor to the rise phase at low force. Only the E phase was analyzable by the worm-like chain model of polymer elasticity. Restrained molecular mechanics simulations on an existing x-ray structure of scallop S2 yielded force spectra with either two or three phases, depending on the mode of stretch. It revealed that coiled-coil chains separate completely near the end of the P phase and the stretching of the unfolded chains gives rise to the E phase. Extensive conformational searching yielded a P phase force near 40 pN that agreed well with the experimental value. We suggest that the flexible and elastic S2 region, particularly the hinge region, may undergo force-induced unfolding and extend reversibly during actomyosin powerstroke.