转基因抗除草剂油菜对十字花科杂草的基因漂移

以转基因抗除草剂油菜Q3为花粉供体材料,油菜远缘杂草为花粉受体材料,在自然传粉和人工辅助授粉条件下研究甘蓝型油菜与十字花科杂草间的基因漂移频率。结果表明,以转基因油菜为父本,十字花科杂草荠菜、碎米荠、播娘蒿、诸葛菜、风花菜、遏蓝菜和菜为母本,杂交高度不亲和,基因漂移率为0 % ,无生态风险,但对野芥菜的基因漂移率高达0 .885 %。野芥菜是我国大部分地区的常见杂草,种类繁多,分布范围广,大面积种植转基因抗除草剂油菜对野生芥菜的基因污染应引起高度重视。     

四个芸薹属物种硫苷含量与种类分析及特殊硫苷成分的种间导入

硫代葡萄糖苷(简称硫苷)是在十字花科植物中广泛存在的一类次级代谢物,在植物防御体系中发挥着重要的作用。本研究通过高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术,检测分析了十字花科芸薹属4个油用物种(甘蓝型油菜、埃塞俄比亚芥、芥菜型油菜、白菜型油菜)67个代表性品种3个器官(根、叶、种子)3个环境(2014年湖北武汉、2016年湖北武汉、2016年湖北襄阳)下的硫苷种类及含量。共检测到11种主要的硫苷,显著性检验结果显示:不同年份间硫苷含量分布差异极显著,但在同一年武汉与襄阳两个地点间差异不显著;不同物种间硫苷的类型差异明显;甘蓝型油菜、埃塞俄比亚芥不同品种间硫苷含量分布差异极显著,但受测的芥菜型油菜、白菜型油菜不同品种间硫苷含量分布差异不显著;同一个品种不同器官间的硫苷总量差异极显著;同一器官不同硫苷的含量差异也极为显著。这些结果表明硫苷在不同物种、不同器官、不同品种间都展现了丰富的变异,同时硫苷也受到了极显著的环境影响。每个物种或物种的不同器官内都有其代表性的特殊硫苷成分,如甘蓝型油菜中的2-羟基-3-丁烯基硫苷,埃塞比亚芥以及芥菜型油菜中的2-丙烯基硫苷,白菜型油菜中的3-丁烯基硫苷。其中一些特殊硫苷成分具有有益的生物学功能,它们的存在为通过种间杂交的方式将其向甘蓝型油菜中聚集提供了可能性。我们以在埃塞俄比亚芥与芥菜型油菜中所检测到的具有抗病功能的2-丙烯基硫苷为例进行展示,这种硫苷成分在高、中、低硫苷的甘蓝型油菜品种中含量都几乎为0,而在含有埃塞俄比亚芥与白菜型油菜亚基因组导入片段包含3个世代183个株系的再合成甘蓝型油菜(新型甘蓝型油菜)中,有170个株系检测到了显著高于品种材料的2-丙烯基硫苷成分,这说明了通过种间交流的方式向目标物种中导入特殊硫苷成分的可行性。以上这些结果将为分析利用芸薹属不同油用作物中的硫苷,并创建具有特殊硫苷成分的芸薹属作物提供信息和新的视角。     

芸薹属(Brassica napus,B.rapa,B.oleracea) CAMTA3基因家族的鉴定及生物信息学分析

芸薹属(Brassica)植物(甘蓝型油菜,白菜,甘蓝)是重要的经济作物,它们之间的关系可用禹氏三角表示.CAMTA是在进化过程中高度保守的一类转录因子家族,该家族成员在芸薹属植物抗逆境胁迫过程中具有重要作用.为了探讨芸薹属CAMTA3基因家族的功能,本研究利用生物信息学手段,鉴定了芸薹属(白菜,甘蓝和甘蓝型油菜)CAMTA3基因家族的8个基因,并从蛋白质的理化性质、家族进化与基因结构和上游启动子等方面进行了分析研究.分析表明,芸薹属CAMTA3基因家族8个成员在进化过程中具有较高的保守性,其亲缘关系与禹氏三角理论相符,且各成员在植物响应抗胁迫过程中占重要地位.研究结果为芸薹属CAMTA3基因家族的功能研究提供了一定的信息基础.     

芸薹属中几个物种碳酸酐酶活性的比较

检测芸薹属中几种植物的碳酸酐酶在根、茎、叶中的分布和活性以及叶片净光合速率和锌元素含量的结果表明：碳酸酐酶在甘蓝型油菜的根、茎、叶中均有分布,叶中的碳酸酐酶活性最大,茎中的次之,根中的最小。不同芸薹属植物中碳酸酐酶活性的大小依序为：甘蓝型油菜〉白菜型油菜〉芜菁〉埃塞俄比亚芥。以甘蓝型油菜为例,碳酸酐酶活性的日变化呈双峰曲线,在整个生育期的变化趋势是先上升后下降,抽薹期间的碳酸酐酶活性最高。碳酸酐酶活性与净光合速率以及与锌元素含量之间均呈现显著的正相关。     

转基因小麦外源基因向近缘野生植物漂移的风险评估-以转TaDREB4小麦为例

国际上转基因作物种植面积不断增加,外源基因漂移的生态风险越来越受到人们的关注。花粉传播的方式是小麦与其近缘野生植物间发生基因漂移的主要途径。调查发现,我国小麦与近缘野生植物空间分布重叠,黄淮海麦区一些近缘野生植物与小麦花期相遇。采集这些近缘野生植物的种子并通过人工杂交获得其与转基因小麦的杂交后代,人工杂交成功率为2.18%～68.61%。但由于出苗率低(0～2.86%)或花粉败育等原因,杂交种无法自然繁殖。通过用小麦或小麦近缘野生植物亲本进行回交,结果发现,只有小亚山羊草×小麦的杂交种与转基因小麦回交成功,回交成功率为0.24%。这些杂交后代种子种植于田间后全部死亡。完全自然状态下,连续监测5年,在近缘野生植物中也没有检测到任何基因漂移事件的发生。说明转基因小麦外源基因向近缘野生植物漂移的风险极低。     

十字花科多肽激素类基因RALF的同源基因克隆及进化分析

多肽激素类基因是对植物生长发育起重要作用的一类基因,RALF是其中的重要一员,而十字花科在中国蔬菜作物中是重要的一大类群。为了摸清十字花科多种蔬菜作物的RALF同源基因信息,该文根据前期研究从油菜中扩增到的多肽激素类基因RALFbn的序列设计引物,从提取的十字花科芸薹属、萝卜属、蔊菜属、山芥属的7份重要蔬菜作物的基因组DNA中分别克隆到了RALF的同源序列。结果表明:7种蔬菜作物的RALF同源基因编码区均在300 bp左右,且无内含子,编码的蛋白质由79个氨基酸组成,说明RALF在十字花科4个属内的保守性较强;对RALF同源基因在十字花科4个属中的表达分析表明,该类基因在根、茎、叶、花序轴等营养器官中不表达或弱表达,但主要在生殖器官中表达,其中在总花蕾和开放花中的表达量普遍高于嫩角果中的表达量,表明该类基因在十字花科中的生理活跃期是花发育时期。同时,构建了十字花科4个属中RALF同源基因的系统树,芸薹属的油菜、甘蓝和芥蓝形成一个分支,而茎瘤芥和分蘖芥形成另外一个分支,且与萝卜属、山芥属、蔊菜属的材料聚在一支,该基因的进化途径在一定程度上也反映出这几种作物的遗传背景关系。该研究结果丰富了RALF家族信息,增添了十字花科植物的分子进化数据。     

转基因油菜的基因流及生态风险

综合评述了转基因油菜的基因流及其生态风险.油菜作为最早的转基因作物之一目前已在加拿大和澳大利亚大面积商业化应用.(常)异花授粉作物油菜的天然异交率可达30%左右,也易与其它芸苔属作物杂交,因此转基因油菜的生态风险已引起各国科学家的高度重视.转基因油菜主要通过与其野生近缘种的花粉交换和与非转基因油菜的花粉交换两种方式进行花粉的输出.基因可能逃逸到相关野生近缘种,但在大田环境下能够得到杂种的可能性很小;由于基因的漂流在油菜田块间确实存在,因此在种植转基因油菜的过程中必须考虑其间隔距离.     

芥菜型多室油菜与甘蓝型油菜的种间远缘杂交

通过对芥菜型多室油菜与甘蓝型油菜种间杂交 以下简写为芥×甘或甘×芥 的结实性、交配性以及不同甘蓝型油菜对交配性的影响等研究发现:芥、甘正反交形成的饱满种子数较少,其形成种子的能力弱,但是芥×甘与甘×芥杂交相比,芥×甘形成饱满种子的能力较强,受精能力以及杂种胚胎的发育能力也强,在授粉后的子房发育上二者无显著差异.所以,芥菜型多室油菜与甘蓝型油菜种间杂交创建新资源时宜采用芥×甘杂交方式;不同甘蓝型油菜品种与芥菜型多室油菜正反交的结角率、受精指数、结籽指数和可交配指数均不相同,但可交配指数的变异系数最大.因此,筛选可交配性强的甘蓝型基因型应着眼于可交配指数高的甘蓝型油菜亲本材料,根据本试验结果,芥菜型多室油菜与甘蓝型油菜93-221-1杂交形成的杂种胚具有较强的可发育性.     

通过白菜型油菜和埃塞俄比亚芥的Ar和Cc基因组导入创造甘蓝型油菜新材料

油菜是目前我国主要种植的油料作物之一,但现有的种质资源限制了产量的进一步提高。本研究采取了一种新的育种方式来增加甘蓝型油菜的种质资源,即通过远缘杂交结合分子标记辅助选择的方式将白菜型油菜的Ar基因组和埃塞俄比亚芥的Cc对现有的甘蓝型油菜品种的基因组(AnAnCnCn)进行部分替换。通过对五倍体杂交后代(ArAnBcCcCn)进行染色体选择,找到了染色体数目为38的材料。为了和现有的甘蓝型油菜进行区分,得到的新材料被认定为甘蓝型油菜新材料。实验结果表明,得到的部分甘蓝型油菜新材料具有基本正常的减数分裂过程、正常的花粉萌发以及胚囊发育过程,这说明甘蓝型油菜新材料达到了遗传平衡。分子标记分析表明:甘蓝型油菜新材料的约50%的基因组被白菜型油菜的Ar基因组和埃塞俄比亚芥的Cc替换,并且这些甘蓝型油菜新材料之间具有丰富的遗传多样性。因此,白菜型油菜的Ar基因组和埃塞俄比亚芥的Cc基因组导入对于丰富现有的甘蓝型油菜种质资源具有明显的效果。     

转基因栽培稻基因漂移是否会带来环境生物安全影响?

转基因通过基因漂移可以渐渗到作物的野生近缘种,由此而导致的环境风险是全球广泛关注的生物安全问题.有3个关键因素可以决定环境风险的程度:特定空间距离的转基因漂移频率,转基因在野生近缘种中的表达水平,以及转基因为野生近缘种群体带来的适合度效应.本文将根据现有研究结果,从上述3方面对转基因漂移到非转基因栽培稻、杂草稻和野生稻造成的潜在环境影响进行回顾.栽培稻品种之间的基因漂移频率很低,可以通过空间隔离或其他方法使其降低到可忽略的水平.在共同分布的环境中,栽培稻基因(包括转基因)向杂草稻和野生稻的漂移不可避免.尽管抗虫转基因(Bt或Bt/CpTI)在栽培稻和野生近缘种杂交后代中可以正常表达,但由于在低虫压环境中,抗虫转基因不会明显改变野生近缘种的适合度,抗虫转基因漂移所造成的环境影响十分有限.因此对基因漂移而言,抗虫转基因栽培稻的商品化种植应该比较安全.然而,抗除草剂转基因渐渗到杂草稻或野生稻会改变群体的适合度,可能会引起不可预测的环境后果.     

转基因耐除草剂作物的环境风险及管理

自1996年第1例转基因作物在美国商业化种植, 其在全球的种植面积一直处于持续、快速增长的趋势。2010年, 全球转基因作物种植总面积达1.48×10⁸ hm², 所种植的转基因作物主要是耐除草剂和抗虫作物, 其中耐除草剂作物占种植总面积的81%。耐除草剂作物的种植为杂草的高效控制提供了新的手段, 但其可能带来的生态环境风险也引起了全世界各国的广泛关注和争议。该文在总结归纳前人研究的基础上, 针对耐除草剂作物的基因漂移、杂草化及对生物多样性的影响等当前人们普遍关注的环境风险问题, 系统讨论了相关的风险评价程序和方法, 概括和分析了当前耐除草剂作物的环境风险研究进展和管理措施, 以期为我国转基因耐除草剂作物的开发、风险评价及管理提供依据。     

Inheritance of rapeseed (Brassica napus)-specific RAPD markers and a transgene in the cross B. juncea x (B. juncea x B. napus)

We have examined the inheritance of 20 rapeseed (Brassica napus)-specific RAPD (randomly amplified polymorphic DNA) markers from transgenic, herbicide-tolerant rapeseed in 54 plants of the BC₁ generation from the cross B. junceax(B. junceaxB. napus). Hybridization between B. juncea and B. napus, with B. juncea as the female parent, was successful both in controlled crosses and spontaneously in the field. The controlled backcrossing of selected hybrids to B. juncea, again with B. juncea as the female parent, also resulted in many seeds. The BC₁ plants contained from 0 to 20 of the rapeseed RAPD markers, and the frequency of inheritance of individual RAPD markers ranged from 19% to 93%. The transgene was found in 52% of the plants analyzed. Five synteny groups of RAPD markers were identified. In the hybrids pollen fertility was 0–28%. The hybrids with the highest pollen fertility were selected as male parents for backcrossing, and pollen fertility in the BC₁ plants was improved (24–90%) compared to that of the hybrids.     

Environmental and human health impacts of growing genetically modified herbicide-tolerant sugar beet: a life-cycle assessment

There is ongoing debate concerning the possible environmental and human health impacts of growing genetically modified (GM) crops. Here, we report the results of a life-cycle assessment (LCA) comparing the environmental and human health impacts of conventional sugar beet growing regimes in the UK and Germany with those that might be expected if GM herbicide-tolerant (to glyphosate) sugar beet is commercialized. The results presented for a number of environmental and human health impact categories suggest that growing the GM herbicide-tolerant crop would be less harmful to the environment and human health than growing the conventional crop, largely due to lower emissions from herbicide manufacture, transport and field operations. Emissions contributing to negative environmental impacts, such as global warming, ozone depletion, ecotoxicity of water and acidification and nutrification of soil and water, were much lower for the herbicide-tolerant crop than for the conventional crop. Emissions contributing to summer smog, toxic particulate matter and carcinogenicity, which have negative human health impacts, were also substantially lower for the herbicide-tolerant crop. The environmental and human health impacts of growing GM crops need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis using a holistic approach. LCA is a valuable technique for helping to undertake such assessments.     

Assembling spatially explicit landscape models of pollen and spore dispersal by wind for risk assessment

Models of windblown pollen or spore movement are required to predict gene flow from genetically modified (GM) crops and the spread of fungal diseases. We suggest a simple form for a function describing the distance moved by a pollen grain or fungal spore, for use in generic models of dispersal. The function has power-law behaviour over sub-continental distances. We show that air-borne dispersal of rapeseed pollen in two experiments was inconsistent with an exponential model, but was fitted by power-law models, implying a large contribution from distant fields to the catches observed. After allowance for this 'background' by applying Fourier transforms to deconvolve the mixture of distant and local sources, the data were best fit by power-laws with exponents between 1.5 and 2. We also demonstrate that for a simple model of area sources, the median dispersal distance is a function of field radius and that measurement from the source edge can be misleading. Using an inverse-square dispersal distribution deduced from the experimental data and the distribution of rapeseed fields deduced by remote sensing, we successfully predict observed rapeseed pollen density in the city centres of Derby and Leicester (UK).     

Gene flow from herbicide-tolerant GM rice and the heterosis of GM rice-weed F2 progeny

Gene flow from genetically modified (GM) crops to non-GM cultivars or weedy relatives may lead to the development of more aggressive weeds. We quantified the amount of gene flow from herbicide-tolerant GM rice (Protox GM, derived from the cultivar Dongjin) to three cultivars (Dongjin, Aranghyangchal and Hwaseong) and a weedy rice line. Gene flow frequency generally decreased with increasing distance from the pollen donor. At the shortest distance (0.5 m), we observed a maximum frequency (0.039%) of gene flow. We found that the cultivar Dongjin received the greatest amount of gene flow, with the second being weedy rice. Heterosis of F2 inbred progeny was also examined between Protox GM and weedy rice. We compared growth and reproduction between F2 progeny (homozygous or hemizygous for the Protox gene) and parental rice lines (GM and weedy rice). Here, transgene-homozygous F2 progeny was significantly taller and produced more seeds than the transgene-hemizygous F2 progeny and parental lines. Although the gene flow frequency was generally low, our results suggest that F2 progeny between GM and weedy relatives may exhibit heterosis.     

Gene flow from transgenic to nontransgenic soybean plants in the Cerrado region of Brazil

Evaluation of transgenic crops under field conditions is a fundamental step for the production of genetically engineered varieties. In order to determine if there is pollen dispersal from transgenic to nontransgenic soybean plants, a field release experiment was conducted in the Cerrado region of Brazil. Nontransgenic plants were cultivated in plots surrounding Roundup Ready transgenic plants carrying the cp4 epsps gene, which confers herbicide tolerance against glyphosate herbicide, and pollen dispersal was evaluated by checking for the dominant gene. The percentage of cross-pollination was calculated as a fraction of herbicide-tolerant and -nontolerant plants. The greatest amount of transgenic pollen dispersion was observed in the first row, located at one meter from the central (transgenic) plot, with a 0.52% average frequency. The frequency of pollen dispersion decreased to 0.12% in row 2, reaching 0% when the plants were up to 10 m distance from the central plot. Under these conditions pollen flow was higher for a short distance. This fact suggests that the management necessary to avoid cross-pollination from transgenic to nontransgenic plants in the seed production fields should be similar to the procedures currently utilized to produce commercial seeds.     

Testing pollen of single and stacked insect-resistant Bt-maize on in vitro reared honey bee larvae

The ecologically and economic important honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a key non-target arthropod species in environmental risk assessment (ERA) of genetically modified (GM) crops. Honey bee larvae are directly exposed to transgenic products by the consumption of GM pollen. But most ERA studies only consider responses of adult bees, although Bt-proteins primarily affect the larval phases of target organisms. We adopted an in vitro larvae rearing system, to assess lethal and sublethal effects of Bt-pollen consumption in a standardized eco-toxicological bioassay. The effects of pollen from two Bt-maize cultivars, one expressing a single and the other a total of three Bt-proteins, on the survival and prepupae weight of honey bee larvae were analyzed. The control treatments included pollen from three non-transgenic maize varieties and of Heliconia rostrata. Three days old larvae were fed the realistic exposure dose of 2 mg pollen within the semi-artificial diet. The larvae were monitored over 120 h, until the prepupal stage, where larvae terminate feeding and growing. Neither single nor stacked Bt-maize pollen showed an adverse effect on larval survival and the prepupal weight. In contrast, feeding of H. rostrata pollen caused significant toxic effects. The results of this study indicate that pollen of the tested Bt-varieties does not harm the development of in vitro reared A. mellifera larvae. To sustain the ecosystem service of pollination, Bt-impact on A. mellifera should always be a crucial part of regulatory biosafety assessments. We suggest that our approach of feeding GM pollen on in vitro reared honey bee larvae is well suited of becoming a standard bioassay in regulatory risk assessments schemes of GM crops.     

转基因大豆豆粕外源基因和蛋白在SD大鼠体内消化吸收分析

为了评估转基因抗草甘膦除草剂大豆的食用安全性,以20%的比例将转基因抗草甘膦除草剂大豆GTS40-3-2和其亲本非转基因大豆A5403豆粕分别添加到基础饲料中喂养两代Sprague-Dawley(SD)大鼠,采用定性、定量PCR和ELISA方法检测转基因大豆成分相关基因和蛋白在长期饲喂的大鼠体内代谢残留状况。结果表明,大鼠喂养转基因大豆豆粕后,除了大鼠肠粪和盲肠内容物检测到有转基因成分的残留,肠道菌群和实质脏器均未发现相关基因和蛋白。结果提示,长期饲喂转基因抗草甘膦除草剂大豆GTS40-3-2与亲本A5403大豆豆粕对SD大鼠具有同样的食用安全性。     

Assessing Compositional Variability through Graphical Analysis and Bayesian Statistical Approaches: Case Studies on Transgenic Crops

Abstract

New transgenic (GM) crops are subjected to extensive safety assessments that include compositional comparisons with conventional counterparts as a cornerstone of the process. The influence of germplasm, location, environment, and agronomic treatments on compositional variability is, however, often obscured in these pair-wise comparisons. Furthermore, classical statistical significance testing can often provide an incomplete and over-simplified summary of highly responsive variables such as crop composition. In order to more clearly describe the influence of the numerous sources of compositional variation we present an introduction to two alternative but complementary approaches to data analysis and interpretation. These include i) exploratory data analysis (EDA) with its emphasis on visualization and graphics-based approaches and ii) Bayesian statistical methodology that provides easily interpretable and meaningful evaluations of data in terms of probability distributions. The EDA case-studies include analyses of herbicide-tolerant GM soybean and insect-protected GM maize and soybean. Bayesian approaches are presented in an analysis of herbicide-tolerant GM soybean. Advantages of these approaches over classical frequentist significance testing include the more direct interpretation of results in terms of probabilities pertaining to quantities of interest and no confusion over the application