海南省根瘤菌资源考察及分类

对海南省各地区的豆科植物进行了根瘤菌共生情况调查和根瘤样品采集。经分离、纯化和回接试验后,选取了其中38株菌与Rhizobium、Bradyrhizobium、Sinoorhizobium和Agra-btcterium四属的18株参比菌进行了193个生理生化性状分析,使用简单匹配系数(ssm)和平均连锁法(UPGMA)进行了聚类分析,同时对部分菌株做了DNA—DNA杂交分析及交叉结瘤试验。结果表明,海南省根瘤菌被分为快慢两群,自同一寄主植物属既分离出快生根瘤菌又分离出慢生根瘤菌。海南省慢生根瘤菌全属于Bradyrhizobium群,该群在88％相似性水平分为三个亚群,相当于亚种水平。慢生菌在亚群中的分布与原寄主无相关性,即同一寄主的菌分布在不同亚群中。海南快生菌却独立成群,在碳氮源利用、抗生素抗性及其它生理生化特性上与海南慢生菌群和快生参比菌群均显著不同,值得进一步研究,以确定其分类地位。     

根瘤菌数值分类

对56株根瘤菌及3株土壤杆菌进行了200个形态、生理、生化及生物学性状测定,根据Ssm相似性系数及最短距离聚类公式,用电子计算机进行数值分类。试验结果,将快生型根瘤菌、慢生型根瘤穗和土壤杆菌在届的水平上分开,豌豆根瘤菌、三叶草根瘤菌和菜豆根瘤菌三者的相似性很高,合并为一个种。以上结果与《伯杰系统细菌学手册》第一卷中Jordan的根瘤菌科分类系统相一致。此外,紫云英根瘤菌自成一群,包括在根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)中。柱花草根瘤菌独立成群,包括在慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)中。     

花生根瘤菌的数值分类*

从我国 １１个省、 １６种土壤类型、 ２０多个花生（Ａｒａｃｈｉｓ ｈｙｐｏｇａｅａ Ｌ．）品种上分离到的花生根瘤菌［Ｂｒａｄｙｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍ ｓｐ．（Ａｒａｃｈｉｓ）］中选取５０个代表菌株、并与从津巴布韦引进的４株花生根瘤菌及７株慢生根瘤菌常用的参比菌株共６１株菌进行了１２８项表型特征的测定。数值分类的结果表明,全部菌株在７５％水平上相聚,并在７６％和７７％的水平上分别聚成两大群（群Ⅰ、群Ⅱ）,每大群以较高的相似性（８５％- ９４％）各聚成６个亚群。所用数值     

内蒙古根瘤菌的数值分类

对63株新分离的内蒙古根瘤菌与6株来自Rhizobiumleguminosarum及Sinorhizobiummililoti的参比菌株一起进行了数值分类。结果表明：所有测试菌株在67％的相似性水平上分为三个表观群,群Ⅰ包括3株Sinorhizobiummeliloti的参比菌和9株新分离的内蒙古根瘤菌;群Ⅱ包括3株RhizobiumLoguminosarum参比菌和37株新分离的内蒙古根瘤菌;群Ⅲ全部由20株新分离的内蒙古根瘤菌组成。在78％的相似     

海南省快生根瘤菌的多型性

本文报告了对25株来自不同寄主植物的海南快生型根瘤菌及7株已知快生型根瘤菌的数值分类。结果表明,海南快生型根瘤菌在分类上有多样性,其中一部分属于不同的已知根瘤菌种,有13株海南快生型根瘤菌构成一个具有独立分类地位的菌群。这一独立的海南根瘤菌群来自10个属的寄主植物,并有较强的生活能力和扰逆性。     

根瘤菌新类群代表菌株的16S rDNA全序列测定及其系统发育地位

用双脱氧法测定了一个根瘤菌新类群代表菌株SH2672的16S rDNA全序列,将此全序列与根瘤菌各已知种及相关种的16S rDNA全序列进行了比较及聚类分析,得到系统发育树状图。在系统发育树状图中,菌株SH2672与百脉根中慢生根瘤菌(Mesorhizobium loti),华癸中慢生根瘤菌(M. huakuii)、天山中慢生根瘤菌(M. tianshanense)、地中海中慢生根瘤菌(M. mediterraneum)、鹰嘴豆中慢生根瘤菌(M. ciceri)共同构成一个分支,与各已知种的模式菌株16S rDNA相似性分别为:96.3％,96.4％,97.2％,95.1％,95.6％,均在95％以上,它们应归属于同一属。且分支内各种间DNA同源性低于70％,表明它们分别为不同的种,菌株SH2672代表着一个新的根瘤菌种。     

超慢生型大豆根瘤菌的生理生化和共生特性的研究

超慢生型大豆根瘤菌(ESG,extra—slow-gfowing soybean rhizobium)是不同于大豆另两类共生体——慢生型大豆根瘤菌(Bradyhizobium,japonicum)和快生型大豆根瘤菌(Sin-orhizobium fredii)的新类群。它们在生长速率和生理学特性等方面均表现出较大的差异。根瘤类菌体的扫描结果表明,ESG的类菌体形态为杆状,与另外两群相近,但发现有“Y”形类菌体。ESG利用碳源范围较窄,抗生素自然耐受性比慢生型低,在柠檬酸盐培养基上不生长;代时超长,已测定的7个菌株代时为23．3-41．9h。细胞成分N,c分析结果表明,ESG在三个类群中N含量最高,C含量最低。温室盆栽试验证明ESG中大部分菌株的固氮酶活性和植株含氮量与生产用菌株相当。ESG菌株可以在绿豆上结瘤并有固氮酶活性。     

海南快生根瘤菌蛋白,多位点酶及质粒电泳

在本室以前的研究中,海南快生根瘤菌具有分类上的多型性。其一部分归于已知各根瘤菌种,另有一部分菌株构成独立的表观群及相应的ＤＮＡ同源群（亚群Ⅱ和Ⅳ）。本文采用不同的电泳方法,分析了海南快生根瘤菌和已知根瘤菌种的代表共５５个菌株的全细胞蛋白、酯酶、过氧化物酶及质粒组成。结果表明：同一亚群的菌株间有相似的蛋白图谱,种群之间有较明显的差异,根瘤菌中普遍存在酯酶,酶带的数量和迁移率具有菌株专一性,更适合于苗株的鉴别。过氧化物酶只在部分菌株中观察到,亚群Ⅱ与亚群Ⅳ的菌株均显示一条酶带,但二者之间的相对迁移率有明显差别。质粒电泳中,大多数海南快生菌中存在着大质粒,分子量范围是２０－４０００Ｋｂ,同一亚群中的不同菌株间具有一定相似性,这些结果为海南快生型根瘤菌的分类提供了一些辅助证据。     

花生根瘤菌在根瘤菌系统分类中的地位研究

用12株分类地位已知的代表菌为对照,采用现代细菌分类学方法,对从四川省4个花生产区的天府3号和地方品种上分离的花生根瘤菌,从系统发育方面,探索了花生根瘤菌在根瘤菌系统中的分类地位。多聚酶链反应(PCR)扩增的16S rRNA的4种限制性内切酶长度多态(PCR-RFLP)以及16S rRNA部分碱基序列测定结果同时表明:四川花生根瘤菌与慢生大豆根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium japonicum)相似性极高。由此推论它们在系统发育及进化方向上是基本一致的。该结果为研究花生根瘤菌的确切分类地位打下了基础。     

分离自鸡眼草和木蓝的根瘤菌分类研究

采用数值分类方法对分离自鸡眼草(Kummerowia)和木蓝(Indigofera)的根瘤菌及已知参比菌株进行聚类分析,发现在83%的相似性水平上形成2个不同与已知菌种的新类群。以SDS全细胞蛋白电泳技术快速聚类分群扩大菌株数,在86%的相似性水平上,分离自鸡眼草的24株菌形成第1类群,分离自木蓝的20株菌形成第2类群。DNA同源性测定结果表明,这2个类群中心菌株SH713和SHL042与13个已知根瘤菌种的DNA同源性均小于61%。因此,分离自鸡眼草和木蓝的根瘤菌分别构成2个独立的根瘤菌新种群。     

Restriction of two-replicon shuttle Escherichia coli-Streptomyces plasmids in Streptomyces lividans strain 66

The shuttle Escherichia coli - Streptomyces plasmids were used to transform S. lividans 66. Plasmid DNAs isolated from this strain transform it 10-1000-fold more efficiently than DNAs from E. coli. Rare transformant cured from most restricted plasmid is more efficient recipient of plasmid DNA from E. coli and has the property of R +/- M+ mutant. Restriction in S. lividans 66 correlates with the appearance in DNA from E. coli of the sites susceptible to Scg2I restriction endonuclease. The latter was isolated earlier from recombinant strain Rcg2, a hybrid between S. griseus Kr. 15 and S. coelicolor A3(2). Scg2I possesses the recognition sequence CCTAGG, like EcoRII, MvaI and Eco dcm methylase. The DNA resistant to Scg2I cleavage retained this ability after in vitro modification by EcoRII methylase. So, the resistance of DNA to Scg2I cleavage is not connected with methylation at 4th and 5th position of second cytosine in the recognition sequence. Neither restriction of plasmid DNA in S. lividans 66 is dependent on dcm modification in E. coli, though its dependence on dam modification is not excluded. It is assumed that the restriction in S. lividans 66 is specified by endonuclease analogous to Scg2I.     

Nucleotide Sequence of Polymerase Chain Reaction Product Amplified from Rickettsia japonica DNA Using Rickettsia rickettsii 190-Kilodalton Surface Antigen Gene Primers

The PCR product amplified from Rickettsia japonica with the primer pair Rr 190.70p and Rr 190.602n of R. rickettsii 190-kDa antigen gene was cloned into M13mp19 RF DNA at the EcoRI site and sequenced by chemiluminescent DNA sequencing. The sequence revealed a molecular size of 533 base pairs (bp). The primer-flanking region of 491 bp, an open reading frame, was compared with the corresponding region of R. rickettsii, demonstrating 35 nucleotide substitutions in R. japonica. The sequence of primer portions in R. japonica DNA was also analyzed, revealing one nucleotide substitution in the Rr 190.70p and two in the Rr 190.602n portion. The homology in the overall sequence of PCR-amplified regions between R. japonica and R. rickettsii was 93% in nucleotide and 85% in putative amino acid structure. The sequence contains no cleavage site for the restriction endonuclease AfaI but two PstI sites giving three fragments of 121, 159, and 253 bp, which differentiated R. japonica from other spotted fever group rickettsiae in addition to R. rickettsii. The cleavage sites for endonucleases AluI, HinfI, and MunI that disappeared or appeared in the sequence by nucleotide substitution differentiated R. japonica from others, as did PstI. The estimation of molecular size of DNA fragments on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is discussed.     

沙坡头地区根瘤菌DNA同源性及16SrDNA全序列

数值分类和多位点酶电泳分析表明,分离自宁夏沙坡头 地区的12株根瘤菌构成一个独立的表观群。对这一菌群进行了DNA同源性和群内中心菌株1 6SrDNA全序列分析。12个菌株的G+C mol%在56.4～62.2范围内;群内DNA同源性为72.3% ～9.5%,大于70%,属种内水平;中心株N220的16SrDNA全序列与参比菌株的序列比较,从 模拟系统发育树看出,它与三株土壤杆菌、三株根瘤菌的16SrDNA序列同源性在94.8%～99 .2%的相似性水平上构成一个分支,看来沙坡头地区这群根瘤菌是一个独立的新种群。     

当归多糖通过上调VEGF抑制细胞凋亡

本研究旨在探讨当归多糖减轻糖尿病缺血再灌注(I/R)诱导大鼠心肌细胞凋亡的作用机制。通过构建糖尿病I/R大鼠模型,再将大鼠随机分为4组(n=10):假手术组(Sham)、糖尿病I/R组(I/R)、I/R+10 mg/kg当归多糖组(I/R+ANG)、I/R+10 mg/kg当归多糖+15μg/kg阿柏西普组(I/R+ANG+AF);通过TTC染色法分析不同实验组大鼠心肌梗死面积差异;使用ELISA试剂盒分析当归多糖干预对I/R大鼠心肌酶水平和氧化应激反应的影响;借助TUNEL/DAPI双重染色分析各组大鼠心肌细胞凋亡情况;通过Western blotting检测当归多糖对血管内皮生长因子A (VEGFA)蛋白表达的影响。TTC染色检测结果表明,与糖尿病I/R组相比,当归多糖可显著减少糖尿病I/R大鼠心肌梗塞面积(p<0.05)。ELISA检测结果显示,与I/R组相比,当归多糖显著降低了糖尿病I/R组大鼠心肌酶--LDH和CK血清水平(p<0.05),并降低TNF-α(p<0.05)、IL-6 (p<0.05)水平,以及上调SOD活性(p<0.05)。TUNEL/DAPI双重染色镜检观察到当归多糖组的TUNEL阳性心肌细胞百分比显著低于I/R组(p<0.05);蛋白免疫印迹分析表明,与假手术组相比,在糖尿病I/R大鼠中检测到p-eNOS蛋白表达下调;而与I/R相比,当归多糖显著减轻了I/R对p-eNOS蛋白表达的抑制作用;与I/R组和阿柏西普组相比,当归多糖处理组的Caspase-3活化水平较低(p<0.05)。而VEGF抑制剂--阿柏西普处理均明显减轻上述当归多糖在糖尿病I/R大鼠中的所有有益作用。当归多糖通过减轻糖尿病I/R大鼠的氧化应激以及炎症反应,以及上调VEGFA表达和抑制Caspase-3活化来减弱糖尿病缺血/再灌注诱导的心肌细胞凋亡,从而在大鼠体内发挥心脏保护作用。     

Cross-genome screening of novel sequence-specific non-LTR retrotransposons: various multicopy RNA genes and microsatellites are selected as targets

Although most LINEs (long interspersed nuclear elements), which are autonomous non-long-terminal-repeat retrotransposons, are inserted throughout the host genome, three groups of LINEs, the early-branched group, the Tx group, and the R1 clade, are inserted into specific sites within the target sequence. We previously characterized the sequence specificity of the R1 clade elements. In this study, we screened the other two groups of sequence-specific LINEs from public DNA databases, reconstructed elements from fragmented sequences, identified their target sequences, and analyzed them phylogenetically. We characterized 13 elements in the early-branched group and 13 in the Tx group. In the early-branched group, we identified R2 elements from sea squirts and zebrafish in this study, although R2 has not been characterized outside the arthropod group to date. This is the first evidence of cross-phylum distribution of sequence-specific LINEs. The Dong element also occurs across phyla, among arthropods and mollusks. In the Tx group, we characterized five novel sequence-specific families: Kibi for TC repeats, Koshi for TTC repeats, Keno for the U2 snRNA gene, Dewa for the tRNA tandem arrays, and Mutsu for the 5S rRNA gene. Keno and Mutsu insert into the highly conserved region within small RNA genes and destroy the targets. Several copies of Dewa insert different positions of tRNA tandem array, which indicates a certain "site specifier" other than sequence-specific endonuclease. In all three groups, LINEs specific for the rRNA genes or microsatellites can occur as multiple families in one organism. This indicates that the copy number of a target sequence is the primary factor to restrict the variety of sequence specificity of LINEs.     

Mutants of phosphorylase a altered in recognition by protein phosphatase-1

To develop our knowledge of specificity determinants for protein phosphatase-1, mutants of phosphorylase b have been converted to phosphorylase a and examined for their efficacy as substrates for protein phosphatase-1. Mutants focused on the N-terminal primary sequence surrounding the phosphoserine (R16A, R16E, and I13G) and at a site that interacts with the phosphoserine in phosphorylase a, (R69K and R69E). The success achieved studying protein kinase substrate specificity with peptide substrates has not extended to protein phosphatases. Protein phosphatases are believed to recognize higher order structure in substrates in addition to the primary sequence surrounding the phosphoserine or threonine. Peptide studies with protein phosphatase-1 have revealed a preference for basic residues N-terminal to the phosphoserine. Arginine 16 in phosphorylase a may be a positive determinant. In this work, protein phosphatase-1 preferred the positive charge on arginine 16. R16A exhibited a similar K(m) but reduced V(max), and R16E had an increased K(m) and a decreased V(max) when compared to phosphorylase. I13G had a similar K(m) but an increased V(max). The R69 mutants were also dephosphorylated preferentially over phosphorylase a. The K(m) for R69K was unchanged but had a higher V(max). R69E exhibited the most changes, with a 4-fold increase in K(m) and a 10-fold increase in V(max). These results suggest that proper presentation of the phosphoserine can greatly affect the rate of dephosphorylation.     

Analysis of plasmid genome evolution based on nucleotide-sequence comparison of two related plasmids of Escherichia coli

Plasmid Rsc13, a small derivative of the plasmid R1, contains a region necessary for replication as well as a complete copy (4957 bp) of the ampicillin resistance transposon, Tn3. We determined the nucleotide sequence of the replication region of Rsc13 to be 2937 bp and then compared this region (designated the 2.9-kb region) to the analogous region of pSM1, a small derivative of the plasmid R100 which has common ancestry with R1. Rsc13 and pSM1 were 96% homologous in this 2.9-kb region except for a discrete region of about 250 bp which showed only 44% homology. The sequence and distribution of nucleotide substitutions between Rsc13 and pSM1 supported a map of possible genes and sites which have previously been seen in the replication region of Rsc13 and pSM1 which showed only 44% homology. Analysis of the amino acid sequence and predicted conformation of the two RepA2 polypeptides, however, suggested that they were very similar. We proposed that the repA2 region of R1 and R100 was replaced by a substitution of a short DNA segment from another plasmid which was evolutionarily related to R1 and R100 but had more divergence. This event may have been mediated by a mechanism similar to that of gene conversion as described in eukaryotic systems.     

Isolation and characterization of a novel Burkholderia cepacia with strong antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani

Strain CF-66 with strong antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani was isolated from compost samples. It is clearly demonstrated that strain CF-66 is belonging to Burkholderia cepacia complex by the morphological and biochemical tests and 16S rDNA sequence. The B. cepacia complex consists of a group of bacteria currently organized into nine genomovars, among them genomovar II and genomovar III, contain the highly epidemic strains. However, it was known that strain CF-66 is not a member of genomovar II or III of the B. cepacia complex by species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay. In this study, the antifungal compound CF66I produced by strain CF-66 was purified and characterized. Based on the nuclear magnetic resonance, GC-MS spectral and infrared spectral data, CF66I was confirmed to have amide bonds, α-metyl fatty acid, bromine, and some structural units such as CH₂CH₂O. CF66I is stable to high temperature, proteolytic enzymes, and organic solvents. CF66I inhibit the growth of a variety of plant pathogenic fungi and pathogenic yeast, whereas bacterial cells are unaffected. CF66I mainly reduced hyphal extension rates in a dose-dependent manner and induced severe change in cell morphology that resulted in swelled and formed very short hyphae with multiple branches.     

The effect of ghrelin pretreatment on epididymal sperm quality and tissue antioxidant enzyme activities after testicular ischemia/reperfusion in rats

Ghrelin, the endogenous ligand for growth hormone secretagogue receptor, has been reported to prevent ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in various tissues by its antioxidant activity. Therefore, this study was aimed to investigate the effect of ghrelin on sperm quality and antioxidant enzyme activity in a rat testicular ischemia/reperfusion injury model. Forty-two male Wistar rats were divided into groups control, I/R, and I/R plus ghrelin. The right testes were rotated 720° for 1 h and were allowed to reperfuse for 4 h and 30 days thereafter. Ghrelin (40 nmol/kg IP) or vehicle (physiological saline) was administrated 15 min before reperfusion. After 4 h of reperfusion, a right orchiectomy was performed to measure the biochemical parameters. In addition, the sperm was collected from the epididymis after 30 days of reperfusion, and sperm characteristics were examined. The malondialdehyde levels of the testis tissues were significantly increased, but a statistically significant decrease was found in the superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase activities in the I/R group as compared with the control, indicating I/R injury. The sperm evaluation showed a significant reduction in all characteristics resulted from I/R compared with the control. In the ghrelin-treated group, the malondialdehyde values were significantly lowered, and only enzyme activity of glutathione peroxidase showed significant increases compared with the I/R group. Ghrelin significantly enhanced sperm motility, movement, and concentration but did not prevent I/R-induced reduction in membrane integrity in the testes of rats compared to the I/R group. Our results suggest that ghrelin treatment has a protective role on IR-induced testicular injury, and this effect may be due to its antioxidant properties.     

Further characterization of the F fertility inhibition systems of "unusual" Fin+ plasmids.

Flac mutants insensitive to transfer inhibition by R factors. JR66a and R485 were isolated and characterized. Representative mutations were cis dominant and are therefore presumed to be at the sites of action, fisU and fisV, respectively, of the FinU and FinV transfer inhibition systems encoded by JR66a and R485. The mutants were used to confirm that the FinU and FinV fertility inhibition systems are different from each other and from the FinOP, FinQ, and FinW systems of R100, R62, and R455, respectively. Together with traO and fisQ mutants of Flac, the new mutants were also used to investigate the nature of the F fertility inhibition systems encoded by a further group of "unusual" Fin+ plasmids. Of these, two incompatibility group X plasmids were found to carry finO+ genes, and of five incompatibility group I plasmids, three encoded FinQ systems, one the FinU system, and one a new system (FinR). Transfer of a variety of derepressed F-like plasmids was inhibited by the FinQ, FinU, and FinV systems, but a quantitatively very different levels; this emphasizes the differences as well as the similarities between the conjugation systems of F-like plasmids.