榆树叶片形成虫瘿过程中转录组学分析

榆瘿蚜取食侵染榆树叶片形成了榆树虫瘿,本研究采用新一代的高通量Illumina Hi Seq^TM 2000技术测序平台对榆瘿蚜取食刺激的榆树叶片进行转录组测序和功能注释,利用生物学方法对基因表达和功能进行研究。测序获得23.19 Gb碱基序列信息,通过对测序数据进行序列过滤、拼接和去冗余,共获得102 017个Unigenes,通过NR与BLAST等数据库比对,其中有37 899个(37.15%) Unigense被注释。利用KOG、GO、KEGG等数据库对榆树虫瘿叶片的Unigense进行比对,按功其能将匹配的Unigenes基因划分25大类;GO注释将信息归纳为基因的3大主类,57个亚类;以KEGG数据库为参考,将Unigene定位到110个不同的代谢通路,包括氧化应激防御、植物激素信号转导、碳水化合物以及次生物代谢等代谢相关的Unigenes通路。本研究通过二代高通量转录组测序技术研究榆瘿蚜侵染下榆树虫瘿的相关基因,为今后研究榆瘿蚜侵染榆树叶片形成虫瘿的分子机理提供了基础资料。     

角倍蚜虫瘿形成对盐肤木保护酶及脂质膜的影响

角倍蚜Schlechtendalia chinensis Bell可刺激盐肤木(Rhus chinensis Mill)叶片组织形成虫瘿。本研究通过对虫瘿形成过程中可溶性蛋白、保护酶、丙二醛和脯氨酸等生理指标的测定,分析虫瘿形成对盐肤木的影响。结果表明:在虫瘿发育的不同时期,除可溶性蛋白在有虫瘿叶片与无虫瘿叶片存在一定差异外,其他各项生理指标的差异均不显著,表明虫瘿形成未对植株造成严重氧化性损伤及脂质膜的破坏,但对盐肤木物质代谢存在一定程度的扰动。推测盐肤木通过形成虫瘿抵御蚜虫的攻击,而角倍蚜则从虫瘿中获得稳定的营养来源,二者在长期进化过程中可能已经形成了互利关系。     

枸杞瘿螨Aceri macrodonis Keifer虫瘿及若螨

<正>枸杞瘿螨隶属于蜱螨目(Acarina)瘿螨科(Eriophyidae),是危害枸杞的重要害虫,主要取食叶片、花蕾等,在叶面形成虫瘿、造成落叶或不能正常开花结果,严重影响树木生长和枸杞产量。枸杞瘿螨在我国宁夏、内蒙古、甘肃、青海、新疆、陕西、山西等地均有分布,以成螨在树皮缝和芽缝内越冬,春季出蛰后钻入叶片内取食、形成虫瘿并在其中产卵;若螨在虫瘿内危害,虫瘿从初期的绿色逐渐变为褐色或黑痣状,影响叶片光合作用。     

瘿绵蚜科虫瘿的多样性研究

是否形成虫瘿及虫瘿的位置、形态等是蚜虫生物学的重要特征.本文在已有标本采集记录和资料的基础上,从形成虫瘿的寄主植物、虫瘿的类型、虫瘿着生的部位和虫瘿的形态结构4方面对瘿绵蚜的虫瘿多样性进行了系统研究.结果表明该科蚜虫的虫瘿在类型上有虫瘿和伪虫瘿之别;在着生部位上,有叶片、侧脉、主脉、叶柄、复叶总轴、嫩枝等不同部位;就虫瘿而言,在形状上有尖椒状、鸡冠状、袋状、球状、黄瓜状、枫叶状和倍花状之分,在结构上有单室和多室两类.同时,基于系统分类及虫瘿多样性研究的结果,初步探讨了瘿绵蚜科虫瘿的演化,为进一步从分子水平深入研究虫瘿演化奠定基础.     

向川安瘿蜂寄生白栎虫瘿和成瘿枝的代谢组比较

虫瘿是植物受致瘿昆虫产卵和取食等刺激而异常生长形成的不正常组织。营养假说认为虫瘿组织营养物质的含量高于寄主植物的成瘿部位,而次生代谢产物的含量低于寄主植物的成瘿部位。向川安瘿蜂(Andricus mukaigawae)属膜翅目(Hymenoptera)瘿蜂科(Cynipidae),在白栎(Quercus fabri)枝条上形成虫瘿。本文基于非靶向代谢组,使用高效液相色谱-质谱检测、鉴定和比较向川安瘿蜂幼虫期虫瘿与寄主植物成瘿枝的代谢物。研究结果表明,向川安瘿蜂虫瘿和成瘿枝的代谢物组成存在差异;虫瘿的脂肪含量均高于成瘿枝,虫瘿的4种单宁和4种黄酮物质的含量均低于成瘿枝,这支持营养假说;虫瘿的氨基酸含量均低于成瘿枝,部分酚类物质的含量高于成瘿枝,这不支持营养假说。     

植物虫瘿

虫瘿是造瘿昆虫诱导植物组织不正常生长产生的,它们通过释放某些酶或者植物激素刺激寄主植物细胞增大或增殖产生了特异形态的虫瘿,而这种特异形态就是造瘿昆虫遗传基因的体外表达。但虫瘿产生的分子机制不是十分清楚,文章主要对目前植物虫瘿的形态特征、形成机制等方面进行综述。     

蚜虫寄主植物与取食部位的多样性

在中国科学院动物研究所已有标本采集记录和国内外文献资料的基础上,分别从蚜虫类Aphidina科级和属级阶元系统研究世界范围内蚜虫寄主植物与取食部位的多样性.蚜虫的寄主植物种类繁多,涉及267科2120属,尤其以菊科、禾本科、豆科、伞形科、唇形科、蔷薇科、茜草科、兰科、壳斗科、杨柳科、胡桃科等植物为主.13科蚜虫的寄主植物差别很大:在科级水平,球蚜科Adelgidae、纩蚜科Mindaridae和平翅绵蚜科Phloeomyzidae的寄主植物类群比较单一,蚜科Aphididae和瘿绵蚜科Pemphigidae的寄主植物范围最为广泛;在属级水平,各属蚜虫间寄主植物也有明显差异,有143属蚜虫的寄主植物多于2科,其中蚜科的属占多数,蚜属Aphis、瘤蚜属Myzus、长管蚜属Macrosiphum、粗额蚜属Aulacorthum和声蚜属Toxoptera的寄主植物最多,各超过100科290属.在不同的寄主植物上寄生着不同种类的蚜虫,其中16科47属寄主植物上寄生的蚜虫多于14属.蚜虫在寄主植物上的取食部位丰富多样,可分为7类,分别为叶片、嫩梢、嫩枝、茎、花、根部、果实等.以叶片、茎、嫩枝和嫩梢为蚜虫主要取食部位.平翅绵蚜科主要取食嫩枝、茎和根部,短痣蚜科Anoeciidae主要取食叶片、嫩梢和根部,球蚜科、群蚜科Thelaxidae和毛管蚜科Greenideidae取食叶片、嫩梢、嫩枝和茎等部位,纩蚜科取食叶片、嫩梢、茎和花等部位,大蚜科Lachnidae和斑蚜科Drepanosiphidae除取食叶片、嫩梢、嫩枝、茎等部位外,前者还在根部取食,后者还寄生在果实上,根瘤蚜科Phylloxeridae在除花以外的其它6个部位取食,蚜科、瘿绵蚜科和毛蚜科Chaitophoridae的取食部位最为多样,它们在上述7个部位均可取食.还初步讨论了在不同寄主植物上蚜虫物种的分化,以及蚜虫与寄主植物之间的对应关系.     

肚倍蚜对高单宁环境的抗氧化反应研究

肚倍蚜Kaburagia rhusicola Takagi是我国的一种重要的资源昆虫,其瘿内生活环境较特殊(虫瘿单宁含量为70%)。为了解肚倍蚜适应高单宁环境生化机制,本研究以性母为对照,测定了瘿内不同时期肚倍蚜体内总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)以及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)和谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GST)的活性,分析了肚倍蚜体内的抗氧化系统对高单宁环境胁迫所作出的相关反应。研究表明,与对照相比,瘿内时期肚倍蚜体内的总抗氧化能力、CAT和POD活性均显著升高;SOD和GST活性除在有翅蚜阶段与对照无差异,在其他阶段的活性均显著高于对照。本研究验证了高单宁环境对肚倍蚜造成氧化胁迫作用,认为肚倍蚜体内的抗氧化能力和抗氧化酶活性提高是其对高单宁环境的一种适应。     

中华蚊母树虫瘿类型及其致瘿昆虫生活史初探

初步观察了中华蚊母树(Distylium chinense(Fr.)Diels)不同类型虫瘿的发生过程及致瘿昆虫生活史。结果表明,中华蚊母树的虫瘿有3种类型,分别为叶/枝上大型虫瘿、叶上泡状虫瘿和叶柄/果上球型虫瘿。三者均为单室封闭型,次生开口。经鉴定致瘿昆虫均为半翅目蚜科昆虫,其中叶上泡状虫瘿致瘿昆虫为蚊母新胸蚜Neothoracaphis yanonis Matsumura。该虫3月初在虫瘿内营孤雌生殖,繁殖2代,5月底前飞离出瘿。     

扁蚜亚科昆虫虫瘿多样性研究(半翅目,蚜科)

虫瘿是蚜虫诱导植物异速生长的结果,虫瘿作为蚜虫重要的延伸特征,对蚜虫系统分类、系统发育关系、以及起源演化等研究具有非常重要的作用.而且虫瘿的形态结构、着生部位等在蚜虫的物种间存在非常丰富的多样性,是蚜虫重要的生物学特征,也是物种鉴定的重要依据之一.本文在已有标本采集记录和资料的基础上,从结瘿的植物、虫瘿着生部位、形态结构及类型等4个方面对扁蚜亚科虫瘿的多样性进行了系统研究.结果表明该亚科蚜虫大多都在原生寄主上形成虫瘿,个别属及种可在次生寄主上成瘿;虫瘿在类型上有虫瘿和伪虫瘿之别;在着生部位上,有叶片、叶脉、叶柄、小枝、粗枝等;虫瘿的形状也十分多样,有管状、袋状、球状、半球形、刺球状、纺锤形、圆锥形、分支状、香蕉束状等;在结构上既有单室、多室之分,也有开放型、封闭型之别.对于虫瘿多样性的研究,可为虫瘿演化规律的探讨提供重要信息,也是基于虫瘿进行物种鉴定的重要基础.     

Transcriptomic characterization of gall tissue of Japanese elm tree (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) induced by the aphid Tetraneura nigriabdominalis

Insect galls are abnormal plant tissues induced by parasitic insect(s) for use as their habitat. In previous work, we suggested that gall tissues induced by the aphid Tetraneura nigriabdominalis on Japanese elm trees are less responsive than leaf tissues to jasmonic acid (JA), which is involved in the production of volatile organic compounds as a typical defensive reaction of plants against attack by insect pests. A comprehensive analysis of gene expression by RNA sequencing indicated that the number of JA responsive genes was markedly lower in gall tissues than in leaf tissues. This suggests that gall tissues are mostly defective in JA signaling, although JA signaling is not entirely compromised in gall tissue. Gene ontology analysis sheds light on some stress-related unigenes with higher expression levels in gall tissues, suggesting that host plants sense aphids as a biotic stress but are defective in the JA-mediated defense response in gall tissues.     

Local adaptation and host race formation of a gall-forming aphid in relation to environmental heterogeneity

Summary The process of host race formation in the aphid Tetraneura yezoensis is examined in relation to its population structure. T. yezoensis induces pouch galls on new leaves of Ulmus davidiana and U. laciniata. Its populations on the two host species are often sympatric. Fundatrices found on one elm species, when reciprocally transplanted to the other, suffered greatly reduced average fitness. This shows that aphid populations associated with the two elm species are genetically differentiated in physiological traits. Individual trees of each elm species showed large differences in susceptibility to gall formation and in bud burst time, and such between-tree variations were consistent over years. Overwintered eggs taken in early spring from four trees (two from each species) were incubated under the same temperature conditions. The average hatching time differed significantly even between populations from conspecific trees, and the sequence of egg hatching paralleled that of the leafing of those four trees. This between-tree difference in hatching time was consistent over years and was found to be genetic, showing that gene flow between aphid populations on separate trees is often restricted. The heterogeneity in host traits may have promoted the evolution of philopatry in this aphid. Of the fundatrices that hatched on a tree of one elm species, a few precent were preadapted to gall formation on the other elm species. This suggests that the formation of a new host race proceeds parapatrically under disruptive selection and at a low level of gene flow. Evidence was actually obtained that a small fraction of Tetraneura alates are passively transported and land on non-host plants.     

角倍蚜虫瘿对盐肤木光合特性和总氮含量的影响

通过温室栽培和接种实验,以接种角倍蚜形成虫瘿的盐肤木和未接种角倍蚜的盐肤木为实验材料,测定和分析虫瘿对盐肤木光合特性和不同组织氮含量的影响。结果表明虫瘿对盐肤木的光合作用形成扰动,与对照植株相比较：(1)有虫瘿复叶的最大净光合速率升高,其中虫瘿初期、中期和后期分别升高14.49%、32.17%和42.01%;虫瘿还引起无虫瘿复叶最大净光合速率升高,但中期以后下降到正常水平;(2)虫瘿中期有虫瘿复叶的光饱和点升高、无虫瘿复叶光饱合点下降;虫瘿初期和中期有虫瘿复叶的光补偿点升高、无虫瘿复叶光补偿点下降;(3)虫瘿初期引起有虫瘿复叶及邻近无虫瘿复叶暗呼吸速率升高,但中期和后期影响不显著。虫瘿对盐肤木光合作用的扰动程度与小叶的位置和虫瘿生长时期密切相关。同时,虫瘿改变了盐肤木叶片氮含量分布,其中虫瘿外壁、有虫瘿复叶和无虫瘿复叶的氮含量分别为1.13%、1.98%和2.14%,这可能是营养物质从无虫瘿复叶流向有虫瘿复叶,并最终流向虫瘿,满足虫瘿和瘿内蚜虫生长需求的原因。     

Cynipid galls: insect-induced modifications of plant development create novel plant organs

Cynipid gall formation is achieved by an insect–plant interaction whereby cynipid gallwasps redirect host‐plant development to form novel structures to protect and nourish the developing larvae. Work was carried out to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in this interaction, and extend the understanding of plant tissue development. Cytological changes of the inner‐gall tissue throughout the development of several gall species was investigated and the developmental stages of gall formation defined, to reveal two different patterns of development followed by the galls tested. Fluorescent in situ hybridization demonstrated many of the inner‐gall cells to be polytenized. Comparisons between inner‐gall and non‐gall tissue protein signatures by Schönrogge et al. (Plant, Cell and Environment 23, 215–222, 2000) have demonstrated the variation between gall and non‐gall protein signatures, and identified a number of inner‐gall proteins. Further analysis of one of these inner‐gall proteins involved in lipid synthesis, putative biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP), revealed differential expression throughout development, and showed this expression to be concentrated in the inner‐gall tissue in all the gall species tested.     

Differential proteomic profiling identifies novel molecular targets of pterostilbene against experimental diabetes

Pterostilbene (PTS), a naturally occurring stilbene, confers protection against oxidative and cytokine stress induced pancreatic β-cell apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. To provide insights into the molecular mechanism, we performed a proteomic study on the pancreas of PTS-treated diabetic mice using electrospray ionization tandem–mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). A total of 1,260 proteins were detected in triplicate samples. Of which, 359 proteins were found to be differentially regulated in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice pancreas with two fold difference ( P < 0.05, two or more peptides) and on PTS treatment 315 proteins were normalized to control levels. Gene ontology (GO) indicated that majority of the differentially regulated proteins are involved in cellular functions such as metabolism, cellular structure, oxidative stress, endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD) pathway and several stress sensors. Protein–protein interaction network analysis of these differentially expressed proteins showed clustering of proteins involved in protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum (protein synthesis machinery and protein folding), oxidative phosphorylation/oxidative stress proteins, oligosaccharide metabolic process, and antioxidant activity. Our results highlighted that PTS administration rehabilitated the defective metabolic process and redox imbalance, and also suppressed the unfolded protein response and ERAD pathways. The effects on targeting ER machinery and suppressing oxidative stress suggest the great potential of PTS for diabetes management.     

Label-free quantitative proteomics analysis of dormant terminal buds of poplar

Induction and break of bud dormancy are important features for perennial plants surviving extreme seasonal variations in climate. However, the molecular mechanism of the dormancy regulation, still remain poorly understood. To better understand the molecular basis of poplar bud dormancy, we used a label-free quantitative proteomics method based on nanoscale ultra performance liquid chromatography-ESI-MS^E for investigation of differential protein expression during dormancy induction, dormancy, and dormancy break in apical buds of poplar (Populus simonii × P. nigra). Among these identified over 300 proteins during poplar bud dormancy, there are 74 significantly altered proteins, most of which involved in carbohydrate metabolism (22 %), redox regulation (19 %), amino acid transport and metabolism (10 %), and stress response (8 %). Thirty-one of these proteins were up-regulated, five were down-regulated during three phase, and thirty-eight were expressed specifically under different conditions. Pathway analysis suggests that there are still the presence of various physiological activities and a particular influence on photosynthesis and energy metabolism during poplar bud dormancy. Differential expression patterns were identified for key enzymes involved in major metabolic pathways such as glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway, thus manifesting the interplay of intricate molecular events in energy generation for new protein synthesis in the dormant buds. Furthermore, there are significant changes present in redox regulation and defense response proteins, for instance in peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase. Overall, this study provides a better understanding of the possible regulation mechanisms during poplar bud dormancy.     

Plant development reprogramming by cynipid gall wasp: proteomic analysis

An insect–plant interaction induced gall formation is where gall wasps change the plant development towards formation of new units to shield and nourish the evolving larvae. The targets of the insect signals and the mechanism of gall development are unknown. To show the molecular pathways that are responsive to the gall wasp, the proteomic approach was used to compare the gall with non-gall plant tissues. We studied three oak gall species (Cynips quercusfolii, Cynips longiventris, and Neuroterus quercusbaccarum) and the host plant (Quercus robur). Among the 21 identified proteins, 18 increased and three decreased in abundance in gall tissue, in comparison to the leaf tissues. Ten proteins were C. quercusfolii responsive, two only with this gall inducer, while seven increased in abundance. Eleven proteins were C. longiventris responsive, and two only with this gall inducer. Sixteen proteins were associated with gall formation by the N. quercusbaccarum and, in this, eight only with this gall inducer. A similar effect on protein abundance occurred as galls in leaf veins (for five proteins). For leaf blades, such a relation was not found. The role of each protein is discussed according to its involvement in the gall formation. Moreover, S-adenosyl methionine synthase, flavone 3-hydroxylase, stress- and pathogenesis-related proteins, and gamma carbonic anhydrase are associated with developmental regulation of plant tissue into a gall.     

Identification of proteins associated with ion homeostasis and salt tolerance in barley

Identification and characterization of proteins involved in salt tolerance are imperative for revealing its genetic mechanisms. In this study, ionic and proteomic responses of a Tibetan wild barley XZ16 and a well‐known salt‐tolerant barley cv. CM72 were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma‐optical emission spectrometer, 2DE, and MALDI‐TOF/TOF MS techniques to determine salt‐induced differences in element and protein profiles between the two genotypes. In total, 41 differentially expressed proteins were identified in roots and leaves, and they were associated with ion homeostasis, cell redox homeostasis, metabolic process, and photosynthesis. Under salinity stress, calmodulin, Na/K transporters, and H⁺‐ATPases were involved in establishment of ion homeostasis for barley plants. Moreover, ribulose‐1,5‐bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase activase and oxygen‐evolving enhancer proteins were significantly upregulated under salinity stress, indicating the great impact of salinity on photosynthesis. In comparison with CM72, XZ16 had greater relative dry weight and lower Na accumulation in the shoots under salinity stress. A higher expression of HvNHX1 in the roots, and some specific proteins responsible for ion homeostasis and cell redox homeostasis, was also found in XZ16 exposed to salt stress. The current results showed that Tibetan wild barley XZ16 and cultivated barley cultivar CM72 differ in the mechanism of salt tolerance.     

Proteins Identified from Saliva and Salivary Glands of the Chinese Gall Aphid Schlechtendalia chinensis

Aphid saliva plays an essential role in the interaction between aphids and their host plants. Several aphid salivary proteins have been identified but none from galling aphids. Here the salivary proteins from the Chinese gall aphid are analyzed, Schlechtendalia chinensis, via an LC‐MS/MS analysis. A total of 31 proteins are identified directly from saliva collected via an artificial diet, and 141 proteins are identified from extracts derived from dissected salivary glands. Among these identified proteins, 17 are found in both collected saliva and dissected salivary glands. In comparison with salivary proteins from ten other free‐living Hemipterans, the most striking feature of the salivary protein from S. chinensis is the existence of high proportion of proteins with binding activity, including DNA‐, protein‐, ATP‐, and iron‐binding proteins. These proteins maybe involved in gall formation. These results provide a framework for future research to elucidate the molecular basis for gall induction by galling aphids.