德国小蠊全基因组中微卫星分布规律

【目的】分析德国小蠊 Blattella germanica 全基因组中微卫星的数量和分布规律,并对外显子中含有微卫星的基因进行功能注释。【方法】使用微卫星搜索软件查找德国小蠊基因组中微卫星的数量、重复次数以及所有微卫星的位置信息,编写Python脚本对微卫星进行定位,并通过Blast2Go和KASS程序对外显子中含有微卫星的基因进行功能注释。【结果】共找到1~6碱基重复类型的微卫星序列604 386个,总长度15 301 255 bp,约占全基因组序列（约2.04 Gb）的0.75%,分布频率为1/3.37 kb,微卫星序列的长度主要在12~60个碱基长度范围内。不同类型的微卫星中,三碱基（226 876）重复类型微卫星数量最多,占微卫星总数的37.54%;四碱基（150 355）重复类型次之,占微卫星总数的24.88%;其余依次是单碱基（141 167）、二碱基（60 877）、五碱基（21 570）和六碱基（3 541）重复类型,分别占微卫星总数的23.36%, 10.07%, 3.57%和0.59%。出现最多的重复拷贝类别有：ATT, AAT, A, T, AAAT, ATTT和AT,共411 789个微卫星,占微卫星总数的68.13%,这7种类别的微卫星数量均大于30 000个。共有2 372个微卫星在外显子上,它们分别位于1 481个基因上。GO功能注释结果表明,其中434条归类于细胞组分(cellular component),402条归类于分子功能(molecular function),660条归类于生物学过程(biological process)。KEGG通路分析结果表明,与新陈代谢相关的基因最多（380个）,其次是与机体系统相关的（276个）,与遗传信息进程相关的基因最少（92个）。【结论】本研究为进一步系统深入分析德国小蠊微卫星功能及微卫星分子标记筛选打下了基础。     

喜盐鸢尾花色形成关键基因的克隆及表达分析

喜盐鸢尾(Iris halophila Pall.)及其变种蓝花喜盐鸢尾(I.halophila Pall.var.sogdiana(Bung)Grubov)因耐盐碱及其多种花色而具有盐碱地园艺开发价值。本文根据喜盐鸢尾内轮花被转录组测序结果,利用基因特异性引物从这2种植物中分别克隆了编码查尔酮合成酶(CHS)、查尔酮异构酶(CHI)、类黄酮-3',5'-羟基化酶类(F3'5'H-like)等基因的部分片段,并对它们在内轮花被中的表达水平进行实时定量PCR分析。序列分析结果确认在喜盐鸢尾中所克隆的CHS(311 bp)、CHI(457 bp)、F3'5'H-like(496 bp)3个基因(部分)未见文献报道与NCBI等数据库记录。其中F3'5'H-like基因与经典的属于细胞色素P450CYP75A亚家族的F3'5'H不同,而与万带兰的F3'5'H-like同属于CYP76AB亚家族,为一类新的蓝花相关基因。实时定量PCR表达分析结果表明,与黄花的喜盐鸢尾相比,蓝花喜盐鸢尾中CHS与F3'5'H-like显著上调表达,可能是其花色不同于喜盐鸢尾的主要原因。     

Insecticide Susceptibility of Field‐collected Blattella germanica (Blattaria: Blattalidae) in Busan,Republic of Korea during 2014

The susceptibility values for field‐collected (BG‐BG) and laboratory (KS‐BG) strains of German cockroaches (BS‐BG), Blattella germanica (L.) to five synthetic pyrethroid and three organophosphate insecticides were assessed by topical application. Both KS‐BG and BS‐BG strains demonstrated the highest levels of susceptibility to deltamethrin with LD₅₀ values of 0.0035 μg/female and 1.5744 μg/female, respectively. The KS‐BG strain demonstrated the lowest susceptibility level to fenthion with an LD₅₀ value of 0.0698 μg/female, while the BS‐BG field population showed the lowest susceptibility to bifenthrin with 4.6811 μg/female. The BS‐BG field population showed resistance levels of 50 to 640 fold higher against the eight pesticides evaluated compared to the KS‐BG strain. The resistance ratios (RR) of the eight pesticides were compared using populations of B. germanica that were collected from the same locality during 2007 and 2014. The field population of B. germanica collected during 2014 demonstrated significantly high resistance to an organophosphates and all pyrethroids when compared with those collected during 2007, but RR values were <10 except for chlorpyrifos‐methyl and chlorpyrifos with RR values of 74 and 104, respectively.     

Pollinators shift to nectar robbers when florivory occurs,with effects on reproductive success in Iris bulleyana (Iridaceae)

• Studies have indicated that florivory and nectar robbing may reduce reproductive success of host plants. However, whether and how these effects might interact when plants are simultaneously attacked by both florivores and nectar robbers still needs further investigation.
• We used Iris bulleyana to detect the interactions among florivory, nectar robbing and pollination, and moreover, their effects on plant reproductive success. Field investigations and hand‐pollination treatments were conducted on two experimental plots from a natural population, in which Experimental plot was protected from florivores and Control plot was not manipulated.
• The flower calyx was bitten by sawflies to consume the nectary, and three bumblebee species were pollinators. In addition, the short‐tongued pollinator, Bombus friseanus, was the only robber when there was a hole made by a sawfly. The bumblebee had significantly shortened flower handling time when robbing, as compared to legitimate visits. Pollinator visitation and seed production decreased significantly in damaged flowers. However, seed production per flower after supplementary hand‐pollination did not differ significantly between damaged and undamaged flowers. Compared to the Experimental plot, bumblebees visited fewer flowers per plant in a foraging bout in the Control plot.
• The flowers damaged by florivory allowed B. friseanus to shift to a nectar robber. Florivory and nectar robbing collectively decreased plant reproductive success by consuming nectar resources, which may reduce attractiveness to pollinators of the damaged flowers. However, the changes in pollinator behaviour might be beneficial to the plant by reducing the risk of geitonogamous mating.

     

马蔺叶片解剖结构特征与其抗旱性关系研究

通过温室模拟干旱胁迫试验,从中国北方不同生境生长的15份野生马蔺种质材料鉴定出3个不同抗旱性群体(强抗旱、中度抗旱和弱抗旱),从中选择具代表性的不同抗旱级别的4份马蔺种质,进行其叶片组织解剖结构特征的观察和比较,以进一步证实马蔺叶片解剖结构特征及其与抗旱性的关系。结果表明,各种质材料间叶片厚度、上下表皮细胞厚度、角质层厚度、气孔密度、栅栏组织厚度、海绵组织厚度、栅栏组织/海绵组织厚度、CTR值和SR值等结构参数指标均与马蔺种质材料抗旱性存在密切的关系。其中,强抗旱种质材料的叶片厚度、上下表皮细胞厚度和角质层厚度大,气孔密度大,栅栏组织和海绵组织较发达,叶片组织紧密度大、疏松度小,栅栏组织/海绵组织厚度比较高;弱抗旱种质材料的叶片厚度、上下表皮细胞厚度和角质层厚度小,气孔密度小,栅栏组织和海绵组织较薄,叶片组织紧密度小、疏松度大,栅栏组织/海绵组织厚度比较低。     

中国北方鸢尾属植物叶片解剖结构特征及分类学价值研究

以中国北方生长的鸢尾属9种植物为研究对象,利用光学显微镜对叶表皮细胞形状及大小、气孔大小、气孔分布及气孔密度、气孔指数等叶表皮构造特征进行观察,并探讨了叶表皮特征在鸢尾属内各个亚属、亚组间的分类学价值,结果表明：表皮细胞的形状和大小显示了同亚属或同亚组植物之间较为明显的亲缘关系,在区分鸢尾属下不同亚属或亚组植物上也有一定的分类学价值。气孔密度和气孔指数在鸢尾属内分类学价值不大,但却能很好地反映不同鸢尾属植物与生境之间的密切关系。并从表皮构造特征上证实了野鸢尾与射干有很强的亲缘关系,且近于鸢尾属内的其他植物的结论;此外,通过对鸢尾属植物叶横切解剖结构的观察：从维管束、横切面形状、表皮细胞与角质层、乳突、气孔、气室大小、叶肉细胞的分化这7个较为明显的特征上的相关性和差异性,探讨了由于生境的不同而产生的植物形态结构的差异。     

铅与盐胁迫对喜盐鸢尾生长及生理抗性的影响

采用液体培养研究Pb、NaCl单因子及复合胁迫对喜盐鸢尾(Iris halophilaPall.)的生长和生理变化的影响以及Pb在鸢尾植株不同部位的积累.结果显示,培养8 d后,随着Pb NaCl复合浓度的增加,喜盐鸢尾地上部和地下部干重下降;当Pb处理浓度提高,喜盐鸢尾地上部和地下部Pb含量显著增加,在5 mmol?L-1Pb 50mmol?L-1NaCl胁迫下,地上部Pb含量达到1 534μg?g-1,达到超富集植物的标准,但植株干重下降不显著;NaCl对Pb的吸收有一定促进作用.Pb、NaCl单因子或复合胁迫均增加了对喜盐鸢尾幼苗的伤害,在100 mmol?L-1NaCl及Pb和NaCl复合胁迫下,MDA含量和Pro含量显著增加,在10 mmol?L-1Pb、100 mmol?L-1NaCl及Pb和NaCl复合胁迫下SOD活性显著提高.结果表明,喜盐鸢尾具有一定的耐Pb和NaCl胁迫的能力,并对Pb具有潜在的超富集能力,是一种可用于修复Pb污染环境的Pb潜在超富集植物.     

Molecular cloning and expression pattern of a Cubitus interruptus homologue from the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori

Mutations in the human Crumbs homologue 1 (CRB1) gene cause severe retinal dystrophies. CRB1 is homologous to Drosophila Crumbs, a protein essential for establishing and maintaining epithelial polarity. We have isolated the mouse orthologue, Crb1, and analyzed its expression pattern in embryonic and post-natal stages. Crb1 is expressed exclusively in the eye, and the central nervous system. In the developing eye, expression of Crb1 is detected in the retinal progenitors, and later on becomes restricted to the differentiated photoreceptor cells where it remains active up to the adult stage. In the developing neural tube, expression of Crb1 is restricted to its most ventral structures, coinciding with the expression domain of Nkx2.2. In the adult brain, Crb1 expression is defined to areas where the production and migration of neurons occurs in adulthood.     

Isozyme diversity in Iris Cristata and the threatened glacial endemic I. Lacustris (Iridaceae)

Iris cristata and I. lacustris differ markedly in geographic distribution, glacial history of current ranges, and ecology. We hypothesized that I. cristata, a widespread species of unglaciated regions of eastern North America, would exhibit genetic diversity typical of other widespread plant species, whereas the threatened I. lacustris, which occupies glaciated habitats on Great Lakes shorelines, would display little genetic variation. Iris lacustris lacked detectable polymorphisms in 18 isozyme loci, although we found evidence of possible incomplete gene silencing in four additional loci in some populations. In contrast, I. cristata was polymorphic at 73% of 15 loci examined, with an average of three alleles per locus. Genetic diversity (H_e) was 0.231. All species-level and population-level estimates of genetic diversity were higher than averages for plants having comparable life history traits. Nearly 98% of the total genetic diversity in I. cristata was apportioned within populations, and heterozygosity and fixation estimates suggest a high level of outcrossing in this species (t = 1.265). The long-lived perennial habit and high outcrossing rate in stable populations are proposed as factors contributing to high genetic diversity in I. cristata. The data are consistent with an hypothesis of a recent origin of I. lacustris from a very limited I. cristata gene pool exacerbated by repeated bottlenecks and founder effects as I. lacustris populations were displaced by lake-level changes over the past 11 000 yr.     

君子峰鸢尾，福建鸢尾科植物一新种

描述了福建省中北部山区鸢尾科（Iridaceae）鸢尾属（Iris）一新种：君子峰鸢尾（I.junzifengensis S.P.Chen,X.Y.Chen&L.Ma）,新种与蝴蝶花（I.japonica Thunb.）、台湾鸢尾（I.formosana Ohwi）相近。与蝴蝶花不同之处在于叶片宽大,叶脉明显,表面粗糙;花为顶生稀疏总状聚伞花序,分枝2~6;花大,直径5.0~7.0 cm,花被裂片边缘波状皱褶,全缘,顶端稍有凹缺;蒴果三棱状圆柱形。与台湾鸢尾不同之处在于花小,花被裂片边缘波状皱褶,全缘,顶端稍有凹缺;蒴果三棱状圆柱形。形态特征比较及分子系统发育分析均支持该新种的成立。