转Cry1Ac活性杀虫蛋白及慈菇蛋白酶抑制剂B基因的棉花

根据植物基因的结构特征。合成了Cry1Ac活性杀虫蛋白的编码序列并与内质网定位肽编码序列组成嵌合杀虫蛋白基因Bt29K。构建了含Bt29K基因及慈菇蛋白酶抑制剂B（API-B）基因表达框的双抗虫基因植物表达载体。通过根癌土壤杆菌（Agrobacterium trmefaciens(Smith et TOwnsend)ConnLBA4404)介导转化了棉花（Gossypium hirsu-tunL.)的两个生产品种（系）。根据抗棉铃虫（Heliothis armigera)试验及农艺性状的观察调查结果。经6代筛选,获得了抗棉铃虫90.0%_99.7%且农艺性状优良的9个双价抗虫棉纯合品系。分子生物学分析结果表明,两个抗虫基因在棉花基因组中的插入拷贝数为1个或2个,活性Cry1Ac和API-B蛋白在转基因抗虫棉株系中的表达量分别约占总可溶性蛋白的0.17%和0.09%。对双抗纯合系植株及仅转Bt基因的棉花纯合系抗虫性检测结果表明前者的抗虫性明显高于后者,因此推断本研究采用的双抗虫基因表达载体构建策略是合理的。     

Ds transposition mediated by transient transposase expression in Heiracium aurantiacum

The feasibility of using transient transposase expression to mobilize Ds elements for gene tagging in Hieracium aurantiacum was evaluated. A T-DNA construct carrying the Ac transposase gene and either a visible marker gene (uidA) or the conditionally-lethal marker gene (codA) was transferred to H. aurantiacum leaf discs (previously transformed with a Ds element) by co-cultivation with Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Shoots were regenerated directly from the co-cultivated leaf discs under selection for antibiotic resistance resulting from Ds excision. Most regenerants carried unique transposition events. Of 84 regenerated plants, twenty one (25%) did not express the marker gene and the DNA coding sequence of the transposase could not be detected in seven (8.3%). Potential advantages of this method over conventional gene-tagging methods are: rapid recovery of individual transposition events; regenerated plants are isogenic; and the transient nature of transposase expression should facilitate the stabilisation of the transposed element.     

南疆三地棉铃虫田间种群对Bt棉的抗性频率监测

为了监测南疆主要Bt棉区棉铃虫田间种群对Bt棉的抗性频率,分别采集库尔勒、阿克苏、泽普三地的棉铃虫单雌系,以Bt毒蛋白作为人工饲料,采用单雌系F1代法进行棉铃虫田间种群抗性个体检测.本文从库尔勒、阿克苏、泽普三地分别筛选了57个、106个、92个棉铃虫单雌系.三地棉铃虫单雌系幼虫在正常饲料和Cry1Ac饲料上的平均发育级别呈线性相关,相对平均发育级别平均值分别为0.5210、0.4935、0.4623,无≥0.8的个体,估测南疆三地棉铃虫种群的Bt抗性基因频率均小于0.001.泽普玉米种植比例较高,可有效稀释棉铃虫种群的Bt抗性基因,因此泽普的棉铃虫种群敏感度最高.本研究可为新疆Bt棉区棉铃虫的抗性治理提供科学依据.     

Caspase inhibition and N6-benzyladenosine-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells.

As an extension of our recently published work (Mlejnek and Kuglík [2000] J. Cell. Biochem. 77:6-17), the role of caspases in N(6)-benzylaminopurine riboside (BAPR)-induced apotosis in HL-60 cells was evaluated in this study. Here, BAPR-induced apoptosis was accompanied by activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9. However, when these caspases were selectively inhibited, the progression of BAPR-induced apoptosis was not markedly affected. Besides that, activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9 was found to be rather late event in apoptotic process. These results suggested that other caspases might be critically implicated. Indeed, pan-specific caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-FMK, completely prevented DNA cleavage and apoptotic bodies formation. However, Z-VAD-FMK failed to prevent cell death and it was incapable to fully counteract the main apoptotic hallmark-chromatin condensation. Finally, our data indicate that cellular decision between apoptosis and necrosis is made upon the availability of both caspase proteases and intracellular ATP.     

棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒囊膜蛋白odv—e66基因及其邻近区域的序列分析

杆状病毒ODV－E66蛋白是包涵体来源病毒（occlusion-derived virus,ODV）囊膜的结构蛋白,ODV囊膜对ODV的稳定性和感染性具有重要作用。本文报道了HaSNPV odv-e66基因及其邻近区域共4237bp的核苷酸序列及其分析结果。HaSNPV的odv-e66基因编码区全长2019bp,推测编码一个由672个氨基酸残基组成的,分子量为74.5kD的蛋白质。在起始密码子ATG上游具有杆状病毒晚期转录起始信号ATAAG。与其他杆状病毒ODV－E66的氨基酸序列比较分显示HaSNPV ODV-E66蛋白具有多个保守区域,包括N末端的强疏水功能区、序列中部的一个可能的核定位信号RKIW,两个Leu-xipper以及5个跨膜区。odv-e66基因上游的两个ORF分别与AcMNPV的orf108和orf109具有同源性,下游的ORF与LsNPV的p13基因具有同源性。     

Mechanistic study of CMP-Neu5Ac hydrolysis by α2,3-sialyltransferase from Pasteurella dagmatis

Bacterial sialyltransferases of the glycosyltransferase family GT-80 exhibit pronounced hydrolase activity toward CMP-activated sialyl donor substrates. Using in situ proton NMR, we show that hydrolysis of CMP-Neu5Ac by Pasteurella dagmatis α2,3-sialyltransferase (PdST) occurs with axial-to-equatorial inversion of the configuration at the anomeric center to release the α-Neu5Ac product. We propose a catalytic reaction through a single displacement-like mechanism where water replaces the sugar substrate as a sialyl group acceptor. PdST variants having His²⁸⁴ in the active site replaced by Asn, Asp or Tyr showed up to 10⁴-fold reduced activity, but catalyzed CMP-Neu5Ac hydrolysis with analogous inverting stereochemistry. The proposed catalytic role of His²⁸⁴ in the PdST hydrolase mechanism is to facilitate the departure of the CMP leaving group.     

Functional response of the small multidrug resistance protein EmrE to mutations in transmembrane helix 2

Escherichia coli EmrE is a small multidrug resistance protein encompassing four transmembrane (TM) sequences that oligomerizes to confer resistance to antimicrobials. Here we examined the effects on in vivo protein accumulation and ethidium resistance activity of single residue substitutions at conserved and variable positions in EmrE transmembrane segment 2 (TM2). We found that activity was reduced when conserved residues localized to one TM2 surface were replaced. Our findings suggest that conserved TM2 positions tolerate greater residue diversity than conserved sites in other EmrE TM sequences, potentially reflecting a source of substrate polyspecificity.     

The influence of environmental instability on the reproductive strategy of the critically endangered Acıgöl killifish (Aphanius transgrediens)

To investigate the variability in the reproductive tactics of Acıgöl killifish (Aphanius transgrediens), one of the most seriously threatened freshwater teleost species, this study compared its reproductive ecology in two contrasting habitats that differ substantially in terms of stability of environmental parameters, particularly salinity regime (stable vs. unstable). Fish were sampled monthly from October 2013 to September 2014 with the aim of testing whether the reproductive life-history response of fish to stable and unstable conditions differed. The reproductive effort (gonad weight) of both sexes did not differ significantly between the two habitats, but females in the unstable habitat had significantly lower fecundity and larger eggs. The relationship between fecundity and fish size was stronger in the stable habitat, whereas the relationship was quite variable and uncertain in the unstable habitat. Fish born in the unstable habitat reached their first maturity at a smaller size than those in the stable habitat. The gonado-somatic index and the duration of hydrated eggs showed that reproduction continued from February to May in both habitats; nonetheless, a second spawning event occurred during July and August in the unstable habitat, which included the reproductive contributions of YOY individuals and older generations. This study’s results suggest that A. transgrediens employs varying reproductive strategies against environmental instability in its restricted unique range. This may have further implications for the ways in which habitat-specific conservation methods are used.