DNA聚合酶δ结合蛋白38是microRNA-291a-5p的一个靶基因

DNA聚合酶δ结合蛋白38 (DNA Polymerase delta-interacting protein 38,PDIP38) 是2003年新鉴定的一个基因,目前认为其可能在DNA修复、有丝分裂以及血管平滑肌细胞迁移中起重要作用。根据本实验室前期在胚胎干细胞中对该基因的研究,认为microRNA可能在PDIP38的调控过程中发挥了重要作用。为证实这种推论,运用生物信息学方法预测发现在胚胎干细胞中高表达的microRNA——microRNA-291a-5p (miR-291a-5p) 与PDIP38的开放阅读框 (ORF) 有一个配对非常理想的靶位点,通过构建该靶位点的报告基因载体以及ORF表达载体,分别进行荧光素酶报告基因分析以及细胞转染和Western blotting方法。结果证明miR-291a-5p能够直接调节PDIP38的蛋白表达。进一步运用real-time PCR和Western blotting分析证明了在胚胎干细胞中miR-291a-5p能够调节内源PDIP38的蛋白表达而对其mRNA表达无影响,这些都证明PDIP38确实是miR-291a-5p的一个靶基因。     

南美蟛蜞菊毛状根诱导及其离体培养

为了探讨利用南美蟛蜞菊毛状根来改良其观赏性状和生产次生物质,研究了南美蟛蜞菊Wedelia trilobata(L.)A.S.Hitche毛状根的诱导及其离体培养过程中培养基N源、碳源、磷和钙的消耗变化。结果表明,发根农杆菌Agrobacterium rhizogenes ATCC15834感染南美蟛蜞菊幼嫩叶片外植体7d后从其叶片切口中脉处产生毛状根。毛状根能在无外源激素的培养基上自主生长。PCR扩增结果显示发根农杆菌Ri质粒的rol B和rol C基因已在南美蟛蜞菊毛状根基因组中插入、整合并得到表达。毛状根液体培养0~7d内处于生长迟滞期、7~21d为快速生长期、21d后进入生长平台期。在毛状根液体培养过程中培养基的蔗糖、硝态氮、PO43?、Ca2+被逐渐吸收和消耗,培养至7d时,蔗糖被消耗近50%;硝态氮含量只剩下起始硝态氮含量的5.8%;至35d时,蔗糖和硝态氮含量分别约为其起始浓度的3.39%和1.82%。与Ca2+浓度变化不同的是,培养基的无机磷被快速消耗,培养至7d时其浓度约为其起始浓度的1.76%;但培养至35d时培养基中仍残存有占起始浓度约61.3%的Ca2+。该结果为今后利用南美蟛蜞菊毛状根来改良其观赏性状和设计合适的培养基来规模培养生产其次生物质提供了可能性。     

Phagocytic activity,respiratory burst,cytoplasmic free-Ca concentration and apoptotic cell ratio of haemocytes from the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon under acute copper stress

The aim of this study was to investigate the cellular toxicity of copper-induced injury to the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. The 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h LC₅₀ (median lethal concentration) of Cu²⁺ on P. monodon (11.63 ± 1.14 g) were found to be 3.49, 1.54, 0.73 and 0.40 mg L^− 1, respectively. Total haemocyte count (THC), phagocytic activity, respiratory burst (RB), cytoplasmic free-Ca²⁺ (cf-Ca²⁺) concentration and apoptotic cell ratio of shrimp were determined after exposure to different concentrations of Cu²⁺ (0, 0.05, 0.5, 1.5 and 3.5 mg L^− 1) for 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h. There was no significant effect on the analytic indicator of shrimp exposed to 0.05 mg L^− 1 Cu²⁺. THC decreased after Cu-exposure to 0.5 mg L^− 1 for 48 h, 1.5 mg L^− 1 for 24 h and 3.5 mg L^− 1 for 12 h. Phagocytic activity decreased in P. monodon following 48 h exposure to 3.5 mg L^− 1 Cu²⁺. RB was induced after 6 h exposure to 0.5, 1.5 and 3.5 mg L^− 1 Cu²⁺. cf-Ca²⁺ concentration increased after 48 h exposure to 0.5 mg L^− 1 Cu²⁺, and 12 h exposure to 1.5 and 3.5 mg L^− 1 Cu²⁺. The percentage of apoptotic cells increased to 9.5%, 16.3% and 18.6% respectively following 48 h exposure to 0.5, 1.5 and 3.5 mg L^− 1 Cu²⁺. These results indicate that Cu can induce oxidative stress, elevation of cf-Ca²⁺ and cell apoptosis, and inhibit phagocytic activity in the shrimp P. monodon, and the lethal injury of Cu²⁺ to P. monodon may be mainly due to the sharp reduction of THC caused by ROS-induced apoptosis.     

SUMO E3连接酶在植物生长发育中的功能研究进展

SUMO化是真核生物中一种重要的蛋白质翻译后修饰。SUMO E3连接酶具有对底物特异的识别功能, 可以促进SUMO化反应, 是SUMO化修饰过程中的重要组成部分。目前, 在植物中已经鉴定出多种SUMO E3连接酶, 它们参与植物重要器官的发育调控。该文对植物SUMO E3连接酶在根系发育、开花途径、配子发育和光形态建成中的作用及其调节机制进行综述。     

我国光形态建成研究回顾

对国内和海外中国科学家在植物光形态建成领域的研究进行了简要的总结和回顾。本文内容包括光敏色素调节的反应及其信号转导,蓝光反应及其信号转导,光周期调节及光形态建成的其他几个方面。     

植物体内的芳环细胞分裂素

芳环细胞分裂素包括6-苄基氨基嘌呤（BA）,6-（3-羟苄基氨基）-嘌呤（mT）,6-（2-羟苄基氨基）-嘌呤(oT)和它们的衍生物。它的代谢具有相互转换、羟基化作用、结合作用和氧化降解四个特征。本文从信号的感受,转导和应答阐明细胞分裂素在细胞和分子水平上的 功能。     

Influence of ethylene on adventitious root formation in mung bean hypocotyl cuttings

The relationship between ethylene and adventitious root formation in mung bean hypocotyl cuttings was studied.Ethephon, an ethylene-releasing compound, at 5 x 10 -5 M increased root number and root dry weight on hypo-cotyl cuttings. When ethephon was applied to hypocotyl at different times after excision, there were two effectivetimes for root production i.e. between 06 h and 18-24 h. These two time periods correspond to the induction phase and the late initiation phase of root development, respectively. After excision, three peaks of ethylene productionwere observed. The first peak commencing at 6 h started the sequence of reactions leading root formation, the second peak appearing at 12 h coincided with the beginning of the increase of the IAA level during primordia initiation, and the third peak showing at 48 h played a role in root differentiation and growth. Ethylene stimulated rooting by enhancing the increase in auxins. Thus it appears that the IAA-induced ethylene production may be a factor involved in the stimulation of adventitious root formation.     

Pseudo-nitzschia simulans sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), the first domoic acid producer from Chinese waters

The genus Pseudo-nitzschia has attracted attention because of production of the toxin, domoic acid (DA), causing Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP). Pseudo-nitzschia blooms occur frequently in Chinese coastal waters, and DA has been detected in several marine organisms, but so far no Pseudo-nitzschia strains from Chinese waters have been shown to produce DA. In this study, monoclonal Pseudo-nitzschia strains were established from Chinese coastal waters and examined using light microscopy, electron microscopy and molecular markers. Five strains, sharing distinct morphological and molecular features differentiating them from other Pseudo-nitzschia species, represent a new species, Pseudo-nitzschia simulans sp. nov. Morphologically, the taxon belongs to the P. pseudodelicatissima group, cells possessing a central nodule and each stria comprising one row of poroids. The new species is characterized by the poroid structure, which typically comprises two sectors, each sector located near opposite margins of the poroid. The production of DA was examined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) analyses of cells in stationary growth phase. Domoic acid was detected in one of the five strains, with concentrations around 1.05–1.54 fg cell⁻¹. This is the first toxigenic diatom species reported from Chinese waters.     

基于集合卡尔曼滤波的南雄烟草LAI数据同化研究

叶面积指数(LAI)是表征烟草生长健康状态的重要指标之一,获取准确的LAI数据是监测烟草生长走势的重要步骤。以广东省南雄地区为试验区开展了集合卡尔曼滤波同化方法在烟草LAI的应用研究。通过野外实测得到南雄烟草生长期内的高光谱数据,并计算每个生长期的归一化植被指数(NDVI),依据NDVI值获得LAI测量数据;通过积温数据和实测LAI数据构建了符合南雄地区烟草LAI变化规律的LOGISTIC模型;并以LAI为研究变量,利用集合卡尔曼滤波数据同化技术融合NDVI数据计算得到的LAI和简化LOGSITIC模型拟合得到的LAI这两种不同的数据信息,获取实验区烟草生长期时间序列上的连续LAI数据。最后,进一步对比了数据同化方法、NDVI计算LAI方法和LOGISTIC模型拟合这3种方法获取烟草LAI的效果。结果显示:数据同化方法、NDVI计算LAI方法和LOGISTIC模型拟合3种方法均可一定程度上表征烟草LAI的变化状态,其中数据同化方法拟合效果最优。实验发现NDVI计算LAI方法在烟草生长前后期LAI值出现偏大或偏小的异常情况;LOGISTIC模型拟合则不能有效的描述烟草LAI的突发性变化;同化方法综合作物生长模型和遥感监测的优势,能够动态调节参数得到LAI优化结果,同化后LAI结果和真实值吻合,变化曲线更符合烟草的实际生长状况。     

采用CELⅠ酶粗提物高效鉴定CRISPR/Cas9介导的基因突变

CRISPR/Cas9是新兴的基因组编辑技术,该技术操作简单、效率高,已成为目前最主流的基因组编辑技术。利用该技术进行突变体创制,对基因功能研究和育种应用具有重要的意义,而快速、高效、低成本的基因编辑个体鉴定是其中的重要环节。本研究对影响CELⅠ粗提物鉴定CRISPR/Cas9介导的水稻基因编辑个体的条件,包括蛋白用量及作用时间、PCR反应缓冲液等条件进行了探索,并将整个检测体系集成于一管操作。同时,采用CELⅠ粗提物检测了CRISPR/Cas9介导水稻stn1突变的T_0代植株及后代,对杂合突变、纯合突变及双等位突变的鉴定策略进行了探讨;该方法检测正确率经测序验证达100%。上述结果表明,采用CELⅠ粗提物检测突变体与已有方法比较具有廉价、快速和高效的特点。