Selection of Stable Reference Genes for Quantitative Real-Time PCR on <i>Paeonia ostii</i> T. Hong et J. X. Zhang Leaves Exposed to Different Drought Stress Conditions

The definition of relatively stable expressed internal reference genes is essential in both traditional blotting quantification and as a modern data quantitative strategy. Appropriate internal reference genes can accurately standardize the expression abundance of target genes to avoid serious experimental errors. In this study, the expression profiles of ten candidate genes, ACT1, ACT2, GAPDH, eIF1, eIF2, α-TUB, β-TUB, TBP, RNA Pol II and RP II, were calculated for a suitable reference gene selection in Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang leaves under various drought stress conditions. Data were processed by the four regularly used evaluation software. A comprehensive analysis revealed that RNA Pol II was the most stable gene and eIF2 was the least stable one. In addition, the geNorm program provided the optimal choice of two reference gene combination, RNA Pol II and β-TUB, for qRT-PCR normalization in P. ostii subjected to different drought stress levels. Our research provided convenience for gene expression analysis in P. ostii under drought stress and promoted research of effective methods to alleviate P. ostii drought stress in the future.     

西伯利亚蝗卵发育过程的比较转录组分析及滞育关联基因筛选

【目的】通过筛选西伯利亚蝗Gomphocerus sibiricus卵滞育基因及代谢通路,初步明确西伯利亚蝗卵滞育分子机理。【方法】利用Illumina NovaSeq 6000测序平台对西伯利亚蝗早期发育(ES)、滞育(DS)和滞育后发育阶段(PS)的卵进行转录组测序;采用GO和KEGG富集分析并结合文献,预测滞育相关通路并聚类热图分析,筛选蝗卵滞育关联基因,并选取其中6个重要基因进行qRT-PCR验证。【结果】DSvs ES和PS vs DS两比较组分别富集到12 419和4 789个差异表达基因,且多上调表达;两比较组共表达差异基因为2 206个,主要与糖代谢、环境胁迫和生长发育相关。DS vs ES组富集最显著的GO条目为蛋白结合,PS vs DS组GO条目主要包含酶活性、细胞骨架构建及蛋白结合等过程。滞育关联基因主要集中在Wnt信号通路、胰岛素信号通路、细胞周期通路以及昆虫激素生物合成等通路。6个重要的滞育关联基因的表达量变化趋势与转录组数据结果基本一致。【结论】本研究初步明确了西伯利亚蝗卵滞育调控的重要代谢途径,并筛选出20个滞育关联基因,为后续深入研究该物种的适应机理奠定了基础。     

Changes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell membrane components and promotion to ethanol tolerance during the bioethanol fermentation

During bioethanol fermentation process, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell membrane might provide main protection to tolerate accumulated ethanol, and S. cerevisiae cells might also remodel their membrane compositions or structure to try to adapt to or tolerate the ethanol stress. However, the exact changes and roles of S. cerevisiae cell membrane components during bioethanol fermentation still remains poorly understood. This study was performed to clarify changes and roles of S. cerevisiae cell membrane components during bioethanol fermentation. Both cell diameter and membrane integrity decreased as fermentation time lasting. Moreover, compared with cells at lag phase, cells at exponential and stationary phases had higher contents of ergosterol and oleic acid (C_18:1) but lower levels of hexadecanoic (C_16:0) and palmitelaidic (C_16:1) acids. Contents of most detected phospholipids presented an increase tendency during fermentation process. Increased contents of oleic acid and phospholipids containing unsaturated fatty acids might indicate enhanced cell membrane fluidity. Compared with cells at lag phase, cells at exponential and stationary phases had higher expressions of ACC1 and HFA1. However, OLE1 expression underwent an evident increase at exponential phase but a decrease at following stationary phase. These results indicated that during bioethanol fermentation process, yeast cells remodeled membrane and more changeable cell membrane contributed to acquiring higher ethanol tolerance of S. cerevisiae cells. These results highlighted our knowledge about relationship between the variation of cell membrane structure and compositions and ethanol tolerance, and would contribute to a better understanding of bioethanol fermentation process and construction of industrial ethanologenic strains with higher ethanol tolerance.     

非生物胁迫下耐辐射异常球菌drB0118基因功能分析

【目的】鉴定和确定被预测为编码干燥相关蛋白的耐辐射异常球菌(Deinococcus radiodurans) drB0118基因功能,探讨该基因对盐、渗透和氧化胁迫抗性的作用。【方法】构建drB0118基因缺失突变株(ΔB0118),通过氯化钠、D-山梨糖醇和过氧化氢等胁迫冲击实验及氧化胁迫条件下qRT-PCR分析,研究drB0118突变对非生物胁迫反应及氧化胁迫相关基因表达的影响。【结果】drB0118突变导致菌株对NaCl和D-sorbitol胁迫的抗性降低;对氧化胁迫(H2O2)敏感;qRT-PCR分析显示,drB0118突变引起氧化胁迫抗性基因pod和oxyR分别下调4倍和10倍。【结论】D. radiodurans中drB0118参与了盐、渗透和氧化等多种非生物胁迫反应。     

烟粉虱传毒相关蛋白基因的克隆及其表达量分析

【目的】烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)是一种世界性的入侵性害虫,其传播的番茄黄化曲叶病毒(Tomato yellow leaf curl virus,TYLCV)给我国番茄生产造成巨大经济损失。为了阐明烟粉虱传播双生病毒的机理,本文拟研究明确B和Q烟粉虱体内传毒相关蛋白Gro EL基因及其表达量。【方法】采用特异性引物克隆了B和Q烟粉虱内共生菌编码的传毒相关蛋白Gro EL基因,并进行序列分析;并利用荧光定量PCR技术检测两种生物型及其获取双生病毒前后该基因的相对表达量。【结果】烟粉虱内共生菌Hamiltonella编码的Gro EL基因全长为1 668 bp,编码555个氨基酸;B、Q烟粉虱该基因的核苷酸序列相似性为99.94%,氨基酸同源性为99.82%;带毒烟粉虱中Gro EL基因的表达量显著高于未带毒的对应生物型烟粉虱;无论带毒与否,Q烟粉虱该基因的表达量均显著高于B(P<0.05)。【结论】烟粉虱携带TYLCV后可诱导Gro EL的表达量升高,B和Q烟粉虱中Gro EL基因及其表达量均存在差异,这可能是B和Q烟粉虱传毒效率存在显著差异的原因之一。     

铁皮石斛DoSMT2基因的克隆与表达分析

为了解SMT2基因在铁皮石斛（Dendrobium officinale）甾醇代谢过程中的作用,利用RACE技术克隆到1个DoSMT2基因,开放阅读框为1 089 bp,编码362个氨基酸,DoSMT2相对分子量为40.345 kD,理论等电点为8.13,属于稳定的亲水性蛋白。经BLAST P检索,DoSMT2蛋白属于AdoMet-MTases超级家族,含有4个S-腺苷蛋氨酸结合位点、1个甲基转移酶保守结构域和1个甾醇甲基转移酶C末端保守结构域。系统进化分析表明,DoSMT2与深圳拟兰（Apostasia shenzhenica）的SMT2亲缘关系最近,确定其属于SMT2家族。qRT-PCR分析结果表明,DoSMT2基因在茎和叶都能表达,10月份的表达量最高,叶片的表达量显著高于茎,推断叶片的甾醇代谢比茎活跃。构建了pET-29a-DoSMT2原核表达载体,并转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,IPTG诱导表达出预期大小的蛋白。这为铁皮石斛DoSMT2的甲基化机制及甾醇化合物代谢研究奠定基础。