美洲南瓜CCR基因表达特点的研究

采用qRT-PCR方法对2种(有壳和裸仁)美洲南瓜的胚珠、授粉后10～60d的种皮以及叶片、茎秆、柱头等组织中CCR基因表达进行了分析。结果显示:(1)从胚珠到授粉后60d,2种美洲南瓜种皮中CCR基因的表达量均呈增加-降低-增加-再降低的趋势,且不同时间(天)CCR基因的表达量存在显著或极显著差异。(2)2种美洲南瓜胚珠中CCR基因的表达量存在差异但不显著,裸仁美洲南瓜CCR基因的表达量为有壳美洲南瓜的1.2倍。(3)随授粉后时间的延长,有壳美洲南瓜种皮中CCR基因的表达量逐渐高于裸仁美洲南瓜,在授粉后10～60d时,有壳美洲南瓜种皮中CCR基因的表达量均显著或极显著大于裸仁美洲南瓜,且分别为裸仁美洲南瓜的1.2～5.1倍。研究表明,CCR基因参与美洲南瓜种皮发育与形成,CCR基因在裸仁美洲南瓜叶片、茎秆、柱头等组织中的表达量均大于有壳美洲南瓜,且同一品种、不同组织中CCR基因的表达量存在组织特异性,表达量与组织木质化的程度呈正相关。     

Sensitivity of Aedes aegypti adults (Diptera: Culicidae) to the vapors of Eucalyptus essential oils

Vapors of essential oils extracted from various species of Eucalyptus (E. gunnii, E. tereticornis, E. grandis, E. camaldulensis, E. dunnii, E. cinerea, E. saligna, E. sideroxylon, E. globulus ssp. globulus, E. globulus ssp. maidenii, E. viminalis and the hybrids E. grandis × E. tereticornis and E. grandis × E. camaldulensis) and their major components were found to be toxic to Aedes aegypti adults, the yellow fever mosquito.An aliquot of each oil was placed in a cylindrical test chamber and the number of knocked-down mosquitoes was recorded as function of time. Knockdown time 50% was then calculated. Results showed that E. viminalis had the fastest knockdown time at of 4.2 min, on the same order as dichlorvos, a standard knockdown agent. A correlation was observed between the content of 1,8-cineole in the Eucalyptus essential oils and the corresponding toxic effect.The correlation between KT₅₀ values and calculated vapor pressures of the essential oil components showed that the fumigant activity of simple organic compounds in insects is correlated with their volatility.     

添加生物质炭对桉树人工林土壤磷组分及转化的影响

为改善我国亚热带桉树人工林土壤磷(P)供应不足的状况,该研究利用生物质炭(BC)作为土壤改良剂,以桉树人工林(林龄为15年)土壤为研究对象,通过室内培养试验,分别加入不同用量 [0(CK)、2%、5%、10%和20%]的BC,重点探究不同用量BC对土壤P组分及转化的影响及其与土壤理化性质之间的关系。结果表明:(1)与CK相比,20%的BC添加量显著提高了土壤硝态氮(NO₃^--N)、全磷(TP)、微生物生物量磷(MBP)含量和pH值(P<0.05),而2%、5%和10%的BC添加量仅显著提高了MBP和pH值(P<0.05),对其他土壤理化指标无显著影响。(2)与CK相比,2%的BC添加量显著提高了易利用性磷(LP)(P<0.05),5%和10%的BC添加量显著提高了速效磷(AP)和LP(P<0.05),20%的BC添加量显著提高了AP、LP和难利用性磷(OP)(P<0.05),但中等程度利用性磷(MP)在4种BC添加量下均无显著变化。(3)与C、N和P转化相关的β-葡萄糖苷酶(BG)、β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶(NAG)、蛋白酶(LAP)和酸性磷酸酶(ACP)活性均在10%和20%的BC添加量下显著高于CK(P<0.05)。(4)相关分析结果表明,ln(BG)和ln(NAG+LAP)均与ln(ACP)呈显著正相关(P<0.05); 冗余分析(redundancy analysis,RDA)表明,pH、TN和TP是驱动桉树人工林土壤P组分变化的最主要因素; 结构方程模型(structural equation model,SEM)进一步表明,pH、C:P和N:P是驱动土壤P转化的最关键因子。综上所述,不同用量BC主要通过影响土壤理化性质提高与C、N循环相关的酶活性,并在一定程度上改善桉树人工林土壤的P供应潜力,其中以高浓度BC添加量(20%)的效果最佳。该研究对指导我国桉树人工林土壤养分管理及促进林业可持续发展具有重要意义。     

A new genomic resource dedicated to wood formation in Eucalyptus

Background  

Renowned for their fast growth, valuable wood properties and wide adaptability, Eucalyptus species are amongst the most planted hardwoods in the world, yet they are still at the early stages of domestication because conventional breeding is slow and costly. Thus, there is huge potential for marker-assisted breeding programs to improve traits such as wood properties. To this end, the sequencing, analysis and annotation of a large collection of expressed sequences tags (ESTs) from genes involved in wood formation in Eucalyptus would provide a valuable resource.     

Puccinia psidii infecting cultivated Eucalyptus and native myrtaceae in Uruguay

Eucalyptus or guava rust caused by Puccinia psidii is a serious disease of Eucalyptus and other Myrtaceae. In Uruguay, it has been previously found on Eucalyptus globulus and Psidium brasiliensis. Almost nothing is known regarding the occurrence of this pathogen on other Eucalyptus species or native Myrtaceae in that country. In this study, we determined the presence of P. psidii on Eucalyptus species and native Myrtaceae trees in Uruguay and evaluated the pathogenicity of specimens from native myrtaceous hosts on E. globulus and E. grandis. Phylogenetic analyses based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA operon were used to confirm pathogen identity. Comparisons of ITS sequences confirmed the identity of P. psidii on Eucalyptus globulus, E. grandis, Myrcianthes pungens, and Myrrhinium atropurpureum var. octandrum. This is the first report of P. psidii on M. atropurpureum var. octandrum. Pathogenicity tests showed that isolates from native Myrtaceae could infect both Eucalyptus species tested, indicating a strong biological relationship between both introduced and native Myrtaceae. This study supplies relevant field data, morphological information, molecular phylogenetic analyses and infection studies that contribute to a better understanding of an important and little studied pathogen.     

桉树杂交种对桉树枝瘿姬小蜂的抗性变异分析

植物种间杂交是一种普遍自然现象,杂交往往造成植物表型及生理变异,从而改变杂种抗虫性。与亲本种相比,杂种抗虫性可能增强或减弱,也有可能处于与亲本相似水平。初生、次生代谢物的质变与量变是引起杂种抗虫性变异的重要原因。近年来,桉树杂交育种已在世界范围内广泛应用并取得了显著成效,桉树杂交种间抗虫性表现参差不齐,因此,桉树是研究杂交种抗虫性变异机制的理想材料。以2个桉树杂交种巨细桉DH201-2、巨尾桉G9及桉树重要害虫桉树枝瘿姬小蜂为研究对象,比较了2个杂交种与其纯亲本种[(巨桉×细叶桉),(巨桉×尾叶桉)]间的抗虫性差异;同时,综合比较了品系间叶片性状(叶片厚度、含水率、比叶面积)、初生化合物(C、N、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白)及次生化合物(总酚、单宁)差异,以研究桉树杂交种抗虫性变异的理化机制。结果表明:DH201-2感染桉树枝瘿姬小蜂的虫瘿数目显著高于其双亲本种,而G9上虫瘿数目显著低于其双亲本种。DH201-2与G9的叶片厚度与巨桉相近,而显著薄于另一亲本种。DH201-2叶片含水率显著高于细叶桉、与巨桉相近;G9叶片含水率则显著低于其双亲本种。相似的是,DH201-2和G9的比叶面积均显著高于其双亲本种。初生化合物方面,DH201-2叶片可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量均显著高于其亲本种,N含量则仅高于细叶桉;而G9叶片可溶性蛋白含量虽高于其双亲本种,可溶性糖含量则无显著差异,N含量显著低于其双亲本种。次生化合物方面,DH201-2叶片总酚和单宁含量显著低于其双亲本种,而G9则显著高于其双亲本种。因此,与其亲本种相比,DH201-2感虫性增加,而G9抗虫性增加;与桉树枝瘿姬小蜂发育相关的营养指标(如含水率、可溶性糖、N含量)及次生防御物质(如总酚、缩合单宁)在桉树杂交种组织内的含量差异影响了桉树杂交种对桉树枝瘿姬小蜂的抗性。在全球推行桉树杂交育种且桉树害虫数量逐年增加的大背景下,应加强对桉树杂交种抗虫性机制研究,为选育高抗品系及桉树产业可持续发展提供理论指导。     

A jumping gene in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

Summary The difficulty in mapping the gene for chloramphenicol resistance (cml ^R) in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) stock strains is possibly due to its location on different sites of the chromosome in various mixed subelones. Fresh isolates from Cml^R strains show single unequivocal locations of cml ^R. The same holds for Cml^R strains derived as revertants from Cml^S variants. The two best established sites for cml ^R are one between cys A and met A, the other at right of arg A, possibly in the right empty arc of the map (Fig. 2). The cml ^R gene was assumed to be on a transposon (SCTn1), together with a gene for arginine-succinate synthase (argG), a gene for chromosome transfer (tra) and a gene for aereal mycelium formation (amy). In a Cml^R revertant, the cml ^R gene appears disjoined from argG (Fig. 5), thus showing the ability of SCTnl to be split and partially transposed. The possible wide occurrence of transposons in the genus Streptomyces is discussed.     

桉树根系共生真菌的分离与鉴定

南方土壤缺磷现象较为严重,菌根真菌等共生真菌对植物吸收磷等养分具有重要的促进作用。该研究采集尾叶桉(Eucalyptus urophylla)、窿缘桉(Eucalyptus exserta)和尾巨桉(E.urophylla×E.grandis)3种华南地区主要造林树种根系,采用组织分离法进行真菌分离,通过形态特征和核糖体18SrDNA基因ITS序列分析进行鉴定,经柯赫氏法则(Kochs Rule)确定桉树根系共生真菌,为桉树共生真菌理论研究和资源利用提供依据。结果表明:(1)3种桉树根系中,窿缘桉具有外生菌根(ectomycorrhizas,ECM)和丛枝菌根(arbuscular mycorrhizas,AM)结构,尾叶桉和尾巨桉同时具有AM结构、ECM结构和深色有隔内生真菌(dark septate endophytes fungi,DSE)结构。(2)3种桉树根系中分离鉴定出6种真菌:三色小皮伞菌(Marasmius tricolor)、黑柄裸脚伞(Gymnopus melanopus)、茎点霉属(Phomasp.)、镰刀霉属(Fusariumsp.)、二型伞霉(Umbelopsis dimorpha)和芒弗里亚拟盘多毛孢(Pestalotiopsis mangifolia)。(3)6种真菌回接巨桉(Eucalyptus grandis)组培苗,三色小皮伞菌和黑柄裸脚伞形成ECM结构,为ECM真菌;茎点霉属、镰刀霉属、二型伞霉和芒弗里亚拟盘多毛孢形成DSE典型的深色有隔菌丝和微菌核结构,推测为DSE;其中2种ECM真菌为桉树中首次报道。     

桉树枝瘿姬小蜂危害对桉树次生代谢产物含量的影响

通过对24个桉树品系遭受桉树枝瘿姬小蜂危害前后次生物质含量单宁和类黄酮含量动态变化研究,结果表明桉树品系遭受枝瘿姬小蜂危害后,叶片内类黄酮含量明显上升,高感品系类黄酮含量和增长变幅明显低于其他抗性类型的品系;而桉树叶片内单宁含量的动态变化规律表现为：高抗品系单宁含量明显高于高感品系,但随着进入小蜂危害期,其叶片内单宁含量出现一定程度下降,随后升高。次生物质的动态变化在不同抗性品系间差异显著,表明桉树叶片内单宁和类黄酮含量与抗枝瘿姬小蜂有显著关系,可作为检测桉树对枝瘿姬小蜂抗性的指标。     

Host range of Ceutorhynchus assimilis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a candidate for biological control of Lepidium draba (Brassicaceae) in the USA

Ceutorhynchus assimilis has been selected as a potential biological control agent of Lepidium draba, which is a Eurasian invasive weed in North America. Preliminary studies indicated specificity of this weevil collected in southern France on L. draba. This result was in discord with the pest status of C. assimilis found in the literature. Host-specificity tests based both on field and laboratory experiments showed heterogeneity in the host spectrum of the weevils reared from different host-plants as determined by larval development. However, no distinguishable morphological differences could be visually detected between the populations feeding on different host-plants. All sampled populations of weevils were polyphagous as adults. Weevils reared from L. draba were specific to this plant for their complete larval development. Conversely, populations living on other wild and cultivated Brassicaceae species were not able to use L. draba as a host plant. Such differentiation is further highlighted by other biological aspects such as plant infestation rates, sex-ratio, duration of larval development, and differences in the timing of their life cycles. These results demonstrate that C. assimilis, an insect species formerly considered as a pest of Brassicaceae, is characterized by its host-range variability, with one population being potentially useful in the biological control of L. draba. Moreover, this example points to the need to test multiple populations of biological control agents in assessing risk.     

Assessing sapwood depth and wood properties in Eucalyptus and Corymbia spp. using visual methods and near infrared spectroscopy (NIR)

Accurate measurement of sapwood depth (D _S) is essential for calculating volumetric water use of individual trees and stands. Various methods are available to measure D _S but their accuracy is rarely cross-validated. We sampled 15 Eucalyptus and 1 Corymbia species along a gradient of aridity and obtained reference values of D _S in fresh wood cores using light microscopy, which represents our reference method. We compared this method to the simpler and widely used macroscopic method: visual assessment of natural or induced colour change from sapwood to heartwood. In a third method, estimation of D _S was based on species-specific models that rely on wood properties measured using near infrared spectroscopy (NIR). Microscopy allowed clear identification of D _S based on the presence of blocked vessels. Measurement of D _S using microscopic methods was possible for 78 of a total of 80 cores and ranged from 3.6 mm (E. loxophleba) to 43.8 mm (E. viminalis). Macroscopic assessment clearly differentiated sapwood and heartwood in 60 cores. Results from microscopic and macroscopic methods agreed closely (<10% deviation between estimates) in 35 of 78 cores. After elimination of clearly erroneous measurements (>50% deviation between estimates), macroscopic measurement across all species agreed well with microscopic assessment of D _S (R ² = 0.92). Models developed for differentiation between sapwood and heartwood using NIR spectroscopy were very robust (high coefficient of determination) for four species, but D _S could only be predicted well for one (E. obliqua) of the four species. Even after elimination of apparent false estimates, prediction of D _S by NIR across species was not as strong as for macroscopic assessment (R ² = 0.88). D _S can accurately be measured using microscopy if vessel occlusion is clearly visible. Although slightly overestimated, D _S from macroscopic assessment was generally similar to that measured by microscopy. NIR spectroscopy was unable to predict D _S with acceptable accuracy for the majority of species. Further improvements in the prediction of D _S using NIR will require more intensive model calibration and validation, and may not be applicable to all species.     

SSR标记在桉树树种精准鉴定中的应用分析

为精准鉴定桉树种质,利用4个在种内完全保守的SSR位点对28种桉树(Eucalyptus)进行鉴定。根据这4个SSR位点的微卫星重复次数和侧翼序列特异核苷酸组合,构建了28种桉树种间种质资源的鉴定条码,能够精准鉴定9种桉树。这为桉树杂交育种工作提供了生物学依据。     

中国引种桉树种质资源的遗传多样性分析

该研究从110对SSR引物中,选用47个扩增稳定、条带特异的SSR多态位点,对42种159份桉树种质材料进行PCR扩增,通过统计条带构建二维数据库的方法,进行遗传多样性分析和聚类分析。结果显示:(1)共检测到137个等位基因,平均每个位点等位基因数为2.915个,各位点等位基因变异范围为2~7个。(2)遗传多样性分析结果表明,平均Shannon’s信息指数为0.181,平均观察杂合度Ho为0.068,平均多态信息含量PIC为0.182。综合各指标分析发现,位点eSSR-GR018、eSSR-GR083和eSSR-GR109的多态性程度最高,反映的遗传信息量更大,能够在桉树种质资源的遗传多样性分析和种质鉴定等方面发挥更大的作用。(3)非加权类平均法(UPGMA法)和主坐标分析法(PCoA法)聚类分析均表明,159份桉树种质材料分为两大类群,且昆士兰桉和少花桉间具有较高的遗传相似度,很可能产生杂交种;聚类结果与基于形态学的HillJohnson分类系统基本一致。研究表明,中国引种的桉树种质资源具有较高水平的遗传多样性,该研究所选用的47对SSR引物可有效地应用于桉树种质资源的鉴定分析。     

Sterol composition of Linneus torquatus (Nemertini) Anopla

The sterol fraction from the marine worm Linneus torquatus Coe (phylum Nemertini, class Anopla, family Lineidae) has been isolated, separated by HPLC and preparative TLC on AgNO₃-impregnated silica gel, and sterols identified using GC, GC-MS and NMR spectroscopy. It was shown that the fraction contains at least 12 sterols belonging mainly to Δ^5,22, Δ^5,24(28) and Δ⁵ series. The major sterol components were 24-methylcholesta-5,24(28)-dien-3β-ol, cholesta-5,22E-dien-3β-ol, 24-nor-cholesta-5,22-dien-3β-ol and cholesterol.     

蓖麻RcMsc2基因功能分析

G2/有丝分裂特异性细胞周期蛋白 2(G2/mitotic-specific cyclin-2,Msc2)作为高等植物应对逆境胁迫的关键调控蛋白,参与多个抗逆境胁迫的应答。为探究RcMsc2基因的功能,该研究从蓖麻叶片组织中成功克隆了RcMsc2,并利用生物信息学分析RcMsc2蛋白的结构和潜在功能,同时借助qRT-PCR方法分析RcMsc2基因的组织表达特性和非生物胁迫表达特性。结果表明:(1)RcMsc2基因位于蓖麻第5号染色体长臂,该基因的CDS(coding sequence)区是1 299 bp,编码432个氨基酸。(2)RcMsc2蛋白拥有细胞周期(cyclin)家族特征结构域,是一个不稳定酸性亲水蛋白,无跨膜域和信号肽,相对分子量为49.38 kD。(3)RcMsc2蛋白质的二级、三级结构以α-螺旋和无规则卷曲为主。(4)RcMsc2蛋白与麻风树和巴西橡胶树的CYCB2蛋白的序列同源性最高,且同被聚为Group Ⅱ。(5)35S-RcMsc2-GFP融合蛋白定位于细胞核。(6)RcMsc2基因在蓖麻的所有组织中均有表达且主要在根和茎中发挥作用; 非生物胁迫分析表明RcMsc2基因可以被脱落酸(abscisic acid, ABA)、盐、干旱和低温处理诱导表达,并且RcMsc2基因对低温胁迫的响应最敏感。综上表明,该研究较全面地分析了RcMsc2基因的结构特征、系统进化和表达模式,为揭示RcMsc2基因在蓖麻的生长发育和应答冷胁迫过程中的功能提供了理论参考。     

Use of gas chromatograms of essential leaf oils to compare eight taxa of genus Angophora (Myrtaceae): possible relationships to the genus Eucalyptus

Essential oils were extracted from leaves of eight taxa of the genus Angophora, and then analysed. As expected the individual components of these oils were essentially the same as those found in the Eucalyptus species of our earlier studies (Bignell et al., 1997b. Flavour Fragrance J. 12, 423-432). In addition, as is also the case with the bloodwood eucalypts, only relatively low yields of oil were obtained. In all cases the Cineole component was extremely small, but the oils of six of the eight contained very large concentrations of the sesquiterpene Bicyclogermacrene. A table of the 52 major oil components is included. Principal components analysis (PCA) was performed on the gas chromatograms (GC) of the essential oils and the resulting scores plots compared with the cladistic classification of Thiele and Ladiges (1988). Cladistics 4, 23–42). Because of the close relationship between genus Angophora and Eucalyptus ‘subgenus’ Corymbia, the GC data for the eight Angophora taxa were combined with corresponding data for eleven randomly chosen taxa from ‘subgenus’ Corymbia (Bignell et al., 1996b, Flavour Fragrance J. 11, 339–347; 1997a, Flavour Fragnance J. 12, 277–284) and a PCA performed on the total system.