四价抗马铃薯病毒植物表达载体构建及其对烟草的转化

该研究为了培育兼抗4种病毒的马铃薯品种,采用RT-PCR技术对PVX、PVS、PVY和PLRV的外壳蛋白(CP)基因进行克隆与分析,获得了大小分别为670、800、700、600 bp的CP基因序列,将获得的CP基因序列与NCBI中已报道的序列进行比对分析,其同源性都在96%以上。根据所克隆的CP基因对靶标片段进行筛选,获得了大小约300 bp的靶标片段PVX-rh、PVS-rh、PVY-rh和PLRV-rh,同时利用Overlap-PCR技术将4种病毒的靶标片段进行拼接,得到了长度约为1 200 bp的融合片段XSYV-rh,与预期目标片段XSYV-yxz的相似性达100%。利用DNA重组技术将融合片段XSYV-rh克隆到p GM-T载体上构建成克隆载体p GM-T-XSYVrh,用SpeⅠ和SacⅠ对克隆载体p GM-T-XSYV-rh和植物表达载体p ART27进行同步双酶切,用T4 DNA连接酶将XSYV-rh片段连接到载体p ART27上,成功构建了同时含4种病毒CP基因片段的植物表达载体p ART27-XSYV-rh。采用直接转化法将植物表达载体导入根癌农杆菌LBA4404中,并利用农杆菌介导法对烟草品种T12试管苗进行遗传转化,转化后的烟草植株经PCR检测,有40株转化植株可扩增出目的条带,表明XSYVrh融合基因已成功转入烟草基因组中。     

电击法诱导的欧白英原生质体转化和转化植株再生

本研究使用电击法成功地将带有标记基因NPTⅡ的质粒pCaMVNEO转入欧白英的原生质体,并获得了再生转化植株。通过用pDW2质粒进行的CAT基因短暂表达研究,确定了欧白英原生质体转化的电击条件为：电容30nF、电场强度l 500V／cm、时间衰变常数59．4微秒;质粒DNA浓度为20μg／2×10⁶原生质体。在以上条件下,欧白英原生质体的相对转化率为12．4％,绝对转化率为2.4×10^-4在大多数抗性愈伤组织和从抗性愈伤组织再生的植株中检测到新霉素磷酸转移酶活性。分子杂交结果也证明了在转化植株中存在NPTⅡ基因序列,而未转化的对照植株则没有。     

转RNAi-SPS5.1拟南芥的获得及表型分析

在克隆了拟南芥蔗糖磷酸合成酶AtSPS5.1的基础上,选择其中特异性的188 bp片段,以正反两个方向插入克隆载体pKANNIBAL中,再将该克隆载体连接入具有NPTⅡ筛选标记的表达载体pART-27中,构建成RNAi-SPS5.1干涉载体.采用农杆菌介导的真空渗透法转化拟南芥,得到T0代的种子,筛选阳性植株,并进行RT-PCR检测,结果表明:RNAi技术能够有效抑制SPS5.1基因的表达,且SPS5.1被干涉后植株的生长发育明显较野生型差,说明该基因的表达对拟南芥生长发育具有重要作用.     

采用液质联用方法检测黄秋葵荚果黄酮类物质含量

该研究为了培育兼抗4种病毒的马铃薯品种,采用RT￣PCR技术对PVX、PVS、PVY和PLRV的外壳蛋白( CP )基因进行克隆与分析,获得了大小分别为670、800、700、600 bp的CP基因序列,将获得的CP基因序列与NCBI中已报道的序列进行比对分析,其同源性都在96％以上。根据所克隆的CP 基因对靶标片段进行筛选,获得了大小约300 bp的靶标片段PVX￣rh、PVS￣rh、PVY￣rh和PLRV￣rh,同时利用 Overlap￣PCR技术将4种病毒的靶标片段进行拼接,得到了长度约为1200 bp的融合片段XSYV￣rh,与预期目标片段XSYV￣yxz的相似性达100％。利用DNA重组技术将融合片段XSYV￣rh克隆到pGM￣T载体上构建成克隆载体pGM￣T￣XSYV￣rh,用SpeⅠ和SacⅠ对克隆载体pGM￣T￣XSYV￣rh和植物表达载体pART27进行同步双酶切,用T4 DNA连接酶将XSYV￣rh片段连接到载体pART27上,成功构建了同时含4种病毒CP 基因片段的植物表达载体pART27￣XSYV￣rh。采用直接转化法将植物表达载体导入根癌农杆菌LBA4404中,并利用农杆菌介导法对烟草品种T12试管苗进行遗传转化,转化后的烟草植株经PCR检测,有40株转化植株可扩增出目的条带,表明XSYV￣rh融合基因已成功转入烟草基因组中。     

香蕉花叶病毒外壳蛋白基因克隆及表达载体的构建

从海南大田感染香蕉花叶病的香蕉叶片 ,获得香蕉花叶病毒 ,提纯其 RNA,在 AMV反转录酶作用下合成 c DNA第一链 ,经 PCR扩增 ,获得一约 70 0 bp的 DNA片段 ,测序结果显示所克隆的 DNA片段包含一完整的香蕉花叶病毒株系 ( CMV-BHI)外壳蛋白基因 ,长度为 6 5 7bp,然后将此 DNA片段 ,分别克隆到p BI1 2 1和 p KHG4质粒 ,构成两个含 Ca MV35 s启动子 ( 5 '-端 )、NOS终止子 ( 3'-端 )和分别含 NPT 标记基因和 NPT 及 HPT标记基因的植物表达载体 ( p TBB和 p TBK)。然后用 p AHC1 8中的 UBI promoter换下p BI1 2 1的 Ca MV35 s promoter,构成 p BIAH;再用 CMV-BHI外壳蛋白基因换下 p BIAH中 GUS基因 ,构成一含单子叶植物启动子 UBI和 NPT 标记基因的植物表达载体 ( p TBBU)。从而为 CMV-BHI外壳蛋白基因在香蕉中表达打下了基础     

果聚糖蔗糖转移酶基因的克隆及耐盐转基因烟草的培育

用PCR方法克隆了枯草杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)果聚糖蔗糖转移酶基因(SacB),将其与克隆自酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)的羧肽酶A的液泡引导信号序列连接得到嵌合基因。测序验证后．插入含NPTⅡ基因的植物双元表达载体pBin438中,经农杆菌介导转化烟草。部分经卡那霉索筛选的抗性芽能在含1％NaCl的Ms培养基上正常生根,而未转化芽不能生根或根生长缓慢。转基因小苗移入盛蛭石的花盆并浇灌含1％NaCl的hoagland＇s营养液,17d后,其中一些转基因烟草植株生长良好,而未转化苗出现明显萎蔫。PR扩增及Nonhem分析证实SacB基因已导入转基因植株并得到转录。此结果表明SacB基因的植物基因工程可提高烟草植株的耐盐性。     

玉米蔗糖磷酸合成酶(SPS)基因的克隆及表达载体的构建

利用RT-PCR方法从玉米幼苗叶片总RNA中克隆出玉米的蔗糖磷酸合成酶(SPS)基因的全长cDNA片段。该片段与文献报道的序列具有99%的同源性。并分别构建了以双CaMV35S为启动子,以Tnos为终止子的植物双元表达载体PBISPS和以Pcab为启动子,以T35S为终止子的植物表达载体PBSPS,其中PBISPS含有NPTⅡ选择标记基因,PBSPS不含选择标记基因。     

利用Cre/lox重组系统获得无选择标记的SKTI抗虫转基因烟草

将置于两个同向lox位点之间的Bar基因表达盒与大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂SKTI基因表达盒融合后获得相应植物表达载体,转化烟草Wisconsin 38后获得对棉铃虫具有明显抗性的SKTI转基因植株。SKTI转基因植株通过叶盘二次转化法导入Cre基因,对再生植株叶盘进行Basta的抗性检测,检测Bar基因的删除情况。结果表明:绝大多数再生植株对应叶盘在含8 mg/L PPT的筛选培养基上无法再生,Bar基因被删除的效率在38%~100%之间。对Bar基因删除区域进行PCR及克隆测序后发现Bar基因表达盒被精确删除。对Bar基因删除植株开花自交获得的分离后代进行NPTⅡ抗性检测,5株NPTⅡ敏感植株分子检测显示均只含有SKTI基因而无Cre基因存在,为无选择标记基因的SKTI转基因植株。     

胰蛋白酶抑制剂基因siRNA表达体系的构建

以大豆基因组DNA为模板,利用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)技术克隆了大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂基因KSTI3的全长DNA片段,并将其构建到pMD18-T vector上。核苷酸序列测定结果表明:该基因片段全长654bp,与已发表的KSTI3基因序列同源性达99%。将反义 正义基因片段插入到pBI121 35S启动子下,构建重组质粒pBIKSTI3。通过冻融法将该重组质粒转入农杆菌EHA105中,获得了siRNA表达体系。利用农杆菌介导法将带有pBIKSTI3的菌株转化大豆,从2棵再生植株中得到2 100bp的特异性扩增条带,而未转化的植株中无该片段的产生。     

LAMP实时浊度法检测转基因植物NPTⅡ基因

根据转基因植物常用的选择标记基因NPTⅡ(HE582394.1)的序列,设计6条特异性LAMP引物,利用实时浊度仪对反应体系中扩增产物的实时监控筛选出最佳引物,最终建立转基因植物NPTⅡ基因的LAMP检测方法,并对该方法的特异性、灵敏度、稳定性进行了评价。结果表明,该方法能够特异性检出含有NPTⅡ基因的植物及其加工产品,特异性高,灵敏度达0.5%。对转基因玉米MON863(含NPTⅡ基因)含量为10%、1%、0.5%、0%(W/W)的样品DNA分别进行扩增,其稳定性好,无假阳性和假阴性。所建立的LAMP方法适用于特异性筛选检测含NPTⅡ基因的植物及其加工样品。     

Ectogenesis and the case against the right to the death of the foetus

Ectogenesis, or the use of an artificial womb to allow a foetus to develop, will likely become a reality within a few decades, and could significantly affect the abortion debate. We first examine the implications for Judith Jarvis Thomson’s violinist analogy, which argues for a woman’s right to withdraw life support from the foetus and so terminate her pregnancy, even if the foetus is granted full moral status. We show that on Thomson’s reasoning, there is no right to the death of the foetus, and abortion is not permissible if ectogenesis is available, provided it is safe and inexpensive. This raises the question of whether there are persuasive reasons for the right to the death of the foetus that could be exercised in the context of ectogenesis. Eric Mathison and Jeremy Davis have examined several arguments for this right, doubting that it exists, while Joona Räsänen has recently criticized their reasoning. We respond to Räsänen’s analysis, concluding that his arguments are unsuccessful, and that there is no right to the death of the foetus in these circumstances.     

On the diversity of the Cladocera in the tropics

The mythical concept of an impoverished tropical cladoceran fauna is refuted. On a planetary scale, around half of the cladoceran species presently known occur exclusively in the tropics-subtropics, often with considerable restriction to particular geographical subzones. On a regional (political) scale, the situation is often unclear because of the continued fragmentary nature of studies, and because political units are not a good basis for biogeographical comparisons. At the finest level of resolution (lake-perlake comparisons), there appears to be an upper limit of c. 50 cladoceran species per individual lake. No significant difference between lakes in the temperate zone and in the tropics could be established here. Daphnia is largely absent from the tropics, but is replaced by more Sidids, Moinids, and Bosminids, such that the average cladoceran community in the limnetic zone of a tropical lake is not characterized by less species but rather by lower population densities. This, in turn, is considered a consequence of higher prevalent predation levels in the tropics.     

Tubular networks in the terminal endings of the visual receptor cells in the human,the monkey,the cat and the dog

Summary A tubular network was found in the terminal endings of the visual receptor cells in the human, the monkey (Macaca mulatta), the cat and the dog. These tubules are arranged in close groups in the vicinity of the synaptic lamellae and the invaginated dendrites. According to the form, diameter, density of the tubules and to the consistence of the network formed by them one can distinguish at these places an initial type (type I), a transitory (type II) and a vesicular one (type III). In the the type III branching, bizarre forms are frequent. The diameter of all the tubules reaches 500–600 Å, their density and walls being the same as in the synaptic vesicles.Similar networks also occur in the axons of the visual receptor cells of the monkey.

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Zusammenfassung In den Endigungen der Photorezeptorzellen von Mensch, Affe (Macaca mulatta), Katze und Hund kommen aus Tubuli bestehende Komplexe vor. Organellenartig in geschlossenen Gruppen angeordnet, liegen sie in Nähe der synaptischen Lamellen und der invaginierten Dendriten. An diesen Stellen kann man nach Form, Durchmesser, Dichte und Konsistenz der von den Tubuli gebildeten Komplexe drei Typen unterscheiden: 1. einen initialen (Typus I), 2. einen Übergangstypus (Typus II) und 3. einen vesiculären Typus (Typus III). In letzterem kommen häufig verzweigte, bizarre Formen vor. Der Durchmesser sämtlicher Tubuli erreicht 500–600 Å. Ihre Dichte und ihre Wand gleicht denen der synaptischen Vesikel.Ähnliche Komplexe fanden wir auch in den Axonen der Photorezeptorzellen vom Affen.

     

Assessing the Physiological State of the Fucoids from the Barents Sea Littoral by the End of the Polar Night

Methods of amperometry and potentiometric titration were used to follow dark respiration (DR) and apparent photosynthesis (AP) in the fucoids Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jol, Fucus vesiculosus L., and F. serratus L. from the Barents Sea littoral by the end of the 40-day-long polar night. The macroalgae were shown to manifest species-specific low rates of photosynthesis and respiration. However, in spite of their low photosynthetic status due to the effects of subzero temperature and prolonged low or zero illumination, the macroalgae have been able to restore DR and AP to the initial level already by the day 9; the ability to restore AP depended on the level of illumination. The study of the changes in the carbonate–bicarbonate system in the light and darkness demonstrated that the macroalgae grown in darkness, in contrast to those grown in twilight, could absorb bicarbonate in darkness; however, they lost this capacity after two-day-long illumination at an irradiance of 7 mol/(m² s). Bicarbonate uptake in darkness and the capacity to restore the systems of photosynthesis and respiration in fucoid cells are discussed in the context of algal energy metabolism under the polar night conditions.     

Arranging the elements of the potassium channel: the T1 domain occludes the cytoplasmic face of the channel

The voltage-gated potassium channel is currently one of the few membrane proteins where functional roles have been mapped onto specific segments of sequence. Although high-resolution structures of the transmembrane portions of three bacterial potassium channels, the tetramerization domain and the cytoplasmic ball are available, their relative spatial arrangement in mammalian channels remains a matter of ongoing debate. Cryo-electron microscopic images of the six transmembrane voltage-gated Kv channel have been reconstructed at up to 18 Å resolution, revealing that the T1 domain tetramerizes and is suspended below the transmembrane segments. However, the resolution of these images is insufficient to reveal the location of the third piece of the puzzle, the inactivating ball domain. We have used the aberrant interactions observed in a series of chimæric channels to establish that an assembled T1 domain restricts access to the cytoplasmic face of the channel, suggesting that the N-terminal ball and chain may be confined in the space between the T1 domain and the transmembrane portion of the channel.     

Feeding the vertebrate retina from the Cambrian to the Tertiary

The retina of the vertebrate eye is metabolically active and requires nutritive support. During the last 540 million years it has evolved into forms as complicated and nutritionally demanding as those found in avian or primate eyes. Diffusion from the choroid is generally able to supply the metabolic needs of thin retinae. However, when the thickness exceeds the limits of diffusion, structures are needed to supplement the vascular supply from the choroid. These supplemental nutritive devices include the choroidal gland, the falciform process and preretinal vascular plexus of fish, the conus papillaris of lizards, the pecten oculi of birds, the intraretinal vessels of mammals and a few novel systems that remain difficult to classify. These vascular systems are among the most variable features of the vertebrate eye. Here, we review classical and recent findings regarding such retinal nutrition systems, propose a three category classification for them based on histologic origins and speculate on the evolutionary forces which drove their development.     

Observations on the permeability of the choriocapillaris of the eye

Summary The choriocapillaris is a fenestrated capillary bed located posterior to the retinal pigment epithelium. It serves as the main source of supply to the photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, and other cells of the outer retina. The permeability of these capillaries to intravenously injected ferritin (MW — approx. 480,000; mol. diam. 11 nm) was examined in the mouse, rabbit, and guinea pig, each of which is characterized by a different type of retinal vascularization. In all three species, the bulk of the ferritin remained in the capillary lumina, where it appeared to be blocked at the level of the diaphragmed fenestrae. Some ferritin was present in endothelial cell vacuoles. The results confirm previous work on the rat choriocapillaris and indicate that the barrier function of the choriocapillary endothelium is present even among species in which the retinal circulation differs significantly.Supported by NIH grant EY03418     

Separation of the pineal vesicle from the wall of the third ventricle during the post-hatching development of the chicken

Summary According to light- and electron-microscopic observations the pineal organ of the 3-day-old chicken consists of a prominent end vesicle and a tapering parenchymal stalk. During this stage the pineal lumen is in open communication with the third ventricle. However, in the 40-day-old chicken, which still possesses a well-developed end vesicle, the proximal portion of the pineal stalk displays regressive changes leading to local fragmentation. At this stage the pineal stalk is reduced, and the pineal lumen is missing. In 1-year-old chickens the parenchyma of the proximal portion of the stalk is further diminished, and in 3-year-old domestic fowl is completely displaced by bundles of collagenous fibers, only some nerve fibers being present. This post-hatching pineal development may reflect the sequence of changes leading from pineal sense organs to pineal glands.This work was supported by a grant-in-aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan