转植酸酶基因玉米对田间节肢动物群落多样性的影响

【背景】节肢动物群落是农田生态系统的重要组成部分,转基因作物的种植对节肢动物群落结构及多样性的影响是环境安全评价的重要内容之一。转植酸酶基因玉米是我国首例获得生产应用安全证书的转基因粮食作物。【方法】以转植酸酶基因玉米10TPY005、非转基因亲本玉米蠡玉35和当地常规品种郑单958为试验材料,在大田种植条件下,采用直接观察法定期调查了玉米田间主要节肢动物的种类和发生数量,通过分析比较3个玉米品种田间节肢动物群落、天敌亚群落和害虫亚群落的多样性指数、均匀性指数以及优势集中性指数,研究了转植酸酶基因玉米对田间节肢动物群落多样性的影响。【结果】在各个调查时间,转植酸酶基因玉米10TPY005与亲本玉米蠡玉35相比,各群落指数均不存在显著性差异;随着玉米生育期的延长,各群落指数的变化趋势也基本一致。【结论与意义】转植酸酶基因玉米的短期种植,对田间节肢动物群落多样性没有明显影响。     

转Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉花主要生化物质含量变化及其对棉田昆虫的影响

【目的】新型转基因棉花在进入大规模商业化应用前,需对其生态环境安全性进行评价;同时,经基因改造的新型转基因抗虫棉花可能影响抗虫棉的次生代谢,进而导致一些综合的生态学效应,致使棉花生理上发生改变,这也是转基因植物安全性评价研究的重要内容。【方法】比较了不同关键时期新型转Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉花与转Cry1Ac基因棉花和非转基因棉花叶片的鲜重、干重和干鲜比、主要酶[超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)和谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)]活性、营养物质(蛋白质、氨态氮、脯氨酸和可溶性糖)和次生代谢产物(棉酚和单宁)含量的差异及其对棉田不同昆虫营养层昆虫个体总数和物种数的影响。【结果】棉花生长的蕾期、花期和花铃期,转Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉花、转Cry1Ac基因棉花和非转基因棉花叶片的鲜重、干重和干鲜比呈先升高后降低的趋势;SOD和POD活性在花铃期明显升高,CAT、APX和GR活性无显著变化;蛋白质、氨态氮含量无明显变化,脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量均表现为先升高后下降的趋势;棉酚含量在3个时期无显著变化,而单宁含量呈逐渐升高的趋势。3种棉花叶片中干物质积累、主要酶活性、营养物质和次生代谢产物含量均无显著差异;单株大铃数表现为转Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉花转Cry1Ac基因棉花非转基因棉花,小铃数则表现为转Cry1Ac基因棉花Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉花非转基因棉花;昆虫群落和害虫亚群落的昆虫个体总数均表现为转Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉田转Cry1Ac基因棉田非转基因棉田,天敌亚群落昆虫个体总数无显著变化;3种棉田中昆虫群落、害虫亚群落和天敌亚群落的物种数均未发生显著变化。【结论】转Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉花叶片干物质积累、产量性状、生化物质含量、酶活性在不同生长期表现不同,但上述参数在3种棉花之间无显著差异;且转Cry1Ac+Cry2Ab基因棉花具有较好的抗虫性,能有效降低棉田害虫数量。     

转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花对异色瓢虫生长发育及其捕食功能的影响

【目的】为探究转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花对异色瓢虫生长发育及其捕食功能的影响。【方法】以转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉与其亲本常规棉为实验材料,利用取食不同棉花品种叶片的棉铃虫饲喂异色瓢虫幼虫。【结果】与常规亲本棉相比,取食饲喂转基因棉花叶片的初孵棉铃虫幼虫的异色瓢虫幼虫从1龄发育至化蛹期时间延长0.77 d,但差异不显著;除1龄幼虫体重增加(0.0773 mg)外,其余各龄期幼虫体重均有所下降,但差异均不显著;异色瓢虫1、2、3、4龄幼虫对初孵棉铃虫捕食量均随棉铃虫密度的增加而增加,捕食功能反应均符合HollingⅡ圆盘方程。【结论】转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花对异色瓢虫生长发育无显著影响,饲喂取食转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花的棉铃虫对异色瓢虫捕食功能无显著差异。     

转cry1Ab基因粳稻对稻田节肢动物群落的影响

在将稻田节肢动物群落按营养关系分为植食类、寄生类、捕食类、腐食类和其他类等5个功能团的基础上,从功能团优势度、群落结构参数及群落相异性等方面,经2年3点的调查就2个转cry1Ab基因粳稻（Bt粳稻）品系KMD1和KMD2对稻田节肢动物群落结构的影响做了评价。结果表明：在大多数情况下,Bt粳稻与对照间各功能团优势度、群落结构参数［物种丰富度（S）、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数（H′）、均匀性指数（J）、优势集中性指数（C）］及其时间动态无明显差异;Bt粳稻与对照间植食类、寄生类、捕食类亚群落,及整个节肢动物群落的相似性也较高。综合分析认为,Bt粳稻对稻田节肢动物群落结构无明显的负面影响。     

转Cry1Ah基因抗虫玉米HGK60对田间节肢动物及杂草多样性的影响

近年来,随着转基因技术快速发展,转基因作物环境释放风险成为需要重点关注的问题,而对生物多样性的影响研究是客观评价其风险的重要手段。本研究以2018年海南春、冬两季转Cry1Ah基因抗虫玉米‘HGK60'及其对照常规玉米‘郑58'为研究对象,重点探讨了其对田间节肢动物、虫害及杂草多样性的影响。 结果表明: 田间调查共记录节肢动物43753头,隶属7目19科69种,转基因抗虫玉米HGK60与对照常规玉米郑58的节肢动物群落组成、结构及各生态指标均无显著差异;与郑58玉米相比,转基因抗虫玉米HGK60对钻蛀类害虫具有明显的抗性;田间杂草隶属8科16种,转基因抗虫玉米HGK60与郑58玉米田间杂草在密度及各生态指标上差异均不显著,且二者在整个生育期的变化趋势基本一致。说明转Cry1Ah基因抗虫玉米HGK60的种植对田间节肢动物及杂草多样性无显著的影响。该结果为转基因作物的环境风险研究提供了一定的数据支持。     

转EPSPS基因抗除草剂玉米CC-2对田间节肢动物多样性的影响

【背景】转基因手段已成为改良玉米品种的重要途径之一,具有诸多优点的转基因玉米越来越受到人们的青睐。转基因玉米带来巨大经济和社会效益的同时,其安全风险问题也引发人们广泛关注,因此有必要对转基因玉米进行生物多样性影响评价。【方法】采用直接观察法和陷阱法对种植转EPSPS基因抗除草剂玉米CC-2及其对应的非转基因对照郑58的田间节肢动物进行调查,分析其群落组成、群落结构及主要类群动态。【结果】转基因玉米CC-2无论是喷施除草剂还是不喷施除草剂处理,与其对应的非转基因对照郑58相比,田间节肢动物群落组成、群落结构,以及田间主要节肢动物类群动态均无显著差异。【结论与意义】初步认为转EPSPS基因抗除草剂玉米CC-2对节肢动物多样性无安全风险,为转EPSPS基因抗除草剂玉米的推广提供一定生态安全数据。     

转Bt基因棉田节肢动物群落结构特征研究

比较研究了转Bt基因棉--保铃棉、中棉30和常规棉常规防治、常规棉不防治4种类型棉田的节肢动物群落构成及结构.结果表明,保铃棉、中棉30的物种丰富度有一定降低(2.4%～16.3%),个体总量显著减小(71.0%～78.3%).其中植食性亚群落的优势种组成及次序改变,其个体总量降低最多,捕食性和寄生性亚群落的个体总量明显增加.中棉30、保铃棉与常规棉不防治处理群落的相似系数依次最高(0.8243)、次高(0.7320),保铃棉与常规棉常规防治居第三(0.3380),常规棉常规防治与常规棉不防治居第四(0.3128),中棉30与常规棉常规防治最小(0.2665).各处理多样性指数和均匀度值的高低次序为中棉30(分别为2.3712和0.6428)＞常规棉不防治(2.3654和0.6251)＞保铃棉(2.1364和0.5791)＞常规棉常规防治(1.0877和0.2949),优势度次序为常规棉常规防治(0.8726)＞保铃棉(0.3528)＞常规棉不防治(0.1178)＞中棉30(0.1048).转Bt基因棉的害虫防治宜采取与常规棉不同的IPM策略和方法.     

转cry1Ab/cry1Ac基因籼稻对稻田节肢动物群落影响

将稻田节肢动物群落按营养关系划分为5个功能团,即植食类、寄生类、捕食类、腐食类和其它类,从功能团优势度、功能团内科组成及其优势度、群落主要参数及群落相异性等方面,经两年四点的调查就2个转cry1Ab/cry1Ac基因籼稻（Bt水稻）品系TT9.3和TT9.4对稻田节肢动物群落的影响作了较系统评价。植食类、寄生类和腐食类功能团内某些优势科的优势度在Bt水稻田与对照（IR72）田之间有时呈显著或极显著差异,如Bt水稻田中茧蜂或姬蜂科的优势度有时明显低于对照。但是,在大多情况下Bt水稻田与对照田之间功能团优势度、功能团内科组成及其优势度、群落主要参数（物种丰富度、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数、均匀性指数、优势集中性指数）及其时间动态基本无明显差异;Bt水稻田与对照田间植食类、寄生类、捕食类亚群落和整个节肢动物群落的相异性大多较低。可见,Bt水稻对稻田节肢动物群落基本无明显的负面影响。     

转Bt基因棉田与常规棉田节肢动物群落多样性的比较研究

研究了在棉花生长的早期、中期和后期转Bt(bacillus thuringiensis)基因棉和常规棉两种棉田的节肢动物群落、害虫亚群落和天敌亚群落多样性。结果表明,GK-12未防治区的节肢动物群落多样性指数和害虫亚群落的多样性指数在棉花生长前期和后期要高于泗棉3号未防治区;GK未防治区的天敌亚群落多样性指数在棉花生长后期高于泗棉3号未防治区,在棉花生长的早期和中期,两者的大小没有表现出显著性差异。对影响棉田生态系统3种多样性指数的因子的方差分析表明,棉花品种和化学防治措施的共同作用是影响棉田生态系统节肢动物群落和天敌亚群落多样性指数的主要因子。     

转cry1 Ab基因粳稻对稻田节肢动物群落的影响

在将稻田节肢动物群落按营养关系分为植食类、寄生类、捕食类、腐食类和其他类等5个功能团的基础上,从功能团优势度、群落结构参数及群落相异性等方面,经2年3点的调查就2个转cry1Ab基因粳稻（Bt粳稻）品系KMD1和KMD2对稻田节肢动物群落结构的影响做了评价。结果表明：在大多数情况下,Bt粳稻与对照间各功能团优势度、群落结构参数[物种丰富度（S）、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数（H′）、均匀性指数（J）、优势集中性指数（C）]及其时间动态无明显差异;Bt粳稻与对照间植食类、寄生类、捕食类亚群落,及整个节肢动物群落的相似性也较高。综合分析认为,Bt粳稻对稻田节肢动物群落结构无明显的负面影响。     

Trans-activation and stable integration of the maize transposable element Ds cotransfected with the Ac transposase gene in transgenic rice plants

To develop an efficient gene tagging system in rice, a plasmid was constructed carrying a non-autonomous maize Ds element in the untranslated leader sequence of a hygromycin B resistance gene fused with the 35S promoter of cauliflower mosaic virus. This plasmid was cotransfected by electroporation into rice protoplasts together with a plasmid containing the maize Ac transposase gene transcribed from the 35S promoter. Five lines of evidence obtained from the analyses of hygromycin B-resistant calli, regenerated plants and their progeny showed that the introduced Ds was trans-activated by the Ac transposase gene in rice. (1) Cotransfection of the two plasmids is necessary for generation of hygromycin B resistant transformants. (2) Ds excision sites are detected by Southern blot hybridization. (3) Characteristic sequence alterations are found at Ds excision sites. (4) Newly integrated Ds is detected in the rice genome. (5) Generation of 8 by target duplications is observed at the Ds integration sites on the rice chromosomes. Our results also show that Ds can be trans-activated by the transiently expressed Ac transposase at early stages of protoplast culture and integrated stably into the rice genome, while the cotransfected Ac transposase gene is not integrated. Segregation data from such a transgenic rice plant carrying no Ac transposase gene showed that four Ds copies were stably integrated into three different chromosomes, one of which also contained the functional hph gene restored by Ds excision. The results indicate that a dispersed distribution of Ds throughout genomes not bearing the active Ac transposase gene can be achieved by simultaneous transfection with Ds and the Ac transposase gene.     

Transposition of the maize autonomous element Activator in transgenic Nicotiana plumbaginifolia plants

The maize autonomous transposable element Ac was introduced into haploid Nicotiana plumbaginifolia via Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation of leaf disks. All the regenerated transformants (R0) were diploid and either homozygous or heterozygous for the hygromycin resistance gene used to select primary transformants. The Ac excision frequency was determined using the phenotypic assay of restoration of neomycin phosphotransferase activity and expression of kanamycin resistance among progeny seedlings. Some of the R0 plants segregated kanamycin-resistant seedlings in selfed progeny at a high frequency (34 to 100%) and contained one or more transposed Ac elements. In the primary transformants Ac transposition probably occurred during plant regeneration or early development. Other R0 transformants segregated kanamycin-resistant plants at a low frequency ( 4%). Two transformants of this latter class, containing a unique unexcised Ac element, were chosen for further study in the expectation that their kanamycin resistant progeny would result from independent germinal transposition events. Southern blot analysis of 32 kanamycin-resistant plants (R1 or R2), selected after respectively one or two selfings of these primary transformants, showed that 27 had a transposed Ac at a new location and 5 did not have any Ac element. Transposed Ac copy number varied from one to six and almost all transposition events were independent. Southern analysis of the R2 and R3 progeny of these kanamycin-resistant plants showed that Ac continued to transpose during four generations, and its activity increased with its copy number. The frequency of Ac transposition, from different loci, remained low ( 7%) from R0 to R3 generations when only one Ac copy was present. The strategy of choosing R0 plants that undergo a low frequency of germinal excision will provide a means to avoid screening non-independent transpositions and increase the efficiency of transposon tagging.     

The binding motifs for Ac transposase are absolutely required for excision of Ds1 in maize

A reverse genetic system for studying excision of the transposable elementDs1 in maize plants has been established previously. In this system, theDs1 element, as part of the genome of maize streak virus (MSV), is introduced into maize plants via agroinfection. In the presence of theAc element, excision ofDs1 from the MSV genome results in the appearance of viral symptoms on the maize plants. Here, we used this system to study DNA sequences requiredin cis for excision ofDs1. TheDs1 element contains theAc transposase binding motif AAACGG in only one of its subterminal regions (defined here as the 5′ subterminal region). We showed that mutation of these motifs abolished completely the excision capacity ofDs1. This is the first direct demonstration that the transposase binding motifs are essential for excision. Mutagenesis with oligonucleotide insertions in the other (3′) subterminal region resulted in elements with either a reduced or an increased excision efficiency, indicating that this subterminal region also has an important function.