土生空团菌(Cenococcum geophilum Fr.)18S rDNA中的I型内含子

【目的】分析土生空团菌[Cenococcum geophilum Fr.(Cg)]18S rDNA中Ⅰ型内含子的核苷酸序列和二级结构特征,探讨影响土生空团菌遗传多样性的因素。【方法】对23个Cg菌株18S rDNA的3’端进行PCR扩增,对其中14个菌株的扩增片段测序。利用MAGE version 4.0软件构建Neighbor-Joining系统发育树,利用Mfold预测内含子的二级结构。【结果】序列分析表明,19个中国菌株中14个在18S rDNA中有Ⅰ型内含子。结合GenBank中的相关数据,可知Cg菌株18S rDNA中内含子的序列长度为488-590 nt,显示出92.3%-100%的同源性。在其5’端序列比较保守,在3’端序列差异较大。二级结构分析表明Cg菌株18S rDNA中的内含子都有10个配对区(P1-P10),在P5区域由P5,P5a,P5b,P5c,P5d组成,在P9的3’端有2个配对区(P9.1、P9.2)。【结论】来源于不同寄主及地域的Cg菌株有丰富的遗传多样性,本文没发现地理因素和寄主来源对Cg的遗传分化有影响。     

Ⅰ型内含子核酶研究进展

Ⅰ型内含子核酶作为最早被发现的RNA催化剂,在过去20年里得到了深入研究.相关研究成果使人们在RNA的生物学功能、催化特征、结构与折叠特征等方面的认识有了革命性更新.回顾了Ⅰ型内含子核酶研究的主要进展,重点对近年来在Ⅰ型内含子核酶的结构和折叠方面所取得的重要成果进行了介绍、分析和总结.     

分离自云南省的本森顿酵母属菌株的分子系统发育研究

从采自云南省的一份水稻茎杆样品上分离出一株产生掷孢子的酵母菌CH 2.310。化学分类学研究表明该株菌的主要泛醌类型为Q-9,其全细胞水解液中不存在木糖,故被归入 本森顿酵母属(Bensingtonia Ingold)中。在该属中与CH 2.310在形态和生理生化性状上最相 近的种为大和本森顿酵母(B. yamatoana),但因CH 2.310能在无外源维生素培养基中生长并不可同化D-葡糖醛酸而与该种的原始描述不符。基于小亚基rDNA (SSU rDNA)全序列的分子系统学分析显示,在所有已描述的本森顿酵母属的种中,CH 2.310与大和本森顿酵母的模式菌株的亲缘关系最近。进一步的DNA-DNA同源性研究证实CH 2.310属于大和本森顿酵母。CH 2.310为首次分离自日本以外的犬和本森顿酵母菌株。     

Ⅱ型内含子及其生物技术应用研究进展北大核心CSCD

型内含子(groupⅡintrons)是一类具有自我剪接功能的核酶,能够通过“归巢”(retrohoming)机制高频插入到DNA靶位点。Ⅱ型内含子对DNA靶位点的识别和剪接具有高度专一性和高效性,这种特性使其在基因工程中具有重要的应用价值。文中首先综述了Ⅱ型内含子基因打靶原理及其在微生物遗传改造中的应用;然后,根据Ⅱ型内含子“归巢”特点及其依赖高浓度Mg2+的特性,分析了Ⅱ型内含子在多功能基因编辑及真核生物应用中的局限性;最后,以笔者课题组研究工作为基础,结合Ⅱ型内含子自身结构特点,分析了Ⅱ型内含子在新型基因编辑工具开发方面的潜能,为Ⅱ型内含子生物技术应用提供借鉴。     

基于核rDNA的ITS序列在种子植物系统发育研究中的应用

种子植物核rDNA是高度重复的串联序列,由于同步进化的力量．大多数物种中这些重复单位间已发生纯合或接近纯合。5．8S rDNA把核rDNA的内转录间隔区分为ITS1和ITS2两部分．在被子植物中ITS1的长度为165～298bp,ITS2的长度为177～266bp,而在裸子植物中ITS片段较长。且其长度变化主要由ITS1的长度变异所致。可对这两个片段PCR产物进行直接测序或克隆测序。由于ITS序列变异较快．能够提供较丰富的变异位点和信息位点,已成为被子植物较低分类阶元的系统发育和分类研究中的重要分子标记,为探讨多倍体复合体网状进化关系,异源多倍体的起源提供了重要的系统学信息．但它一般不适合科以上水平的系统学研究。裸子植物中ITS片段较长,重复序列间的纯合程度不同,测序比较困难．因此对探讨裸子植物系统发育和分类受到了一定的限制,但近年来有所发展。     

寡毛类纤毛虫变游虫新属的建立及基尔变游虫(新属,新组合)的形态学重描述与系统地位分析(英文)

利用蛋白银染色技术对采自青岛沿海砂隙的寡毛类纤毛虫Strombidium kielum进行了形态学重描述,发现该种在寡毛类纤毛虫中具有独一无二的纤毛下器模式,因此为其建立了1新属Varistrombidium,特征为具有5条斜穿虫体的体动基列,其中体动基列1和2延伸到虫体背部,终止于虫体尾端。对Varistrombidium kielum(Maeda&Carey,1985)nov.comb.的小亚基RNA序列分析表明,该种位于Strombidiidae科内,与其形态学相近种Omegastrombidium elegans聚在一起。同时对其小亚基RNA序列可变区2的二级结构进行了预测并与其形态学相似种进行了比较。还对Apostrombidium pseudokielum Xuet al.,2009进行了补充性描述。     

赤潮棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)rDNA ITS区序列变异与二级结构分析

测定了南海球形棕囊藻香港株P1、P2和湛江株ZhJ1的rDNAITS区序列(含5.8srDNA),结合Gen Bank的13条同源序列,比对长度为904bp,变异位点271个,简约信息位点221个,平均(A+T)(34.5%)<(G+C)(65.4%).藻株P1、P2和ZhJ1序列存在变异位点20个,序列间相似性为97.9%～98.5%.ITS序列在种间和种内的解析度高于18srDNA和28srDNA基因;构建的NJ树、MP树、贝叶斯推断系统树的结构是一致的,不同种类的棕囊藻单独聚类,不同地理来源的球形棕囊藻混杂分布但相同地理来源的藻株多聚类在一起.RNA二级结构显示,不同藻种间5.8srDNA区结构基本一致,表现出属的特异性;ITS1、2区结构表现较大的种间差异,表明ITS区RNA二级结构可为棕囊藻分类鉴定提供有用的分子结构信息.     

RNA二级结构在微生物系统发育分析上的应用

RNA二级结构用于微生物分类和系统发育分析在近年来逐渐受到注意并发展起来。文章就此方面的发展做了简要综述,其中对在系统发育分析上的应用部分作了较重点介绍。     

轮虫同域性物种形成:来自萼花臂尾轮虫克隆间的分子系统发育关系和生殖隔离的证据

对采自芜湖市三个不同水体中的萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)17个克隆的线粒体COⅠ基因和rDNAITS1序列进行的分析结果表明:萼花臂尾轮虫不同克隆间COⅠ基因序列差异百分比为0-14.0%,平均为5.1%;ITS1序列差异百分比为0-7.4%,平均为2.2%。基于COⅠ基因序列构建的分子系统树(NJ树、MP树、ML树和贝叶斯树)均支持将17个克隆划分为三个姐妹种,各姐妹种间的序列差异百分比为7.2%-14.0%。基于ITS1序列构建的同样四种分子系统树也支持将17个克隆划分为三个姐妹种,但其中的克隆HE5在姐妹种中的归属与基于COⅠ基因序列构建的分子系统树所得出的结果不同,各姐妹种间的序列差异百分比为1.9%-7.4%。混交雌体和雄体间的交配实验结果表明,轮虫各姐妹种间存在着明显的生殖隔离,克隆HE5在姐妹种中的归属应与基于COⅠ基因序列构建的分子系统树所得出的结果一致;ITS1序列进化速率较低,不宜用于轮虫姐妹种的准确甄别。COⅠ基因进化钟计算结果显示,三个姐妹种间,克隆LE9所属的姐妹种早在8百万年前便分化形成出来,HE1、HE2、HE4-7所属的姐妹种于5百万年前分化产生。     

2种地衣共生蓝藻的分离鉴定及其形成藻结皮条件的研究

以2种地衣——地卷(Peltigera rufescens)和平盘软地卷(Peltigera elisabethae)为研究材料,分离培养地衣共生藻,通过形态特征的观察结合rDNA ITS序列分析确定其分类地位,并对地衣共生藻在试验室模拟条件下形成人工藻结皮的优化条件进行分析,为地衣共生藻资源的开发和生产实际利用提供依据。结果表明：(1)从平盘软地卷和地卷分离的藻株I₁b和 L₂均属于蓝藻,基于ITS序列构建的系统树分析结果显示, I₁b与具鞘微鞘藻(Microcoleus vaginatus)的支持率高达100%,属于具鞘微鞘藻;L₂与念珠藻(Nostoc sp.)的支持率为93%,属于念珠藻属。(2)试验室模拟荒漠极端环境中形成人工结皮的优化条件为：沙土含水量10%、接种3∶1混合藻(具鞘微鞘藻:念珠藻)、藻接种量10 μg/cm²。     

Identification of group I introns within the SSU rDNA gene in species of Ceratocystiopsis and related taxa

During a recent phylogenetic study, group I introns were noted that interrupt the nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rDNA) gene in species of Ceratocystiopsis. Group I introns were found to be inserted at the following rDNA positions: S943, S989, and S1199. The introns have been characterized and phylogenetic analysis of the host gene and the corresponding intron data suggest that for S943 vertical transfer and frequent loss appear to be the most parsimonious explanation for the distribution of nuclear SSU rDNA introns among species of Ceratocystiopsis. The SSU rDNA data do suggest that a recent proposal of segregating the genus Ophiostoma sensu lato into Ophiostoma sensu stricto, Grosmannia, and Ceratocystiopsis has some merit but may need further amendments, as the SSU rDNA suggests that Ophiostoma s. str. may now represent a paraphyletic grouping.     

Molecular phylogeny of phyllopharyngean ciliates and their group I introns

We analyzed small subunit ribosomal DNA (ssu-rDNA) sequences to evaluate both the monophyly of the ciliate class Phyllopharyngea de Puytorac et al. (1974), and relationships among subclasses. Classifications based on morphology and ultrastructure divide the Phyllopharyngea into four subclasses, the Phyllopharyngia, Chonotrichia, Rhynchodia, and Suctoria. Our analyses of ssu-rDNA genealogies derived from sequence data collected from diverse members representing three of the four subclasses of Phyllopharyngea (Suctoria: Ephelota spp., Prodiscophyra collini, Acineta sp.; Phyllopharyngia: Chlamydodon exocellatus, Chlamydodon triquetrus, Dysteria sp.; and Chonotrichia: Isochona sp.) provide strong support for the monophyly of the Phyllopharyngea, and show that the Chonotrichia emerge from within the Phyllopharyngia. Based on this initial sampling, suctorian budding types are monophyletic, and exogenous budding appears to be basal to evaginative and endogenous budding. Further, we report the discovery of a group I intron at position 891 in the Suctoria Acineta sp. and Tokophrya lemnarum, and a second group I intron at position 1506 in T. lemnarum. These introns represent only the second examples of group I introns in a ciliate ribosomal gene, since the discovery of ribozymes in the LSU rRNA gene of Tetrahymena thermophila. Phylogenetic analyses of Group I introns suggest a complex evolutionary history involving either multiple loses or gains of introns within endogenously budding Suctoria.     

Divergent Histories of rDNA Group I Introns in the Lichen Family Physciaceae

The wide but sporadic distribution of group I introns in protists, plants, and fungi, as well as in eubacteria, likely resulted from extensive lateral transfer followed by differential loss. The extent of horizontal transfer of group I introns can potentially be determined by examining closely related species or genera. We used a phylogenetic approach with a large data set (including 62 novel large subunit [LSU] rRNA group I introns) to study intron movement within the monophyletic lichen family Physciaceae. Our results show five cases of horizontal transfer into homologous sites between species but do not support transposition into ectopic sites. This is in contrast to previous work with Physciaceae small subunit (SSU) rDNA group I introns where strong support was found for multiple ectopic transpositions. This difference in the apparent number of ectopic intron movements between SSU and LSU rDNA genes may in part be explained by a larger number of positions in the SSU rRNA, which can support the insertion and/or retention of group I introns. In contrast, we suggest that the LSU rRNA may have fewer acceptable positions and therefore intron spread is limited in this gene. Reviewing Editor: Dr. W. Ford Doolittle     

Variability and phylogenetic incongruence of an SSU nrDNA group I intron in Artomyces,Auriscalpium, and Lentinellus (Auriscalpiaceae: Homobasidiomycetes)

Previous research has shown that a group I intron occurs in the SSU ribosomal DNA gene of isolates of Artomyces (Clavicorona, in part) and Lentinellus, but apparently it is absent in an Auriscalpium isolate. However, further investigation revealed that the intron is apparently absent in some species of Artomyces and Lentinellus and is present in at least one species of Auriscalpium. To examine this further, the presence or absence of the group I intron is reported for 13 species of Lentinellus, two species of Auriscalpium, and 16 species of Artomyces. The presence of the intron among the species was variable and is documented for seven species of Lentinellus, one species of Auriscalpium, and 12 species of Artomyces. Furthermore, the presence of the intron was variable among the isolates of several species, and variability of its presence was observed within single isolates, indicating inter-ribosomal repeat heterogeneity. Independent phylogenetic estimations were generated for the intron and nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS). Tests of congruence for the two trees indicated that the data were heterogeneous. Some of the discontinuity between the two phylogenies is due to placement of the Ar. austropiperatus intron within the Lentinellus intron clade. Variability in the length of the intron was observed in populations of the pan-Northern Temperate species Ar. pyxidatus. This was due to the presence of an additional unknown insertional element found only within North American collections of Ar. pyxidatus and absent from European and Asian collections.     

Multiple origins of fungal group I introns located in the same position of nuclear SSU rRNA gene

The archiascomycetous fungus Protomyces pachydermus has two group I introns within the nuclear small subunit (nSSU) rRNA gene. One of these introns has an internal open reading frame (ORF) that encodes a predicted protein of 228 amino acid residues. On the other hand, Protomyces macrosporus has two group I introns that insert at the same positions as P. pachydermus, which have no ORF. Each alignment was constructed with Protomyces group I introns located in the same position and other introns retrieved by the BLAST Search. Each phylogenetic tree based on the alignment shows that Protomyces introns are monophyletic but the relationships among fungal introns do not reflect on the fungal phylogeny. Therefore, it is suggested that two different horizontal transfers of group I introns occurred at the early stage of Protomyces species diversification. Received: 11 June 1997 / Accepted: 2 September 1997     

Phylogenetic analysis of LSU and SSU rDNA group I introns of lichen photobionts associated with the genera Xanthoria and Xanthomendoza (Teloschistaceae,lichenized Ascomycetes)

We studied group I introns in sterile cultures of selected groups of lichen photobionts, focusing on Trebouxia species associated with Xanthoria s. lat. (including Xanthomendoza spp.; lichen‐forming ascomycetes). Group I introns were found inserted after position 798 (Escherichia coli numbering) in the large subunit (LSU) rRNA in representatives of the green algal genera Trebouxia and Asterochloris. The 798 intron was found in about 25% of Xanthoria photobionts including several reference strains obtained from algal culture collections. An alignment of LSU‐encoded rDNA intron sequences revealed high similarity of these sequences allowing their phylogenetic analysis. The 798 group I intron phylogeny was largely congruent with a phylogeny of the internal transcribed spacer region, indicating that the insertion of the intron most likely occurred in the common ancestor of the genera Trebouxia and Asterochloris. The intron was vertically inherited in some taxa, but lost in others. The high‐sequence similarity of this intron to one found in Chlorella angustoellipsoidea suggests that the 798 intron was either present in the common ancestor of Trebouxiophyceae, or that its present distribution results from more recent horizontal transfers, followed by vertical inheritance and loss. Analysis of another group I intron shared by these photobionts at small subunit position 1512 supports the hypothesis of repeated lateral transfers of this intron among some taxa, but loss among others. Our data confirm that the history of group I introns is characterized by repeated horizontal transfers, and suggests that some of these introns have ancient origins within Chlorophyta.     

Discovery of a group I intron in the SSU rDNA of Ploeotia costata (Euglenozoa)

The gene coding for the small ribosomal subunit RNA of Ploeotia costata contains an actively splicing group I intron (Pco.S516) which is unique among euglenozoans. Secondary structure predictions indicate that paired segments P1-P10 as well as several conserved elements typical of group I introns and of subclass IC1 in particular are present. Phylogenetic analyses of SSU rDNA sequences demonstrate a well-supported placement of Ploeotia costata within the Euglenozoa; whereas, analyses of intron data sets uncover a close phylogenetic relation of Pco.S516 to S-516 introns from Acanthamoeba, Aureoumbra lagunensis (Stramenopila) and red algae of the order Bangiales. Discrepancies between SSU rDNA and intron phylogenies suggest horizontal spread of the group I intron. Monophyly of IC1 516 introns from Ploeotia costata, A. lagunensis and rhodophytes is supported by a unique secondary structure element: helix P5b possesses an insertion of 19 nt length with a highly conserved tetraloop which is supposed to take part in tertiary interactions. Neither functional nor degenerated ORFs coding for homing endonucleases can be identified in Pco.S516. Nevertheless, degenerated ORFs with His-Cys box motifs in closely related intron sequences indicate that homing may have occurred during evolution of the investigated intron group.     

Eu-Chlorella large subunit rDNA sequences and group I introns in ribosomal DNA of the paramecian symbiotic alga NC64A

Although the examination of large subunit ribosomal RNA genes (LSU rDNA) is advanced in phylogenetic studies, no corresponding sequence data from trebouxiophytes have been published, with the exception of ‘Chlorella’ellipsoidea Gerneck. We determined the LSU rDNA sequence of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck and of the symbiotic alga of green paramecium, Chlorella sp. NC64A. A total of 59 nucleotide substitutions were found in the LSU rDNA of the two species, which are disproportionately distributed. Primarily, 65% of the substitutions were encountered in the first 800 bp of the alignment. This segment apparently has evolved eight times faster than the complete SSU rDNA sequence, making it a good candidate for a phylogenetic marker and giving a resolution level intermediate between small subunit (SSU) rDNA and internal transcribed spacers. Green algae are known as a group I intron‐rich group along with rhodophytes and fungi. NC64A is particularly rich in the introns; five introns were newly identified from the LSU rDNA sequence, which we named Cnc.L200, Cnc.L1688, Cnc.L1926, Cnc.L2184 and Cnc.L2437, following the insertion positions. In the present study we analyzed these introns with three others (Cnc.S943, Cnc.S1367 and Cnc.S1512) that had already been found in NC64A SSU rDNA. Secondary structure modeling placed these introns in the group I intron family, with four introns belonging to subgroup C1 and the other four introns belonging to subgroup E. Five of the intron insertion positions are unique to the paramecian symbiont, which may indicate relatively recent events of intron infections that includes transpositions. Intron phylogeny showed unprecedented relationships; four Cnc. IC1 introns made a clade with some green algal introns with insertions at nine different positions, whereas four Cnc. IE introns made a clade with the S651 intron (Chlorella sp. AN 1–3), which lay as a sister to the S516 insertion position subfamily.     

In vivo analysis of the relationships between the splicing and homing activities of a group I intron-encoded I-ScaI/bi2-maturase of Saccharomyces capensis produced in the yeast cytoplasm

The I-ScaI/bi2-maturase of Saccharomyces capensis acts as a specific homing endonuclease promoting intron homing, and as a maturase promoting intron splicing. Using the universal code equivalent of the mitochondrial gene encoding the I-ScaI/bi2-maturase, a number of truncated forms of the synthetic gene were constructed, shortened on either side, as were several mutated alleles of the protein. The shortest translation product that fully retains both activities in vivo corresponds to 228 codons of the C-terminal region of the bi2 intron-encoded protein, whereas proteins resulting from more extensive deletions either at the N-terminus or at the C-terminus (up to 73 and four residues, respectively) were able to complement wholly the lack of endogenous maturase, but all lost the endonuclease activity. Similarly, all introduced mutations completely abolished the I-ScaI activity while some mutant proteins retained substantial splicing function. Immunodetection experiments demonstrated that different cytoplasmically translated forms of the I-ScaI/bi2-maturase protein were imported into mitochondria and correctly processed. They appeared to be tightly associated with mitochondrial membranes. Homology modelling of the I-ScaI/bi2-maturase protein allowed us to relate both enzymatic activities to elements of enzyme structure.     

Rhodotorula lamellibrachii sp. nov., a new yeast species from a tubeworm collected at the deep-sea floor in Sagami Bay and its phylogenetic analysis

A new species of the genus Rhodotorula was isolated from a tubeworm (Lamellibrachia sp.) collected at a depth of 1156 m in Sagami Bay, Japan. Strain SY-89 had physiological properties quite similar to R. aurantiaca. Two phylogenetic trees, one based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions and 5.8S rDNA sequences and the other based on the D1/D2 region of the large subunit (26S) rDNA sequences, united strain SY-89 to the type strain of Sakaguchia dacryoides through a considerable evolutionary distance. Strain SY-89 was differentiated from S. dacryoides by the G+C content of the nuclear DNA and differences in the ability to utilize specific carbon and nitrogen compounds. The low complementarity of strain SY-89 DNA to that of the type strain of S. dacryoides confirmed that this strain was genetically unrelated to previously known species. The tubeworm isolates are described as R. lamellibrachii sp. nov. The type strain of R. lamellibrachii is strain SY-89 (= JCM 10907). R. lamellibrachii formed a cluster with Erythrobasidium hasegawianum, R. lactosa, S. dacryoides and Sporobolomyces elongatus on the ITS and 5.8S rDNA phylogenetic tree. These five species shared a signature sequence in 26S rDNA, although this relationship was not supported by phylogeny based on the D1/D2 region of 26S rDNA.