辣椒净光合速率Hayman双列杂交分析

用辣椒(Capsicum annuum L.)6个亲本,按(1/2)n(n-1)双列杂交法配制15个杂交组合,用Hayman双列杂交分析法估算不同开花结果时期净光合速率的遗传参数。阵列协方差(Wr)对阵列方差(Vr)的回归分析结果表明,辣椒开花结果前期、中期、后期净光合速率的遗传都不符合“加性-显性”模型。Wr Vr与亲本Yr间的相关分析表明含有更多高净光合速率,显性基因的亲本具有较大的Wr Vr值。遗传参数估算表明开花结果时期的净光合速率遗传是显性效应比加性效应更加重要,同时还存在显著上位性效应。狭义遗传力较小,开花结果中、后期杂种优势比前期明显。     

作物品种间杂种优势遗传分析的新方法

本文提出了分析双列杂交试验资料的两个遗传模型。第一个模型包括加性、显性和母体效应;第二个模型只包括简单的加性和显性效应。还介绍了分析杂种优势、估算遗传方差分量以及预测遗传效应值的相应统计分析方法。用所介绍的遗传模型和分析方法以及常用的Griffing配合力分析方法,分析了棉花6个品种双列杂交的产量性状,并进一步比较了不同方法的分析结果。采用本文所介绍的遗传模型和分析方法,可以克服用Griffing的配合力模型及其方法分析杂种优势和配合力遗传表现所存在的局限性。     

辣椒果实性状的遗传分析

以6个辣椒品种并按(1/2)n(n-1)双列杂交法配制的15个杂交组合为材料,根据Hayman分析法估算了辣椒果实5个性状的遗传模型和遗传参数。结果显示,果长、果肉厚和结果数的遗传符合“加性-显性”模型,果宽和单果质量不符合“加性-显性”模型,还存在显著上位性效应。遗传参数估算表明,5个果实性状遗传是以加性效应为主,但不同果实性状显性效应有较大的差异,果肉厚的显性效应最大,其次是果长和结果数,果宽和单果质量最小。     

玉米数量性状的遗传分析 Ⅰ.我国玉米自交系的遗传潜势及其利用

以NcI交配设计和p(p-1)/2双列杂交设计抽样估计了我国玉米自交系总体和优良自交系亚总体各数量性状的基本遗传参数。结果表明,大多数数量性状遗传方差的主要分量是加性方差,显性方差较小。优良自交系亚总体各性状的遗传方差则普遍减小,说明其遗传基础更为狭窄。所以,为了不断地育出更好的自交系间杂种,迫切需要补充新的基因源。而现有的一些自交系和杂交种,则可用以合成综合种或复合种,再进行群体改良。这类群体由于加性变异丰富,在选择下将能产生较快的育种进展。     

双列杂交分析中亲本特殊配合力方差的计算

利用双列杂交法进行配合力分析,Griffing（1956）给出了方法4亲本特殊配合力方差的估算公式．但对于其余三种双列杂交方法,则未见有专门论述这一内容的文献．本文对此作了详细推导,并分别给出了估算公式．     

辣椒植株性状Hayman双列杂交分析

用辣椒（Capsicam annuum L．）6个亲本,按（1／2）n（n-1）双列杂交法配制15个杂交组合,用Hayman双列杂交分析法估算了5个植株性状的遗传参数。Wr对Wr的回归分析结果表明,侧枝数、株高、株幅、主茎高和首花节位的遗传都符合加性-显性模型。Wr＋Vr与Yr间相关分析表明,侧枝数、株高、株幅、主茎高呈负相关,说明含有更多显性基因的亲本具有较小的Wr＋Vr值;首花节位呈正相关,且达到极显著水平,说明含有更多显性基因的亲本具有较大的Wr＋Vr值。遗传参数估算表明侧枝数、株幅、主茎高和首花节位性状的遗传以加性效应为主,加性效应比显性效应更加重要。株高的遗传中加性效应和显性效应都很重要。     

烤烟主要农艺性状对产量的遗传贡献率分析

为了研究烤烟主要农艺性状对产量的贡献,以14个品种（系）及其配制的41个杂交组合为材料,利用估算条件方差分量和预测条件遗传效应值的统计方法对多点实验数据进行了分析。结果表明,株高对产量的加性遗传方差贡献率最高,腰叶长对产量的显性遗传方差贡献率最高,各农艺性状对产量的加性X环境互作遗传方差、显性X环境互作遗传方差的贡献率均较小。对产量加性效应贡献最大的农艺性状因不同亲本而异,表明各亲本具有其独特的遗传和发育特性。多数杂交组合产量的显性效应主要受腰叶长影响,因此腰叶长可作为间接选择组合产量显性效应的指标。     

双列杂交分析中遗传参数H2的计算

根据Hayman双列杂交分析法估算遗传参数H_2,在误差项问题上至今仍存在两种不同意见的分歧,本文对其计算公式作了说细推导,并指出了错误公式的症结所在。     

玉米重金属铅(Pb~(2+))含量的配合力分析与育种对策

选择有代表性的12个玉米自交系,按Griffing4模式组配获得66个组合(F1),用温室盆栽,在3个Pb2+污染水平下对叶片和子粒Pb2+含量配合力和遗传参数进行分析。结果表明:玉米叶片和子粒的Pb2+含量一般配合力与特殊配合力差异均达到显著水平,非加性方差大于加性方差,遗传方差大于环境方差,广义遗传率大于狭义遗传率,该性状的变异主要来自遗传因素,遗传力较强。玉米种质筛选过程中,土壤Pb2+浓度在333.32 mg/kg以下,用亲本郑58组配的组合在筛选时不仅注重子粒Pb2+含量未超标而且要注重叶片Pb2+高富集,其主要是兼顾饲料和粮食安全的同时进行土壤Pb2+污染的生物修复;土壤Pb2+浓度高于715.46 mg/kg时,用亲本178组配的组合筛选应注意叶片和子粒低Pb2+积累的种质选育,对今后在不同Pb2+污染土壤中开展玉米品种筛选和规避污染育种策略的选择具有一定的指导意义。     

玉米重金属铅含量的配合力分析与育种对策

选择有代表性的12个玉米自交系,按Griffing4模式组配获得66个组合(F1),用温室盆栽,在3个Pb2+污染水平下对叶片和子粒Pb2+含量配合力和遗传参数进行分析。结果表明:玉米叶片和子粒的Pb2+含量一般配合力与特殊配合力差异均达到显著水平,非加性方差大于加性方差,遗传方差大于环境方差,广义遗传率大于狭义遗传率,该性状的变异主要来自遗传因素,遗传力较强。玉米种质筛选过程中,土壤Pb2+浓度在333.32 mg/kg以下,用亲本郑58组配的组合在筛选时不仅注重子粒Pb2+含量未超标而且要注重叶片Pb2+高富集,其主要是兼顾饲料和粮食安全的同时进行土壤Pb2+污染的生物修复;土壤Pb2+浓度高于715.46 mg/kg时,用亲本178组配的组合筛选应注意叶片和子粒低Pb2+积累的种质选育,对今后在不同Pb2+污染土壤中开展玉米品种筛选和规避污染育种策略的选择具有一定的指导意义。     

长叶红砂主要水分参数随季节和生境的变化

运用压力容积(PV)技术,研究了4种盐分生境下长叶红砂饱和含水量时最大渗透势(Ψ_s^sat) 、初始质壁分离时的渗透势(Ψ_s^tlp)、初始质壁分离时渗透水相对含量(ROWC^tlp)、初始质壁分离时的相对含水量(RWC^tlp)、质外体水的相对含量(AWC) 、束缚水与自由水的比值(V_a/V_o) ,以及饱和含水量时最大渗透势与初始质壁分离时的渗透势之差(ΔP)的季节变化.结果表明：长叶红砂的主要水分参数Ψ_s^sat、Ψ_s^tlp值为5月＞7月＞9月,AWC、V_a/V_o 和ΔP值表现为5月＜7月＜9月.说明长叶红砂在季节变化中历经了逆境锻炼,其耐水分亏缺能力随5、7、9月逐渐递增,这与植物的生长发育节律相吻合;与其他荒漠旱生植物相比,长叶红砂的Ψ_s^sat和Ψ_s^tlp值非常低,具有很强的忍耐高渗压和维持低水势的能力.以3个月份4种不同生境所测水分参数值为基础,运用模糊数学隶属函数法对不同生境长叶红砂耐水分亏缺能力进行综合评价,得出重盐土＞非盐渍土＞盐渍土.     

Occurrence, survival, and persistence of human adenoviruses and F-specific RNA phages in raw groundwater

Detection of specific genetic markers can rapidly identify the presence of enteric viruses in groundwater. However, comparison of stability characteristics between genetic and infectivity markers is necessary to better interpret molecular data. Human adenovirus serotype 2 (HAdV2), in conjunction with MS2 phages or GA phages, was spiked into raw groundwater microcosms. Viral stability was periodically assessed by both infectivity and real-time PCR methods. The results of this yearlong study suggest that adenoviruses have the most stable persistence profile and an ability to survive for a long time in groundwater. According to a linear regression model, infectivity reductions of HAdV2 ranged from 0.0076 log(10)/day (4°C) to 0.0279 log(10)/day (20°C) and were significantly lower than those observed for phages. No adenoviral genome degradation was observed at 4°C, and the reduction was estimated at 0.0036 log(10)/day at 20°C. Occurrence study showed that DNA of human adenoviruses could be observed in groundwater from a confined aquifer (7 of the 60 samples were positive by real-time PCR), while no fecal indicators were detected. In agreement with the persistence of genetic markers, the presence of adenoviral DNA in groundwater may be misleading in term of health risk, especially in the absence of information on the infective status.     

Electrophoretic variation in six populations of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)

Starch gel electrophoretic studies of 16 enzymes encoded by 34 Loci were performed on six brown trout populations. One new polymorphism is described at the Pmi-2 locus. Breeding data were analysed for both single and joint segregation of six loci: Aat-1, Cpk-1, G3p-2, Mdh-2, Mdh-3, and Pmi-2. All the loci are shown to segregate in simple mendelian ratios and one nonrandom joint segregation was observed. The polymorphism level, heterozygosities, and genetic distances were estimated and compared with those reported in other studies on brown trout and closely related salmonid species. The polymorphism level (25%) and average heterozygosity (9%) were high. Significant genetic distances were observed, but the average degree of differentiation between populations appeared to be small (9% of the total heterozygosity).     

Yeast two-hybrid analysis of the origin recognition complex of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: interaction between subunits and identification of binding proteins

Origin recognition complex (ORC), a six-protein complex (Orc1p-6p), is the most likely initiator of chromosomal DNA replication in eukaryotes. Although ORC of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been studied extensively from biochemical and genetic perspectives, its quaternary structure remains unknown. Previous studies suggested that ORC has functions other than DNA replication, such as gene silencing, but the molecular mechanisms of these functions have not been determined. In this study, we used yeast two-hybrid analysis to examine the interaction between ORC subunits and to search for ORC-binding proteins. As well as the known Orc4p-Orc5p interaction, we revealed strong interactions between Orc2p and Ord3p (2p-3p), Orc2p and Ord5p (2p-5p), Orc2p and Ord6p (2p-6p) and Orc3p and Ord6p (3p-6p) and weaker interactions between Orc1p and Ord4p (1p-4p), Orc3p and Ord4p (3p-4p), Orc2p and Ord3p (3p-5p) and Orc5p and Ord3p (5p-6p). These results suggest that 2p-3p-6p may form a core complex. Orc2p and Orc6p are phosphorylated in vivo, regulating initiation of DNA replication. However, replacing the phosphorylated amino acid residues with others that cannot be phosphorylated, or that mimic phosphorylation, did not affect subunit interactions. We also identified several proteins that interact with ORC subunits; Sir4p and Mad1p interact with Orc2p; Cac1p and Ykr077wp with Orc3p; Rrm3p and Swi6p with Orc5p; and Mih1p with Orc6p. We discuss roles of these interactions in functions of ORC.     

Differences between horse selection based on two forms of osteochondrosis in fetlock

Horses lose potential opportunities because of health problems. Available breeding strategies are not effective enough, probably also because of the different definition used and its genetic usefulness. The aim of the study was to compare the genetic background estimated by the genome-wide association study (GWAS) for osteochondrosis using two different scaling osteochondrosis (OC)/healthy and osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD)/healthy systems for evaluating the disease status of investigated fetlock joints. Two hundred one Warmblood horses trained for performance tests (87 stallions and 114 mares) were phenotyped and genotyped. Four fetlock x-ray images per horse were collected using the RTG Girth HF 80 and Vet Scan ray 3600. The DNA of each horse was genotyped using the BeadChip 70K. To identify SNPs that significantly affect the probability of osteochondrosis, two different methods were applied: the Cochran-Armitage test based on an additive mode of inheritance and logistic regression. The genetic background for osteochondrosis, expressed in the number of SNPs found with significant associations with osteochondrosis, was higher by evaluation in the scale of OCD/healthy horses (16 SNPs on several chromosomes mainly on the ECA1 and ECA10) than OC/healthy (2 SNPs on the ECA15 and one SNP on the ECA10). Detailed definition of osteochondrosis is needed in breeding and in veterinary practice. The genetic background for osteochondrosis and osteochondrosis dissecans seems not the same. Suggestive SNPs could be the candidate markers for osteochondrosis but should be checked on a larger population before usage.     

具有一般形式饱和接触率SEIS模型渐近分析

研究具有一般形式饱和接触率SEIS模型渐近性态,得到决定疾病绝灭和持续的阈值-基本再生数R0。当R0 ≤ 1时,仅存在无病平衡点P^0;当R0＞1时,除存在无病平衡点P^0外,还存在惟一的地方病平衡点P^＊。当R0＜1时,无病平衡点P^0全局渐近稳定;当R0＞1时,地方病平衡点P^＊局部渐近稳定。特别地,无因病死亡时,极限方程地方病平衡点P^-＊全局渐近稳定。     

Hymenolepis diminuta: intestinal goblet cell response to infection in male C57 mice

Intestinal goblet cell numbers in two regions of the small intestine (20-30% and 60-70% distance form the pylorus) of male, 6- to 8-week-old C57 mice have been monitored following a 5-cysticercoid infection of the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta. Test and sham-infected control mice were autopsied 0, 4, 8, 10, 14, and 28 days postprimary infection (p-1 degree-i) and 2, 4, 5, 7, and 14 days postsecondary infection (p-2 degree-i), administered 28 days p-1 degree-i. Results show a statistically significant increase in the number of mucus-containing goblet cells in both regions of the intestine during primary and secondary infections. Peak goblet cell numbers occurred on Day 8 p-1 degree-i and Day 5 p-2 degree-i in the 20-30% region and on Day 10 p-1 degree-i and Day 5 p-2 degree-i in the 60-70% region. In both regions, cell numbers declined to control levels by Day 14 p-1 degree-i, but remained significantly above control values 14 days p-2 degree-i. The increase in cell numbers correlated with an increase in goblet cell theca size and observable amounts of luminal mucus. The same infection regime in mice treated with cortisone elicited no goblet cell response. Male Wistar rats given a 10-cysticercoid infection and autopsied on Day 0, Day 10, and 15 months p-i showed a statistically significant increase in mucus-containing goblet cells only in the 60-70% region of intestine 10 days p-i; however, the worm burden was not eliminated. The functional significance of these results is discussed in relation to host immunity and murine cestode rejection.     

Assessing the validity domains of graphical Gaussian models in order to infer relationships among components of complex biological systems

The study of the interactions of cellular components is an essential base step to understand the structure and dynamics of biological networks. Various methods were recently developed for this purpose. While most of them combine different types of data and a priori knowledge, methods based on graphical Gaussian models are capable of learning the network directly from raw data. They consider the full-order partial correlations which are partial correlations between two variables given the remaining ones, for modeling direct links between variables. Statistical methods were developed for estimating these links when the number of observations is larger than the number of variables. However, the rapid advance of new technologies that allow the simultaneous measure of genome expression, led to large-scale datasets where the number of variables is far larger than the number of observations. To get around this dimensionality problem, different strategies and new statistical methods were proposed. In this study we focused on statistical methods recently published. All are based on the fact that the number of direct relationships between two variables is very small in regards to the number of possible relationships, p(p-1)/2. In the biological context, this assumption is not always satisfied over the whole graph. It is essential to precisely know the behavior of the methods in regards to the characteristics of the studied object before applying them. For this purpose, we evaluated the validity domain of each method from wide-ranging simulated datasets. We then illustrated our results using recently published biological data.     

Genotypes of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes in Japanese with alcohol liver diseases: a strong association of the usual Caucasian-type aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH1(2)) with the disease

Genetic polymorphisms of two major alcohol-metabolizing enzymes-i.e., one of the class I alcohol dehydrogenase isozymes (ADH2) and the mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2)-exist in Japanese and other Orientals but not in Caucasians. Liver ADH activity of about 90% of Orientals is much higher than that of most Caucasians, while approximately 50% of Orientals lack the ALDH2 activity. The genetic differences have been implicated in the high incidence of alcohol sensitivity observed in Orientals. We determined, by means of hybridization of genomic DNA samples with allele-specific synthetic oligonucleotide probes, genotypes of the ADH2 and the ALDH2 loci of Japanese with alcoholic liver diseases and of control subjects. No significant difference between the patient and control groups was found in the ADH2 genotypes. A remarkable genetic difference between the two groups was found in the ALDH2 locus. The frequency of the typical (Caucasian-type) ALDH1(2) gene was found to be .65 and that of the atypical (Oriental type) ALDH2(2) gene was .35 in the controls, while these were .93 and .07, respectively, in the patients. Thus, most (20 of 23) of the Japanese patients were homozygous Caucasian type ALDH1(2)/ALDH1(2), only three were heterozygous ALDH1(2)/ALDH2(2), and none of the patients were homozygous Oriental type ALDH2(2)/ALDH2(2). The results indicate that Japanese with the atypical ALDH2(2) allele are at a much lower risk in developing the alcoholic liver diseases than are those with homozygous, usual (Caucasian-type) ALDH1(2)/ALDH1(2), presumably owing to their sensitivity to alcohol intoxication.     

N-butyldeoxygalactonojirimycin reduces neonatal brain ganglioside content in a mouse model of GM1 gangliosidosis

GM1 gangliosidosis is a glycosphingolipid (GSL) lysosomal storage disease caused by a genetic deficiency of acid beta-galactosidase (beta-gal), the enzyme that catabolyzes GM1 within lysosomes. Accumulation of GM1 and its asialo form (GA1) occurs primarily in the brain, leading to progressive neurodegeneration and brain dysfunction. Substrate reduction therapy aims to decrease the rate of GSL biosynthesis to counterbalance the impaired rate of catabolism. The imino sugar N-butyldeoxygalactonojirimycin (NB-DGJ) is a competitive inhibitor of the ceramide-specific glucosyltransferase that catalyzes the first step in GSL biosynthesis. Neonatal C57BL/6J (B6) and beta-gal knockout (-/-) mice were injected daily from post-natal day 2 (p-2) to p-5 with either vehicle or NB-DGJ at 600 mg or 1200 mg/kg body weight. These drug concentrations significantly reduced total brain ganglioside and GM1 content in the B6 and the beta-gal (-/-) mice. Drug treatment had no significant effect on viability, body weight, brain weight, or brain water content in the B6 and beta-gal (-/-) mice. Significant elevations in neutral lipids (GA1, ceramide, and sphingomyelin) were observed in the NB-DGJ-treated beta-gal (-/-) mice, but were not associated with adverse effects. Also, NB-DGJ treatment of B6 and beta-gal (-/-) mice from p-2 to p-5 had no subsequent effect on brain ganglioside content at p-21. Our results show that NB-DGJ is effective in reducing total brain ganglioside and GM1 content at early neonatal ages. These findings suggest that substrate reduction therapy using NB-DGJ may be an effective early intervention for GM1 gangliosidosis and possibly other GSL lysosomal storage diseases.