水稻线粒体tRNATrp突变体的克隆和氨酰化活力鉴定

为了研究tRNATrp的氨基酸接受茎中除两对半碱基以外的特异性元件,设计并完成了4种水稻线粒体tRNATrp向枯草杆菌tRNATrp的突变体(MPB0,G1A和U5G/A68C;MPB1,C2G/G71C:MPB2,C4G/G69C;MPB3,C2G/G71C和C4G/G69C),体外转录并用枯草杆菌和人这两种不同种属来源的色氨酰tRNA合成酶(TrpRS)测定了这些tRNATrp分子的氨酰化活力(Kcat/KM.结果表明,这些突变体具有被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的能力,与野生型水稻线粒体tRNATrp>相比,MPB0被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的活力提高了5倍,MPB1和MPB2被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的活力分别提高了40和53倍,MPB3则提高了140倍,为野生型枯草杆菌tRNATrp>的34%,而人色氨酰tRNA合成酶氨酰化这4个突变体的活力都很微弱.揭示了水稻线粒体tRNATrp>氨基酸接受茎上的2个碱基对C2/G71和C4/G69的突变,对枯草杆菌TrpRS的识别起重要作用,由此推测,接受茎上的2个碱基对C2/G71和C4/G69也是线粒体tRNATrp>重要的特异性元件.     

水稻线粒体tRNA^Trp突变体的克隆和氨酰化活力鉴定

为了研究tRNA^Trp的氨基酸接受茎中除两对半碱基以外的特异性元件,设计并完成了4种水稻线粒体tRNA^Trp向枯草杆菌tRNA^Trp的突变体（MPB0,G1A和U5G／A68C;MPB1,C2G／G71C;MPB2,C4G／G69C;MPB3,C2G／G71C和C4G／G69C）,体外转录并用枯草杆菌和人这两种不同种属来源的色氨酰tRNA合成酶（TrpRS）N定了这些tRNA^Trp分子的氨酰化活力（Kcat／KM）．结果表明,这些突变体具有被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的能力,与野生型水稻线粒体tRNA^Trp相比,MPB0被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的活力提高了5倍,MPB1和MPB2被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的活力分别提高了40和53倍,MPB3则提高了140倍,为野生型枯草杆菌tRNA^Trp的34％,而人色氨酰tRNA合成酶氨酰化这4个突变体的活力都很微弱．揭示了水稻线粒体tRNA^Trp氨基酸接受茎上的2个碱基对C2／G71和C4／G69的突变,对枯草杆菌TrpRS的识别起重要作用,由此推测,接受茎上的2个碱基对C2／G71和C4／G69也是线粒体tRNA^Trp重要的特异性元件．     

水稻线粒体tRNATrp突变体的克隆和氨酰化活力鉴定

为了研究tRNA^Trp的氨基酸接受茎中除两对半碱基以外的特异性元件,设计并完成了4种水稻线粒体tRNA^Trp向枯草杆菌tRNA^Trp的突变体 (MPB0, G1A和U5G/A68C;MPB1,C2G/G71C;MPB2,C4G/G69C;MPB3,C2G/G71C和C4G/G69C),体外转录并用枯草杆菌和人这两种不同种属来源的色氨酰 tRNA 合成酶(TrpRS)测定了这些 tRNA^Trp 分子的氨酰化活力(K_cat/K_M)．结果表明,这些突变体具有被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的能力,与野生型水稻线粒体tRNA^Trp相比,MPB0被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的活力提高了5倍,MPB1和MPB2被枯草杆菌TrpRS氨酰化的活力分别提高了40和53倍,MPB3则提高了140倍,为野生型枯草杆菌tRNA^Trp的34%,而人色氨酰 tRNA合成酶氨酰化这4个突变体的活力都很微弱．揭示了水稻线粒体tRNA^Trp氨基酸接受茎上的2个碱基对C2/G71和C4/G69的突变,对枯草杆菌TrpRS的识别起重要作用,由此推测,接受茎上的2个碱基对C2/G71和C4/G69也是线粒体tRNA^Trp重要的特异性元件．     

水稻线粒体26S rRNA基因在大肠杆菌JM101中的克隆及分子鉴定

用BT型水稻喜峰A黄化苗为材料,按本实验过去报道经修改后的方法提取线粒体DNA,经EcoR1完全酶切后,随机克隆到pUC19载体上,转化大肠杆菌,在含氨苄青霉素(50μg/m1)和X-gal的LB固体平板上筛选白色转化子。随机提取重组子DNA,以玉米26S rRNA基因为探针,经Southern分子杂交鉴定,一个插入1.3kb水稻线粒体DNA片段的重组质粒杂交结果为阳性,并将这个含有26S rRNA基因片段的重组质粒命名为pXMT1。     

两个携带线粒体tRNA~(Met)/tRNA~(Gln)A4401G和tRNA~(Cys)G5821A突变的中国汉族原发性高血压家系的临床及分子遗传学特征

线粒体tRNA基因可能是原发性高血压发病相关的突变热点区域。文章报道了两个具有母系遗传特征的中国汉族原发性高血压家系的临床和分子遗传学特征。家系先证者和其他成员的临床数据表明,家系中母系成员高血压发病的严重程度存在差异,发病年龄也从36~79岁不等。对两个家系先证者使用24对有部分重叠的引物进行线粒体DNA全序列扩增分析,结果发现这两个先证者均携带同质性的tRNAMet/tRNAGlnA4401G和tRNACysG5821A突变,多态性变异位点都属于东亚单体型C。A4401G突变可能通过影响tRNAMet和tRNAGln前体的加工引起线粒体tRNA代谢水平的改变,而tRNACysG5821A突变位于tRNACys氨基酸受体臂,该突变使tRNACys氨基酸受体臂上原有的G6-C67配对消失,可能影响tRNACys空间结构和功能的稳定性,致使线粒体功能障碍。因此,tRNAMet/tRNAGlnA4401G和tRNACysG5821A突变可能是这两个原发性高血压家系的分子致病基础。     

鲤鱼线粒体tRNA~(Cys)基因和轻链复制起始区的结构分析

我们测定了鲤鱼线粒体半胱氮酸tRNA 基因和轻链(L 链)复制起始区的核苷酸序列,绘制了半胱氨酸tRNA 三叶草形的二级结构以及L 链复制区的茎环结构。通过五种脊椎动物tRNA~(cya)基因的核苷酸序列分析发现,鲤鱼线粒体tRNA~(cya)基因有许多不同于细胞质tRNA~(cya)基因的不寻常的结构特点。鲤鱼线粒体L 链复制起始区含有36个碱基,复制起始区茎环结构中的茎含有11对碱基,而环则是由14个碱基组成。同其它10种脊椎动物L-链复制起始区的核苷酸序列比较发现,鲤鱼茎环结构中的茎序列是非常保守的,而环的序列及环的长度则变化较大。茎环结构可能在轻链复制中起着重要的作用。     

人线粒体tRNALeu(UUR)及其突变体的基因克隆、表达和纯化

将化学法合成的人线粒体tRNALeu(UUR)及其突变体(tRNALeu(M))基因分别连接到载体pGEM-9zf (-)中, 并转化到大肠杆菌JM109中得到两个转化体分别为Leu-W和Leu-M. 在IPTG的诱导下, tRNALeu(UUR)和tRNALeu(M)的表达量可达总小分子RNA的19.10%和17.76%. 经DEAE-sepherose CL4B柱层析可使它们的纯度提高3倍. 最后用15%的变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳纯化, 并用大肠杆菌亮氨酰tRNA合成酶(LeuRS)分别测定了它们的氨酰化反应动力学常数. 结果显示, mtRNALeu(M)的Kcat / Km值约为mtRNALeu(UUR) 的1/5, 提示该突变可使mtRNALeu(UUR)的氨基酸接受能力明显下降.     

水稻黄叶少分蘖突变体yllt1的鉴定及基因定位

采用⁶⁰Co-γ射线诱变籼稻（Oryza sativa subsp.indica）保持系‘T98B’获得一份兼具黄叶和少分蘖表型的突变体yllt1（yellow leaf and less tillering 1）,利用色素含量测定、构建显隐性混池和基因表达量测定等方法从表型和遗传层面对其遗传特征进行分析。结果显示：yllt1苗期叶绿素a和叶绿素b含量为野生型水稻品种‘T98B’的77.78%和60.00%,叶绿体发育异常,缺乏功能性叶绿体类囊体片层;其分蘖盛期的单株分蘖数为野生型的21.43%。遗传分析发现,在突变体yllt1与‘T98B’的杂交F₂群体中,黄叶与少分蘖性状的重组率为0.00%,表明yllt1同时控制叶色与分蘖表型;yllt1呈隐性遗传,受一个细胞核基因独立控制。该研究进一步采用连锁分析法将yllt1精细定位到第11染色体上,经测序分析推断发生了突变的登录号为LOC_Os11g05552的基因是yllt1的目的基因;该基因编码叶绿体前体信号识别颗粒54 kD（cpSRP54）蛋白,其第1外显子的第29位碱基C发生了缺失,将造成其蛋白产物从N-端至C-端氨基酸组成的严重破坏。RT-qPCR分析结果显示,yllt1叶中叶绿素合成基因OsCAO1、OsCAO2与OsNOL等的表达量明显下调;茎中分蘖正向调控基因OsTAC1受到显著抑制,而负调控基因OsTB1与OsDLT的表达量明显增强。研究结果表明cpSRP54同时参与了水稻叶色和分蘖的调控。     

两种锦鸡和环颈雉线粒体DNA(mtDNA)的比较研究

本文以10种限制性内切酶分析雉科中环颈雉,红腹锦鸡和白腹锦鸡线粒体DNA（mtDNA）。雉属与锦鸡属之间的遗传距离P为0.076（0.067-0.085）,红腹锦鸡与白腹锦鸡的P为0.012。推算雉属和锦鸡属的分化大约发生在3.8×10[6]年以前,红腹锦鸡与白腹锦鸡的分化大约在6×10[5]年以前。这些结果表明：1.在雉科系统发生中,雉属与锦鸡属是近缘的属;2.红腹锦鸡和白腹锦鸡的分化较晚,关系密切,可能只是两个亚种。     

线粒体tRNA^Trp的原核起源

构建了３种来源于水稻、人和啤酒酵母的线粒体ｔＲＮＡ＾Ｔｒｐ基因。实验表明这些线粒体ｔＲＮＡ＾Ｔｒｐ的体外转录产物具有被枯草杆菌色氨酰－ｔＲＮＡ合成酶（ＴｒｐＲＳ）氨酰化的能力,但是不能被鼠肝来源的氨酰ｔＲＮＡ合成酶粗酶所催化。动力学资源常数测定表明枯草杆菌ＴｒｐＲＳ对线粒体ｔＲＮＡ＾Ｔｒｐ的亲和力为野生型ｔＲＮＡ＾Ｔｒｐ的一半,而在催化效率上,水稻和啤酒酵母线粒体ｔＲＮＡ＾Ｔｒｐ的色氨酰化能力比野     

Cloning and Characterization of Catalases from Rice,Oryza sativa L.

Catalase is the major H₂O₂-scavenging enzyme in all aerobic organisms. From the cDNA sequences of three rice (Oryza sativa L.) genes that encode for predicted catalases (OsCatA, OsCatB, and OsCatC), complete ORFs were subcloned into pET21a and expressed as (His)₆-tagged proteins in Escherichia coli. The recombinant (His)₆-polypeptides were enriched to apparent homogeneity and characterized. With H₂O₂ as substrate, the highest catalase k _cat value (20±1.71×10^?3 min^?1) was found in recombinant OsCatB. The optimum temperatures for catalase activity were 30 °C for OsCatA and OsCatC and 25 °C for OsCatB, while the pH optima were 8.0, 7.5, and 7.0 for OsCatA, OsCatB, and OsCatC respectively. All the catalases were inhibited by sodium azide, β-mercaptoethanol, and potassium cyanide, but only weakly by 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole. The various catalases exhibited different catalase activities in the presence of different salts at different concentrations, OsCatC showing higher salt inhibitory effects than the two other OsCats.     

Characterization of interspecific hybrids and backcross progenies from a cross between Oryza minuta and Oryza sativa

Oryza minuta, a tetraploid wild relative of cultivated rice, is an important source for the genetic improvement. Interspecific hybrids were obtained from the cross of O. sativa L. (IR24) and O. minuta (Acc. No. 101133) with 5.58% crossability, which ranged from 0.11% to 1.62% in the backcross generations. The chromosome numbers of the backcross progenies were 24 to 48. Seven yield-related traits of the parents, hybrid F₁, and backcross progenies were evaluated. Simple sequence repeat markers analysis showed that the polymorphism ratio of SSR bands between IR24 and Acc. No. 101133 was 93.2%. The average donor segment number, length, donor genome size, and percentage of donor genome of 92 BC₃F₁ plants (2n=24) were 24.1, 17.8 cM, 438.4 cM and 26.2%, respectively. They were complex variation and uneven among the chromosomes. These introgression lines could be used to identify the favorable genes of O. minuta and provide a new platform for the genetic improvement of cultivated rice.     

A calcium- and phospholipid-dependent protein kinase from rice (Oryza sativa) leaves

Protein kinases in plants have not been examined in detail, but protein phosphorylation has been shown to be essential for regulating plant growth via the signal transduction system. A Ca²⁺- and phospholipid-dependent protein kinase, possibly involved in the intracellular signal transduction system from rice leaves, was partially purified by sequential chromatography on DE52, Phenyl Superose and Superose 12. This protein kinase phosphorylated the substrate, histone III-S, in the presence of Ca²⁺ and phosphatidylserine. The apparent molecular mass of the Ca²⁺- and phosphatidylserine-dependent protein kinase (Ca²⁺/PS PK), determined by phosphorylation in SDS-polyacrylamide gel containing histone III-S, was 50 kDa. The protein kinase differed from Ca²⁺-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) in rice leaves in that Ca²⁺/PS PK showed phospholipid dependency and the molecular mass of Ca²⁺/PS PK exceeded that of CDPK. Investigations were carried out on changes in Ca²⁺/PS PK and CDPK activity in the cytosolic and membrane fractions during germination. The maximum activity of Ca²⁺/PS PK in the cytosolic fraction was observed before imbibition and that of CDPK in the membrane fraction was noted at 6 days following imbibition. Protein kinases are likely to regulate plant growth through protein phosphorylation.     

水稻类病斑突变体的生理与遗传分析

从全基因组水平上筛选获得了10个籼稻和8个粳稻类病斑(lesion resembling disease,lrd27-44)突变体.从突变体性状受环境影响敏感程度可以分为环境钝感型和环境敏感型.从发育进程可以分为全生育期类病斑型,营养生长阶段起始类病斑型和生殖生长阶段起始类病斑型.病斑的光诱导表明病斑由受光信号激发的程序性细胞死亡引起,而不受损伤诱导.对其中4个突变体lrd32,lrd39,lrd40和lrd42的遗传分析结果表明,这些类病斑性状由1或2对隐性基因控制.两个突变体lrd37和lrd40表现出对白叶枯病菌的广谱抗病性,有关基因定位克隆正在进行中.     

Biochemical and Crystallographic Characterization of the Starch Branching Enzyme I (BEI) from Oryza sativa L

Starch branching enzyme (SBE) catalyzes the cleavage of α-1.4-linkages and the subsequent transfer of α-1.4 glucan to form an α-1.6 branch point in amylopectin. We overproduced rice branching enzyme I (BEI) in Escherichia coli cells, and the resulting enzyme (rBEI) was characterized with respect to biochemical and crystallographic properties. Specific activities were calculated to be 20.8 units/mg and 2.5 units/mg respectively when amylose and amylopectin were used as substrates. Site-directed mutations of Tyr235, Asp270, His275, Arg342, Asp344, Glu399, and His467 conserved in the α-amylase family enzymes drastically reduced catalytic activity of rBEI. This result suggests that the structures of BEI and the other α-amylase family enzymes are similar and that they share common catalytic mechanisms. Crystals of rBEI were grown under appropriate conditions and the crystals diffracted to a resolution of 3.0 Å on a synchrotron X-ray source.     

杂草稻落粒粳的抗逆境特性研究

杂草稻落粒粳（Oryza sativa）发生在我国辽宁丹东.落粒粳植株明显高于当地大多数栽培品种,颖果呈中长型,成熟后容易掉粒;果壳稻草色或黄间黑灰色,小穗无芒或有芒,芒长4～12 cm;颖果千粒重235 g,种皮桔红色.落粒粳种子在13～38 ℃条件下的发芽率均大于88%,水层2.5～10 cm处理,落粒粳植株干重减少50%～69%.在幼苗期,落粒粳对无芒稗的各项影响因子均明显大于化感潜力品种I-kung-pao,表明落粒粳无化感作用.落粒粳可以忍耐0.5%的盐碱.     

Cloning of novel repeat-associated small RNAs derived from hairpin precursors in Oryza sativa

Plant small non-coding RNAs including microRNAs （miRNAs）, small interfering RNAs （siRNAs） and trans-acting siRNAs, play important roles in modulating gene expression in cells. Here we isolated 21 novel endogenous small RNA molecules, ranging from 18 to 24 nucleotides, in Oryza sativa that can be mapped to 111 hairpin precursors. Further analysis indicated that most of these hairpin sequences originated from putative miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements, a major type of DNA transposon. Considering that miRNA is characteristic of hairpin-like precursor and plant endogenous siRNAs are often located at transposon regions, we hypothesized that our cloned small RNAs might represent the intermediate product in the evolutionary process between siRNAs and miRNAs. Northern blot analysis indicated that five of them were much more abundantly expressed in flower compared to other tissues, implying their potential function in inflorescence. In conclusion, our results enrich rice small RNA data and provide a meaningful perspective for small RNA annotation in plants.     

Characterization of Interspecific Hybrids Between Oryza sativa L. and Three Wild Rice Species of China by Genomic In Situ Hybridization

In the genus Oryza, interspecific hybrids are useful bridges for transferring the desired genes from wild species to cultivated rice （Oryza sativa L.）. In the present study, hybrids between O. sativa （AA genome） and three Chinese wild rices, namely O. rufipogon （AA genome）, O. officinalis （CC genome）, and O. meyeriana （GG genome）, were produced. Agricultural traits of the F1 hybrids surveyed were intermediate between their parents and appreciably resembled wild rice parents. Except for the O. sativa × O. rufipogon hybrid, the other F1 hybrids were completely sterile. Genomic in situ hybridization （GISH） was used for hybrid verification. Wild rice genomic DNAs were used as probes and cultivated rice DNA was used as a block. With the exception of O. rufipogon chromosomes, this method distinguished the other two wild rice and cultivated rice chromosomes at the stage of mitotic metaphase with different blocking ratios. The results suggest that a more distant phylogenetic relationship exists between O. meyeriana and O. sativa and that O. rufipogon and O. sativa share a high degree of sequence homology. The average mitotic chromosome length of O. officinalis and O. meyeriana was 1.25- and 1.51-fold that of O. sativa, respectively. 4＇,6＇-Diamidino- 2-phenylindole staining showed that the chromosomes of O. officinalis and O. meyeriana harbored more heterochromatin, suggesting that the C and G genomes were amplified with repetitive sequences compared with the A genome. Although chromocenters formed by chromatin compaction were detected with wild rice-specific signals corresponding to the C and G genomes in discrete domains of the F1 hybrid interphase nuclei, the size and number of O. meyeriana chromocenters were bigger and greater than those of O. officinalis. The present results provide an important understanding of the genomic relationships and a tool for the transfer of useful genes from three native wild rice species in China to cultivars.