白花败酱染色体的核型分析

用去壁低渗染色体制片方法,对白花败酱(Patrinia villosa Juss)茎尖细胞染色体制片,研究其染色体组型.结果表明:白花败酱为二倍体、体细胞染色体数目为22;染色体组型公式为2n=2x=22=10m 4sm 4st 4t,第2、3、4、5、8号染色体为中间着丝点染色体,第6、11号染色体为近中着丝点染色体,第1、10号染色体为近端着丝点染色体,第7、9号染色体为端部着丝点染色体;染色体基数x=11,该染色体组内最长与最短染色体长度比值为3.037,臂比大于2:1的染色体共4条,占总数的36.4%,则白花败酱的核型类型为2B型.     

通过图像分析方法作出的薏苡定量染色体图

薏苡染色体数目为2n=20,由于中期染色体的长度差异不大,相邻染色体难以区分,而薏苡前中期的染色体相对较长,经DAPI染料染色后染色体上显示明显不同的深染区和浅染区,深染区和浅染区分别相当于染色体上染色质纤维较浓缩和较伸展的区域。前中期染色体上染色深浅不一的染色区可以作为识别薏苡特定染色体的重要标志,也可用于辨别同源染色体。用MetaMorph软件定量分析了薏苡每条前中期染色体上(从短臂到长臂)DAPl信号强度的变化,结合染色体的长度和臂比作为辅助参数,构建了薏苡前中期染色体的定量染色体图。该定量染色体图不仅描述了每条染色体不同区域浓缩程度的不同,而且也反应出不同浓缩区域所占染色体长度的比例。因此该定量染色体图是实际的前中期染色体的一种直观模式,可作为识别薏苡基因组中每条染色体的有力依据。     

水稻随体染色体的研究

分析了几种野生稻种及栽培稻品种随体染色体的数目,发现不同染色体组型的稻种之间随体染色体数目有一定差异,其中染色体组ＡＡ的有１～２对,随体染色体因品种或样本的来源而异,染色体组ＢＢ的有３对随体染色体,染色体组ＣＣ的有２对随体染色体,染色体组型为ＢＢＣＣ的Ｏｒｙｚａｍｉｎｕｔａ可能有４对随体染色体,而染色体组型为ＣＣＤＤ的Ｏ．ｌａｔｉｆｏｒｉａ则有２对随体染色体。在栽培稻中,不同品种之间随体染色体的数目也存在差异,一般而言,籼稻品种具有两对随体染色体,分别为第１０和第１２染色体,粳稻品种只有一时随体染色体,为第１０染色体。     

应用染色体涂染法建立人和黑叶猴(Semnopithecus francoisi)的染色体同源性

应用荧光原位杂交技术中的染色体涂染法（Chromosomepainting）,以生物素标记的除Y染色体外的人全部整条染色体DNA特异性探针与黑叶猴的中期分裂相杂交,建立了人与黑叶猴之间的染色体同源性。除人的1、2、6、16和19号染色体特异探针分别与黑叶猴的2条非同源的染色体杂交外,其余人染色体特异探针均与黑叶猴的1条染色体杂交,其中有两对人染色体特异探针（14和15,21和22）分别杂交同一条黑叶猴染色体。在雌性黑叶猴的单倍染色体中,共检测到30个与人染色体具同源性的染色体和染色体片段。结果表明：黑叶猴的多数染色体与人染色体有高度同源性,仅有少数染色体发生了重排。将研究的结果与已报道的人染色体特异探针与其他灵长类的中期染色体杂交的结果进行比较,可以看出亚洲叶猴之间的相互关系较与非洲叶猴的更为密切。     

应用涂染技术研究人和猕猴染色体的同源性

用２４种人类染色体探针对人和猕猴Ｇ－显带染色体进行涂染。结果显示：人类所有染色体在猕猴的染色体组里都有其同源染色体或染色体片段。     

中国大鲵核型特征研究

采用外周血培养和制备染色体标本的方法,分析雌雄中国大鲵的核型特征.结果 表明:(1)中国大鲵染色体数目为2n=60;(2)染色体由大染色体和微小染色体组成,属于两型性染色体;(3)大染色体中有8对中部着丝粒染色体和2对亚中部着丝粒染色体;(4)微小染色体有20对,大多是端部着丝粒染色体,在雌性中发现了4对双臂染色体,第11、25号是亚中部着丝粒染色体,第23、24号是中部着丝粒染色体.表明中国大鲵是两栖动物中的原始类群.     

用染色体原位抑制杂交法研究人和猕猴染色体同源性

本文用生物素标记的人类1号、2号、4号染色体DNA探针进行染色体原位抑制(chromosomal in situ suppression,简称CISS)杂交以研究人和猕猴染色体的同源性。结果表明:人1号染色体与猕猴1号染色体同源。其中与猕猴lpter→lq33的同源程度高,与猕猴lq33→lqter的同源程度相对较低;人2号染色体与猕猴13号染色体长臂、9号染色体长臂和部分短臂同源;人4号染色体与猕猴2号染色体同源。结合染色体带型比较分析,本文对人和猕猴染色体的演化关系进行了探讨,该研究进一步证明了染色体重排可能是灵长类染色体进化的主要机制。     

芦苇根尖体细胞的染色体数目和形态

本文研究了芦苇(Phragmites communis)幼苗根尖分生组织细胞的染色体数目和形态。其染色体数为2n=96。在有丝分裂中期染色体组中,染色体的大小逐渐地改变,按照染色体的大小和形态,96个染色体能被分成8个同源单倍体染色体组。每一组由11个中部着丝点染色体和1个亚中部着丝点染色体组成。     

芦苇根尖体细胞的染色体数目和形态

本文研究了芦苇(Phragmites communis)幼苗根尖分生组织细胞的染色体数目和形态。其染色体数为2n=96。在有丝分裂中期染色体组中,染色体的大小逐渐地改变,按照染色体的大小和形态,96个染色体能被分成8个同源单倍体染色体组。每一组由11个中部着丝点染色体和1个亚中部着丝点染色体组成。     

广东白腹巨鼠的G带核型和银染色

本文报道了广东白腹巨鼠的核型、G带和银染色。结果表明,二倍体染色体数目为2n=40,常染色体包括4对近端着丝粒染色体,6对末端着丝粒染色体,8对中着丝粒染色体,1对近中着丝粒染色体。性染色体XY为大小不等的末端着丝粒染色体。G分带可鉴别每对染色体的特征,Ag-NORs位于1对近端着丝粒染色体（3号）和2对中等大小的末端着丝粒染色体。     

Inverted meiosis and the evolution of sex by loss of complementation

Inverted meiosis, in which sister chromatids segregate before homologous chromosomes, is a common aberration of conventional meiosis (in which sister chromatids segregate after homologous chromosomes) and is routinely observed in certain species. This raises an evolutionary mystery: what is the adaptive advantage of the more common, conventional order of segregation in meiosis? I use a population genetic model to show that asexual mutants arising from inverted meiosis are relatively immune from the deleterious effects of loss of complementation (heterozygosity), unlike the asexual mutants arising from conventional meiosis, in which loss of complementation can outweigh the two‐fold cost of meiosis. Hence, asexual reproduction can replace sexual reproduction with inverted meiosis, but not with conventional meiosis. The results are in line with analogous considerations on other alternative types of reproduction and support the idea that amphimixis is stable in spite of the two‐fold cost of meiosis because loss of complementation in mutant asexuals outweigh the two‐fold cost.     

Kinetochore individualization in meiosis I is required for centromeric cohesin removal in meiosis II

Partitioning of the genome in meiosis occurs through two highly specialized cell divisions, named meiosis I and meiosis II. Step‐wise cohesin removal is required for chromosome segregation in meiosis I, and sister chromatid segregation in meiosis II. In meiosis I, mono‐oriented sister kinetochores appear as fused together when examined by high‐resolution confocal microscopy, whereas they are clearly separated in meiosis II, when attachments are bipolar. It has been proposed that bipolar tension applied by the spindle is responsible for the physical separation of sister kinetochores, removal of cohesin protection, and chromatid separation in meiosis II. We show here that this is not the case, and initial separation of sister kinetochores occurs already in anaphase I independently of bipolar spindle forces applied on sister kinetochores, in mouse oocytes. This kinetochore individualization depends on separase cleavage activity. Crucially, without kinetochore individualization in meiosis I, bivalents when present in meiosis II oocytes separate into chromosomes and not sister chromatids. This shows that whether centromeric cohesin is removed or not is determined by the kinetochore structure prior to meiosis II.     

Sgo1 is required for co-segregation of sister chromatids during achiasmate meiosis I

The reduction of chromosome number during meiosis is achieved by two successive rounds of chromosome segregation, called meiosis I and meiosis II. While meiosis II is similar to mitosis in that sister kinetochores are bi-oriented and segregate to opposite poles, recombined homologous chromosomes segregate during the first meiotic division. Formation of chiasmata, mono-orientation of sister kinetochores and protection of centromeric cohesion are three major features of meiosis I chromosomes which ensure the reductional nature of chromosome segregation. Here we show that sister chromatids frequently segregate to opposite poles during meiosis I in fission yeast cells that lack both chiasmata and the protector of centromeric cohesion Sgo1. Our data are consistent with the notion that sister kinetochores are frequently bi-oriented in the absence of chiasmata and that Sgo1 prevents equational segregation of sister chromatids during achiasmate meiosis I.     

Sgo1 is required for co-segregation of sister chromatids during achiasmate meiosis I

The reduction of chromosome number during meiosis is achieved by two successive rounds of chromosome segregation, called meiosis I and meiosis II. While meiosis II is similar to mitosis in that sister kinetochores are bi-oriented and segregate to opposite poles, recombined homologous chromosomes segregate during the first meiotic division. Formation of chiasmata, mono-orientation of sister kinetochores and protection of centromeric cohesion are three major features of meiosis I chromosomes which ensure the reductional nature of chromosome segregation. Here we show that sister chromatids frequently segregate to opposite poles during meiosis I in fission yeast cells that lack both chiasmata and the protector of centromeric cohesion Sgo1. Our data are consistent with the notion that sister kinetochores are frequently bi-oriented in the absence of chiasmata and that Sgo1 prevents equational segregation of sister chromatids during achiasmate meiosis I.Key words: meiosis, chromosome segregation, recombination, kinetochore, Sgo1, fission yeast     

细胞骨架与卵子减数分裂器的再启动和旋转关系的研究

本文采用体外授精(IVF)技术,通过小鼠受精卵早期发育过程中的形态变化,来研究受精过程中减数分裂器的重新启动与旋转。得到以下几个结果:①精子是在小鼠卵子的减数分裂器旋转之前进入卵子,随后精核发生去凝缩,从而使停滞的减数分裂器复苏启动。②雄性原核的形成过程,伴随着减数分裂器的旋转过程,雄性原核的形成要比雌性原核的为早。③在减数分裂器旋转过程中,微丝不仅参与,并且控制着旋转;解聚微丝,将阻止减数分裂器的旋转。④微管是减数分裂器的主要构成部分,它的稳定为减数分裂器形成提供了保证;解聚微管,将使减数分裂器解体。     

Loss of complementation and the logic of two-step meiosis

Meiosis is usually a two-step process: two divisions preceded by a duplication. One-step meiosis, a single division without prior replication, is a more logical way to produce haploid gametes; moreover, one-step meiosis leads to higher variabilty in the progeny than two-step meiosis. Yet one-step meiosis is very rare in nature, and may not even exist at all. I suggest that this is because one-step meiosis, in contrast to two-step meiosis, can be easily invaded and replaced by asexual reproduction. I discuss why other existing peculiar forms of division leading to the production of haploid gametes, but not one-step meiosis, have the same effect as two-step meiosis.     

Control of the mitotic exit network during meiosis

The mitotic exit network (MEN) is an essential GTPase signaling pathway that triggers exit from mitosis in budding yeast. We show here that during meiosis, the MEN is dispensable for exit from meiosis I but contributes to the timely exit from meiosis II. Consistent with a role for the MEN during meiosis II, we find that the signaling pathway is active only during meiosis II. Our analysis further shows that MEN signaling is modulated during meiosis in several key ways. Whereas binding of MEN components to spindle pole bodies (SPBs) is necessary for MEN signaling during mitosis, during meiosis MEN signaling occurs off SPBs and does not require the SPB recruitment factor Nud1. Furthermore, unlike during mitosis, MEN signaling is controlled through the regulated interaction between the MEN kinase Dbf20 and its activating subunit Mob1. Our data lead to the conclusion that a pathway essential for vegetative growth is largely dispensable for the specialized meiotic divisions and provide insights into how cell cycle regulatory pathways are modulated to accommodate different modes of cell division.     

Sex-specific recombination rates in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

In many organisms, the rate of genetic recombination is not uniform along the length of chromosomes or between sexes. To compare the relative recombination rates during meiosis in male and female zebrafish, we constructed a genetic map based on male meiosis. We developed a meiotic mapping panel of 94 androgenetic haploid embryos that were scored for genetic polymorphisms. The resulting male map was compared to female and sex-average maps. We found that the recombination rate in male meiosis is dramatically suppressed relative to that of female meiosis, especially near the centromere. These findings have practical applications for experimental design. The use of exclusively female meiosis in a positional cloning project maximizes the ratio of genetic map distance to physical distance. Alternatively, the use of exclusively male meiosis to localize a mutation initially to a linkage group or to maintain relationships of linked alleles minimizes recombination, thereby facilitating some types of analysis.     

Effect of cumulus and granulosa cells on meiosis resumption in murine oocytes in vitro

Effects of different follicular cell types on resumption of meiosis were studied. Cumulus enclosed oocytes (CEO), denuded oocytes (DO), cumulus cells (CCs) and mural granulosa cells (GCs) were used. Oocytes were obtained from mature gonadotrophin-stimulated and unstimulated mice. The resumption of meiosis was assessed by the germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) at the end of cultivation. It has been shown that GCs produced a meiosis activating substance due to gonadotrophin stimulation; for meiosis resumption connections between CCs and the oocyte were not necessary, but the very production of the meiosis activating substance, was, however, dependent on the initial connection between CCs and the oocyte. The presence of oocyte was necessary for stimulating CCs to produce a diffusible heat stable meiosis activating substance; gonadotrophins induced CCs to produce a diffusible thermostable meiosis activating substance. This substance induced, in a paracrine fashion, resumption of meiosis directly. It is proposed that the heat stable meiosis activating component of the used media from gonadotrophins-stimulated CEO may belong to a kind of meiosis activating sterols, previously isolated from human follicular fluid and from adult bull testes.     

The reduction of chromosome number in meiosis is determined by properties built into the chromosomes

In meiosis I, two chromatids move to each spindle pole. Then, in meiosis II, the two are distributed, one to each future gamete. This requires that meiosis I chromosomes attach to the spindle differently than meiosis II chromosomes and that they regulate chromosome cohesion differently. We investigated whether the information that dictates the division type of the chromosome comes from the whole cell, the spindle, or the chromosome itself. Also, we determined when chromosomes can switch from meiosis I behavior to meiosis II behavior. We used a micromanipulation needle to fuse grasshopper spermatocytes in meiosis I to spermatocytes in meiosis II, and to move chromosomes from one spindle to the other. Chromosomes placed on spindles of a different meiotic division always behaved as they would have on their native spindle; e.g., a meiosis I chromosome attached to a meiosis II spindle in its normal fashion and sister chromatids moved together to the same spindle pole. We also showed that meiosis I chromosomes become competent meiosis II chromosomes in anaphase of meiosis I, but not before. The patterns for attachment to the spindle and regulation of cohesion are built into the chromosome itself. These results suggest that regulation of chromosome cohesion may be linked to differences in the arrangement of kinetochores in the two meiotic divisions.