黄颡鱼和杂交黄颡鱼“黄优1号”形态及性腺发育的比较

选取相同养殖条件的10月、22月和34月龄的黄颡鱼和新品种杂交黄颡鱼(黄颡鱼P. fulvidraco♀×瓦氏黄颡鱼P. vachelli♂)“黄优1号”进行形态及性腺发育的比较研究。通过形体指标测量发现“黄优1号”生长性能显著优于黄颡鱼; 在22月和34月龄黄颡鱼中, 雄性的体重是雌性的2倍左右, 雄性生长速度显著高于雌性; 而在“黄优1号”中, 两性生长异形现象被显著减弱。基于性腺解剖形态分析发现雌性“黄优1号”卵巢完全退化, 呈细线状结构且没有卵子产生, 故“黄优1号”雌鱼完全不育; 雄性“黄优1号”精巢组织呈现透明状和退化状态。精巢组织切片HE染色分析发现10月龄“黄优1号”的精小囊为空腔状几乎没有精子产生, 22月和34月龄“黄优1号”的精小囊内出现极少量精子。计算机辅助精子分析系统(CASA)分析发现, 相比于黄颡鱼, “黄优1号”精巢中精子量非常少, 有效活力低下; 经过繁殖能力测试, 22月龄“黄优1号”雄鱼不具备繁殖能力。新品种杂交黄颡鱼“黄优1号”在生长性能提高上显现了杂交优势, 具有推动黄颡鱼产业发展的潜力。     

玉米杂种优势与几种酶活性关系

对８个杂交优势明显的玉米单交种进行过氧化物酶、过氧化氢酶活性的比较研究,结果表明：８个组合的杂种胚中过氧化物酶活性介于双亲之间,６个组合的杂种胚过氧化氨酶活性介于双亲之间,这可能与杂种中互补酶的存在有关。并测定了酸性磷酸脂酸的活性,４个组合杂种胚酶活性高于双亲,另外４个组合杂种胚活性介于双亲之间,表明酸性磷酸酯酶活性与杂种优势有一定相关性。     

Diverse effects of the MalE-LacZ hybrid protein on Escherichia coli cell physiology.

The hybrid protein between the periplasmic maltose-binding protein and the cytoplasmic beta-galactosidase (the MalE-LacZ hybrid protein) was previously shown to block the export of envelope proteins when synthesized in large amounts. Now we show that the hybrid protein exerts another major effect on the cell, that is, induction of the heat shock proteins. This latter effect was dependent on the htpR gene product but independent of the function of the signal sequence on the hybrid protein. On the other hand, the previously reported induction of the SecA protein by the hybrid protein was independent of htpR and may be caused by the reduced protein export ability of the cell. The functional htpR gene is essential for viability of the cell in which the basal level of the hybrid protein is synthesized, whereas in the absence of the hybrid protein htpR is dispensable at low temperature. These results indicate that the hybrid protein somehow generates a signal or stress that is similar to what the cell experiences at elevated temperatures.     

A fine-scale spatial analysis of the mosaic hybrid zone between Gryllus firmus and Gryllus pennsylvanicus

Abstract.— The pattern of character variation within a hybrid zone, the hybrid zone structure, has been used to infer the processes that maintain hybrid zones. Unfortunately it is difficult to infer process from structure alone because many different processes can produce the same pattern of character variation. Mosaic hybrid zones may be maintained by exogenous selection in a heterogeneous environment and/or endogenous selection against hybrid individuals; habitat preference, premating isolating barriers and/or fertility selection can also contribute. The spatial scale at which a hybrid zone is sampled affects its apparent structure; a hybrid zone may appear clinal at one scale and mosaic at another. Here, we sample the mosaic hybrid zone between two field crickets, Gryllus firmus and G. pennsylvanicus , at a scale that spans the boundaries between individual soil-habitat patches. From our analysis, we find that at fine scales, the mosaic hybrid zone resolves into a set of steep clines across patch boundaries. Both morphological and molecular traits exhibit sharp and generally concordant clines. However, clines for mitochondrial DNA and one anonymous nuclear marker are clearly displaced as a result of current hybridization or past introgression (the "ghost of hybridization past"). Thus, scale is important for the structure of this and probably other hybrid zones. The extremely sharp, concordant clines across patch boundaries indicate that the cricket hybrid zone is undoubtedly structured by selection. However, the detailed mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of the hybrid zone–whether endogenous selection against hybrids, exogenous selection by the environment, and/or behavioral preferences for mates or habitats– remain to be elucidated. Determining these mechanisms will depend on closer inspection of the organisms themselves and their interactions, as is the case for all hybrid zones.     

水稻的杂种不育研究进展

水稻亚种间杂种优势利用曾使水稻单产有了很大的提高,但水稻种间与亚种间的杂种不育性仍然普遍存在,从而影响了杂种优势的进一步利用。本研究对水稻产生杂种不育的细胞学水平原因进行了分类分析,对产生杂种不育的遗传学机理进行了探讨,对各种杂种不育基因座位的定位以及已克隆获得的基因进行了全面总结,并对如何克服杂交不育与利用杂种优势提出了自己的观点。     

STABILITY OF THE NORTHERN FLICKER HYBRID ZONE IN HISTORICAL TIMES: IMPLICATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SPECIATION THEORY

The hybrid zone between the Red- and Yellow-shafted Flickers has been stable on the United States Great Plains in historical times. This conclusion is based on multivariate comparisons of historical and contemporary collections from 18 locales. Adaptive speciation theory predicts that the hybrid zone should either become broader or narrower as a result of introgressive hybridization or reinforcement of premating isolating mechanisms. Neither of these predictions was borne out. Despite 10,000-13,000 years of hybridization, mating between subspecies remains indiscriminate. The data are also inconsistent with a dynamicequilibrium hypothesis wherein narrow hybrid zones are maintained by hybrid unfitness. According to this hypothesis, the hybrid zone would probably “flow” unless it was trapped by a population density trough. The hybrid zone does not appear to be associated with such a feature. The data are consistent with a bounded hybrid superiority theory of a hybrid zone, but this is more a question of survival in a process of elimination than a resounding corroboration.     

Multiscale Stochastic Reaction–Diffusion Modeling: Application to Actin Dynamics in Filopodia

Two multiscale (hybrid) stochastic reaction–diffusion models of actin dynamics in a filopodium are investigated. Both hybrid algorithms combine compartment-based and molecular-based stochastic reaction–diffusion models. The first hybrid model is based on the models previously developed in the literature. The second hybrid model is based on the application of a recently developed two-regime method (TRM) to a fully molecular-based model, which is also developed in this paper. The results of hybrid models are compared with the results of the molecular-based model. It is shown that both approaches give comparable results, although the TRM model better agrees quantitatively with the molecular-based model.     

The terminase of bacteriophage lambda. Functional domains for cosB binding and multimer assembly

Terminase is a protein complex involved in lambda DNA packaging. The subunits of terminase, gpNul and gpA, are the products of genes Nul and A. The actions of terminase include DNA binding, prohead binding and DNA nicking. Phage 21 is a lambdoid phage that also makes a terminase, encoded by genes 1 and 2. The terminases of 21 and lambda are not interchangeable. This specificity involves two actions of terminase; DNA binding and prohead binding. In addition, the subunits of lambda terminase will not form functional multimers with the subunits of 21 terminase. lambda-21 hybrid phages can be produced as a result of recombination. We describe here lambda-21 hybrid phages that have hybrid terminase genes. The packaging specificities of the hybrids and the structure of their genes were compared in order to identify functional domains of terminase. The packaging specificities were determined in vivo by complementation tests and helper packaging experiments. Restriction enzyme site mapping and sequencing located the sites at which recombination occurred to produce the hybrid phages. lambda-21 hybrid 51 carries the lambda A gene, and a hybrid 1/Nul gene. The crossover that produced this phage occurred near the middle of the 1 and Nul genes. The amino-terminal portion of the hybrid protein is homologous to gp1 and the carboxy-terminal portion is homologous to gpNul. It binds to 21 DNA and forms functional multimers with gpA, providing evidence that the amino-terminal portion of gpNul is involved in DNA binding and the carboxy-terminal portion of gpNul is involved in the interaction with gpA. lambda-21 hybrid 54 has a hybrid 2/A gene. The amino terminus of the hybrid protein of lambda-21 hybrid 54 is homologous with gp2. This protein forms functional multimers only with gp1, providing evidence that the amino terminus of gpA is involved in the interaction with gpNul. These studies identify three functional domains of terminase.     

杂交小麦制种研究现状及展望

利用杂种优势对提高小麦单产具有重要作用,杂交小麦制种是小麦种业未来发展的重要方向之一。目前,小麦在强优势杂交组合选配方面取得较大进步。由于缺乏优异高异交结实率的制种亲本资源和高产高效杂交制种体系,导致大面积制种效率低。因此,探究杂交制种技术体系进展、亲本种质资源改良和生产流程标准化等方面的研究现状,将有利于对杂交制种发展瓶颈和未来发展方向等问题的整体把握。综述杂交小麦制种技术的影响因素,并通过商业化大田杂交作物与新型杂交小麦比较,对杂交小麦快速商业化等方面提出建议,对其发展趋势进行展望。     

Genetic, morphological, and ecological characterization of a hybrid zone that spans a migratory divide

This study characterizes a hybrid zone that spans a migratory divide between subspecies of the Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus), a long distance migratory songbird, in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. To assess the potential for a barrier to gene flow between the subspecies, I: (1) analyzed the shape and width of genetic and morphological clines relative to estimates of dispersal distance, (2) assessed the ratio of parental to hybrid genotypes across the hybrid zone, (3) estimated population density across the hybrid zone, and (4) compared the spatial relationship between the hybrid zone and an existing environmental gradient. The results indicate that the hybrid zone is characterized by mostly concordant character clines that are narrow relative to dispersal, the absence of a hybrid swarm, and low population density at the center of the zone. This hybrid zone and additional regions of contact between these subspecies are found on the border between coastal and interior climatic regions throughout the Pacific Northwest. An identified shift in the location, but not the width, of the mtDNA cline relative to the nuclear clines is consistent with asymmetrical hybridization. Neutral diffusion of populations following secondary contact and hybrid superiority within an ecotone are insufficient explanations for the observed patterns. The hypothesis that best fits the data is that the Swainson's thrush hybrid zone is a tension zone maintained by dispersal and ecologically mediated barriers to gene flow.     

Somatic hybrid plants between the forage legumes Medicago sativa L. and Medicago arborea L.

Interspecific somatic hybrid plants were obtained by symmetrical electrofusion of mesophyll protoplasts of Medicago sativa with callus protoplasts of Medicago arborea. Somatic hybrid calli were picked manually from semi-solid culture medium after they were identified by their dual color in fluorescent light. Twelve putative hybrid calli were selected and one of them regenerated plants. The morphogenesis of the somatic hybrid calli was induced by the synthetic growth regulator 1,2 benzisoxazole-3-acetic acid. Somatic hybrid plants showed intensive genome rearrangements, as evidenced by isozyme and RFLP analysis. The morphology of somatic hybrid plants was in general intermediate between the parents. The production of hybrids by protoplast fusion between sexually incompatible Medicago species is related to the in vitro respon siveness of the parental protoplasts. The possibility of using somatic hybrid plants in alfalfa breeding is discussed.     

Stability of asymmetrical hybrid hemoglobins. Determination by anaerobic high performance liquid chromatography

Asymmetrical hybrid hemoglobins formed in mixtures of Hb A and Hb S, Hb F and Hb S, Hb S and Hb York(beta 146 His----Pro), and Hb A and Hb York were separated by high performance liquid chromatography on cation and anion exchange columns under anaerobic conditions. The ratio of the hybrid hemoglobin to the total mixture was consistently lower than that theoretically expected and decreased with longer elution times. The hybrid tetramer appears to be unstable even under anaerobic conditions and dissociates into alpha beta dimers. The time course of dissociation of the hybrid hemoglobins was determined by varying the separation programs and thus separating the hybrid hemoglobin at different elution times. The rate of the dissociation of the hybrid hemoglobins studied follows first order kinetics. The lines representing the time course of dissociation of hybrid hemoglobins were extrapolated to time 0 to determine the fraction of the hybrid hemoglobin in the mixture prior to separation. The values obtained for equimolar mixtures of Hb A and Hb S and Hb York and Hb S or Hb A were in agreement with the expected theoretical value (50%). In contrast, the value obtained for hybrid hemoglobin FS was slightly less (about 40%). AY and SY hybrid hemoglobins dissociated into dimers at a considerably faster rate than did AS and FS hybrid hemoglobins, possibly because of the mutation at the beta 146-position in hybrid hemoglobins containing alpha beta Y dimers. This mutation hinders the formation of salt bridges that normally stabilize the "T" quaternary conformation. Since such hybrid hemoglobins have a partial "R" conformation even when deoxygenated, their rate of dissociation to dimers is expected to increase.     

Frequency of spontaneous amphiploids in Gilia (Polemoniaceae) hybrids

This paper reports the frequency of spontaneous amphiploids or neopolyploids in experimental interspecific hybrids in two annual sections of Gilia (Polemoniaceae, sects. Arachnion and Gilia, x = 9). In each section the species were intercrossed in numerous hybrid combinations to obtain an array of F1 hybrid types; seven of the hybrid types spontaneously produced new amphiploid progeny in F2. In sect. Arachnion the parental species and F1s were all diploids and the amphiploids were tetraploid; in sect. Gilia the parental species were diploids or tetraploids and the amphiploids were tetraploid or hexaploid. Two measures were used to express the frequency of spontaneous amphiploid formation. The first is the proportion of the F1 hybrid combinations that yielded any amphiploid progeny at all. In sect. Arachnion this proportion is 3/39 or 7.7%; in sect. Gilia it is 4/16 or 25%. A second measure is needed to express the variation in productivity among the seven amphiploid-producing hybrid types. The measure adopted is the mean number of new amphiploids per single F1 hybrid plant. The productivity numbers for the three hybrid combinations in sect. Arachnion are 0.25, 0.67, and 2.0; and those for four hybrid combinations in sect. Gilia are 0.15, 0.62, 2.25, and 12.62. There are large differences from one hybrid combination to another in rate of amphiploid formation, and the rate is quite high in some hybrids. The factors affecting these differences are discussed.     

Genetic analysis of the hybrid male rescue locus of Drosophila

Several hybrid rescue mutations-alleles that restore the viability of normally lethal hybrids-have been discovered in Drosophila melanogaster and its relatives. Here we analyze one of these genes, Hybrid male rescue (Hmr), asking two questions about its role in hybrid inviability. (1) Does the wild-type allele from D. melanogaster (Hmr(mel)) cause hybrid embryonic inviability? (2) Does Hmr(mel) cause hybrid larval inviability? Our results show that the wild-type product of Hmr is neither necessary nor sufficient for hybrid embryonic inviability. Hmr(mel) does, however, appear to lower the viability of hybrid larvae. The data further suggest (though do not prove) that Hmr(mel) acts as a gain-of-function poison in hybrids. These findings support previous claims that hybrid embryonic and larval lethalities are genetically distinct and suggest that Hmr(mel) is at least one of the proximate causes of hybrid larval inviability.     

Extra DNA replication and cell proliferation in wing imaginal discs of aDrosophila species hybrid

Summary Species hybrids obtained from corsses betweenD. azteca andD. athabasca display characteristic growth anomalies. These are restricted to hybrid males while hybrid females resemble the pure species. The ratio of the wing length to body length is 1 in pure species, 1.3 in hybrid males from the crossD. azteca x D. athabasca and 0.65 in hybrid males from the reciprocal cross. This indicates a disproportionate enlargement and diminuation, respectively, restricted to some tissues. Whereas the number of ommatidia in the compound eye is normal, the number of wing cells is approximately twice as high in hybrid giant males as in hybrid females and pure species. Microdeterminations of the DNA content of wing discs show that an extra DNA replication step occurs during the early pupal stage of hybrid giant males; the pupal stage of these males lasts about 58 h longer than that of the pure species. In eye-antenna discs no extra DNA synthesis has been found. Incorporation experiments reveal a delayed uptake of radioactively labeled thymidine into the DNA of wing discs in late third instar larvae and early pupae of hybrid giant males. The results of this study are interpreted to indicate that a disturbed balance between sex-linked and autosomal genes in hybrid males is responsible for the modified rhythm of DNA synthesis and of cell proliferation in certain cell types.     

Synthesis of an artificial gene coding for thymosin alpha1 and its expression in Escherichia coli as a hybrid with human tumor necrosis factor]

Chemical-enzymatic synthesis and cloning in Escherichia coli of an artificial gene encoding the immunoactive peptide thymosin alpha 1 have been carried out. Recombinant plasmids were constructed which contain fusion genes coding for hybrids of human tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and thymosin alpha 1 as N- or C-terminal part of the hybrid protein. In the C-terminal hybrid protein, TNF and thymosin alpha 1 are linked through a methionine residue, thus allowing for thymosin alpha 1 to be cleaved off the rest of the hybrid protein with cyanogen bromide. In case of the N-terminal hybrid protein, the linker between the thymosin alpha 1 and TNF sequences is the acid-labile dipeptide Asp-Pro. Expression of the hybrid genes in E. coli and properties of the recombinant proteins were studied. The N-terminal hybrid protein was secreted into periplasmic space, in contrast with the C-terminal hybrid protein, which formed insoluble aggregates inside bacterial cells. Procedures for the isolation of both hybrid proteins were developed. The N-terminal hybrid protein displayed full biological activity in the cytotoxic assay on the mouse fibroblast L-929 whereas the C-terminal hybrid protein proved to be much less active. Treatment of the hybrid protein TNF-thymosin alpha 1 with cyanogen bromide lead to a mixture of two polypeptides, from which thymosin alpha 1 was purified to homogeneity by simple chromatographic procedures.     

几组有优和无优杂交组合中杂交稻及其亲本光合功能的比较

研究了3个杂交组合的杂交稻及其亲本的光合功能。实验结果表明,杂交稻的叶绿素(Chl)和类胡萝卜素(Car)的含量高于其亲本。在2组有优杂交组合中,杂交稻的PSⅡ活性、PSⅡ原初光能转化效率和叶片潜在光合作用量子转化效率,以及光合电子传递能力和对两个光系统之间激发能分配的调节能力,均高于其各自的亲本。此外,上述各光合功能又以母本优于父本。然而,在无优组合中,上述的光合功能却是父本高于母本和它们的子一代。根据所得的实验结果,进一步证实在配置杂交组合时,选择具有优良光合功能的母本,是获得在生产上可推广应用的杂交稻的重要途径之一。     

An intergeneric hybrid,Campostoma anomalum × Rhinichthys atratulus,from the Youghiogheny River drainage,West Virginia

The first record of a natural intergeneric hybrid of Campostoma anomalum × Rhinichthys atratulus is described from the Youghiogheny River drainage. Morphometric and meristic characters of the parents and hybrid were used to calculate a mean hybrid index value of 49.8. Dentition of the hybrid was intermediate as was intestinal coiling. In addition to the hybrid index, C. anomalum, R. atratulus and the hybrid were examined electrophoretically. Of the 32 enzymatic loci resolved, six (ADH-A, EST-B, LDH-A, PGM-A, SDH-B and SOD-C) showed hybrid inheritance patterns identical to the enzyme pattern obtained by mixing tissue extracts composed of the two parental species.     

Karyological and chemotaxonomical studies of the hybridPelargonium incarnatum ×P. patulum (Geraniaceae) and its parents

Pelargonium incarnatum is a tetraploid species (2n = 40) andP. patulum is diploid (2n = 22). A natural hybrid, collected at the same locality as the parent species, has 2n = 42 chromosomes. The meiosis of the hybrid is practically normal and its pollen fertility corresponds to that ofP. incarnatum. The flavonoid patterns of the parent species and the hybrid are very similar. The origin and phylogenetic implications of this intersectional hybrid are discussed.