尖孢镰刀菌亚麻专化型Folprp4基因参与调控菌丝生长和分生孢子发生

目的: 通过对尖孢镰刀菌中Folprp4基因的鉴定,揭示其在尖孢镰刀菌中的功能及致病相关性。方法: 基于同源重组原理,根据测定出的Folprp4基因序列,应用Split-Marker重组技术构建含有潮霉素抗性基因(hph)的基因缺失盒。将基因缺失盒经PEG介导转化到野生型原生质体中,在含有潮霉素B的TCC培养基上筛选转化子,通过PCR正负筛查获得Folprp4基因缺失突变株(ΔFolprp4)。构建含有Folprp4基因的载体pZDH1,并将其转化到敲除突变体中进行互补测验。结果: 与野生型(hm)和异位插入突变体(ecFolprp4)相比,敲除突变体菌丝生长受到严重阻碍,当野生型和异位插入突变体长满整个平板时,敲除突变体菌落呈小点状。敲除突变体的另一个显著变化是ΔFolprp4的分生孢子产量显著下降。侵染实验表明,ΔFolprp4对亚麻幼苗的毒力显著降低。互补实验表明,该互补载体的回复子(Folprp4-C)在菌落形态、生长速率、分生孢子产量和毒力方面均恢复到了野生型菌株。结论: Folprp4基因与尖孢镰刀菌的菌丝生长、分生孢子发生和致病性有关。     

Folpcs1基因对尖孢镰刀菌亚麻专化型的无性繁殖和营养生长的调控

背景:尖孢镰刀菌亚麻专化型[Fusarium oxysporum Schl. f. sp. Lini (Bolley) SnyderHansen]是一种引起亚麻枯萎病的土传真菌,对亚麻的产量及质量有严重的危害。研究表明,在小麦赤霉菌中C2H2型锌指转录因子Pcs1调控中间瓶梗(intercalary phialides)产生分生孢子。目的:鉴定pcs1同源基因Folpcs1在镰刀菌中的作用。方法:对Folpcs1的基因组DNA及cDNA测序后,利用Split-Marker基因敲除技术破坏该基因。构建含有潮霉素抗性基因(hph)的基因缺失盒。通过聚乙二醇(PEG)转化野生型原生质体法,获得了Folpcs1基因缺失突变株(ΔFolpcs1),并利用PCR法进行正负筛选。为了对缺失突变体互补,将pcs1及其上下游侧翼序列构建到pZWH1中后,回复到ΔFolpcs1中。结果:测序结果表明,有一个654bp的内含子,cDNA序列长度为2 846bp。通过观察发现,敲除突变体的生长速率明显降低,培养基中几乎观察不到分生孢子。回复突变体回复了野生型菌株的生长速率及分生孢子产生过程。结论:说明Folpcs1负责菌丝的营养生长和分生孢子的产生。     

苹果树腐烂病菌非核糖体多肽合成酶基因VmNRPS12的功能

【目的】非核糖体多肽合成酶(NRPS)在植物病原真菌与其寄主互作过程中发挥着重要作用,明确Vm NRPS12基因在苹果树腐烂病菌致病过程中的功能,将为今后深入研究苹果树腐烂病菌NRPS作用机制提供理论依据。【方法】基于苹果树腐烂病菌全基因组数据,得到VmNRPS12基因。运用qRT-PCR技术分析VmNRPS12在侵染初期的表达水平,利用Double-joint PCR和PEG介导的原生质体转化获得该基因抗潮霉素的突变体,对突变体进行PCR检测及Southern blot验证得到敲除突变体,进一步通过重新导入该基因全长片段获得互补突变体,最后对野生型、敲除突变体和互补突变体进行菌落、产孢及致病力观察,对检测数据用SPSS软件进行差异显著性分析。【结果】定量分析显示该基因在侵染初期显著上调表达,且接种48 h后的表达量是对照的138.6倍。该基因的敲除突变体在营养生长及产孢方面与野生型菌株03-8相比无显著性差异,但致病力与野生型菌株03-8相比显著减弱,且互补突变体致病力近似恢复至野生型水平。【结论】VmNRPS12基因与苹果树腐烂病菌致病性相关。     

香蕉枯萎病菌中Hog1 MAPK同源基因FoHog1敲除突变体的生物学特性

【目的】研究香蕉枯萎病菌4号生理小种中促分裂原活化蛋白激酶基因FoHog1的结构特点及其功能【方法】通过PCR和RT-PCR的方法获得了FoHog1基因序列并进行生物信息学分析,利用PEG介导的原生质体转化法得到了FoHog1基因缺失突变体,分析敲除突变体与野生型的生物学特性差异【结果】FoHog1基因编码一个含有357个氨基酸的蛋白,该蛋白在不同种镰刀菌中高度保守。通过对敲除突变体的研究发现,该基因缺失后菌丝密度下降,产孢量与菌丝干重明显降低,对乙酸钠和氯化铵的利用率下降,对温度、pH及渗透压等外源胁迫更为敏感。通过致病力实验发现,基因敲除突变体的定殖能力有所降低【结论】尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型4号生理小种中FoHog1基因参与调控菌丝生长、分生孢子生成、乙酸钠和氯化铵代谢、渗透压胁迫反应及致病相关过程。     

丝裂原活化蛋白激酶基因CfMKK1调控果生炭疽菌的生长发育和致病力

【目的】由果生炭疽菌引起的炭疽病是油茶的主要病害,造成油茶产量下降。本文研究果生炭疽菌中丝裂原活化蛋白激酶CfMkk1的生物学功能,旨在为解析油茶炭疽病菌的致病机理提供依据。【方法】根据同源重组原理构建CfMKK1基因敲除载体片段,采用PEG介导法将载体导入原生质体中筛选获得突变体菌株DCfmkk1;PCR扩增果生炭疽菌含有启动子的CfMKK1基因回补片段,构建回补载体pYF11::CfMKK1;采用PEG介导法把回补载体转化至突变体的原生质体中,荧光筛选回补菌株ΔCfmkk1-C。测定野生型菌株、突变体菌株DCfmkk1及基因回补菌株ΔCfmkk1-C在营养生长、附着胞形成、胁迫应答和致病力等生物学表型。【结果】与野生型和回补菌株相比,CfMKK1基因敲除突变体ΔCfmkk1菌丝生长速率明显减缓;在含刚果红的PDA培养基上菌丝生长受到明显抑制,无法穿透玻璃纸,丧失了侵染寄主的能力;而且无法形成附着胞。【结论】研究结果表明CfMKK1基因参与调控油茶果生炭疽菌的生长发育、附着胞形成、致病力以及响应外界胁迫过程。     

FgβNAC基因对禾谷镰刀菌生长发育及致病性的影响

以裂殖酵母NAC蛋白β亚基为对象在禾谷镰刀菌(Fusarium graminearum)基因组数据库中进行搜索,发现了同源蛋白基因FGSG 08675并命名为FgβNAC.通过基因敲除技术对禾谷镰刀菌FgNAC基因进行敲除和回补,分别获得了敲除菌株fgβnac和回补菌株fgβnac::FgβNAC,并分别对野生型菌株、敲除菌株和回补菌株进行了表型和致病性研究.结果表明,与野生型菌株PH-1相比,敲除菌株fgβnac在固体马铃薯培养基(PDA)上生长速率明显减慢,约为野生型菌株的一半,气生菌丝致密短小;同样在液体PD培养液中培养3d的敲除突变株的菌丝干重仅为野生型的56％.另外,敲除突变株的分生孢子产量相比野生型菌株下降了78.5％.进一步采用麦穗离体接种法对其致病性进行了检测,发现FgβNAC基因的缺失引起致病力显著地下降,仅局限于接种部位及邻近的小颖,而无法侵入维管束组织引起穗枯症状.     

苹果树腐烂病菌细胞色素P450基因Vmcyp5的功能

【目的】研究表明,细胞色素P450(CYP)在死体营养型真菌的毒素合成代谢中发挥重要作用,预测可能与病原菌致病相关。论文对苹果树腐烂病菌(Valsa mali)毒素合成基因簇中的1个上调表达的CYP基因Vmcyp5进行生物学功能研究,明确CYP基因对病原菌致病力影响,为细胞色素P450基因家族对苹果树腐烂病菌致病机理的进一步研究提供依据。【方法】通过Double-joint PCR和PEG介导的原生质体转化技术获得具有G418抗性的突变体,并对突变体进行PCR检测及Southern blotting验证得到单拷贝敲除突变体。将目的基因片段重新导入敲除突变体,筛选获得互补突变体。最终对野生型菌株及敲除突变体、互补突变体进行菌落、产孢及致病力观察,利用SPSS软件对数据进行差异显著性分析,并利用q RT-PCR技术分析突变体黑色素基因簇的表达水平。【结果】通过基因敲除技术获得1个Vmcyp5基因的敲除突变体。与野生型菌株相比,Vmcyp5基因的敲除突变体菌落呈白色,产孢量减少51.3%。q RT-PCR分析发现敲除突变体黑色素基因簇基因表达量降低。重要的是,敲除突变体致病力较野生型菌株降低24.5%。互补突变体菌落颜色、产孢及致病力近似恢复至野生型菌株水平。【结论】Vmcyp5基因与病原菌黑色素合成、子实体的产生和致病力相关。     

尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型胱硫醚γ-合成酶的功能分析

甲硫氨酸在真菌、细菌和植物的生物学过程中起着重要作用。禾谷镰刀菌Fusarium graminearum的FgMETB基因编码一个胱硫醚γ-合成酶,是甲硫氨酸合成所必需的。本研究利用同源重组的方法,在尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型4号生理小种Fusariumoxysporumf.sp.cubenserace4(Foc4)获得了FgMETB同源基因FoMETB的敲除突变体菌株;与野生型菌株相比,突变体菌株ΔFoMETB在以SO42-为唯一硫源的基本培养基(minimal medium)上不能生长。1 mmol/L甲硫氨酸的添加恢复了突变体菌株ΔFoMETB的生长,但半胱氨酸的添加不能恢复该缺失突变体的生长,说明FoMETB的敲除阻遏了Foc4半胱氨酸转化甲硫氨酸的通路。此外,ΔFoMETB的气生菌丝和菌丝干重明显减少、分枝增多、产孢量显著降低、疏水性缺失和对巴西蕉组培苗的致病性显著减弱。由此表明,FoMETB参与调控尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型的生理特性和致病性,甲硫氨酸合成途径的关键合酶FoMETB有望成为新的抗真菌药物靶标。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.