纳帕海高原湿地噬藻体g20基因系统发育多样性分析

【背景】噬藻体是感染蓝藻的病毒,是水生系统的重要组成部分。它们对宿主种群死亡率有重要影响,是控制蓝藻水华生消的潜在因子,对蓝藻群落结构的调控具有重要意义。大量研究揭示了海洋和淡水环境中噬藻体的高度多样性,但目前对高原湿地中噬藻体的多样性知之甚少。【目的】阐明我国纳帕海高原湿地噬藻体g20基因的遗传多样性,为进一步开展高原湿地微生物资源及其生态功能研究提供理论基础。【方法】采集雨季的水体样品,以衣壳蛋白基因g20为标记基因,利用特异性引物Cps1和Cps8对其进行PCR扩增,得到26条不同的g20基因有效序列,并将其与其他生境中g20基因序列进行主坐标分析和系统发育分析。【结果】与其他海洋和淡水的噬藻体序列相比,纳帕海高原湿地中噬藻体的序列与其他稻田序列更为相近;但也存在部分序列单独聚簇,这可能为纳帕海高原湿地中独有的噬藻体类型。【结论】表明该地区的噬藻体较丰富,并具有一定的独特性。     

云南蔗区甘蔗线条花叶病毒分离物NIa基因形成新簇

【目的】利用NIa基因,阐明甘蔗线条花叶病毒(Sugarcane streak mosaic virus,SCSMV)的种系发生关系,为预测SCSMV流行变异趋势及科学防控提供理论依据。【方法】从云南蔗区和国家甘蔗种质资源圃采集感病样品,RT-PCR扩增获得SCSMV NIa基因序列后,使用Splits Tree、RDP、Phy ML、Dna SP等软件分析SCSMV中国分离物的系统发生、选择压力及基因流动等特征。【结果】共获得23条SCSMV NIa基因序列。这些序列间未发生重组,云南蔗区的部分序列形成1个新簇,且云南蔗区与国家甘蔗种质资源圃之间的基因交流不显著。此外,选择压力分析表明,NIa基因受很强的负选择压力作用。【结论】与P1、HC-Pro和CP等基因类似,SCSMV在NIa基因上也包含5个簇;SCSMV云南分离物具有较高的遗传多样性和清晰的地理相关性。     

泡桐丛枝和枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游序列结构、功能和遗传变异比较分析

【目的】探究泡桐丛枝和枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游序列结构、功能差异及其遗传多样性。【方法】利用热不对称交错式PCR(TAIL-PCR)扩增枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游未知序列,利用启动子探针载体pSUPV4构建了泡桐丛枝和枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游序列的大肠杆菌异源表达体系,分析泡桐丛枝、苦楝丛枝、莴苣黄化、桑萎缩、长春花绿变等16SrI组和枣疯病、樱桃致死黄化、重阳木丛枝等16SrV组株系tuf基因上游调控序列的遗传变异特征和启动子活性。【结果】泡桐丛枝等16SrI组植原体株系tuf基因和其上游fus A基因之间的间区序列长129-130 bp,预测有完整的启动子保守结构。泡桐丛枝植原体tuf基因上游130 bp片段具有启动子活性,此间区序列在5种35株16SrI组株系中存在4种变异类型;枣疯病植原体等16SrV组株系fusA和tuf基因间区长53-54 bp,未预测到完整启动子结构。枣疯病植原体tuf基因上游144 bp和346 bp片段均未检测到启动子活性,fus A和tuf基因间区序列在3种20株16SrV组株系中存在2种变异类型。fus A-tuf基因间区序列相对保守,基于此序列构建的进化树可清晰区分不同组别的植原体株系。【结论】研究方法和结果为深入研究植原体基因表达与调控、揭示植原体生长繁殖规律及其致病机理等奠定了良好的基础。     

Numerical analysis of phenotypic properties,genomic fingerprinting,and multilocus sequence analysis of Bradyrhizobium strains isolated from root nodules of Lembotropis nigricans of the tribe Genisteae

Purpose

The aim of this study was to estimate the level of genomic and phenotypic diversity as well as the genus and species position of bacterial strains isolated from root nodules of Lembotropis nigricans (family Fabaceae).

Methods

The genomic diversity of studied L. nigricans nodule symbionts was examined by using BOX-PCR and AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) fingerprinting techniques. To assign bacteria to the genus, numerical analysis of phenotypic features and comparative analysis of 16S rDNA sequences were performed. The comparative analysis of combined atpD, dnaK, gyrB, and rpoB gene sequences (multilocus sequence analysis, MLSA) was used to determine the most closely related species to the studied bacteria.

Results

Both BOX-PCR and AFLP techniques revealed a high level of genomic heterogeneity of L. nigricans nodulators. Among 33 studied bacteria, 32 genotypes were delineated by the AFLP method and 27 genotypes were identified by the BOX-PCR fingerprinting. The numerical analysis of 86 phenotypic characteristics of L. nigricans nodule isolates and reference rhizobia showed that studied bacteria belong to the genus Bradyrhizobium. Affiliation of L. nigricans nodule isolates to the genus Bradyrhizobium was supported by comparative analysis of 16S rDNA sequences and the concatenation of atpD, dnaK, gyrB, and rpoB gene sequences. MLSA indicated also that L. nigricans microsymbionts are members of Bradyrhizobium japonicum.

Conclusion

L. nigricans root nodule symbionts are members of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and exhibit high phenotypic and genomic diversity important for their survival in soil.

     

Iranian Strawberry crinkle cytorhabdovirus variation assessed using its movement protein (P3) gene

Background

Strawberry crinkle virus (SCV) is a member of the genus Cytorhabdovirus, family Rhabdovirida, and order Mononegavirales. SCV affects the production of various strawberry cultivars. In this study we investigated the genetic diversity of SCV in strawberry fields based on P3 (movement protein) gene.

Methods and results

The samples were collected from strawberry fields in the Kurdistan Province, Iran. P3 gene from 20 SCV isolates, representing 18 nucleic acid haplotypes, is composed of 729 nucleotides, encoding a protein with 243 amino acids. SCV-P3 sequences shared 98.77%–99.86% nucleotide and 97.5%–100% amino acid sequence identity. Phylogenetic analyses of the new P3 sequences with two previously published SCV-P3 sequences from the Czech Republic showed that there are two major phylogroups (I and II) and three minor phylogroups in the body of the phylogeny, I-1, I-2, II-1. Comparisons of P3 gene sequences revealed a mutational bias, with more differences being transitions than transversions. The ratio of non-synonymous/synonymous nucleotide changes was?<?1, indicating that SCV-P3 gene is under predominantly negative selection.

Conclusions

Phylogenetic and sequence identity analyses showed that SCV isolates from Iran are closely related and have not diverged more than 2% based on P3 gene despite geographical separation and strawberry cultivar. This is the first report of the genetic diversity of SCV worldwide.

     

An improved algorithm for statistical alignment of sequences related by a star tree

The insertion-deletion model developed by Thorne, Kishino and Felsenstein (1991, J. Mol. Evol., 33, 114–124; the TKF91 model) provides a statistical framework of two sequences. The statistical alignment of a set of sequences related by a star tree is a generalization of this model. The known algorithm computes the probability of a set of such sequences in O(l ^2k ) time, where l is the geometric mean of the sequence lengths and k is the number of sequences. An improved algorithm is presented whose running time is only O(2^2k l ^k).     

基于三代测序的食蟹猴Mafa-B等位基因共表达与进化分析

【背景】主要组织相容性复合体(major histocompatibility complex,MHC)的多态性在很大程度上会影响生物医学实验的结果,而且特定的MHC-B等位基因与多种疾病的发展进程密切相关。食蟹猴(Macaca fascicularis,Mafa)是一种开展生物医学研究的重要实验动物,与人类相比,目前尚缺乏对食蟹猴Mafa-B等位基因的综合表征。【目的】获得全面的食蟹猴Mafa-B等位基因信息,鉴定Mafa-B等位基因共表达与进化关系。【方法】基于三代测序获得的食蟹猴MHC-B基因组信息,设计特异性引物扩增33只越南食蟹猴群体中的Mafa-B序列,并结合多种生物信息学方法进行分析。【结果】基于92个Mafa-B等位基因信息,鉴定了65个新的Mafa-B等位基因。其中,8个Mafa-B等位基因与其他地理来源的食蟹猴群体中已报道的序列相同,32个Mafa-B等位基因与其他猕猴物种中已报道的序列相同。此外,鉴定了7个高频Mafa-B谱系和7对共表达的Mafa-B等位基因,并检测到了一个潜在的重组事件。进化分析表明不同地理来源的食蟹猴群体Mafa-B序列具有很高的相似性。【结论】越南食蟹猴群体中共表达的Mafa-B等位基因经历了某些抗原的选择,不同地理来源的食蟹猴群体可能微调其Mafa-B序列以适应病原体的选择压力,本文为食蟹猴MHC遗传背景研究奠定了基础。     

芍药内生真菌的鉴定及产生活性次生代谢产物的评估

【目的】研究药用植物芍药(Paeonia lactiflora Pall.)内生真菌的种群多样性,同时对其可能存在的聚酮合酶(Polyketide synthase,PKS)和非核糖体多肽合成酶(Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase,NRPS)基因多样性进行评估,预测芍药内生真菌产生活性次生代谢产物的潜力。【方法】采用组织分离法获得芍药根部内生真菌菌株,结合形态学特征和ITS序列分析,进行鉴定;利用兼并性引物对内生真菌中存在的聚酮合酶(PKS)基因和非核糖体多肽合成酶(NRPS)基因进行PCR扩增及序列测定分析,构建系统发育树,明确芍药内真菌PKS基因序列和NRPS基因序列的系统进化地位。【结果】从芍药组织块中共分离得到105株内生分离物,去重复后获得52株内生真菌,菌株ITS基因序列信息显示,52株芍药内生真菌隶属于7目、13科、15属,其中小球腔菌属(Leptosphaeria)、土赤壳属(Ilyonectria)和镰孢属(Fusarium)为优势种群;从52株内生真菌中筛选获得13株含PKS基因片段的菌株,8株含NRPS基因片段的菌株,部分菌株功能基因的氨基酸序列与Gen Bank中已知化合物的合成序列具有一定的同源性,预示芍药根部内生真菌具有合成丰富多样的次生代谢产物的潜力。【结论】药用植物芍药根部具有丰富的内生真菌资源,且具有产生活性次生代谢产物的潜力,值得进一步开发研究和应用。     

Genome screening for reducing type I polyketide synthase genes in tropical fungi associated with medicinal plants

The aim of this work was to employ primers, which encode ketosynthase (KS) domains designed to detect Lovastatin-type PKSs (highly reduced molecules), to identify fungal species that have the potential for polyketide production. Using this strategy we have identified twenty-three KS sequences from twenty different fungal strains associated with medicinal plants found in Thailand. Phylogenetic analysis based on these sequences suggested that rapid screening provided the potential to explore significant PKS structural diversity. With this primer set a unique subclade of reducing type I PKS was identified. This encodes uncharacterized functional enzyme systems, which may suggest a novel function for these pks. Two fungi, Eupenicillium shearii and Myrothecium pandanicola within this novel clade, were investigated for polyketide synthesis. Three compounds, p-hydroxyphenopyrrozin (1) phenopyrrozin (2), and 2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-methylchromen-4-one (3), were identified.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌转录调控因子CodY的体外靶基因的筛选

【目的】利用Avi-tag和Pulldown技术建立体外靶基因筛选的新方法,在苏云金芽胞杆菌YBT-1520基因组范围内进行体外高通量筛选转录调控因子CodY的靶基因,为深入研究CodY在苏云金芽胞杆菌中的功能及调控网络打下基础。【方法】用Avi-tag技术对CodY蛋白进行体外生物素标记,酶切苏云金芽胞杆菌YBT-1520总DNA并在两端加上便于测序的adapter序列,用链霉亲和素树脂筛选与CodY蛋白相互作用的靶基因。【结果】在苏云金芽胞杆菌中得到了46条CodY可以直接作用的靶序列,分析发现CodY在苏云金芽胞杆菌中主要调控氨基酸代谢、糖代谢、脂肪酸代谢、转运、调控、DNA修复、双组份调控等的转录。【结论】本研究采用的Avi-tag技术具有特异性强、操作简单、成本低等优势,为转录因子体外靶序列的高通量筛选提供新的方法;苏云金芽胞杆菌中CodY靶基因的筛选为其他微生物中CodY的功能研究打下基础。     

创伤弧菌TF3全基因组包含的CRISPR-Cas系统及MGIVvuTF3基因岛分析

【目的】分析创伤弧菌(Vibrio vulnificus)全基因组框架序列,挖掘感兴趣的遗传位点,探索其是否具有CRISPR系统及其特征。【方法】在病虾体内分离获得了一株创伤弧菌TF3,通过Illumina Miseq测序得到基因组框架序列。经注释分析发现其基因组中存在一个CRISPR-Cas系统,命名为CRISPR-CasTF3,进一步分析发现CRISPR-CasTF3位于一个基因岛上,将该基因岛命名为MGIVvu TF3。对CRISPR-CasTF3及MGIVvu TF3的特征和来源进行了分析。【结果】CRISPR-CasTF3属于与大肠杆菌类似的Ι-E型CRISPR-Cas系统,CRISPR-CasTF3包括8个cas基因,其排列为cas3-cas8e-cse2-cas6-cas7-cas5-cas1-cas2;具有50个重复序列,每二个重复序列间为一个Spacer序列。MGIVvu TF3具有att L和att R序列,含有位点特异性整合、剪切、转移相关的基因。MGIVvu TF3与霍乱弧菌O395基因组中的一个基因岛MGIVch0395具较高相似性,二者最显著的差别在于Spacer序列完全不同,以及各有几个非保守的预测基因。【结论】MGIVvu TF3及CRISPR-CasTF3极有可能通过基因水平转移获得,并且CRISPR-CasTF3系统可以借助MGIVvu TF3实现水平转移。     

Purification and characterization of a 60-kDa protein from oat, formerly known as a TCP1-related chaperone

Recently, Mummertet al. [Nature 363, 644–648 (1993)] isolated a proposed TCP1-related chaperone. Here we report several findings concerning the protein which they sequenced. Two similar N-terminal sequences were obtained from this abundant 60-kDa protein. Internal sequences were also acquired by protease digestion. Initially it was believed the protein was able to completely inhibit citrate synthase aggregation, but later purifications demonstrated that the 60-kDa polypeptide lacked both chaperone activity and the previously reported kinase activity [Grimmet al., Planta 178, 199–206 (1989)]. It is now our belief that this protein is neither a chaperone nor a kinase.     

Identification of methionine oxidation in human recombinant erythropoietin by mass spectrometry: Comparative isoform distribution and biological activity analysis

Background: Oxidative degradation of human recombinant erythropoietin (hrEPO) may occur in manufacturing process or therapeutic applications. This unfavorable alteration may render EPO inefficient or inactive. We investigated the effect of methionine/54 oxidative changes on the amino acid sequences, glycoform distribution and biological activity of hrEPO. Methods: Mass spectrometry was applied to verify the sequence and determine the methionine oxidation level of hrEPO. Isoform distribution was studied by capillary zone electrophoresis method. In vivo normocythemic mice assay was used to assess the biological activity of three different batches (A, B, and C) of the proteins. Results: Nano-LC/ESI/MS/MS data analyses confirmed the amino acid sequences of all samples. The calculated area percent of three isoforms (2–4 of the 8 obtained isoforms) were decreased in samples of C, B, and A with 27.3, 16.7, and 6.8% of oxidation, respectively. Specific activities were estimated as 53671.54, 95826.47, and 112994.93?mg/mL for the samples of A, B, and C, respectively. Conclusion: The observed decrease in hrEPO biological activity, caused by increasing methionine oxidation levels, was rather independent of its amino acid structure and mainly associated with the higher contents of acidic isoforms.     

基于卷积神经网络的大肠杆菌启动子预测

目的 基于位点特异性打分矩阵（position-specific scoring matrices,PSSM）的预测模型已经取得了良好的效果,基于PSSM的各种优化方法也在不断发展,但准确率相对较低,为了进一步提高预测准确率,本文基于卷积神经网络（convolutional neural networks,CNN）算法做了进一步研究。方法 采用PSSM将启动子序列处理成数值矩阵,通过CNN算法进行分类。大肠杆菌K-12（Escherichia coli K-12,E.coli K-12,下文简称大肠杆菌）的Sigma38、Sigma54和Sigma70 3种启动子序列被作为正集,编码（Coding）区和非编码（Non-coding）区的序列为负集。结果 在预测大肠杆菌启动子的二分类中,准确率达到99%,启动子预测的成功率接近100%;在对Sigma38、Sigma54、Sigma70 3种启动子的三分类中,预测准确率为98%,并且针对每一种序列的预测准确率均可以达到98%以上。最后,本文以Sigma38、Sigma54、Sigma70 3种启动子分别和Coding区或者Non-coding区序列做四分类,预测得到的准确性为0.98,对3种Sigma启动子均衡样本的十交叉检验预测精度均可以达到0.95以上,海明距离为0.016,Kappa系数为0.97。结论 相较于支持向量机（support vector machine,SVM）等其他分类算法,CNN分类算法更具优势,并且基于CNN的分类优势,编码方式亦可以得到简化。     

犬种布鲁氏菌ZG株单克隆抗体4H3抗原模拟表位的筛选及分析

【背景】目前犬布鲁氏菌病诊断存在一定的困难。【目的】筛选并研究犬种布鲁氏菌单克隆抗体4H3株的特异性抗原表位。【方法】利用噬菌体肽库展示技术,以犬种布鲁氏菌单克隆抗体4H3株作为靶分子,包被酶标板,用12肽随机肽库经过3轮生物淘洗程序进行筛选。经过3轮筛选后,噬菌体产出率从5.00×10^-7增加到9.84×10^-6,假阳性率逐轮降低。从第3轮筛选的阳性克隆中随机挑取14个进行增殖,提取基因组DNA,进行测序分析;并通过iELISA和cELISA检测阳性克隆的亲和性和特异性。【结果】14株阳性单克隆噬菌体共出现3种不同的短肽序列,分别是KMSIRHPIRLPI、ILRRRRKRIIQI和QRIHMRLTTQS;iELISA结果表明3种短肽序列与单克隆抗体的亲和性依次为KMSIRHPIRLPI>ILRRRRKRIIQI>QRIHMRLTTQS;cELISA结果显示短肽KMSIRHPIRLPI和ILRRRRKRIIQI特异性较强。对亲和性较强、特异性较高的2条短肽KMSIRHPIRLPI和ILRRRRKRIIQI展开具体分析,比对分析表...     

First record of Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Norfolk Island

Abstract

The first records of Sitona discoideus and Trifolium repens on Norfolk Island are reported. The identities of both species were confirmed using morphological criteria and nucleotide sequences. Sequence data from the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 of the Norfolk Island S. discoideus specimens were compared with 33 specimens from Australia, New Zealand and France. These data represent the first published sequences for S. discoideus, and suggest that Australia or New Zealand was the source of Norfolk Island's population. The implications of the introduction of S. discoideus to Norfolk Island are discussed.     

载锌凹凸棒石黏土对瘤胃体外发酵细菌多样性的影响

【目的】研究载锌凹凸棒石黏土对瘤胃体外发酵细菌多样性的影响。【方法】本试验采用离子交换法制备载锌凹凸棒石黏土,利用16S rDNA测序技术分析了载锌凹凸棒石黏土对奶牛瘤胃体外发酵细菌菌群和多样性的影响。【结果】研究共获得1490959个有效序列和87662个OTUs。测序结果表明,与对照组相比,试验Ⅳ组中的细菌多样性在体外发酵24 h时提高,试验Ⅳ组中的细菌丰度在体外发酵48 h时提高。细菌菌群组成分析表明,60个样本中的优势菌门主要是厚壁菌门、拟杆菌门、变形菌门和黏胶球形菌门。与对照组相比,各试验组的厚壁菌门在体外发酵24 h和48 h时均显著增加(P0.05),试验Ⅳ组中拟杆菌门在发酵48 h时显著降低(P0.05);60个样本中共获得124个细菌菌属,其中对照组与试验组中普氏菌属含量均没有显著变化(P0.05)。在体外发酵48 h时,试验Ⅳ组中密螺旋体属含量与对照组相比显著增加(P0.05),而食物谷菌属和假丁酸弧菌属含量与对照组相比均显著降低(P0.05)。【结论】载锌凹凸棒石黏土对奶牛瘤胃体外发酵中细菌多样性产生一定影响,其影响随发酵时间和添加剂量而不同。     

Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Hordeum using repetitive DNA sequences

A set of six cloned barley (Hordeum vulgare) repetitive DNA sequences was used for the analysis of phylogenetic relationships among 31 species (46 taxa) of the genus Hordeum, using molecular hybridization techniques. in situ hybridization experiments showed dispersed organization of the sequences over all chromosomes of H. vulgare and the wild barley species H. bulbosum, H. marinum and H. murinum. Southern blot hybridization revealed different levels of polymorphism among barley species and the RFLP data were used to generate a phylogenetic tree for the genus Hordeum. Our data are in a good agreement with the classification system which suggests the division of the genus into four major groups, containing the genomes I, X, Y, and H. However, our investigation also supports previous molecular studies of barley species where the unique position of H. bulbosum has been pointed out. In our experiments, H. bulbosum generally had hybridization patterns different from those of H. vulgare, although both carry the I genome. Based on our results we present a hypothesis concerning the possible origin and phylogeny of the polyploid barley species H. secalinum, H. depressum and the H. brachyantherum complex.     

Molecular markers in Viola L. subsect. Viola: Application and taxonomic implications for the identification of dubious herbarium specimens

Abstract

The authors report the use of nuclear [internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences 1 and 2] and chloroplast DNA (trnS-trnG intergenic spacer sequences) in Viola subsect. Viola for separate tracking of maternal lineages and detecting dubious herbarium specimens. A phylogenetic investigation carried out on ITS data after removal of all material with possible hybrid origin showed that V. hirta is a monophyletic unit, whereas V. odorata includes at least V. collina and V. jaubertiana, as well as three sequences of V. alba subsp. dehnhardtii from literature. In some, among the sampled individuals, the morphological attribution to one species is contradicted by nuclear DNA, which indicated a wide distance from other non-specific individuals from different locations and closer proximity to a different species. Chloroplast DNA data for the same individuals, on the contrary concurred with morphological evidence. These findings confirm document univocal correlation between our chosen chloroplast sequences and the studied taxa at species or subspecies level; these sequences have the appropriate variability range to be employed for detection of the maternal lineage of unknown Viola samples.     

中华苜蓿根瘤菌噬菌体的分离及主要壳蛋白基因g23的系统进化分析

【目的】揭示苜蓿根瘤菌噬菌体的形态学特征及主要壳蛋白g23基因的分布地位,为根瘤菌噬菌体的生态学研究提供数据支持。【方法】以中华苜蓿根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium meliloti USDA1002T)为宿主,采用双层平板法分离土壤环境中的苜蓿根瘤菌噬菌体,利用电子显微镜观察纯化的噬菌体形态特征;提取噬菌体DNA,PCR扩增编码噬菌体壳蛋白的g23基因,构建系统进化树,以形态学鉴定和分子生物学相结合的方法,明确分离获得的苜蓿根瘤菌噬菌体g23基因的系统进化地位。【结果】分离获得了3株噬菌体,头部均呈二十面体,直径大小为81–86 nm,尾部有收缩尾鞘,长度大约为54–70 nm。克隆测序结果显示,获得的3株噬菌体g23基因株间相似度较高,但与可培养的Exo T-、Schizo T-、T-、Pseudo T-evens相似度较低。系统进化分析表明,获得的3株噬菌体不隶属于目前已划分的不同环境噬菌体g23基因的分类类群中。【结论】3株噬菌体均属于肌尾噬菌体科的裂性噬菌体,与目前获得的所有噬菌体g23基因相似性较低,属于新的侵染中华苜蓿根瘤菌的噬菌体株。