莱茵衣藻在本科实验教学中的应用

以莱茵衣藻（Chlamydomonas reinhard6i）为实验对象,研究醋酸钠和硝酸钠胁迫对其生命活动的影响。实验结果表明醋酸钠可能会抑制衣藻的生长,而硝酸钠则无明显的促进作用。醋酸钠和硝酸钠对衣藻的胁迫效应差异很大,醋酸钠胁迫可以明显提高SOD和CAT的酶活性,硝酸钠则无明显作用,甚至有一些抑制作用。通过该研究,探索了衣藻在本科教学实践中的应用．对丰富本科实验具有重要意义。     

外源基因在莱茵衣藻叶绿体中的表达

把莱茵衣藻(Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)叶绿体作为生物反应器来表达外源基因具有广阔的应用前景。人们利用莱茵衣藻叶绿体表达体系已成功表达多种重组蛋白,其中包括人类药用蛋白。综述了莱茵衣藻叶绿体转化的方法、影响外源基因表达的主要因素以及外源基因在莱茵衣藻叶绿体表达研究进展。     

莱茵衣藻基因组文库的构建

以莱菌衣藻CC-849为材料,提取基因组DNA,利用BamHⅠ和BglⅡ对基因组DNA进行酶解,获得了可用于构建基因组文库的6-12 kb的基因组片段,并浓缩至200 ng/μL。该片段与λDNA载体连接,经噬菌体蛋白包装、侵染大肠杆菌XL1-blue后,获得了莱菌衣藻基因组文库。该文库的滴度为2.12×10~5 pfu/mL,共有转化子4.26×10~4个,插入片段的平均长度约为9kb,扩增后基因组文库滴度为9.5×10~6 pfu/mL。     

小球藻和莱茵衣藻原生质体的电转化研究

以小球藻及莱茵衣藻原生质体为受体细胞,利用电击法将质粒p CAMBIA1301转入小球藻和莱茵衣藻,摸索电击转化条件并进行分子检测。结果表明:两类藻都对潮霉素敏感,小球藻及莱茵衣藻分别在含25 mg/L和100 mg/L潮霉素的固体培养基上的生长被完全抑制;小球藻和莱茵衣藻原生质体电击转化的最佳电击场强分别为0.8 k V/cm和0.6 k V/cm,最佳脉冲时间均为10 ms;制备原生质体和通过2-脱氧-D-葡萄糖处理可明显提高转化效率;分子检测说明GUS报告基因成功转入两种藻并可稳定遗传。     

莱茵衣藻中Limp77基因干涉后油脂含量升高

随着能源危机问题日益严重,可再生能源的研究渐渐成为目前研究的热点.微藻生物能源又以众多的优点成为目前可再生能源的研究重点.我们发现,在减氮培养下的莱茵衣藻,其油脂含量增加,Limp77基因的表达量明显下降.Limp77基因编码的是一类CCCH型锌指蛋白,具有通过与DNA、RNA结合来实现转录的调控或通过调控其它基因转录的锌指蛋白来实现转录调控的功能,极可能参与到莱茵衣藻油脂代谢调控中.通过利用RNAi干涉技术构建Limp77基因的干涉载体,并通过玻璃珠法转入莱茵衣藻（Chlamydomonas reinhardtii）2A38中,研究其与油脂相关的生理生化指标的变化.实验结果表明,Limp 77基因明显抑制莱茵衣藻油脂的积累.     

利用Imaging-PAM研究莱茵衣藻对环境变化的响应

本文介绍了Imaging—PAM—M—Series调制叶绿素荧光成像技术在莱茵衣藻活体叶绿素荧光检测中的应用。该方法利用CCD对藻体直接成像,可同时检测多个样品。后期分析可获得图像中任意区域的初始荧光产量（R）、充分暗适应后PSII的最大光化学效率（眠）、PSⅡ光化学能量转化的有效量子产量【Y（Ⅱ）】、光化学淬灭系数（qp）、非光化学淬灭系数（NPQ）等指标。文章以敌草隆[3-（3,4-dichlorophenyl）-1,1-dimethylurea,DCMU]和没食子酸丙酯（propyl gallate,PG）对莱茵衣藻野生型及其抗DCMU突变体的影响为例,说明该技术在莱茵衣藻研究中是可靠的,具有简单、快速、灵敏等特点。     

同步化培养后莱茵衣藻生物量和总RNA含量的变化

为了探索莱茵衣藻经光/暗同步化培养后的细胞生长和总RNA的变化规律。本研究检测了16h光/8h暗同步化培养后莱茵衣藻的生物量和总RNA含量的变化规律。结果,在同步化培养结束后的前28h,莱茵衣藻的生物量呈现有节律的阶梯增长;在同步化培养结束后的28～48h,这种阶梯式增长方式逐步消失。在同步化培养结束后的前24h,总RNA含量呈现有节律的峰-谷-峰变化;在同步化培养结束后的24～48h,这种变化幅度逐步减小,节律周期也逐步缩短。对比同步化培养后莱茵衣藻生物量和总RNA含量的变化可以得出,同步化培养后莱茵衣藻的同步化节律仍然可以维持一定时间;但随着连续光培养时间的延长,这种节律逐步消失,通过测定生物量和总RNA含量的变化可以跟踪同步化培养后莱茵衣藻的同步化变化。     

盐胁迫状态下莱茵衣藻849光合特性的初步研究

以莱茵衣藻（Chlamydomonas reinhardtii）为研究对象,对其在不同NaCl浓度胁迫条件下的光合特性进行了初步研究。结果表明0.04 mol·L^-1的NaCl对莱茵衣藻的生长无显著影响,而0.075 mol·L^-1的NaCl使莱茵衣藻生长速率下降了50%。在低光照强度下,NaCl胁迫下的衣藻光合速率和呼吸速率在最初7 h内比对照组高;而在较高光照强度下,NaCl胁迫下的衣藻的光合速率和呼吸速率均比对照组低;而且光合速率和呼吸速率升高和下降的幅度与NaCl浓度成正比。     

野生型莱茵衣藻及其不同突变株的抗NaCl能力检测

检测莱茵衣藻的2种野生型CC-124、CC-125和15个不同突变株对NaCl抗性的结果表明,野生型品系CC-124和CC-125对NaCl的抗性达到260 mmo1·L-1,其中叶绿素b缺失的cbn1-48mt 和cbn1-48mt-基因突变株品系对NaCl最为敏感(即对100mmo1·L-1以上浓度的NaC1表现敏感).用紫外线照射诱变法,对野生型品系CC-124进行诱导,初步筛选出对150mmol·L-1NaCl敏感的突变株6个,对350mmol·L-1NaCl有抗性的突变株2个.     

莱茵衣藻（Chlamydomjonas reinhardtii）sub^cbnⅠ基因的遗传学？…

通过将莱菌衣藻回复合成叶绿素ｂ能力的１４种回复突变株和野生型杂交并对其后代进行四分子分析与随机分析，发现导致回复突变的抑制基因ｓｕｂ位于第一染色体，并根据其连锁程度的不同初步鉴定出５个同功能的非等位ｓｕｂ基因。杂交分析表明ｓｕｂ基因不 专一性，以及在促ｃｂｎⅠ基因重新获得合成叶绿素ｂ的能力的过程中具有单一基因决定性状的特点，不同的ｓｕｂ基因具有其独立的表型效应。ｓｕｂ／Ｓｕｂ杂合二倍体的表型分析证     

衣藻生物制氢的研究进展

综述了利用衣藻生产氢气作为再生能源的研究进展。分别介绍了衣藻产氢的代谢机理、培养条件、衣藻氢化酶的特性以及利用分子生物学手段、生物信息学手段和生物工程技术提高衣藻生物制氢效率的方法,包括氢化酶的氧耐受性的改造、外源氢化酶基因的表达、影响衣藻产氢的关键基因的筛选、利用缺硫培养基和固定化培养方法提高氢气产量等。最后,还对利用衣藻生物制氢的可行性和经济性进行了分析,对其发展方向提出自己的看法。     

共生真菌Simplicillium lanosoniveum促进衣藻生长和脂类合成

【背景】藻类是生产生物柴油的主要原料,而一些真菌和细菌能够与藻类共生并提高生物柴油产量,因此藻-菌共生培养技术成为国内外研究的热点。【目的】研究共生真菌Simplicilliumlanosoniveum对衣藻Chlamydomonas reinhardtii细胞生长和脂类合成的影响。【方法】将分离的蓝藻共生真菌和衣藻混合(共生)培养。【结果】与衣藻单独培养相比,混合培养衣藻的比生长速率(0.20 d-1)、细胞产率[0.17 g/(L·d)]和生物量(2.85 g/L)分别提高了10.3%、51.3%和55.7%;脂类比合成速率[0.68 mg/(g·d)]、合成速率[1.95 mg/(L·d)]和含量(220.4 mg/g)分别提高了33.3%、107.5%和32.0%,并且脂类中的饱和脂肪酸以及单不饱和脂肪酸C18-1和C18-2的比例上升,有利于生物柴油的加工。【结论】真菌Simplicilliumlanosoniveum能够促进衣藻的生长和脂类合成,因此藻-菌混合培养可用于生物柴油原料的生产。     

Ubiquitin metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii following cold shock

The present work characterizes parameters of ubiquitin turnover in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Dangeard growing under constant temperature conditions and after an exposure to cold shock. The ratio of free and conjugated ubiquitin to total protein and the rate constant of ubiquitin synthesis and conjugation increased about 2-fold during the first 4 h after cold treatment, whereas the rate constant of ubiquitin degradation reached its maximum 8 h after treatment. The half-life of ubiquitin calculated from the constant of degradation decreased from 6 h to 3.5 h during the first 4 h after completion of the cold treatment. The rate constant of ubiquitin deconjugation did not change after cold treatment. The ratio of free to conjugated ubiquitin decreased temporarily to approximately 8 immediately after cold treatment and increased back to its original value of about 11 at 2 h after cold treatment. These observations raise questions regarding the regulatory mechanisms of ubiquitin synthesis and degradation.     

Insertional mutagenesis to isolate acetate-requiring mutants in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Abstract An arg 7 mutant of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was transformed with pARG7.8, a plasmid bearing the wild-type ARG 7 gene. Out of 4100 arg⁺ transformants selected on an arginine-free medium supplemented with acetate, nine failed to grow on acetate-free medium (ac⁻ mutants). The results of the genetic and molecular analysis of several ac⁻ mutants are in agreement with the hypothesis that they originated from insertion of the incoming plasmid into the nuclear genome. These mutants should constitute valuable tools for isolating the corresponding wild-type genes after plasmid rescue into Escherichia coli .     

Advances in the biotechnology of hydrogen production with the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Biological hydrogen production is being evaluated for use as a fuel, since it is a promising substitute for carbonaceous fuels owing to its high conversion efficiency and high specific energy content. The basic advantages of biological hydrogen production over other “green” energy sources are that it does not compete for agricultural land use, and it does not pollute, as water is the only by-product of the combustion. These characteristics make hydrogen a suitable fuel for the future. Among several biotechnological approaches, photobiological hydrogen production carried out by green microalgae has been intensively investigated in recent years. A select group of photosynthetic organisms has evolved the ability to harness light energy to drive hydrogen gas production from water. Of these, the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is considered one of the most promising eukaryotic H₂ producers. In this model microorganism, light energy, H₂O and H₂ are linked by two excellent catalysts, the photosystem 2 (PSII) and the [FeFe]-hydrogenase, in a pathway usually referred to as direct biophotolysis. This review summarizes the main advances made over the past decade as an outcome of the discovery of the sulfur-deprivation process. Both the scientific and technical barriers that need to be overcome before H₂ photoproduction can be scaled up to an industrial level are examined. Actual and theoretical limits of the efficiency of the process are also discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on algal biohydrogen production outdoors, and guidelines for an optimal photobioreactor design are suggested.     

Effect of O2:CO2 ratio on the primary metabolism of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

High oxygen:carbon dioxide ratios may have a negative effect on growth and productivity of microalgae. To investigate the effect of O₂ and CO₂ concentrations and the ratio between these on the metabolism of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii we performed turbidostat experiments at different O₂:CO₂ ratios. These experiments showed that elevated O₂ concentrations and the corresponding increase in the ratio of O₂:CO₂ common in photobioreactors led to a reduction of growth and biomass yield on light with 20–30%. This is most probably related to the oxygenase activity of Rubisco and the resulting process of photorespiration. Using metabolic flux modeling with measured rates for each experiment we were able to quantify the ratio of the oxygenase reaction to the carboxylase reaction of Rubisco and could demonstrate that photorespiration indeed can cause the reduction in biomass yield on light. The calculated ratio of the oxygenase reaction to the carboxylase reaction was 16.6% and 20.5% for air with 2% CO₂ and 1% CO₂, respectively. Thus photorespiration has a significant impact on the biomass yield on light already at conditions common in photobioreactors (air with 2% CO₂). Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2011;108: 2390–2402. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Characterization of an l-aspartate aminotransferase activity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The isolation and characterization of an l -aspartate aminotransferase (AAT) activity (EC 2.6.1.1) in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 6145c are reported for the first time. The enzyme transaminates aspartate with the 2-oxoglutarate-glutamate system, and exhibits maximum aminotransferase activity at pH 7.8 and 37°C. It has an Mr of 138 kDa, contains pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, and has a K_m apparent for oxalacetate of 0.55 m M and exhibits positive co-operativity with l -aspartate with an S_0.5 of 2.53 m M and a Hill coefficient of 1.57. In vivo, activity levels were affected by the carbon and nitrogen sources and by the change in the dark-light conditions. All these responses are interpreted in terms of a possible physiological regulation of AAT activity to keep the intracellular pools of glutamate and aspartate within margins compatible with environmental fluctuations.