基于短序列测序数据的四倍体拟南芥转录组研究

为了促进对四倍体拟南芥(A.suecica)的研究,阐明多倍体植物在染色体加倍过程中遗传物质的变化,从而在分子层面上解释多倍体植物的环境适应和进化机制,描述了一套基于第二代测序技术的转录组短序列组装和生物信息学分析方法.通过对23 000 000条来至于Illumina测序平台的序列数据进行SOAPdenovo组装,以...     

Antioxidant efficacy of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and piperine in rats with high fat diet induced oxidative stress

The present study was aimed to explore the effect of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) on tissue lipid peroxidation, enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants in rats fed a high-fat diet. Thirty male Wistar rats (95-115 g) were divided into 5 groups. They were fed standard pellet diet, high-fat diet (20% coconut oil, 2% cholesterol and 0.125% bile salts), high-fat diet plus black pepper (0.25 g or 0.5 g/kg body weight), high-fat diet plus piperine (0.02 g/kg body weight) for a period of 10 weeks. Significantly elevated levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), conjugated dienes (CD) and significantly lowered activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and reduced glutathione (GSH) in the liver, heart, kidney, intestine and aorta were observed in rats fed the high fat diet as compared to the control rats. Simultaneous supplementation with black pepper or piperine lowered TBARS and CD levels and maintained SOD, CAT, GPx, GST, and GSH levels to near those of control rats. The data indicate that supplementation with black pepper or the active principle of black pepper, piperine, can reduce high-fat diet induced oxidative stress to the cells.     

Aspergillus parasiticus growth and aflatoxin production on black and white pepper and the inhibitory action of their chemical constituents.

Aspergillus parasiticus Speare NRRL 2999 growth and aflatoxin production in black and white pepper and the penetration of the fungus in black pepper corn over various incubation periods were studied. Also, the effects of piperine and pepper oil on growth and aflatoxin production were studied. Under laboratory conditions, black and white pepper supported aflatoxin production (62.5 and 44 ppb (ng/g), respectively) over 30 days of incubation. Fungal growth measured in terms of chitin was considerably less in white pepper than in black pepper. A histological study of black pepper corn showed the fungus penetrating up to the inner mesocarp and establishing itself in the middle mesocarp. Piperine and pepper oil were found to inhibit fungal growth and toxin production in a dose-dependent manner. Thus, both black and white pepper could be considered as poor substrates for fungal growth and aflatoxin production.     

Aspergillus parasiticus growth and aflatoxin production on black and white pepper and the inhibitory action of their chemical constituents

Aspergillus parasiticus Speare NRRL 2999 growth and aflatoxin production in black and white pepper and the penetration of the fungus in black pepper corn over various incubation periods were studied. Also, the effects of piperine and pepper oil on growth and aflatoxin production were studied. Under laboratory conditions, black and white pepper supported aflatoxin production (62.5 and 44 ppb (ng/g), respectively) over 30 days of incubation. Fungal growth measured in terms of chitin was considerably less in white pepper than in black pepper. A histological study of black pepper corn showed the fungus penetrating up to the inner mesocarp and establishing itself in the middle mesocarp. Piperine and pepper oil were found to inhibit fungal growth and toxin production in a dose-dependent manner. Thus, both black and white pepper could be considered as poor substrates for fungal growth and aflatoxin production.     

Piperine ameliorates the severity of cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis by inhibiting the activation of mitogen activated protein kinases

Piperine is a phenolic component of black pepper (Piper nigrum) and long pepper (Piper longum), fruits used in traditional Asian medicine. Our previous study showed that piperine inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses. In this study, we investigated whether piperine reduces the severity of cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis (AP). Administration of piperine reduced histologic damage and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in the pancreas and ameliorated many of the examined laboratory parameters, including the pancreatic weight (PW) to body weight (BW) ratio, as well as serum levels of amylase and lipase and trypsin activity. Furthermore, piperine pretreatment reduced the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 during cerulein-induced AP. In accordance with in vivo results, piperine reduced cell death, amylase and lipase activity, and cytokine production in isolated cerulein-treated pancreatic acinar cells. In addition, piperine inhibited the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). These findings suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of piperine in cerulein-induced AP is mediated by inhibiting the activation of MAPKs. Thus, piperine may have a protective effect against AP.     

Alkaloids Modulate Motility,Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Alkaloid-containing natural compounds have shown promise in the treatment of microbial infections. However, practical application of many of these compounds is pending a mechanistic understanding of their mode of action. We investigated the effect of two alkaloids, piperine (found in black pepper) and reserpine (found in Indian snakeroot), on the ability of the uropathogenic bacterium Escherichia coli CFT073 to colonize abiotic surfaces. Sub-inhibitory concentrations of both compounds (0.5 to 10 µg/mL) decreased bacterial swarming and swimming motilities and increased biofilm formation. qRT-PCR revealed a decrease in the expression of the flagellar gene (fliC) and motility genes (motA and motB) along with an increased expression of adhesin genes (fimA, papA, uvrY). Interestingly, piperine increased penetration of the antibiotics ciprofloxacin and azithromycin into E. coli CFT073 biofilms and consequently enhanced the ability of these antibiotics to disperse pre-established biofilms. The findings suggest that these alkaloids can potentially affect bacterial colonization by hampering bacterial motility and may aid in the treatment of infection by increasing antibiotic penetration in biofilms.     

Toxicity and Detoxification Mechanism of Black Pepper and Its Major Constituent in Controlling <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhynchophorus ferrugineus</Emphasis> Olivier (Curculionidae: Coleoptera)

The survival, feeding response, and detoxification mechanism of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier, a key pest responsible for destruction of date palm, was examined with different extracts of Piper nigrum and its major constituent (piperine) identified by GC-MS. In the present study, toxicity of different extracts of black pepper was evaluated by incorporating diffferent doses of extracts into the artificial diet of red palm weevil larvae. All extracts showed dose-dependent insecticidal activity to the tested eighth-instar red palm weevil larvae. Among all the extracts, maximum larvicidal activity was exhibited by chloroform (LD₅₀ = 342.62 mg/l), followed by dichloromethane (LD₅₀ = 357.78 mg/l), acetone (LD₅₀ = 372.57 mg/l), and ethanol (LD₅₀ = 408.88 mg/l). However, piperine, a major constituent of all black pepper extracts identified by GC-MS in the present work, was found to be the most potent treatment exhibiting the least LD₅₀ (219.88 mg/l). In addition, nutritional indices evaluated by calculating the efficiency of the conversion of ingested food (ECI) and digested food (ECD) at the same dose (219.88 mg/l) showed that there was maximum reduction in the ECI (49.90%) and ECD (62.21%) index of larvae fed diets incorporated with piperine. Larvae that were fed diets incorporated with different black pepper extracts experienced increases in the expression of detoxification genes (glutathione S-transferase and cytochrome P450), and this upregulation in detoxification genes (glutathione S-transferase, cytochrome P450 and esterase) was tremendously high in larvae fed diets incorporated with piperine. Results suggest that piperine is a promising bio-pesticide agent for the control of R. ferrugineus Olivier.     

基于转录组数据的桔小实蝇微卫星位点信息分析

以桔小实蝇为材料,从其转录组数据库中筛选功能微卫星(EST-SSR)序列,并进行SSR位点的信息分析.共获得1890个EST-SSR位点,可用于引物设计的SSR数为1296个.EST-SSR平均分布频率为1/10.21 kb,但这种分布频率在不同重复类型SSR之间相差很大.其中,三碱基重复SSR在该种昆虫的EST-SSR中出现的频率最高,结合其他文献推断三碱基重复可能是所有昆虫EST-SSR的优势类型.本文共设计了42对桔小实蝇EST-SSR引物,其中有18对引物可以扩增得到预期大小的条带.最后,探讨了基于转录组数据发掘昆虫SSR的前景和挑战,以及进行转录组EST-SSR筛选时应注意的问题.
     

中华大仰蝽转录组学研究及SSR新标记开发

【目的】中华大仰蝽Notonecta chinensis为中国和日本冲绳分布的重要水生天敌昆虫,可用于蚊虫的生物防治。本研究旨在建立中华大仰蝽转录组数据库,挖掘其基因信息。【方法】采用高通量测序平台Illumina NextSeq500对中华大仰蝽进行转录组测序、de novo组装及生物信息学分析;利用MISA软件基于转录组unigenes数据进行SSR新分子标记筛选。毛细管电泳检测SSR多态性。【结果】总计获得34782282条clean reads(NCBI SRA数据库登录号:SRR13259254),组装成37801条unigenes,N50为913 bp。将unigenes与已知数据库比对进行基因功能注释,分别有36474,32470,27781,35079和5638条序列注释到nr,Swiss-Prot,GO,eggNOG和KEGG数据库。通过GO数据库注释,unigenes的功能可分为生物学过程、细胞组分和分子功能三大类,其中参与细胞、细胞部分及结合功能的unigenes比例较大。eggNOG数据库注释结果显示,37801条unigenes归到25个基因家族,注释到未知功能的最多。KEGG代谢通路富集分析显示,5638条unigenes注释到245个代谢通路,注释到核糖体的数目最多。此外,用MISA软件在转录组测序数据中的37801条unigenes中搜索到3124个SSR位点(占总unigenes的8.26%),发生频率为7.07%。通过PCR筛选出16个SSR位点。7个中华大仰蝽地理种群3个位点NcCF/NcCR,NcKF/NcKR和NcLF/NcLR的多态信息含量(PIC)分别为0.870,0.902和0.857,具高度多态性。【结论】本研究成功获得了中华大仰蝽转录组数据,为其基因功能分析提供了分子理论基础;SSR新标记的开发为中华大仰蝽遗传多样性分析、隐存种鉴定及基因图谱构建提供了更丰富的候选分子标记。