A comparison of cytoplasmic revertants to fertility from different CMS-S maize sources

Summary The mitochondrial genome organizations of a number of independent culture-derived fertile CMS-S revertants with the nuclear genotype W182BN were compared to spontaneous field revertants with the genotypes WF9, M825/Oh07 and 38-11. Regions of the genome around sequences homologous to the terminal repeats of the linear S1 and S2 episomes characteristic of CMS-S mitochondria were used as hybridization probes on Southern blots of BamHI and SalI digested mitochondrial DNA. The results obtained suggest that the nuclear, not the cytoplasmic, genotype of the parent plant affects the type of novel mitochondrial DNA organization found in the revertant. The DNA reorganization during reversion from CMS-S in tissue culture appears to be similar to that observed in spontaneous revertants obtained during the normal plant life-cycle. Unlike the situation for reversion from CMS-T, no common DNA sequence or reading frame appeared to be lost or disrupted in revertants.     

高等植物胞质雄性不育及育性恢复的分子生物学研究进展

综述了几种植物胞质雄性不育的分子机理研究进展,着重介绍了与细胞质雄性不育相关的线粒体连锁位点的分析及育性恢复的几种假说,并对今后的研究进行了讨论。     

植物胞质雄性不育及育性恢复的分子机制研究进展(综述)

本文从与雄性不育有关的线粒体基因引起雄性不育的机理、雄性不育育性恢复机制以及育性恢复基因的克隆等方面,介绍国内外对植物细胞质雄性不育分子机理的研究进展,并对今后的研究进行讨论。     

Triple knockouts reveal gene interactions affecting fertility of male mice

Triple knockout mice were used to investigate the interactions of five genes that were expressed in meiotic and haploid spermatogenic cells in mice, transition protein 2 (Tnp2), proacrosin (Acr), histone H1.1 (H1.1), histone H1t (H1t), and sperm mitochondria-associated cysteine-rich protein (Smcp). TNP2 functions in the replacement of histones and the initial condensation of the spermatid nucleus. The linker histone subtypes H1.1 and H1t are expressed at high levels in meiotic and early haploid cells. ACR, a protease that is stored as a proenzyme in the acrosome, is activated during the acrosome reaction and functions in binding of sperm to the zona pellucida. SMCP is a structural protein in the outer membranes of sperm mitochondria that functions in motility. Previous work demonstrates that homozygous knockout mice lacking each of these proteins individually exhibit no defect in fertility on mixed genetic backgrounds. In contrast, the present study demonstrates that five triple knockout lines, Acr/H1.1/Smcp, Acr/Tnp2/Smcp, Tnp2/H1.1/Smcp, Acr/H1t/Smcp, Tnp2/H1t/Smcp, exhibit drastic reductions in fertility on mixed genetic backgrounds. Analysis of fertility parameters reveal that the decreased fertility is due to line-dependent defects in sperm motility in vitro correlated with reduced migration in the female reproductive tract, and decreased fertilization due to defects in adhesion of sperm to the zona pellucida, the membrane surrounding the egg. It was also found that triple knockout males, that are hemizygous for one locus and homozygous for two other loci, are as subfertile as homozygous triple knockout males, a phenomenon known as haploinsufficiency. These findings demonstrate that male fertility involves synergistic interactions of genes that function in sperm motility and sperm-egg adhesion during fertilization.     

不同土壤类型和肥力玉米地土壤养分根际效应研究

采集吉林省玉米植株及土壤样品,研究不同土壤类型和肥力,玉米不同品种和生育时期土壤－植物系统根际养分动态变化及植物吸收的相互关系,结果表明,玉米地土壤ＮＨ＾＋４－Ｎ、ＮＯ＾－３－Ｎ在根际富集,其变化主要与化肥供应有关,高肥力土壤根际有效磷亏缺,种植密度越大,根际亏缺率超大;低肥力土壤则有效磷在根际略高。高肥力土壤有效钾较高,根际有效钾富集也更明显,茎叶、根对养分的吸收量顺序为：Ｎ     

Molecular basis of cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restoration in rice

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a maternally inherited trait that causes dysfunctions in pollen and anther development. CMS is caused by the interaction between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. A product of a CMS-causing gene encoded by the mitochondrial genome affects mitochondrial function and the regulation of nuclear genes, leading to male sterility. In contrast, the RESTORER OF FERTILITY gene (Rf gene) in the nuclear genome suppresses the expression of the CMS-causing gene and restores male fertility. An alloplasmic CMS line is often bred as a result of nuclear substitution, which causes the removal of functional Rf genes and allows the expression of a CMS-causing gene in mitochondria. The CMS/Rf system is an excellent model for understanding the genetic interactions and cooperative functions of mitochondrial and nuclear genomes in plants, and is also an agronomically important trait for hybrid seed production. In this review article, pollen and anther phenotypes of CMS, CMS-associated mitochondrial genes, Rf genes, and the mechanism that causes pollen abortion and its agronomical application for rice are described.     

玉米CMS-C同质异核不育系育性恢复的遗传研究

玉米是最早利用细胞质雄性不育系生产杂交种的作物之一,C型细胞质雄性不育系（C-type cytoplasmic male sterile, CMS-C）在杂交种生产中具有重要的作用,育性恢复的稳定性直接影响其应用价值。然而,玉米CMS-C的育性恢复机理复杂,且至今仍不明确。为进一步探究玉米CMS-C育性恢复的影响因素,本研究以玉米CMS-C同质异核不育系C48-2、C黄早四和C478为母本,分别与测验系18白、自330、5022以及恢复系A619组配杂交获得F₁。其中育性恢复F₁通过自交获得F₂,并以育性恢复F₁为父本分别给育性保持F₁授粉,组配双交群体,共获得4个F₂群体,6个双交群体。同时以不育系C48-2、C黄早四和C478为母本,各自的保持系48-2、黄早四和478为父本杂交组配不完全双列杂交F₁。将所有杂交组合的F₁、F₂以及双交组合群体分别在不同年份不同地点种植观察,通过植株田间育性调查并结合室内花粉镜检鉴定育性表现。结果表明：1) 同一测验系对玉米CMS-C同质异核不育系的恢保关系不同,暗示不育系的核背景参与调控育性恢复表现;2) 在不同年份不同地点对(C48-2×A619) F₂群体进行种植观察,发现不同环境下F₂群体可育株与不育株的分离比均符合15∶1,但在云南种植的可育株的育性级别主要为Ⅲ和Ⅳ级,而在四川种植的可育株的育性级别主要为Ⅴ级,表明环境对恢复系A619恢复后代的育性表现有影响;3) 通过恢保关系测定发现18白不能恢复C478,48-2也不能恢复C478,但双交群体[(C478×18白) F_1S×(C48-2×18白) F_1F]后代却出现了可育株与不育株的分离;同理,双交群体[(C48-2×自330) F_1S×(C478×自330) F_1F]的后代也出现了可育株与不育株的分离。因此,本文推测C48-2、C478核背景中存在微效恢复基因,这些微效基因与18白、自330中的微效恢复基因通过杂交聚合后能使C478、C48-2的育性恢复,暗示玉米CMS-C的育性恢复呈现一定的剂量效应。这些结果为进一步认识玉米CMS-C育性恢复的复杂性和多样性奠定了基础,为深入研究玉米CMS-C育性恢复机理以及加快CMS-C在不育化制种中的应用提供重要参考。     

Selenoprotein TXNRD3 supports male fertility via the redox regulation of spermatogenesis

Thioredoxin/glutathione reductase (TXNRD3) is a selenoprotein composed of thioredoxin reductase and glutaredoxin domains. This NADPH-dependent thiol oxidoreductase evolved through gene duplication within the Txnrd family, is expressed in the testes, and can reduce both thioredoxin and glutathione in vitro; however, the function of this enzyme remains unknown. To characterize the function of TXNRD3 in vivo, we generated a strain of mice bearing deletion of Txnrd3 gene. We show that these Txnrd3 knockout mice are viable and without discernable gross phenotypes, and also that TXNRD3 deficiency leads to fertility impairment in male mice. We found that Txnrd3 knockout animals exhibited a lower fertilization rate in vitro, a sperm movement phenotype, and an altered thiol redox status in sperm cells. Proteomic analyses further revealed a broad range of substrates reduced by TXNRD3 during sperm maturation, presumably as a part of sperm quality control. Taken together, these results show that TXNRD3 plays a critical role in male reproduction via the thiol redox control of spermatogenesis.     

温敏不育系A3314在中国不同生态地点的育性表现

利用作者参与发明的ZL00105488．0专利方法选育的小麦温度敏感不育系A3314在中国元谋、杨陵、石家庄、互助、依安、贵阳、武威7个不同纬度地点种植的自交结实率,结合各点光温条件的分析表明：A3314在黄淮冬麦区、云贵冬麦区、西北春麦区、东北春麦区各点,按当地小麦生产正季播种均表现稳定雄性不育;而在黄淮和云贵冬麦区春播(夏播)则自交结实,适宜条件下自交结实率可达60％以上。说明该温敏不育系的雄性育性受温度的制约,而与日长无明显相关。根据A3314的育性表现,推测它在中国大部分小麦产区均可安全用于杂交小麦制种。     

粘型小麦不育系育性恢复性的细胞遗传学研究

利用5个粘性不育系分别与中国春的二体,1B重双端体及1B°1D^Ⅳ缺四体杂交,调查其F1的育性及其F1减数分裂中期Ⅰ的染色体配对情况和后期Ⅰ出现落后染色体的细胞频率。结果表明：（1）5个不育系与中国春二体杂交F1的自交结实率存在明显差异。中国春的1B重双端体使5个不育系的自交结实率大幅度下降,中国春的1B°1DⅣ缺四体使各不育系表现全不育;（2）5个不育系和3个父本杂交F1减数分裂中期Ⅰ出现单价体细胞的频率与其后期Ⅰ出现落后染色体细胞的频率不存在直接相关;（3）5个不育系与中国春二体的杂交F1自交结实率与其减数分裂中期Ⅰ出现单价体细胞的频率呈正相关。相关系数为0.9695**,与后期Ⅰ出现落后染色体细胞的频率不直接相关。     

粘型小麦雄性不育系减数分裂特征及育性恢复研究

调查了粘型1B／1R和非1B／1R小麦雄性不育系,保持系及其F2的花粉母细胞减数分裂中期Ⅰ染色体联会情况、后期Ⅰ出现落后染色体的细胞频率以及末期Ⅱ含有微核的四分体的频率,结果表明：（1）粘果山羊细胞质对1B／1R型不育系减数分裂染色体配对水平具有特异性降低作用;（2）粘型1B／1R不育系减数分裂中期Ⅰ出现单价体细胞频率与后期Ⅰ出现落后染色体细胞的频率呈正相关,也与含微核的四分体频率呈正相关,而对应保持系则没有相关性;（3）粘果山羊草细胞质对非1B／1R不育系减数分裂过程影响不大,5个1B／1R不育系减数分裂过程中,3个时期染色体行为变异率的差异是特定的1B／1R核型与粘果山羊草细胞质互作的结果;（4）粘型1B／1R不育系杂交R2单株减数分裂3个时期染色体行为变异率与其恢复度成反比,这类不育系减数分裂中染色体行为不同步是其恢复不高且变异较大的一重要原因。     

Clinal variation in post‐winter male fertility retention; an adaptive overwintering strategy in Drosophila melanogaster

In insects including Drosophila melanogaster, females can overwinter at the adult stage by adopting a shallow reproductive diapause, but almost nothing is known about male reproductive diapause. In this study, we test for the maintenance of fertility in overwintering males from the eastern Australian D. melanogaster cline. Males from southern temperate populations maintained in field cages in temperate Melbourne had a higher fertility in spring compared with males from tropical locations. Temperate males successfully inseminated more females, and there were also more offspring produced per inseminated female. The resulting linear post‐winter fertility clines were unrelated to male body size. In contrast, there was no clinal variation for fertility in nonoverwintering males held in the laboratory. The cline in overwintering male fertility is likely to have evolved as an adaptive response to latitudinal climatic variation over the last 100 years.     

Mitochondrial genome organization of the maize cytoplasmic male sterile type T

Summary A complete SmaI, XhoI, BamHI restriction map of the maize mitochondrial genome from the T male sterile cytoplasm (cmsT) of maize has been established. The genome exists in the form of a complex multicircular structure as found for the maize normal (N) type (Lonsdale et al. 1984) where the entire sequence complexity with a content of 540 kb can be arranged on a single circular master chromosome. However, most of the repeats (inverted or direct) present in the maize cmsT genome are different from those found in the maize N genome. Recombinational events between these repeats generate a population of circular molecules rather different from the multipartite organization of the N genome. The mitochondrial genes are dispersed throughout the genome. The open reading frame coding for a 13 kDa polypeptide associated with cytoplasmic male sterility (Dewey et al. 1986, 1987) has also been located on the map.     

Influence of 50 Hz magnetic field on sex hormones and other fertility parameters of adult male rats

The effects of an extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic field on the sex hormones and other fertility parameters of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were investigated. Adult male rats were exposed to a 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic field at approximately 25 microT (rms) for 18 consecutive weeks. There were no significant effects on the absolute body weight and the weight of the testes of the exposed rats. However, the weights of seminal vesicles and preputial glands were significantly reduced in the exposed male rats. Similarly, a significant reduction in sperm count was observed in the exposed group. Furthermore, there were no significant effects on the serum levels of male follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) during the 18 weeks of exposure period. On the other hand, there was a significant increase in the serum levels of male luteinizing hormone (LH) after 18 weeks of exposure (P < .005), while testosterone levels were significantly decreased only after 6 and 12 weeks of the exposure period. These results suggest that long term exposure to ELF could have adverse effects on mammalian fertility and reproduction.     

二角型小麦雄性不育系育性恢复性的研究

以5个同质异核二角型小麦雄性不育系ms(bicor-8222,ms(bicor)-83(37)65,ms(bicor)-偃师9号,ms(bicor)-80(6)及ms(bicor)-90-110为基本材料,与一批优良小麦品种（系）及部分亲本材料为父本进行测交,获得211个组合,考察其F1育性,结果表明;（1）5个同质异核不育系,除二角型非1B/1R不育系ms(bicor)-90-110与二角型1B/1R不育系ms(bicor)-83(37)65,ms(bicor)-偃师9号之间平均恢复度差异显著外,4个1B/1R不育系之间平均结实率差异不显著;（2）对同一不育系而言,与不同恢复系测交,其恢复度呈现连续变异;（3）同型非1B/1R不育系较1B/1R不育系恢复度普遍高;（4）对同一恢复系而言,各不育系测交F1的恢复度差异显著。     

Tapetum and middle layer control male fertility in Actinidia deliciosa

Background and Aims

Dioecism characterizes many crop species of economic value, including kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa). Kiwifruit male sterility occurs at the microspore stage. The cell walls of the microspores and the pollen of the male-sterile and male-fertile flowers, respectively, differ in glucose and galactose levels. In numerous plants, pollen formation involves normal functioning and degeneration timing of the tapetum, with calcium and carbohydrates provided by the tapetum essential for male fertility. The aim of this study was to determine whether the anther wall controls male fertility in kiwifruit, providing calcium and carbohydrates to the microspores.

Methods

The events occurring in the anther wall and microspores of male-fertile and male-sterile anthers were investigated by analyses of light microscopy, epifluorescence, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labelling (TUNEL assay) and transmission electron microscopy coupled with electron spectroscopy. The possibility that male sterility was related to anther tissue malfunctioning with regard to calcium/glucose/galactose provision to the microspores was also investigated by in vitro anther culture.

Key Results

Both tapetum and the middle layer showed secretory activity and both degenerated by programmed cell death (PCD), but PCD was later in male-sterile than in male-fertile anthers. Calcium accumulated in cell walls of the middle layer and tapetum and in the exine of microspores and pollen, reaching higher levels in anther wall tissues and dead microspores of male-sterile anthers. A specific supply of glucose and calcium induced normal pollen formation in in vitro-cultured anthers of the male-sterile genotype.

Conclusions

The results show that male sterility in kiwifruit is induced by anther wall tissues through prolonged secretory activity caused by a delay in PCD, in the middle layer in particular. In vitro culture results support the sporophytic control of male fertility in kiwifruit and open the way to applications to overcome dioecism and optimize kiwifruit production.     

Intergenomic interactions between mitochondrial and Y‐linked genes shape male mating patterns and fertility in Drosophila melanogaster

Under maternal inheritance, mitochondrial genomes are prone to accumulate mutations that exhibit male‐biased effects. Such mutations should, however, place selection on the nuclear genome for modifier adaptations that mitigate mitochondrial‐incurred male harm. One gene region that might harbor such modifiers is the Y‐chromosome, given the abundance of Y‐linked variation for male fertility, and because Y‐linked modifiers would not exert antagonistic effects in females because they would be found only in males. Recent studies in Drosophila revealed a set of nuclear genes whose expression is sensitive to allelic variation among mtDNA‐ and Y‐haplotypes, suggesting these genes might be entwined in evolutionary conflict between mtDNA and Y. Here, we test whether genetic variation across mtDNA and Y haplotypes, sourced from three disjunct populations, interacts to affect male mating patterns and fertility across 10 days of early life in D. melanogaster. We also investigate whether coevolved mito‐Y combinations outperform their evolutionarily novel counterparts, as predicted if the interacting Y‐linked variance is comprised of modifier adaptations. Although we found no evidence that coevolved mito‐Y combinations outperformed their novel counterparts, interactions between mtDNA and Y‐chromosomes affected male mating patterns. These interactions were dependent on male age; thus male reproductive success was shaped by G × G × E interactions.     

小麦T型细胞质雄性不育系与可育系叶片蛋白质双向电泳分析

利用育性恢复基因(Rf3)的近等基因系1031-1、S-165和1031-1与S-165之间的正交与反交,创建了四个实验品系(1031-1、S-165、不育品系、反交品系);采用改进的蛋白质聚丙烯酰胺凝胶双向电泳技术,从发育遗传学的角度,对小麦T型细胞质雄性不育和可育株旗叶表达的相关蛋白产物进行差异分析。通过对旗叶蛋白的双向电泳分析,发现4个品系有相近的蛋白质双向电泳图谱。没有相应穗中差异蛋白质的出现。从蛋白质水平上证实了不育基因与恢复基因表达具有器官特异性特征。     

Modification of the zona-free hamster ova bioassay of boar sperm fertility and correlation with in vivo fertility

These studies were designed to evaluate the ability of the zona-free hamster ova bioassay to detect differences in fertility of boar sperm. In the first study, sperm from two previously infertile boars were compared to sperm from seven previously fertile boars. The percentage of zona-free hamster ova penetrated by sperm from the previously infertile boars was significantly lower than the percentage of ova penetrated by sperm from previously fertile boars (18% of ova penetrated vs. 83%, P < .001). In the 14 ejaculates from the previously infertile boars that had ejaculate motilities of 50% or greater, the percentage of zona-free hamster ova penetrated continued to be lower than in ejaculates from the fertile boars. One of the two previously infertile boars consistently had a normal semen analysis. The only two observed manifestations of his reduced fertility were his zero conception rate and the limited ability of his sperm to penetrate zona-free hamster ova. In the second study, females were inseminated with equal numbers of sperm from two previously fertile males and the paternity of offspring determined at birth. The experiment was replicated with four combinations of six boars. A high correlation was observed between the percentage of offspring sired and the ability to penetrate zona-free hamster ova (R = .89). Neither morphology nor the ability of the sperm to undergo an acrosome reaction during in vitro incubation was correlated with fertility in the competitive mating situation. These results suggest the zona-free hamster ova bioassay can improve the in vitro fertility assessment of fresh boar semen.