Characterization of Early Gonadal Differentiation and Induction of Sex Reversal in the Rock Bream Oplegnathus fasciatus

Marine Biotechnology - Rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) is a typical fish that has a unique multiple sex chromosome system (♀X1X1X2X2/♂X1X2Y). We examined the early gonadal...     

条石鲷检出的虹彩病毒特性研究

2009年8月份辽宁地区某网箱养殖场出现条石鲷大量死亡病情,对病鱼组织切片观察,在脾脏和肾脏等器官内发现许多形态异常肿大的嗜碱性粒细胞。病鱼组织匀浆液感染GF细胞出现了明显的细胞病变效应(CPE)。经透射电镜观察发现,脾脏、肾脏、肝脏及肠组织细胞质内存在大量呈六边形的病毒粒子,该病毒由核衣壳(100~110nm)和囊膜构成,直径150~180nm,似虹彩病毒。使用真鲷虹彩病毒(RSIV)959bp PstI片段特异性引物对病鱼各脏器组织进行PCR扩增,在脾脏、肾脏、鳃、肠、心脏和脑扩增出570bp大小的目的片段。同时,针对虹彩病毒主衣壳蛋白序列进行PCR扩增后得到1 400 bp大小的基因片段。病毒主衣壳蛋白序列系统进化分析显示,该病毒与真鲷虹彩病毒(RSIV-U1)等几株病毒位于同一进化分枝内。根据上述实验结果,作者认为引发条石鲷大批死亡的病原为真鲷虹彩病毒(Red sea bream iridovirus,RSIV)。     

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers in the rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus)

From a (GT)₁₃-enriched genomic library of Oplegnathus fasciatus, 14 polymorphic microsatellite were isolated and characterized in a test population with alleles ranging from two to nine, the observed and expected heterozygosities from 0.0000 to 1.0000, and from 0.1726 to 0.8507, respectively. Five loci deviated from the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, and linkage disequilibrium between two loci was significant. Two loci were also polymorphic in Pagrosomus major assessed for cross-species amplification. These polymorphic microsatellites will be useful for genetic diversity analysis and molecule-assisted breeding for O. fasciatus. Changwei Shao contributed equally.     

Microsatellite DNA loci in the rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus

Nine novel microsatellite loci were isolated from Oplegnathus fasciatus by screening an enriched genomic library using nonradioactive PCR (polymerase chain reaction) techniques. All loci were found to be polymorphic with an average of 8.1 alleles per locus (range 3–15). The mean observed and expected heterozygosities were 0.71 (range 0.40–1.00) and 0.74 (range 0.50–0.90), respectively. Two loci showed significant Hardy–Weinberg disequilibrium at the P < 0.05 level. The high variabilities revealed in this study suggest that these microsatellite loci should provide useful markers for genetic variation monitoring of O. fasciatus.     

New, Male-Specific Microsatellite Markers from the Human Y Chromosome

Seven novel microsatellite markers have been developed from a new cosmid library constructed from flow-sorted human Y chromosomes. These microsatellites are tetranucleotide GATA repeats and are polymorphic among unrelated individuals. Five of the seven markers are male-specific, with no PCR product being generated from female DNA. One marker produces male-specific, polymorphic PCR products but occasionally produces a much larger, invariant product from female DNA. The remaining marker is polymorphic in both males and females with many shared alleles between the sexes. This report of six new, male-specific markers doubles the number of tetranucleotide markers that are currently available for the human Y chromosome. These new markers will be valuable where nonrecombining, gender-specific DNA markers are desired, including forensic investigations as well as studies of populations and their evolutionary histories.     

消化酶在条石鲷成鱼体内的分布及pH对消化酶活力的影响

采用酶学分析方法研究了消化酶在条石鲷(Oplegnathus fasciatus)成鱼体内不同消化器官中的分布和pH对其消化酶活力的影响。结果表明,(1)蛋白酶活力为胃>后肠>中肠>前肠>肝,淀粉酶活力为前肠>中肠>后肠>胃>肝,脂肪酶活力为前肠>中肠>胃>后肠>肝,表明胃是消化蛋白类物质的主要场所,肠道在各种营养物质的消化中起重要作用,而肝中3种酶活力很低,可能在食物的消化中作用较小。(2)条石鲷胃的蛋白酶和淀粉酶的最适宜pH值分别为3.2和5.6,胃蛋白酶在强酸性条件下活力较高,而胃淀粉酶在弱酸性条件下活力较高;肝的蛋白酶和淀粉酶的最适pH是7.6,在中性条件下活性较高;肠的蛋白酶和淀粉酶的最适pH为6.6,在弱酸性条件下活力较高。     

条石鲷的早期生长发育特征

对条石鲷(Oplegnathus fasciatus)早期生活史阶段生长发育特征进行了观察和测量,描述了胚胎和胚后各发育阶段的生长发育特征。条石鲷成熟卵子为浮性、端黄卵,卵径0.86mm±0.012mm(n=30),单油球,油球径0.18mm-0.22mm。在水温23.5℃±0.5℃、盐度30.5、pH8.0-8.3条件下,受精卵经27.5h孵化出膜。初孵仔鱼消化道细而直,随着仔鱼发育,消化道变得粗大、弯曲,肠道内褶回增多,消化能力增强。3日龄(仔鱼孵化出膜后第一天称为0日龄,以此类推)仔鱼卵黄囊消耗殆尽,开口,肛门与外界相通,油球在6日龄消耗完毕,进入外源性营养阶段。仔稚鱼培育在室内水泥池进行。在水温21℃-24℃、盐度27-33、pH8.0-8.3条件下,仔鱼开口饵料为S型褶皱臂尾轮虫,4日龄仔鱼开始摄食轮虫或轮虫卵,13日龄开始摄食卤虫无节幼体,25日龄开始进行配合饲料转化,30日龄后苗种摄食配合饲料良好。4日龄仔鱼鳔原基形成,7日龄时鳔开始充气变为亮泡状,生活史终生有鳔。色素细胞首先出现在12h50min的胚体上,至18h已在胚体全身分布,随着胚体发育,色素细胞增多。脊椎骨末端弯曲在15日龄开始,至24日龄弯曲过程完成,除腹鳍外其它鳍的鳍条数与成鱼一致,牙齿(硬齿和绒毛齿)生成,可咬食饵料。体表七条横向黑色素带是条石鲷的一个显著体态特征。21日龄鱼体表形成第一条横向黑色素带,23日龄时体表形成第二条色素带,25日龄时形成第三条色素带,29日龄时仔鱼体表第五条色素带形成,至40日龄时第七条色素带形成,此时稚鱼体态除背鳍、尾鳍、腹鳍上色素外与成体相似。60日龄幼鱼鳞片形成,在体态上与成体无明显区别。     

盐度对条石鲷胚胎发育的影响

为了确定条石鲷胚胎孵化的适宜盐度,在试验水温为23.0℃～25.2℃条件下,设置了8个盐度组进行条石鲷胚胎孵化试验,研究了盐度对条石鲷胚胎发育的影响。结果表明:低盐度和高盐度对胚胎有持续性伤害,均可造成胚胎和卵黄球在卵裂期收缩而死亡,一部分胚胎在原肠期之后收缩死亡;低盐度可造成初孵仔鱼畸形率增加,主要引起仔鱼脊柱"L"形和"C"形弯曲,而高盐度可导致胚体胚孔关闭以后尾部的畸形发育;通过分析各盐度组的孵化率、仔鱼畸形率和盐度之间的关系,得出健康仔鱼比例(PHL)和盐度(S)的关系式为PHL=-0.0018S2-0.1135S-0.8853(R2=0.948),以PHL70%为适宜孵化盐度范围,以PHL90%为最适孵化盐度范围,由此确定在23.0℃～25.2℃条件下,条石鲷的适宜孵化盐度范围为21～42(PHL70%),最适为30～33(PHL90%)。     

Environmental enrichment improves behaviors rather than the growth and physiology of rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus

Environmental enrichment has the potential to improve the welfare and post-release survival of hatchery fish stocked for conservation purposes. However, the effectiveness of environmental enrichment is partly dependent on the fish species, life stage, and specific enrichment structure used. To enhance the effectiveness of environmental enrichment, it is crucial to focus on characteristic differences in enrichment structures, such as type and level. This study investigated how differences in enrichment type and level affected physiological and behavioral aspects of the welfare of pre-release juvenile rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus by evaluating growth performance, basal and stressed cortisol levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, and exploratory behaviors regarding anxiety and flexibility. Fish were reared for 4 weeks in different enrichment treatments: barren, low-level cover structure, high-level cover structure, low-level interference structure (LI), and high-level interference structure (HI). The results revealed that fish reared with the LI treatment showed less anxiety and greater flexibility with respect to exploratory behaviors, without oxidative damage being detected. Despite exhibiting less anxiety as well, fish reared in the HI treatment had oxidative damage, indicated by lower superoxide dismutase activity, compared to those in the barren treatment. In addition, none of these enrichment structures enhanced growth performance or mitigate chronic and acute stress responses. Overall, the low-level interference structure may be more favorable in promoting the behavioral welfare of the fish. Application of this type and level of enrichment may increase the survival of the hatchery fish after release, which is critical to stocking success.     

林麝微卫星座位的分离和鉴定

利用改进的磁珠富集法从林麝(Moschus berezovskii)的基因组中分离到10个新的(AC)n重复微卫星座位,并分析其在24个林麝个体(取样于中国四川金凤山群体)中的多态性。其中,5个位点在24个林麝个体中具有4—13个等位基因,观察杂合度和期望杂合度分别是0.429—0.957和0.587—0.902,平均多态信息含量是0.730。表明这5个微卫星位点具有高度的多态性,可以用于林麝遗传多样性研究,对林麝的保护具有很重要的意义。     

A novel sex-linked microsatellite marker for molecular sexing in rock bream fish Oplegnathus fasciatus

Sex-specific DNA markers can serve as efficient tools for molecular sex identification and thus provide important information for ecological and evolutionary studies, as well as for fishery management. In the present study, microsatellite markers were employed to identify sex-linked markers in the rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus). A microsatellite marker, designated as Oplfa16, displayed a male-specific genotype in rock bream. The male-specific microsatellite marker was further tested in 82 individuals, ensuring reproducible sex identification. Therefore, we developed a rapid and reliable method for sex identification in rock bream by using a novel sex-linked microsatellite marker.     

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of three Mx isoforms of rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus

Complementary DNAs (cDNAs) corresponding to three isoforms of rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) Mx (RbMx1, RbMx2 and RbMx3) were cloned using RACE reactions. Analysis of deduced amino acid sequences revealed that the tripartite GTP-binding domain, the dynamine family signature and the leucine zipper repeat were present in all three rock bream Mx isoforms. Cloning of genomic DNA sequence and Southern blot analysis showed that three rock bream Mx isoforms were encoded by different genomic loci, and they were not alternative splicing variants, although some alternative splicing variants were found in RbMx1 and RbMx2. When comparing amino acid sequence identity, RbMx1 shares about 60-70% identities with other fish Mx proteins, whereas both RbMx2 and RbMx3 share slightly high identity of 70-90%. As a result of expression analysis using RT-PCR, RbMx1 was constitutively expressed in the spleen and kidney of rock bream yearling, but RbMx2 and RbMx3 were rarely detected in both organs. When injected with synthetic double-stranded RNA polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C), expression of all rock bream Mx isoforms was up-regulated in spleen and head kidney. RbMx1 was continuously up-regulated throughout experimental period of 72 h but RbMx2 and RbMx3 were down-regulated to almost non-detectable level at 48 h post-injection.     

条石鲷仔、稚、幼鱼脂肪酸组成变化研究

通过采用GC/MS法研究了条石鲷(Oplegnathus fasciatus)仔鱼、稚鱼及幼鱼阶段的脂肪酸组成和变化特点。共检测到28种脂肪酸,其中饱和脂肪酸(SFA)13种,单不饱和脂肪酸(MUFA)7种,多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFA)8种。结果表明:条石鲷鱼苗内源性营养阶段以饱和脂肪酸C16∶0、C20∶0及单不饱和脂肪酸C16∶1、C18∶1作为能量代谢的主要来源;必需脂肪酸C20∶4(n-6)(AA)、C22∶5(n-3)(DPA)和C22∶6(n-3)(DHA)在稚鱼期含量较低,∑EPA+DHA仅为6.89%,认为是发生稚鱼"胀鳔病"的主要原因;仔鱼开口前体内的DHA和EPA是由母体卵黄提供的。     

Isolation and Characterization of Plasmid DNA in Streptococcus cremoris

Nine industrially important strains of Streptococcus cremoris (HP, AM₂, ML₁, WC, C₃, R₁, E₈, KH, and Wg₂) were shown to possess a diversity of plasmid molecules. Molecular weights of plasmids were determined from their relative mobilities after agarose gel electrophoresis and via electron microscopy. To illustrate the varied plasmid sizes, strain HP contained plasmids of 26, 18, 8.5, 3.3, and 2 megadaltons (Mdal); strain ML₁ contained plasmids of 29, 18, 9, 4, 2.2, and 1.8 Mdal; and strain AM₂ had plasmids of 42, 27, 16, and 8.4 Mdal. The numbers of plasmids observed in the other strains were 6, 5, 5, 7, 5, and 4 for C₃, E₈, KH, R₁, WC, and Wg₂, respectively. A spontaneous proteinase-negative (Prt⁻) mutant of HP was missing the 8.5-Mdal plasmid, which suggests that in this strain proteinase activity could be linked to this particular plasmid. A lactose-negative (Lac⁻) Prt⁻ mutant of ML₁ lacked the 2.2-Mdal plasmid. Under the conditions employed, antibiotic sensitivity and heavy-metal susceptibility did not correlate with the missing plasmid in Prt⁻ HP or in the Lac⁻ Prt⁻ ML₁. Curing experiments with AM₂, using acridine dyes and elevated temperatures, did not yield Lac⁻ variants. AM₂ was also cultured at high dilution rates in a chemostat for 168 h by using a buffered milk or lactic broth at 18 or 32°C with no selection of Lac⁻ derivatives. The inability to obtain Lac⁻ variants under conditions known to facilitate plasmid elimination suggests that lactose metabolism is not plasmid-mediated in AM₂.     

Molecular characterisation and biological activity of a novel CXC chemokine gene in rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus)

Chemokines are chemoattractant cytokines defined by the presence of four conserved cysteine residues. In mammals, these cytokines can be divided into four subfamilies depending on the arrangement of the first two conserved cysteines in the sequence, and include the CXC(α), CC(β), C(γ), and CX3C(δ) classes. We identified CXC chemokine cDNA, designated RbCXC, isolated using expressed sequence tag analysis of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated rock bream liver cDNA library. The full-length RbCXC cDNA (742 bp) contained an open reading frame of 342 bp encoding 114 amino acids. Results from phylogenetic analysis showed that RbCXC was strictly separated into a distinct clade compared to other known CXC chemokine subgroups. RbCXC was significantly expressed in the trunk kidney, liver, spleen, gill, peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs), and head kidney. Rock bream PBLs were stimulated with several mitogens, including LPS and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I:C), which significantly induced the expression of RbCXC mRNA. RbCXC mRNA expression was examined in several tissues under conditions of bacterial and viral challenge. Experimental challenges revealed that all examined tissues from fish infected with Edwardsiella tarda and red sea bream iridovirus showed significant increases in RbCXC expression compared to the control. In the case of Streptococcus iniae infection, RbCXC mRNA expression was markedly upregulated in the kidney, spleen, and liver. In addition, a maltose binding protein fusion recombinant RbCXC (～53 kDa) was produced in an Escherichia coli expression system and purified. Subsequently, the addition of purified recombinant RbCXC (rRbCXC) to kidney leukocytes was examined to investigate the impact of proliferative and chemotactic activity. The rRbCXC induced significant kidney leukocyte proliferation and attraction at concentrations ranging from 10 to 300 μg/mL, suggesting that it can be utilised as an immune stimulant and/or molecular adjuvant to enhance the immunological effects of vaccines.     

Identification of Male-Specific Molecular Marker and Development of PCR-Based Genetic Sex Identification Technique in Spotted Knifejaw (Oplegnathus punctatus)

Marine Biotechnology - Spotted knifejaw (Oplegnathus punctatus) is a marine teleost species that is economically important for aquaculture and marine pasture proliferation and shows obvious...     

番茄叶绿体DNA的分离纯化及某些性质的研究

分离纯化了番茄的叶绿体DNA(ct DNA)。热变性分析测得Tm=82.1℃,由此计算得(G+C)％=31.2％。热变性微分曲线表明,在番茄ct NDA分子上存在着碱基组成比例分布上的异质性。分析超离心测得沉降系数S_(20w)=62.4。据此计算出分子量为80×10~6d。用电子显微镜观索了制备的ctDNA.