杜氏盐藻叶绿体atpA基因片段的克隆及序列分析

根据莱因衣藻、卵形肾藻、普通小球藻等10种藻类的atpA全基因氨基酸高度保守序列,设计简并引物,利用PCR方法从盐藻叶绿体DNA中扩增出约400bp的片段,将该片段连接到T-vector上进行序列测定。结果表明,核苷酸长度为405bp,编码135个氨基酸。推导的氨基酸序列与莱因衣藻的同源性为92%,普通小球藻88%,Mesostigmaviride87%,卵形肾藻86%,Cyanidioschyzonmerolae85%。以所克隆的DNA片段为探针,与盐藻叶绿体基因组进行SouthernBlot杂交结果有明显的杂交信号。据此可推断本实验中所克隆的序列为杜氏盐藻叶绿体atpA基因片段。该基因序列已被GenBank收录,接受号为AY435096。     

A mutant of the green alga Dunaliella salina constitutively accumulates zeaxanthin under all growth conditions

A novel mutant (zea1) of the halotolerant unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina is impaired in the zeaxanthin epoxidation reaction, thereby lacking a number of the beta-branch xanthophylls. HPLC analysis revealed that the zea1 mutant lacks neoxanthin (N), violaxanthin (V) and antheraxanthin (A) but constitutively accumulates zeaxanthin (Z). Under low-light physiological growth conditions, the zea1 (6 mg Z per g dry weight or 8 x 10(-16) mol Z/cell) had a substantially higher Z content than the wild type (0.2 mg Z per g dry weight or 0.5 x 10(-16) mol Z/cell). Lack of N, V, and A did not affect photosynthesis or growth of the zea1 strain. Biochemical analyses suggested that Z constitutively and quantitatively substitutes for N, V, and A in the zea1 strain. This mutant is discussed in terms of its commercial value and potential utilization by the algal biotechnology industry for the production of zeaxanthin, a high-value bioproduct.     

盐生杜氏藻对盐度改变的生理响应

以盐生杜氏藻为实验材料,采用f/2培养基,设置了8个盐度(15、20、25、30、50、70、90、110)处理,分盐度改变前(A)和盐度改变后(B)两个实验阶段,研究了盐生杜氏藻在不同盐度处理下的生长情况,测定了藻液的OD值、叶绿素a、β-胡萝卜素、可溶性蛋白质和可溶性糖含量等指标。结果表明,A阶段,几个较低盐度(15、20、25和30)处理生长状况较好,其中又以盐度20的处理最好;余下的处理,盐度越高,其生长所受的影响越大。B阶段,盐生杜氏藻的生长进入平台期后,50、70、90、110几个盐度较高处理的细胞密度、叶绿素a、β-胡萝卜素含量均显著超过了作为对照的盐度20的处理。且B阶段末期,先前盐度15的处理蛋白质、糖的积累量,与A阶段末期相比都有了不同程度的增加,而其余盐度处理组的蛋白质、糖含量则分别产生了不同程度的下降。     

Physiological and Metabolic Responses of a Novel Dunaliella salina Strain to Myo-inositol1

Dunaliella salina is well known for its ability to accumulate large amounts of β-carotene. Myo-inositol (MI) enhances the biomass production of D. salina, but the underlying mechanisms were unclear. The present study showed that the concentration of exogenous MI decreased gradually and reached a constant level at the 4th day of cultivation. MI enhanced the contents of total colored carotenoids and the activity of photosystem II. Metabolic profiles were significantly changed after the addition of exogenous MI, as revealed by multivariate statistical analysis. The metabolites could be categorized into four groups based on the relative levels in different samples. Exogenous MI increased the levels of most detected sugars, amino acids, and total saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Based on the physiological and metabolic analyses, a hypothetical growth-promoting model that MI promotes the growth of D. salina TG by increasing the levels of key metabolites and possibly enhancing photosynthesis, was proposed. This study provides valuable information for understanding the growth-promoting mechanisms of MI in D. salina from the metabolic perspective.     

盐藻基因组DNA文库的构建(英文)

以ＬａｍｂｄａＦＩＸ○ＲⅡ为载体,构建了盐藻（Ｄｕｎａｌｉｅｌｌａｓａｌｉｎａ）的基因组文库。该文库包含了１．１×１０６个重组子,插入片段平均大小为１８ｋｂ左右,含插入片段的频率为１００％。该文库的容量约为盐藻单倍体基因组的２００倍。     

杜氏盐藻两种碳酸酐酶基因启动子的克隆和功能研究

将克隆得到的杜氏盐藻DCA7和CA基因的启动子区与bar基因和NOS polyA终止子片段融合,分别构建成pMDDC-B和pMDC-B转基因杜氏盐藻表达载体。用基因枪法将两种表达载体转化人杜氏盐藻细胞,通过除草剂草丁膦筛选培养获得转化藻株,对转化藻株进行分析。对转化杜氏盐藻藻株的筛选培养结果表明：pMDDC-B和pMDC-B载体中的外源bar基因能在杜氏盐藻细胞中稳定或瞬时表达。同时在氦气压力为690kPa条件下,微弹轰击2次比微弹轰击1次或3次的效果更好。对pMDDC-B转化杜氏盐藻得到的稳定表达的转化藻株进行的PCR和Southern印迹分析的结果表明：外源的bar基因确已整合到杜氏盐藻基因组中。Northern印迹分析表明：DCA7基因启动子驱动bar基因在杜氏盐藻细胞中的表达效率受氯化钠浓度梯度调控。推测首次克隆得到的DCA7基因启动子可能是一种活性高、安全性好的高渗诱导性启动子;杜氏盐藻DCA7和CA基因启动子区的GT高度重复序列,可能与杜氏盐藻高度耐盐的分子机制有关。     

盐藻蛋白质组的研究进展

盐藻是一种公认的能耐受高盐度的海藻,是研究植物高盐适应的模式生物.高通量的蛋白质组学为人们深入探讨盐藻的耐盐机制提供了强有力的工具.就蛋白质组及其主要技术、盐藻蛋白质组的研究概况和研究展望作一简要综述.     

Cr3+对盐藻(Dunaliella salina)生长及营养品质的影响

以盐藻Dunaliella salina为材料,设定0ìg·L^-1、3ìg·L^-1、12ìg·L^-1、50ìg·L^-1、200ìg·L^-1和800ìg·L^-16个添加Cr³⁺浓度处理,分析测定了不同铬浓度下盐藻的生物量(细胞密度).蛋白质、â胡萝卜素和可溶性糖含量.研究结果表明,中低量添加Cr³⁺对盐藻的生长有一定的促进作用,在50ìg·L^-1和200ìg·L^-1Cr³⁺条件下,盐藻的生物量高于对照,中低量添加Cr³⁺对盐藻的生长有一定的促进作用,盐藻蛋白质含量比对照分别提高3.06%和6.55%,Cr³⁺浓度在200ìg·L^-1时,盐藻的â胡萝卜素和可溶性糖含量比对照分别提高3.93%和2.38%,适当添加Cr³⁺可提高盐藻蛋白质、â胡萝卜素和可溶性糖含量,有效改善盐藻的营养品质.     

盐生杜氏藻(Dunaliella salina)cDNA文库构建及功能基因筛选

采用Qiagen公司的植物总RNA提取技术、Clontech公司的CreatorTM技术平台以及SMARTTM技术进行cDNA文库构建.从杜氏藻中提取出了高质量的总RNA,通过PowerScript反转录酶反转录杜氏藻的总RNA,采用LD-PCR、酶处理等方法对cDNA进行等比例扩增、纯化,同时使用CHROMA SPIN-400柱子将cDNA分段化,最后将长片段连入pDNR-LIB质粒,1.5 kV,25 μ F电转化大肠杆菌JM109,得到含1.5×106个克隆子的原始文库,滴度为1.5×106cfu ml-1.结合酶切和PCR,对该文库的质量进行了鉴定和统计,文库的平均片段插入长度为1.5kb.采用烯醇酶和UDP葡萄糖脱氢酶的EST作为同源探针,对文库中的功能基因进行筛选,并采用放射性原位杂交法,对扩增文库进行了初筛和复筛,得到了含这两条基因全编码序列的cDNA,烯醇酶为1.8kb,UDP葡萄糖脱氢酶为1.9kb,为今后对该种进行大规模功能基因组学研究奠定基础.     

杜氏盐藻分子生物学最新进展及展望

杜氏盐藻是一种无细胞壁的单细胞双鞭毛真核藻类,是一种十分重要的藻类资源。过去对杜氏盐藻的研究多集中在形态学、耐盐机理及β-胡萝卜素等方面,近年来,随着藻类基因工程的快速发展,本研究课题组及国内外在杜藻盐藻分子生物学方面做了大量工作,现就杜氏盐藻在这一领域的研究进展进行综述,主要是重要功能基因的克隆与分析、杜氏盐藻调控序列的研究以及杜氏盐藻作为宿主表达外源基因等。     

磷酸盐对盐藻生长与物质积累的调控作用

实验研究了不同浓度的磷酸盐对盐藻细胞生长与物质积累的调控作用。结果表明,培养液中供给磷过多或过少都不利于盐藻细胞的生长与物质积累。以培养基中30mg/L的磷浓度对盐藻细胞生长、蛋白质合成与β-胡萝卜素积累的促进作用最大。培养液中磷浓度提高会使盐藻细胞生长与物质积累受到抑制。在培养液中的磷浓度为0mg/L时,单个盐藻细胞中的蛋白质含量最高。     

CAH1 and CAH2 as key enzymes required for high bicarbonate tolerance of a novel microalga Dunaliella salina HTBS

Outdoor microalgal cultivation with high concentration bicarbonate has been considered as a strategy for reducing contamination and improving carbon supply efficiency. The mechanism responsible for algae's strong tolerance to high bicarbonate however, remains not clear. In this study, we isolated and characterized a strain and revealed its high bicarbonate tolerant mechanism by analyzing carbonic anhydrase (CA). The strain was identified as Dunaliella salina HTBS with broad temperature adaptability (7–30 °C). The strain grew well under 30% CO₂ or 70 g L⁻¹ NaHCO₃. In comparison, two periplasm CAs (CAH1 and CAH2) were detected with immunoblotting analysis in HTBS but not in a non-HCO₃⁻—tolerant strain. The finding was also verified by an enzyme inhibition assay in which only HTBS showed significant inhibition by extracellular CA inhibitor. Thus, we inferred that the extracellular CAH1 and CAH2 played a multifunctional role in the toleration of high bicarbonate by HTBS.     

Cloning and characterization of the 14-3-3 protein gene from the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina

Previous studies have demonstrated that 14-3-3 proteins exist in all the eukaryotic organisms studied; however, studies on the 14-3-3 proteins have not been involved in the halotolerant, unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina so far. In the present study, a cDNA encoding 14-3-3 protein of D. salina was cloned and sequenced by PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA end (RACE) technique based on homologous sequences of the 14-3-3 proteins found in other organisms. The cloned cDNA of 1485 bp in length had a 29.2 kDa of molecular weight and contained a 774 bp of open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 258 amino acids. Like the other 14-3-3 proteins, the deduced amino acid sequences of the D. salina 14-3-3 protein also contained two putative phosphorylation sites within the N-terminal region (positions 62 and 67). Furthermore, an EF hand motif characteristic for Ca²⁺-binding sites was located within the C-terminal part of this polypeptide (positions 208–219). Analysis of bioinformatics revealed that the 14-3-3 protein of D. salina shared homology with that of other organisms. Real-time quantitative PCR demonstrated that expression of the 14-3-3 protein gene is cell cycle-dependent.     

甘油代谢对杜氏盐藻盐耐受性的调节

杜氏盐藻是迄今发现的世界上最耐盐的单细胞真核生物,能在0.05 mol/L至饱和NaCl浓度下正常生长,因此其耐盐机制倍受人们关注。研究发现,杜氏盐藻盐耐受性与甘油代谢密切相关。为此,我们综述其耐盐机制、甘油代谢调控、甘油代谢与盐耐受性关联性、甘油代谢重要酶的分子生物学研究等进展,希望对深入研究植物耐盐机制、培育耐盐作物新品种及开发甘油等高附加值次生代谢产物等研究提供有益帮助。     

G418和氯霉素作为转基因盐藻的抗生素筛选标记

寻找可以作为筛选标记的抗生素是进行盐藻转基因的前提,尤其是分子更小,反应更灵敏的抗生素,通过降低培养液中NaCl浓度至0.25mol/L以后,进行抗生素筛选,得到了一种可以作为筛选标记的抗生素-G418,700μg/ml G418在第5d即比较完全地杀死野生型盐藻细胞,由于未知的原因,实验中氯霉素表现出的抑制浓度是400μg/ml,作用时间是10d以上,不同于已有报道。在含1.5mol/L NaCl的盐藻培养基中,氯霉素,潮霉素,壮观霉素,G418,氨苄青霉素,卡那霉素都没有表现出杀死盐藻细胞的能力,这说明G418在低盐培养基中可以作为一种快速有效的筛选转基因盐藻的抗生素筛选标记。     

盐生杜氏藻和青岛大扁藻的超低温保存

采用两步法冷冻技术超低浊保存盐生杜氏藻（Ｄｕｎａｌｉｅｌｌａ ｓａｌｉｎｕ（Ｄｕｎａｌ）Ｔｅｏｄ．）和青岛大扁藻（Ｐｌａｔｙｍｏｎａｓ ｈｅｌｇｏｌａｎｄｉｃａ Ｋｙｌｉｎ ｖａｒ．ｔｓｉｇｔａｏｅｎｓｉｓ）。当二甲基亚砚（ＤＭＳＯ）浓度分别为５％和２０％,平衡时间均为ｍｉｎ,预冻温度及保持时间分别为－４０℃,６０ｍｉｎ和－３０℃,３０ｍｉｎ;化冻后分别在０℃和到温下采用慢速稀释法去除ＤＭＳＯ时,     

锌对盐藻生长与物质积累的调控作用

实验研究了不同浓度的锌对盐藻细胞生长与物质积累的调控作用。结果表明,培养液中供给锌过多或过少都不利于盐藻细胞的生长与物质积累。以培养基中6 mg/L的锌浓度对盐藻细胞生长、蛋白质合成与β-胡萝卜素积累的促进作用最大。这一锌浓度可用于盐藻的生产性培养。当培养液中锌浓度较高(8 mg/L)或较低(2 mg/L)时,单个盐藻细胞中的蛋白质与β-胡萝卜素含量较高。但此时,因培养液中细胞密度较低,盐藻细胞积累的物质总量仍然较少。在锌浓度较高或较低的逆境条件下,盐藻可能通过适应性反应形成了逆境蛋白质与胡萝卜素等。     

Effect of osmotic shock on the redox system in plasma membrane of Dunaliella salina

The unicellular halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina had the ability to oxidize NADH and reduce Fe(CN)6^3-.The redox reactions were to some extent stimulated by slight hyperosmotic shock (2.0mol/L→2.6mol/L NaCl),but markably inhibited by abrupt hyperosmotic shock (2.0mol/L→3.5mol/L NaCl) and hypoosmotic shock (2.0mol/L→1.0mol/L NaCl;2.0mol/L→0.67mol/L NaCl).With the adaptation of algal cells to osmotic shock by accumulating or degraging intracellular grycerol,the plasmalemma redox activities were also restored.The O2 uptake stimulated by NADH could be promoted by FA and SHAM.Hypoosmotic shock increases the basal respiration rate of alga cells,but weakened the stimulating effects of NADH,FA and SHAM on O2 uptake.On the other hand,hyperosmotic shock reduced the basal respiration rate,but relatively enhanced the above effects of NADH,FA and SHAM.H^ extrusion of alga cells was inhibited by NADH and stimulated by Fe(CN)6^3-.Vanadate and DES could inhibit H^ efflux,but had little effect in the presence of NADH and Fe(CN)6^3-.Both hyperand hypoosmotic shock stimulated H^ extrusion.This effect could be totally inhibited by vanadate and DES,but almost unaffected by 8-hydroxyquinoline.It was suggested that H^ -ATPase probably played a more important role in H^ extrusion and osmoregulation under the conditions of osmotic shock.     

杜氏盐藻的耐盐机制研究进展和基因工程研究的展望

概述了杜氏盐藻 (Dunaliellasalina)的耐盐机制和基因工程的研究进展。盐藻的耐盐机制十分复杂 ,短时间内通过细胞体积的改变来调节渗透压平衡 ,之后通过甘油的合成与转化恢复细胞正常形态和大小。渗透调节过程中 ,还涉及到蛋白质的合成。cDNA文库和基因组文库已经建立 ;几种基因已被克隆 ,如碳酸酐酶基因和硝酸还原酶基因等 ;GUS(β_葡糖苷酸酶 )基因已成功地转入盐藻细胞内。另外 ,对盐藻的基因工程作了简单的展望