基于Illumina RNA-Seq短序列的转录组从头组装软件比较与优化

利用公共数据库中果蝇F1代和栽培水稻基于高通量Illumina测序平台的RNA-Seq短序列数据,比较了8个(ABySS,Velvet,SOAPdenovo,Oases,Trinity,Multiple-k,T-IDBA and Trans-ABySS)转录组从头组装软件.结果显示,在基于单一k-mer和多重k-mer方法的两类软件中,Trinity和Trans-ABySS分别表现出最好的组装性能,而其它软件性能比较接近.我们还发现基于多重k-mer比单一k-mer可以组装获得更多的总碱基数目,但是即使利用最好的多重k-mer组装软件,所获得的数据质量也比研究人员所期望的要低.鉴于此,我们提出了“ETM”优化方法,将多重k-mer方法组合到Trinity中,使其在具有最好的组装性能的基础上兼具了多重k-mer的优势,测试结果显示了该方法具有一定的优越性.我们的研究结果为用户选择合适的软件提供了依据,对推动基于高通量Illumina测序的转录组研究具有重要意义.     

基于Illumina RNA Seq短序列的转录组从头组装软件比较与优化

利用公共数据库中果蝇F1代和栽培水稻基于高通量Illumina测序平台的RNA Seq短序列数据,比较了8个 (ABySS, Velvet, SOAPdenovo, Oases, Trinity, Multiple k, T IDBA and Trans ABySS) 转录组从头组装软件。结果显示,在基于单一k mer和多重k mer方法的两类软件中,Trinity和Trans ABySS分别表现出最好的组装性能,而其它软件性能比较接近。我们还发现基于多重k mer比单一k mer可以组装获得更多的总碱基数目,但是即使利用最好的多重k mer组装软件,所获得的数据质量也比研究人员所期望的要低。鉴于此,我们提出了“ETM”优化方法,将多重k mer方法组合到Trinity中,使其在具有最好的组装性能的基础上兼具了多重k mer的优势,测试结果显示了该方法具有一定的优越性。我们的研究结果为用户选择合适的软件提供了依据,对推动基于高通量Illumina测序的转录组研究具有重要意义。     

In Vitro Interactions of Asian Freshwater Clam (Corbicula fluminea) Hemocytes and Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts

Corbicula fluminea hemocytes phagocytosed infectious oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum in vitro. After 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min of incubation, averages of 35.8, 58.0, 69.7, 77.7, and 81.6% of the oocysts were phagocytosed by 24.3, 70.0, 78.5, 87.3, and 93.0% of the hemocytes, respectively. A single clam can retain by phagocytosis an average of 1.84 x 10(sup6) oocysts per ml of hemolymph. C. fluminea bivalves can serve as biological indicators of contamination of wastewaters and agricultural drainages with Cryptosporidium.     

河蚬汤中氨基酸组分的分析

利用全自动氨基酸分析仪测定了传统保肝食品--河蚬汤中的总氨基酸和游离氨基酸含量.结果表明,河蚬汤中含有17种常见(色氨酸在酸解时遭破坏)氨基酸,还有鸟氨酸和牛磺酸两种非蛋白质组成氨基酸,总含量为297.4 mg·g-1.其中鸟氨酸含量最高,占总氨基酸的12.4%,且87%的鸟氨酸以结合态形式存在.河蚬汤中游离氨基酸含量...     

De Novo Assembly and Functional Annotation of the Olive (Olea europaea) Transcriptome

Olive breeding programmes are focused on selecting for traits as short juvenile period, plant architecture suited for mechanical harvest, or oil characteristics, including fatty acid composition, phenolic, and volatile compounds to suit new markets. Understanding the molecular basis of these characteristics and improving the efficiency of such breeding programmes require the development of genomic information and tools. However, despite its economic relevance, genomic information on olive or closely related species is still scarce. We have applied Sanger and 454 pyrosequencing technologies to generate close to 2 million reads from 12 cDNA libraries obtained from the Picual, Arbequina, and Lechin de Sevilla cultivars and seedlings from a segregating progeny of a Picual × Arbequina cross. The libraries include fruit mesocarp and seeds at three relevant developmental stages, young stems and leaves, active juvenile and adult buds as well as dormant buds, and juvenile and adult roots. The reads were assembled by library or tissue and then assembled together into 81 020 unigenes with an average size of 496 bases. Here, we report their assembly and their functional annotation.