枸杞LbSPL6基因的克隆及表达分析

从实验室前期对枸杞(Lycium barbarum L.)花发育过程转录组测序结果推测,枸杞Squamosa启动子结合蛋白(Squamosa promoter binding protein-like, SPL)转录因子可能在枸杞花发育过程中发挥重要功能。该研究以宁夏特色植物资源枸杞为材料,采用RACE方法克隆LbSPL6基因,通过生物信息学及基因表达分析对该基因进行初步研究。结果表明:(1)成功克隆获得LbSPL6基因,其开放阅读框全长1 524 bp,编码507个氨基酸,分子量为55.34 kD;序列分析表明LbSPL6蛋白中包含3个保守基序,且氨基酸序列与茄科植物同源蛋白的氨基酸序列高度相似。(2)qRT-PCR分析证实,LbSPL6基因在枸杞花器官中表达,并且在花药发育的四分体时期及单核花粉时期表达量较高;亚细胞定位实验证明,LbSPL6蛋白定位于细胞核中。该研究结果为进一步研究枸杞LbSPL6转录因子在花发育过程中的功能和作用机制奠定了基础。     

共表达PDI1、MDH1和HAC1基因对重组毕赤酵母分泌表达葡糖氧化酶的影响

葡糖氧化酶(GOD)可催化葡萄糖生成过氧化氢和葡萄糖酸,在工业上被广泛应用。在构建的一株整合多拷贝GOD基因且含有HAC1表达单元的重组毕赤酵母G/GMH1的基础上,共表达分子伴侣二硫键异构酶基因PDI1和苹果酸脱氢酶基因MDH1,考察PDI1、MDH1基因与HAC1共表达后对GOD分泌表达的影响。这些基因共表达后对重组菌的生长无明显影响。PDI1和MDH1分别与HAC1共表达后,重组菌G/GMH1-PDI1和G/GMH1-MDH1的胞外GOD产量达到11 731. 9U/g DCW和1 1047. 6U/g DCW,比出发菌提高了17. 3%和10. 4%,前者达到了目前所报道摇瓶培养的最高单位菌体酶活水平。而三基因共表达重组菌G/GMH1-PDI1-MDH1的GOD产量略有下降。在所构建的菌株中,GOD基因的转录水平仅在G/GMH1-PDI1-MDH1中略有提高,与酶产量的提高无直接关系。与出发菌相比,共表达基因的转录水平在新构建的菌中有不同程度的升高,说明这些基因被成功转录。PDI1和MDH1基因转录在G/GMH1-PDI1和G/GMH1-MDH1中分别被上调,可能与GOD产量提高有关。虽然GOD、HAC1、PDI1和MDH1基因在G/GMH1-PDI1-MDH1中均被上调,但并未促进酶产量的提高。     

NTGLO: a tobacco homologue of the GLOBOSA floral homeotic gene of Antirrhinum majus: cDNA sequence and expression pattern

We report the cloning and DNA sequence of a cDNA from Nicotiana tabacum, NTGLO, as well as the pattern of expression of the NTGLO gene in wild-type tobacco plants. The NTGLO cDNA encodes a protein of 209 amino acids, which shows 73% identity with the GLO protein encoded by the GLO gene of Antirrhinum majus, a homeotic gene involved in the genetic control of flower development. Northern blot analysis shows that the NTGLO gene is expressed mainly in floral organs and, within the flower, expression is restricted to petals and stamens. The NTGLO gene most probably represents a true homologue of the GLO gene because: i) the MADS boxes, of the two genes are highly homologous (56 out of 58 amino acids are identical): ii) at the carboxyterminal a block of 19 amino acids is perfectly conserved between the NTGLO and GLO proteins and iii) their expression patterns in floral organs are identical.     

Hedgehog and patched gene expression in adult ocular tissues

We analysed the expression of members of the hh gene family in adult ocular tissues of newt, frog and mouse by RT-PCR method. Shh displayed restricted expression in the neural retina that was conserved in each species analyzed. X-bhh, X-chh and mouse Ihh were detected in the iris and in the retinal pigment epithelium, while mouse Dhh was detected additionally in the neural retina and faintly in the cornea. We also found that two types of ptc genes, potential hh targets and receptors, were expressed in these tissues, suggesting the presence of active hh signalling there.     

Ammonia regulation of nod genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Summary The expression of the nodD and nodYABC operons of Bradyrhizobium japonicum is repressed by the addition of ammonia. Repression of nodYABC expression is probably due to the effect on nodD since NodD positively regulates itself, as well as other nod operons. The effect of ammonia is independent of the known nitrogen regulatory protein, NtrC, and another regulatory protein for nitrogen fixation, NifA.     

基于COI和ND5序列的中国南部唇鱼骨和间鱼骨群体遗传结构

唇鱼骨和间鱼骨均为分布较广的初级淡水鱼类,是理想的亲缘地理研究材料;且两者形态特征较为相似,不易鉴别,故两者的分布记述和物种有效性存在争议.为了解我国南部唇鱼骨和间鱼骨的群体遗传结构并探讨两者的物种有效性,本研究对8条水系的唇鱼骨和9条水系的间鱼骨共130尾个体的COI和ND5基因序列片段进行了测定,并对这两个基因的组合序列(2151 bp)进行了分析.结果表明: 在130尾个体的COI和ND5基因组合序列中,共有196个核苷酸变异位点,共检测出50个单倍型,单倍型多样性为0.964,核苷酸多样性为0.019,遗传多样性较高.基于COI和ND5基因组合序列构建的 NJ 树显示,所有种群可分为两支,支系Ⅰ包含了韩江和九龙江的全部单倍型以及瓯江的部分单倍型,余下的单倍型组成了支系Ⅱ.两支系间的遗传距离为0.036,而唇鱼骨与间鱼骨之间的遗传距离为0.027.单倍型网络图表明,韩江、九龙江种群和其他水系种群分化较大;漠阳江种群由海南岛种群扩散而来;海南岛各种群及漠阳江种群的单倍型分支与珠江水系单倍型的分支之间的亲缘关系较近,与长江水系单倍型分支之间的亲缘关系则较远;湘江、桂江和柳江之间的亲缘关系较近.AMOVA分析结果显示,地理区之间的变异约占71.2%,地理区内种群间变异约占16.6%,种群内的变异占12.2%,表明其遗传分化主要来自地理区之间.错配分析及中性检验结果显示,全部种群、唇鱼骨种群、间鱼骨种群、支系Ⅰ和支系Ⅱ在历史上均没有发生过明显的扩张.     

Study on fibroin heavy chain of the silkwormBombyx mori by fluorescencein situ hybridization (FISH)

The sericulture industry plays a very important role in our national economy. Silkworm (Bombyx mori) is always regarded as a model animal and biological reactor. There have been detailed studies on the structure, expression and control and molecular evolution of silk genes. However, few, if any, reports are available on the localization of structural genes in silkworm by molecular cytogenetics. The present experiment has tentatively localized theFib-H gene at the distal end of the 25th linkage group, namely at the 25-0.0 position, and verified thatFib-H has only one locus, thus providing a temporary solution to the problem about its localization.     

红曲霉繁殖相关brlM基因鉴定及功能分析

brlA作为曲霉分生孢子形成的中心调控路径中最上游的转录因子,能够诱导下游特异基因的表达调控分生孢子的产生,brlA缺失将导致曲霉无法产生分生孢子,同时生长代谢发生改变,但对不同菌种的影响有显著差异。【目的】探究brlA同源基因brlM在红曲霉中的基因功能,探索红曲霉繁殖调控机制。【方法】从紫色红曲霉Mp-21菌株中克隆了brlA同源基因brlM。利用同源重组原理,用农杆菌介导转化法构建了brlM基因缺失突变株(△brlM),分析△brlM和野生菌株Mp-21在菌落表型、显微结构、生长速率和次生代谢产物等方面的差异,明确brlM基因在红曲霉中的主要功能。【结果】在形态水平上,brlM基因缺失菌株导致菌丝生长更加旺盛,赋予菌落更加蓬松的表型;显微观察发现△brlM失去了有性繁殖产生闭囊壳的能力,但却提升了无性繁殖产生分生孢子的能力;同时代谢产物红曲色素、莫纳可林K和桔霉素产量显著下降。【结论】红曲霉brlM基因的功能与曲霉属中的brlA并不相同,brlM基因在红曲霉有性繁殖中的作用不可替代。本研究的结果对进一步探索丝状真菌繁殖调控机制提供了新的思路。     

Long-term gus expression from Gladiolus callus lines containing either a bar-uidA fusion gene or bar and uidA delivered on separate plasmids

Gus expression was determined for 19 lines of embryogenic Gladiolus callus that contained the 35S-bar-uidA-nos fusion gene and for 21 callus lines that had been cobombarded with the 35S-bar-nos and 35S-uidA-nos plasmid DNAs. These lines were selected for analysis because they grew vigorously on Murashige and Skoog’s medium supplemented with 6 mg l⁻¹ phosphinothricin. All 19 lines that contained the 35S-bar-uidA-nos fusion gene expressed gus compared to only 15 (71%) of the lines that had been cobombarded as determined by enzyme assay. The level of gus expression was significantly higher the first year for 12 callus lines containing the bar-uidA fusion gene as compared to 2 years later in culture. Southern hybridization confirmed integration of the uidA gene in all callus lines that had been bombarded with the 35S-bar-uidA-nos fusion gene. Two of the callus lines that had been cobombarded lacked the uidA gene, and another cobombarded line that did not express gus contained a truncated uidA gene. Two callus lines resulting from cobombardment showed gus expression in only a few cells indicating that gus expression was not completely silenced in these lines. Gus expression could not be reversed using 5-azacytidine in these two low-expressing lines, and Southern hybridization supported that methylation of the genomic DNA had not occurred. Average levels of gus expression were significantly higher, 8.9× , in cells with the 35S-bar-uidA-nos fusion gene compared to the cobombarded callus lines indicating the advantage of using a bar-uidA fusion gene for obtaining higher levels of gus expression in Gladiolus.     

甘蓝型油菜BnFLA基因的克隆及表达分析

利用同源克隆法从甘蓝型油菜中获得了1个类成束阿拉伯半乳聚糖蛋白基因(FLA),命名为BnFLA。BnFLA基因开放阅读框长为1 200bp,编码399个氨基酸,分子量为42 885.9Da,等电点为6.37。预测的BnFLA蛋白包含N-端信号肽、2个AGP-like结构域、2个fasciclin-like结构域和C-端GPI-anchor序列。系统进化分析表明BnFLA氨基酸序列与BrFLA17和AtFLA2进化关系较近,一致性分别为98%和87%。qRT-PCR分析表明,BnFLA基因在油菜各组织均有表达,并以下胚轴中表达量最高,其次为子叶,茎秆中表达最少;BnFLA基因的表达受到GA3、BR、IAA、ABA和NaCl的诱导,但受6-BA、蔗糖、低温和PEG抑制。研究认为,油菜中BnFLA基因可能参与激素信号转导途径和非生物胁迫应答。     

Structure and role in symbiosis of the exoB gene of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv trifolii

The Rhizobium leguminosarum bv trifolii exoB gene has been isolated by heterologous complementation of an exoB mutant of R. meliloti. We have cloned a chromosomal DNA fragment from the R. leguminosarum bv trifolii genome that contains an open reading frame of 981 bp showing 80% identity at the amino acid level to the UDP-glucose 4-epimerase of R. meliloti. This enzyme produces UDP-galactose, the donor of galactosyl residues for the lipid-linked oligosaccharide repeat units of various heteropolysaccharides of rhizobia. An R. leguminosarum bv trifoliiexoB disruption mutant differed from the wild type in the structure of both the acidic exopolysaccharide and the lipopolysaccharide. The acidic exopolysaccharide made by our wild-type strain is similar to the Type 2 exopolysaccharide made by other R. leguminosarum bv trifolii wild types. The exopolysaccharide made by the exoB mutant lacked the galactose residue and the substitutions attached to it. The exoB mutant induced the development of abnormal root nodules and was almost completely unable to invade plant cells. Our results stress the importance of exoB in the Rhizobium-plant interaction. Received: 31 May 1996 / Accepted: 18 December 1996     

茶树CsCCD1和CsCCD4基因的克隆和表达分析

该研究以‘铁观音’茶树为材料,同源克隆了茶树类胡萝卜素裂解双加氧酶基因CsCCD1和CsCCD4 (NCBI登录号分别为MH119136和MH119137)全长cDNA。序列分析结果显示,CsCCD1序列全长1 766 bp,包含1 641 bp开放阅读框(ORF),编码545个氨基酸,定位于细胞质中,不存在跨膜结构和信号肽;CsCCD4序列全长1 942 bp,包含1 842 bp ORF,编码612个氨基酸,不存在跨膜结构,但在N端具有叶绿体转运肽,定位于质体中。进化树分析显示,CsCCD1和CsCCD4与杜鹃聚为一类。荧光定量检测显示,CsCCD1和CsCCD4在叶、茎和花中表达量较高。在乌龙茶做青过程中,CsCCD1和CsCCD4基因都是从鲜叶到晒青表达量下调,而CsCCD1在一摇和二摇显著上调表达,在三摇后下降;CsCCD4只在一摇后上调表达,之后表达量迅速降低。推测CsCCD1和CsCCD4基因可能与乌龙茶做青香气品质形成关系密切。