High-frequency occurrence of virus-like particles with double-stranded RNA genome in Fusarium poae

Abstract Fifty-five geographically different strains of Fusarium poae were assayed for the presence of extrachromosomal nucleic acid elements. All strains were found to harbour double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) elements and encapsidated virus-like particles (VLP). There were great individual differences in dsRNA patterns of the various strains, but numbers and sizes characteristic for a given isolate remained unchanged after repeated subculturing of the fungi. Morphological alterations or signs of degeneration were not observed in dsRNA-containing isolates. This is the first report on the ubiquitous occurrence of dsRNAs in a hyphomycete fungus species.     

Basidiomycetous fungus Flammulina velutipes harbors two linear mitochondrial plasmids encoding DNA and RNA polymerases

Basidiomycetous fungus Flammulina velutipes R15 strain had two linear plasmids in its mitochondria designated pFV1 and pFV2. They were double-stranded DNAs, whose sizes were 8.3 and 8.9 kb, respectively. Sequencing analysis of 7364 bases of the pFV1 and 6861 bases of the pFV2 revealed that the both plasmids had one set of two open reading frames (ORFs) each of that encoded putative DNA and RNA polymerases similar to those of mitochondrial plasmids in other filamentous fungi. In phylogenetic analysis of deduced amino acid sequences of the ORFs and counterparts of other filamentous fungi, the pFV2 was expectedly clustered with plasmids of basidiomycetous fungi. whereas the pFV1 with kalilo plasmid of ascomycetous fungus Neurospora intermedia.     

金针菇菌丝体的深层培养及多糖制取

从２０株金针菇菌株中筛选出适于液体发酵的９４Ｂ２株。该菌种适宜的摇瓶培养条件：培养温度２３～２４℃,ｐＨ６．５,接液体种量１０％,装液量≤５０ｍｌ／５００ｍｌ瓶;不同的间歇振荡形式对菌丝球产量和形态有显著影响。深层发酵工艺相似于抗生素发酵。发酵期间发酵液ｐＨ变化幅度很小,总糖、还原糖、氨基氮与菌丝生长量有一定的相关性。发酵酵的菌丝产量可达４７．５ｇ（湿重）／１００ｍｌ、胞外多糖达１７４．７ｋｇ／１００ｍｌ发酵液上清、胞内多糖达３３８．１ｍｇ／１００ｇ湿菌丝体。     

Isolation and analysis of genes specifically expressed during fruiting body development in the basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes by fluorescence differential display

Using fluorescence differential display, cDNAs specifically expressed at the primordial stage of fruiting body development were isolated from the basidiomycete, Flammulina velutipes. Seventy-five cDNAs were sequenced and compared with the amino-acid sequences of proteins in the database by BLASTX search. Significant similarity was found for 29 cDNAs coding for proteins with known function, GTP-binding protein, growth factor, ubiquitin-proteasome, cytochrome P450 and hydrophobin, all of which would be associated with fruiting body development. Seventeen cDNAs were not similar to proteins in the database and may represent unique genes that play specific roles in the process of fruiting in F. velutipes.     

金针菇液态发酵培养基的筛选

研究不同碳源、氮源及无机盐对金针菇菌丝体产量的影响,采用正交设计法进行金针菇液态发酵培养基配方筛选和优化,确定了最佳培养基配方为大米粉3%、酵母粉1%、KH2PO40.1%、MgSO4.7H2O 0.05%。同时利用此配方培养测定了发酵过程pH、还原糖和氨基氮含量的变化,结果表明:发酵过程中pH变化很小,培养末期略有上升;还原糖含量呈先增后降的变化,氨基氮含量呈上升趋势。     

A double-stranded RNA mycovirus in Botrytis cinerea

In wild-type Botrytis cinerea CVg25 strain we have detected the presence of extrachromosomal genetic elements corresponding to double-stranded RNA molecules. These genetic elements have been designated L, M₁ and M₂ with molecular sizes of 8.3, 2.0 and 1.4 kb, respectively. The visualization by electron microscopy of mycelium ultrathin sections from B. cinerea CVg25 showed the presence of isometric virus-like particles of about 40 nm in diameter. Linear sucrose gradient centrifugation of mycelium-free extracts was done to determine if the double-stranded RNAs were associated with virus-like particles. The gradient profile obtained at 260 and 280 nm revealed a major peak that was analyzed by both agarose-gel electrophoresis and electron microscopy. It was observed that only the L-double-stranded RNA molecule copurified with isometric virus-like particles. These virus-like particles had a similar morphology and size as those detected by electron microscopy in the mycelium sections. These results suggest that only the L-double-stranded RNA would be encapsidated.     

金针菇酶促褐变的区域分布及调控

金针菇的多酚氧化酶(PPO)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性在全株中呈现区域化分布。菌盖的酶活性最低,菌柄上部酶活性稍高,菌柄中部较高,菌柄下部活性最高。用硫脲、亚硫酸盐、CaCl₂、低CO₂、低温等方法处理金针菇,对以上三种酶的活性均有抑制作用。高0₂、H₂O₂和温度的提高均促进三种酶活性。高N₂(减压后充N₂)不能抑制三种酶活性。     

Purification and characterization of a novel O-methyltransferase from Flammulina velutipes

An enzyme catalyzing the methylation of phenolic hydroxyl groups in polyphenols was identified from mycelial cultures of edible mushrooms to synthesize O-methylated polyphenols. Enzyme activity was measured to assess whether methyl groups were introduced into (?)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) using SAM as a methyl donor, and (?)-epigallocatechin-3-O-(3-O-methyl)-gallate (EGCG3″Me), (?)-epigallocatechin-3-O-(4-O-methyl)-gallate (EGCG4″Me), and (?)-epigallocatechin-3-O-(3,5-O-dimethyl)-gallate (EGCG3″,5″diMe) peaks were detected using crude enzyme preparations from mycelial cultures of Flammulina velutipes. The enzyme was purified using chromatographic and two-dimensional electrophoresis. The purified enzyme was subsequently analyzed on the basis of the partial amino acid sequence using LC–MS/MS. Partial amino acid sequencing identified the 17 and 12 amino acid sequences, VLEVGTLGGYSTTWLAR and TGGIIIVDNVVR. In database searches, these sequences showed high identity with O-methyltransferases from other mushroom species and completely matched 11 of 17 and 9 of 12 amino acids from five other mushroom O-methyltransferases.     

金针菇免疫调节蛋白的研发与应用

综述了近年关于金针菇功能性蛋白之一即金针菇免疫调节蛋白的性质、分离纯化及其抗癌、抗过敏、抗增殖、刺激免疫细胞产生多种细胞因子和免疫调节等功能的研究进展,并介绍了金针菇免疫调节蛋白的作用机制、开发应用领域以及前景展望。     

A possible role of the key enzymes of the glyoxylate and gluconeogenesis pathways for fruit-body formation of the wood-rotting basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes

 Biochemical roles of the representative enzymes involved in carbon metabolism of glucose were investigated in relation to the fruit-body formation of the basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes. Changes in specific activities of the enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and glyoxylate (GLOX) and gluconeogenesis pathways were measured at different stages of development of the fungus. The enzyme activities of malate synthase (MS) and fructose bisphosphatase (FBP) as the key enzymes for the GLOX-gluconeogenesis pathways increased in mycelia during the fruit-body formation. The activities of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) for the TCA cycle and NADP-linked glutamate dehydrogenase (GLTDH (NADP)) for glutamate synthesis increased more markedly. Moreover, the mycelial mat of the cultures producing fruit bodies yielded greater enzyme activities of isocitrate lyase (ICL), MS, FBP, and IDH than that of the cultures that did not produce fruit bodies. These results suggest that the GLOX-gluconeogenesis pathways as well as the glutamate synthesis have a strong correlation with the fruit-body formation of F. velutipes. Received: January 22, 2002 / Accepted: May 10, 2002     

金针菇基因组测序及萜类合成关键基因分析

金针菇是我国一种重要的食药用真菌,具有较高的营养和药用价值,尤其是从金针菇中分离得到了多种麦角甾醇、倍半萜等萜类,具有抗菌、抗肿瘤和降血脂等功效。以往关于金针菇的研究多集中在营养成分、栽培和市场开发等方面,而很少报道有关生物活性成分的合成和代谢研究。从福建省金针菇主要栽培品种中获得原生质体单核化L11菌株,我们进行了金针菇基因组测序与初步分析,并利用生物信息学手段,研究了其主要的生物活性成分——萜类合成途径中的关键基因。结果显示,金针菇单孢全基因组序列长度为34.75Mb。通过分析萜类合成途径中的相关基因,确定了4个萜类合成关键基因的基因结构,并且表明其蛋白结构具有稳定性,该类基因还含有多个信号肽和跨膜结构。金针菇基因组测序的完成,为下一步功能基因的筛选、分析等研究工作奠定了基础。     

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of the Vegetative Dikaryotic Mycelium of the Cultivated Mushroom Flammulina velutipes

Agrobacterium tumefaciens was used to transform the vegetative dikaryotic mycelium of Flammulina velutipes using a hygromycin B resistance gene as selectable marker. The gene coding for urogen III methyltransferase (cob) was introduced into F. velutipes dikaryotic cells. The resulting transformant cells generated a bright red fluorescence, indicating that cob is promising as a reporter gene in F. velutipes.     

Double-stranded RNA and male sterility in rice

Summary Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) was isolated from rice Oryza sativa ssp. japonica, but not from other subspecies. The dsRNA has been found in all of the examined cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) lines of BT (Chinsurah Boro II)-type rice, but was not detected in their companionate maintainer lines. It is uniquely and positivley correlated with the CMS trait in BT-type rice. Recently, the dsRNA was also found in a nuclear malesterile (NMS) rice, Nongken 58s, but was not found in its normal Nongken 58. The molecular weight of this dsRNA was estimated to be about 18 kb. Electron microscopic analysis reveals that it is linear snapped. The double strandedness of the RNA molecules was characterized by CF-11 cellulose column chromatography and nuclease treatments. It bound to CF-11 cellulose in the presence of 15% ethanol. It was sensitive to RNase A at low salt concentrations, but insensitive to DNase I, SI nuclease, and RNase A at high salt concentrations. The dsRNA was detected in both mitochondrial and cytoplasmic fractions. Dot-blot hybridization reveals that there is no sequence homology between this dsRNA and mtDNA, but there is homology between this dsRNA and nuclear genomic DNA. We have not been able to transmit this dsRNA to fertile rice.     

四种重金属在金针菇栽培过程中的迁移规律

为了掌握铅、镉、砷、汞4种有害重金属元素在金针菇栽培过程中的富集和迁移,为金针菇产品质量控制提供依据。采用在培养料中添加一定量的铅、镉、汞、砷栽培金针菇,测定其在各栽培阶段培养料、金针菇子实体中的含量。结果表明,在试验的浓度范围内,金针菇子实体中4种重金属的含量随着培养料中添加量的增加而增加,说明金针菇子实体中4种重金属主要是来源于培养料,但金针菇子实体对不同重金属的吸收富集能力不同,对汞的吸收富集能力最强,富集系数最高达到7.590,富集能力大小依次为汞>镉>砷>铅。     

A new double-stranded RNA mycovirus from Botrytis cinerea

A simple double-stranded RNA mycovirus was detected in a wild-type Botrytis cinerea 55k strain. The virus was located in the fungus cytoplasm as free particles of approximately 28 nm in diameter. The mycovirus possesses a single double-stranded genome segment of 1.8 kilobase pairs (kbp) encapsidated within an isometric protein coat whose main structural component is a polypeptide of 68 kDa. Cells infected with this virus showed an important degree of cellular degeneration.     

银合欢叶代麸皮栽培金针菇的研究

采用占基质总量１０％、１３．５％、１７％、２７％的银合欢叶代替基质中部分或全部麸皮作氮源,选用金针菇菌株１９、３０６、９８进行栽培试验,结果表明,采用上述四种基质栽培金针菇,菌丝长势良好,日长速均快于对照（添加２７％铁皮）,增长４．０％～１８．０％,其中添加１０％银合欢叶、１７％麸皮的基质,菌丝长速最快,出菇最早,产量最高,比对照增产３．４％～５．０％。菌株１９增产最多,其次为菌株３０６。     

金针菇免疫调节蛋白基因fip-fve在毕赤酵母GS115中诱导型和组成型表达

为获得稳定来源并且具有生物学活性的重组金针菇免疫调节蛋白(Fip-fve),将fip-fve基因转至毕赤酵母GS115中进行诱导型和组成型表达。用PCR方法从金针菇子实体基因组DNA中扩增fip-fve基因,连接至pPIC9构建诱导型表达载体pPIC9-FIP-fve,从毕赤酵母基因组DNA中扩增三磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶启动子(pgap),替换pPIC9-FIP-fve上乙醇氧化酶启动子(paox1)构建组成型表达载体pPIC9-PGAP-FIP-fve。将线性化的两种表达载体用PEG法转化毕赤酵母GS115,经组氨酸缺失培养基筛选和酵母菌落PCR鉴定后进行表达。结果表明,重组Fip-fve在以甲醇(1%,V/V)为碳源进行诱导型表达4 d达到最高,粗蛋白表达量为158.2 mg/L,在以葡萄糖(10%)和甘油(1%,V/V)为碳源进行组成型分别在表达第4天和第5天达到最高,粗蛋白分别为46.3 mg/L和29.5 mg/L。SDS-PAGE及Western blotting证明重组Fip-fve已正确表达,血细胞凝集活性检测初步证明重组Fip-fve具有良好生物学活性。     

金针菇菇脚对肉鸡生产性能及免疫功能的影响

研究金针菇菇脚(FVF)作为饲料添加剂对肉鸡生产性能及免疫功能的影响。结果表明:日粮中添加FVF能极显著提高肉鸡日增重(P<0.01),极显著降低肉鸡料肉比(P<0.01),显著提高肉鸡生长后期的胸腺指数(P<0.05),极显著促进肉鸡外周血淋巴细胞的增殖(P<0.01)。     

金针菇子实体富硒栽培特性及HPLC-ICP-MS法对硒的分布研究

以金针菇子实体为富硒载体,比较研究其富硒及生长特性,同时采用高灵敏度分离和超痕量元素分析技术（HPLC-ICP-MS）分离检测其含硒生物大分子化合物,确定其分子量及硒含量。结果表明：金针菇子实体对硒的富集能力与培养基中硒浓度有关。样品中的硒浓度与培养基中硒浓度呈正相关性,同一培养基子实体中硒的分布为：菌冠＞菌柄＞菌根;培养基中硒浓度小于30mg/kg时对金针菇的生长有促进作用,富硒系数在2.8－9.9之间;培养基中硒浓度在40－200mg/kg范围时,对金针菇的生长产生抑制作用;高于200mg/kg时,不适于富硒金针菇的培养。对富硒金针菇子实体以Tris-HCl浸提,采用体积排阻色谱法（SEC-HPLC）根据蛋白分子量标样检测浸提液中可溶性生物大分子化合物的分子量分布在25kDa以下;同时与电感耦合等离子体质谱联机（SEC-HPLC-ICP-MS）将不同分子量的含硒化合物中的硒进行高温电离检测各形态硒化合物中硒的含量在68.74－2,986.00μg/kg之间,占浸提液中硒含量的71.87%;其中硒蛋白含硒量占4.88%。因此,以金针菇为载体进行硒的生物有机化不仅成本低,含硒量高,而且硒的主要存在形态安全无毒、人体利用率高。