用基因诱捕法制作Ayu17-449基因敲除小鼠模型

为了探明Ayu17-449基因在小鼠生长发育过程中的功能, 用特殊的诱捕载体（Gene trapping vector）导入小鼠ES细胞中,5′RACE、Southern blot方法鉴定成功地单一捕获Ayu17-449基因后,由这种ES制作了Ayu17-449 敲除小鼠并用Northern blot方法该基因在突变小鼠体内的表达。结果在Ayu17-449 敲除小鼠体内,诱捕载体位于Ayu17-449基因的翻译起始密码上游,Ayu17-449基因的转录被抑制。表明Ayu17-449敲除小鼠为分析Ayu17-449基因的功能提供了可靠的实验材料。      

植物金属硫蛋白及其重金属解毒机制研究进展

金属硫蛋白是一类分子量较小、富含Cys的金属结合蛋白,广泛分布于生物界。近年来从植物中克隆到许多编码金属硫蛋白的基因,并在研究基因表达模式、组织表达特异性以及基因结构,如启动子、内含子在染色体上的定位等方面取得了一定进展,但对其功能的研究还处于起步阶段。很多实验表明,植物金属硫蛋白可以通过其大量的Cys残基螯合重金属并清除活性氧,使植物避免氧化损伤。文章介绍了植物金属硫蛋白的分类、特征、基因结构及其在植物重金属解毒中的作用。      

中国畲族、锡伯族、壮族和藏族Penta E位点的遗传多态性

应用复合PCR扩增技术和荧光毛细管DNA自动电泳分型的方法,使用国产试剂盒,检测Penta E位点在中国畲族、锡伯族、壮族和藏族中的基因频率分布情况。获得了4个民族各约100名无关个体的Penta E位点的等位片段及基因型频率,共发现20个等位片段,其频率分布在0.0048～0.2396之间。各民族的平均杂合度为0.8838,平均个体识别力0.9748,平均非父排除率0.7635,平均多态信息总量0.8950。研究表明Penta E位点属高杂合度、高识别能力的遗传标记,是法庭科学亲子鉴定和个体识别的理想位点。      

羊FSHR基因5′端转录启动调控区生物学特性

文章对小尾寒羊、滩羊和澳洲绵羊等繁殖性状不同的3种绵羊与排卵有关的FSHR基因5′端转录启动调控区进行了克隆和分析,通过对FSHR基因的15个转录调控元件序列进行比较,结果表明,羊不同品种FSHR基因的转录调控元件序列之间没有差异。这说明绵羊的品种与FSHR基因5′端转录启动调控区的相关性不强,排除了因转录调控元件突变而影响转录调节能力的可能性。      

线粒体控制区在鱼类种内遗传分化中的意义

线粒体DNA（mtDNA）作为分子标记已被广泛应用于各物种系统发生的研究。mtDNA控制区序列（D-Loop）以其较高的突变积累对于研究物种种内的遗传分化具有重要价值。鱼类是脊椎动物中最原始但在种属数量上又最占优势的类群,其物种繁多,分布广泛,起源复杂,研究其系统发生历来是令人饶有兴趣的课题。D-Loop在研究鱼类种内遗传分化中具有多方面的重要意义。近年来,已有越来越多的研究工作将D-Loop作为分子标记来探讨各种鱼类的种内遗传分化,并且获得了许多有启发性的结果。青海湖是我国内陆最大的咸水湖,湖中主要鱼类为青海湖裸鲤（Gymnocypris przewalskii）,D-Loop分析初步结果显示青海湖及其周围河流中的裸鲤似乎没有新的种内遗传分化现象。      

DREB转录因子研究进展

DREB转录因子即干旱应答元件结合蛋白质,它能特异结合启动子中含有 DRE/CRT 顺式元件,激活许多逆境诱导基因的表达,增强植物对逆境的忍耐力。介绍DREB转录因子与DRE顺式作用元件的关系,DREB 转录因子与 DRE 元件的结合特异性,DREB 的结构特点和功能,DREB 转录因子的表达调控,DREB 转录因子的克隆及鉴定等方面的研究进展,简述 DREB 转录因子对调控逆境诱导基因的表达具有非常重要的作用,在提高植物综合抗逆性方面将有巨大的应用前景。同时,指出 DREB 转录因子在信号转导、作用机理及基因表达等方面的复杂性。      

& 转录因子CBF在植物抗寒中的重要作用

低温能够诱导植物许多基因的表达,从而使植物具有抗寒性,这种现象称为冷驯化。对于植物冷驯化的分子机理,目前研究的最多的是CBF转录因子调控的信号转导途径,其作用途径可归纳为：CBF(C-repeat Binding Factor)转录因子→CRT/DRE(C-repeat /Dehydration Responsive Element)基序→COR基因表达→植物抗寒性增加。研究CBF转录因子在抗寒中的作用机制,能为提高植物的抗寒性,培育抗寒作物品种提供新方向。      

组蛋白变体及组蛋白替换

组蛋白作为核小体的基本组分,是染色质的结构和功能必需的。对于不同状态的染色质,核小体中会组装入相应的组蛋白变体,并且各种组蛋白变体的尾部也能发生多种修饰。这些变体通过改变核小体的空间构象和稳定性,决定基因转录的激活或沉默,DNA的修复,染色体的异染色化等。在组蛋白替换过程中,组蛋白变体是通过相应的染色质重构复合物组装入核小体,不同的变体有着不同的组装途径。对组蛋白变体的研究是近年来表观遗传学新的研究热点,也是对“组蛋白密码”的新的诠释。并且,组蛋白替换揭示了DNA-组蛋白相互作用变化的一种新的机制。

     

红曲霉不同转化方法比较

为了研究红曲霉聚酮体途径,考察和比较了4种不同的转化方法以建立有效的红曲霉遗传转化系统。以潮霉素作为抗性筛选标记,pBC-Hygro作为转化载体,用基于原生质体的传统转化和电击转化、基于萌发孢子的电击转化以及REMI技术转化红曲霉。发现基于萌发孢子的电击转化由于转化率极低而不适于红曲霉转化。基于原生质体的传统转化和电击转化尽管每微克DNA分别能获得135个转化子和125个转化子,但因转化子稳定性差也适合红曲霉转化的转化。应用REMI技术,转化率提高约20倍,每微克DNA 2500个转化子,70%～75%的转化子的稳定,非常适合于红曲霉的转化。      

藏羚羊mtDNA D-Loop区遗传多样性研究

该研究采用非损伤性DNA基因分型技术,对可可西里地区10个藏羚羊（Pantholops hodgsonii）个体的mtDNA非编码区部分片段（444~446bp）进行了序列分析,结果显示A、T%含量（61.8%）明显高于G、C%含量（38.2%）,共发现10种单倍型,包括48个多态位点,其中转换位点44个、颠换位点1个、插入位点1个、缺失位点2个。单倍型间平均遗传距离为0.031,单倍型多态性（h）为1.000,核苷酸多态性（π）为2.96%。说明藏羚羊线粒体控制区存在着丰富变异,最后从藏羚羊的生态习性及地理分布两方面对这一结果进行了分析探讨。      

基因工程培育可恢复的植物雄性不育系的研究进展

植物雄性不育是植物杂种优势利用的资源, 具有重要的生产利用价值。植物雄性不育可从自然突变、人工诱变和远缘杂交中发现, 现在可通过细胞工程和基因工程等方法来创造。文章综述了利用基因工程方法制备雄性不育品系及其相应的育性恢复策略, 分为“单组分策略”和“双组分策略”。其中利用“单组分策略”制备的不育植株是条件型雄性不育(可逆转的雄性不育), 它能在特定的条件下实现雄性可育与不育的转换, 实践中可直接作为两用系(不育系和保持系)用于两系法杂交制种; “双组分策略”是利用基因互作和亲本杂交直接培育雄性不育系, 或利用基因互作原理分别研制不育系和恢复系, 用于三系法生产杂交种。文章分析了 “单组分策略”和“双组分策略”的基因工程方法培育雄性不育系及其相应育性恢复策略优缺点, 对以上两种技术路线在实际应用中的现状作了分析和展望。     

紫稻细胞质雄性不育系叶片全蛋白双向电泳分析

通过对几种不育系叶片全蛋白双向电泳图谱分析证明;紫稻不育系具有不同于野败型,红莲型和马协型不育系的蛋白图谱,说明其可能是一种新的细胞质质源,同时,紫稻不育系与保持系蛋白图谱之间在三叶期和分蘖期时差异均不明显,但各材料本身蛋白图谱在两个不同时期之间差异很大,不育系与保持系图谱表现出的蛋白质（多肽）的差异,可能与不育系雄性不育有关。     

不结球白菜新种质P70-203雄性不育细胞质类型的鉴定

本研究根据OguraCMS、PolimaCMS的不育性状相关的线粒体基因序列设计特异引物,对不结球白菜雄性不育系新种质P70-203及其保持系P60-27-1进行PCR分析.研究结果表明,Polima引物P3/P4,P5/P6在不育系与可育系中均无扩增条带;Ogura引物P1/P2在不育系中扩增出750 bp的特异片段,但可育系中无扩增条带.将扩增的特异条带回收并测序,将得到的测序结果在NCBI中进行Blastn同源性比较,结果与青花菜Ogura(登录号:EU604643)和萝卜Ogura(登录号:AB055438)细胞质雄性不育同源性均达到99%.从分子角度初步推测:该雄性不育系新种质P70-203具有Ogura细胞质.     

两个育性相关基因在BNS和YS小麦温敏雄性不育系中的表达差异分析

为研究雄性不育相关基因TA1和TA2在BNS和YS小麦温敏雄性不育系732A花粉发育时期的表达特点,探讨这2个育性相关基因与温敏雄性不育小麦育性转换的联系,本研究利用荧光实时定量PCR方法,在BNS和YS型不育系732A花药发育四分体期、单核期、二核期和三核期定量检测基因TA1和TA2的mRNA表达水平。结果表明:(1)在732A和BNS花粉发育四分体时期至二核期,基因TA1相对表达量上调,在三核期相对表达量下降;(2)基因TA2相对表达量在BNS花粉发育的四分体时期至二核期逐渐下降,三核期上升;在732A花粉发育4个时期中的相对表达量变化刚好相反;(3)在BNS和732A花粉发育二核期,基因TA1和TA2均表现极值,推测二核期可能为BNS和YS型小麦温敏雄性不育系花粉发育最敏感时期;(4)在不育系BNS和732A花粉发育过程中,基因TA1的相对表达量变化幅度比TA2的高。推测TA1对不育系BNS和732A花粉败育影响程度强于TA2;(5)基因TA1和TA2相对表达量在BNS的花粉发育时期表达趋势相反,推测其对BNS花粉败育影响表现为拮抗作用,且2个基因不连锁;在732A花粉发育时期表达趋势相同,推测其对不育系732A花粉败育影响表现为协同作用。     

作物雄性不育性在育种中的应用概评

概述总结了作物雄性不育性的类别与遗传特点。雄性不育性的遗传机理涉及细胞质遗传的现象,目前已初步探明玉米C群不育系的胞质基因可能是atp6-c,芝麻不育胞质基因拟为atpA。雄性不育化杂交种在实践中主要应用于玉米、水稻和蔬菜中。尽管现有近交理论、DNA甲基化效用、水稻胞质与核不育系遗传等理论提出,雄性不育化育种的基本理论尚需进一步探讨。在雄性不育化育种技术上,要逐步解决难点作物,如小麦、荞麦、菜豆等的不育化育种问题。     

水稻雄性不育系及雄性不育突变体筛选研究进展

 为了获得新细胞质源的水稻雄性不育系及雄性不育突变体,以解决目前杂交水稻生产上所面临的不育系来源单一的问题,人们采用了常规育种、诱变育种、组织培养和离体诱变等方法,其中离体筛选尤显其优势性,但也有不少问题有待解决,如能通过离体培养定向地筛选出雄性不育系及雄性不育突变体,无疑将大大提高工作效率。此外,对影响离体筛选雄性不育突变体的因素进行了探讨。     

A new fertility restorer locus linked closely to the Rfo locus for cytoplasmic male sterility in radish

In this study, we have investigated a new fertility restorer (Rf) locus for cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in radish. We have obtained a CMS-Rf system consisting of sterile line '9802A1', maintainer line '9802B1' and restorer line '9802H'. F(1) plants from cross between sterile line '9802A1' and restorer line '9802H' were all male fertile, self pollination of F(1) plants produced an F(2) segregating population consisting of 600 individuals. The segregating population was found to fit a segregation ratio 3:1 for male fertile and sterile types, indicating that male fertility is restored by a single dominant gene (termed Rfo2) in the CMS-Rf system. Based on the DNA sequence of Rfo/Rfk1 (AJ535623), just one full length gene in the sterile line '9802A1', in the restorer line '9802H' and in the male fertile line '2006H', was cloned, respectively. The three sequences correspond to the same gene with two alleles: Rfob in '9802H' and rfob in '9802A1' and '2006H'. These two alleles differ from Rfo/Rfk1 and rfk1 (AJ535624) alleles by two synonymous base substitutions, respectively. Based on the differences between the Rfob and rfob genes, one PCR-based marker was developed, and designated Marker 1, which is identical to the corresponding region of Rfob by sequence analysis. In the F(2) segregating population described above, the Marker 1 was present in 5 sterile plants and in 453 fertile plants, absent in 4 fertile plants and in 138 sterile plants, and was found to fit a segregation ratio 3:1 indicating that Rfob was single copy in '9802H'. Linkage analysis showed that the Rfo2 locus for our CMS-Rf system was distant from the Rfo locus by about 1.6 cM. The sterile line '9802A1' was pollinated by the male fertile line '2006H' and the resulting F(1) plants were all male fertile. These results indicated that the male fertility of radish CMS can be restored by a new Rf locus, which linked tightly to the Rfo locus.     

Cytoplasmic effects on DNA methylation between male sterile lines and the maintainer in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Male sterile cytoplasm plays an important role in hybrid wheat, and three-line system including male sterile (A line), its maintainer (B line) and restoring (R line) has played a major role in wheat hybrid production. It is well known that DNA methylation plays an important role in gene expression regulation during biological development in wheat. However, no reports are available on DNA methylation affected by different male sterile cytoplasms in hybrid wheat. We employed a methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism technique to characterize nuclear DNA methylation in three male sterile cytoplasms. A and B lines share the same nucleus, but have different cytoplasms which is male sterile for the A and fertile for the B. The results revealed a relationship of DNA methylation at these sites specifically with male sterile cytoplasms, as well as male sterility, since the only difference between the A lines and B line was the cytoplasm. The DNA methylation was markedly affected by male sterile cytoplasms. K-type cytoplasm affected the methylation to a much greater degree than T-type and S-type cytoplasms, as indicated by the ratio of methylated sites, ratio of fully methylated sites, and polymorphism between A lines and B line for these cytoplasms. The genetic distance between the cytoplasm and nucleus for the K-type is much greater than for the T- and S-types because the former is between Aegilops genus and Triticum genus and the latter is within Triticum genus between Triticum spelta and Triticum timopheevii species. Thus, this difference in genetic distance may be responsible for the variation in methylation that we observed.     

Pest control by the introduction of a conditional lethal trait on multiple loci: potential, limitations, and optimal strategies

Advances in genetics have made it feasible to genetically engineer insect strains carrying a conditional lethal trait on multiple loci. We model the release into a target pest population of insects carrying a dominant and fully penetrant conditional lethal trait on 1-20 loci. Delaying the lethality for several generations after release allows the trait to become widely spread in the target population before being activated. To determine effectiveness and optimal strategies for such releases, we vary release size, number of generations until the conditional lethality, nonconditional fitness cost resulting from gene insertions, and fitness reduction associated with laboratory rearing. We show that conditional lethal releases are potentially orders of magnitude more effective than sterile male releases of equal size, and that far smaller release sizes may be required for this approach than necessary with sterile males. For example, a release of male insects carrying a conditional lethal allele that is activated in the F4 generation on 10 loci reduces the target populatioin to 10(-4) of no-release size if there are initially two released males for every wild male. We show how the effectiveness of conditional lethal releases decreases as the nonconditional fitness reduction (i.e., fitness reduction before the trait becomes lethal) associated with the conditional lethal genes increases. For example, if there is a 5% nonconditional fitness cost per conditional lethal allele, then a 2:1 (released male:wild male) release with conditional lethal alleles that are activated in the F4 generation reduces the population to 2-5% (depending on the degree of density dependence) of the no-release size. If there is a per-allele reduction in fitness, then as the number of loci is increased there is a trade-off between the fraction of offspring carrying at least one conditional lethal allele and the fitness of the released insects. We calculate the optimal number of loci on which to insert the conditional lethal gene given various conditions. In addition, we show how laboratory-rearing fitness costs, density-dependence, and all-male versus male-female releases affect the efficiency of conditional lethal releases.     

主要作物光温敏核雄性不育基因的研究进展与应用*

光温敏核雄性不育系在不同的生态环境条件下可以实现一系两用,简化制种程序,是农作物杂交种子生产的一种重要资源。简要介绍了主要作物杂交种子生产方式,综述了水稻、小麦、玉米、谷子等作物光温敏核雄性不育系的研究进展以及在两系杂交种子生产上的应用,并探讨了光温敏核雄性不育系的应用前景。