转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花对异色瓢虫生长发育及其捕食功能的影响

【目的】为探究转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花对异色瓢虫生长发育及其捕食功能的影响。【方法】以转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉与其亲本常规棉为实验材料,利用取食不同棉花品种叶片的棉铃虫饲喂异色瓢虫幼虫。【结果】与常规亲本棉相比,取食饲喂转基因棉花叶片的初孵棉铃虫幼虫的异色瓢虫幼虫从1龄发育至化蛹期时间延长0.77 d,但差异不显著;除1龄幼虫体重增加(0.0773 mg)外,其余各龄期幼虫体重均有所下降,但差异均不显著;异色瓢虫1、2、3、4龄幼虫对初孵棉铃虫捕食量均随棉铃虫密度的增加而增加,捕食功能反应均符合HollingⅡ圆盘方程。【结论】转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花对异色瓢虫生长发育无显著影响,饲喂取食转Cry1Ac/1Ab基因棉花的棉铃虫对异色瓢虫捕食功能无显著差异。     

毛竹PeSCL3基因表达特征及其启动子活性研究

为探讨毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)SCL3基因的表达特征及其启动子活性,采用同源克隆的方法从毛竹中分离到SCL3同源基因Pe SCL3的编码区(ORF)和上游启动子序列(Pe SCL3p)。序列分析表明,Pe SCL3的ORF为1335 bp,推测编码含444氨基酸的蛋白,该蛋白与水稻(Oryza sativa)的SCL3同源性高达93.9%。Pe SCL3p长度为1358 bp,含有脱落酸(ABA)应答元件ABRE、赤霉素(GA3)应答元件GARE-motif和P-box、干旱诱导MYB结合位点等多种作用元件。实时定量PCR分析结果表明,Pe SCL3在毛竹叶中的表达丰度最高,其次是茎和根,而鞘中的最低;Pe SCL3的表达受GA3的抑制,受ABA、Na Cl和干旱的诱导。转Pe SCL3p∷GUS拟南芥(Arabidposis thaliana)的GUS染色结果表明,根尖、顶端生长点和子叶叶柄均被染成蓝色,尤其根尖的染色最深。这表明Pe SCL3对毛竹的生长发育,尤其是根系,可能起着重要的调控作用。     

石蒜LrP5CS基因的克隆与表达特性分析

Δ1-吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)是植物渗透胁迫下谷氨酸途径合成脯氨酸的关键酶。该研究以石蒜(Lycoris radiata)为材料,采用同源克隆、RACE方法结合RT-PCR技术克隆获得LrP5CS基因全长cDNA序列。序列分析表明,LrP5CS基因全长2 521bp,其中开放阅读框(ORF)为2 139bp,编码713个氨基酸,预测编码蛋白质的分子量为77.19kD,等电点为6.34;LrP5CS是1个稳定的疏水蛋白,不含信号肽,不具有跨膜结构,具有AAK超基因家族和ALDH-SF超基因家族的保守结构域。氨基酸序列比对和系统进化树分析发现,LrP5CS与植物其他P5CS蛋白具有较高的一致性,且与海枣PdP5CS及油棕EgP5CS聚为一类,亲缘关系最近。实时荧光定量PCR分析结果表明,LrP5CS在根、鳞茎和叶片中均有表达,其中在鳞茎中的表达量最高。LrP5CS在20%聚乙二醇(PEG)处理下的表达模式分析发现,LrP5CS受PEG胁迫处理的诱导表达,其基因相对表达量在处理后6h达到最高;随着处理时间的延长,LrP5CS基因相对表达量水平逐渐下调至对照水平。将LrP5CS连接到表达载体pET-28a上,转化获得LrP5CS编码基因的大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)工程菌,通过IPTG诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析表达产物发现成功表达目的蛋白。该研究结果为进一步分析LrP5CS基因功能及石蒜抗逆分子育种奠定了基础。     

葡萄风信子MaANS基因及启动子的克隆与分析

该研究根据转录组测序结果,在葡萄风信子(Muscari armeniacum) ‘亚美尼亚’中克隆到花青素合酶(ANS)基因的cDNA与DNA序列,该基因命名为MaANS。采用荧光实时定量分析MaANS时空表达模型,同时利用染色体步移法克隆到MaANS上游1 044 bp的一段序列。信息学分析表明：MaANS开放阅读框为1 065 bp,编码355个氨基酸;DNA与cDNA的一致性为89.62%,DNA序列在ATG下游515~594 bp之间插入1个79 bp内含子;启动子序列在-70 bp位置有1个TATA-box,有多个光响应元件及MYB结合位点等。荧光实时定量分析表明,MaANS基因在花中优势表达,并且在完全着色期表达量最高。该研究结果为深入研究MaANS基因功能、分析葡萄风信子着色机理奠定了基础。     

de novo转录组学分析华南地区入侵植物五爪金龙代谢特征

为探究华南地区严重入侵植物五爪金龙(Ipomoea cairica)生物入侵的分子机制,对五爪金龙及其近缘种七爪金龙(I. digitata)和裂叶牵牛(I. nil)进行de novo转录组测序和组装,得到56551条unigenes,其中56522条得到注释,7815条GO注释,15615条COG注释,180201条KEGG数据库注释。转录组分析结果表明,五爪金龙氮代谢通路关键酶基因的表达高于对照。次生代谢关键酶(PAL、4CL、CAD、查耳酮合酶、苯基丙乙烯酮异构酶、槲皮黄3-O-甲基转移酶等)基因在五爪金龙与七爪金龙及裂叶牵牛中均得到协同性的差异表达,而这些代谢通路指导的产物合成对五爪金龙的抗逆境能力、生长、化感作用等均起关键作用。关键基因的RT-qPCR验证结果与转录组结果具有一致性。因此,这从分子生物学层面上对解释五爪金龙在华南地区的入侵机制提供了新的证据。     

Wallemiasebi的Rnase活性和抗植物病原真菌活性的初步研究

Wallemia是中国的一新记录属,该属只有Wallemiasebi一个种。Wallemiasebi在PDA平板上对植物病原真菌尖孢镰刀菌(Fusariumoxysporum)和大丽花轮枝孢(Verticilliumdahliae)有强抑制作用。YG培养基上培养的Wallemiasebi菌丝体有Rnase活性,在0·1mol/LpH7·5的磷酸缓冲液中其活性最高,达322·0U/mg。     

低温胁迫对转新疆雪莲sikRbcs2基因烟草光合作用的影响

研究分布于新疆的雪莲(Saussurea involucrata)中的sikRbcs2基因在低温条件下对植物光合作用的影响,以16、10、6、4℃温度梯度处理非转基因型和转sikRbcs2基因型烟草,每个温度处理72 h,比较研究其叶绿素荧光特性和光合特性。实验分析结果:低温胁迫下,转基因型烟草叶片叶绿素a(Chla)、叶绿素b(Chlb)、叶绿素a+b(Chla+Chlb)、类胡萝卜素(Car)含量都显著高于非转基因型烟草。叶绿素荧光参数分析:低温胁迫下,转基因烟草PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、q P(光化学猝灭系数)、ETR(电子传递效率)都显著或极显著高于非转基因型,光合参数测定:随着低温胁迫程度的加剧,转基因烟草和非转基因型烟草净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、胞间CO_2浓度(Ci)总体都呈下降趋势,但转基因烟草的净光合速率有一个明显的动态变化,先急剧下降后有一个稳定上升的趋势。通过对生长指标的测定发现:在低温处理后和恢复后转基因烟草生物量的积累都显著高于非转基因型烟草。研究结果表明:转新疆雪莲sikRbcs2基因的烟草在低温条件下具有较高的Fv/Fm、q P、ETR,对光合机构的损伤小,降低了低温胁迫效应,提高了烟草在低温胁迫条件下的耐受性。     

葡萄抗白粉病相关基因γVPE的克隆与表达分析

该研究采用RT-PCR技术,从抗病的中国野生华东葡萄‘白河-35-1’和感病的欧洲葡萄‘佳丽酿’中克隆了液泡加工酶基因(γVPE),分别命名为VpγVPE和VvCγVPE。克隆的2个γVPE基因cDNA长度均为1 624bp,ORF为1 482bp,编码493个氨基酸。氨基酸多序列对比分析发现,‘白河-35-1’、‘佳丽酿’、‘无核白’和‘黑比诺’葡萄中的γVPE基因底物结合口袋域的3个关键氨基酸之一的丝氨酸(Ser395)均变为丙氨酸(Ala),与其他植物的VPE基因底物口袋结合域有所不同。实时荧光定量PCR表明,在白粉菌诱导后的不同时期内,γVPE基因在感病葡萄和抗病葡萄中的表达模式不同,抗病株系中VpγVPE基因的表达量在诱导后的前期(4h和48h)和后期(168h)均有所增加,而感病株系中VvCγVPE基因在诱导后4h表达量最高,随后降低。γVPE基因在白粉菌诱导后不同时期内表达量的变化,表明γVPE基因在一定程度上与葡萄的抗性相关。研究结果为进一步揭示γVPE基因在抗病过程中的分子机理奠定了基础。     

贵州凯里地区下、中寒武统凯里组下部Redlichia的再研究*

重新描述了黔东南下、中寒武统凯里组下部Redlichia属的Redlichia (Redlichia) coniformis taijiangensis,Redlichia (Redlichia) takooensis longispinus和 1未定种Redlichia (Redlichia) sp .。并对其生物学、生物地层学及其在下、中寒武统界线划分与对比的作用及意义进行讨论。     

氮源对杜氏盐藻生长及光合系统Ⅱ的影响

以NaNO3、CO(NH_2)_2、NaNO2、NH4Cl作为氮源,并设无氮处理,研究杜氏盐藻(Dunaliella salina)生长及其PSⅡ对不同氮源的响应特征,以明确杜氏盐藻对不同氮源的利用情况,为盐藻培养基的优化和营养盐的筛选提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)杜氏盐藻在CO(NH_2)_2环境中具更高的比增长速率[μmax,(0.482±0.032)/d]。(2)NaNO2、NaNO3、CO(NH_2)_2作氮源时,杜氏盐藻快速光响应曲线的初始斜率(α)、最大光量子产率(Fv/Fm)及反应活性中心所捕获的光能(ABS/RC)、反应活性中心捕获的激发能用于还原QA的能量(TR0/RC)、最大光化学效率(φP0)、t=0时捕获的激子将电子传递到电子传递链中超过QA的其他电子受体的概率(ψ0)和t=0时用于电子传递的量子产额(φE0)在处理间均差异不显著(P0.05),但三者与无氮和NH4Cl处理组相比均具有显著差异。(3)与NaNO2、NaNO3、CO(NH_2)_2处理组相比,无氮环境使得盐藻相对可变荧光(Vj)显著升高,盐藻光合电子从QA-到QB的传递受阻,导致QA-大量积累;而NH4Cl做氮源时,杜氏盐藻叶绿素荧光动力学曲线的K相出现,使得其PSⅡ放氧复合体(OEC)受损。研究认为,杜氏盐藻在NaNO3、CO(NH_2)_2、NaNO2作为唯一氮源时均可良好生长,并在CO(NH_2)_2环境中生长得更快;缺氮胁迫使得盐藻生长受到显著抑制,PSⅡ反应活性中心的数量降低,电子传递受阻;而NH4Cl对杜氏盐藻的毒性效应使得其PSⅡ放氧复合体(OEC)受损,藻体在短期内开始死亡。     

Formation de la membrane de fécondation de l'oeuf d'Artemia salina

Résumé L'oeuf vierge d'Artemia salina n'est pas entouré de membranes exocellulaires. Le plasme sous-cortical ne contient pas d'organites spéciaux. Dès la fécondation, une membrane est secrétée par l'oeuf. La substance membranogène, contenue dans le reticulum endoplasmique lisse, passe par les éléments golgiens, où elle semble modifiée, et est expulsée dans des vésicules qui se détachent du Golgi. Retenue par un enduit granuleux, qui couvre le plasmolemme, et qui peut être un glycocoat ou du suc du tractus génital, elle s'étale en une membrane de fécondation, qui se soulève pour constituer l'espace périvitellin. Le processus est progressif et dure environ une heure et demi.

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Formation of the fertilization membrane of the egg inArtemia salina

Summary The unfertilized egg ofArtemia salina is not covered with any extracellular structure. No special organelles are found in the sub-cortical plasma. From the moment of fertilization, a membrane is progressively secreted by the egg. The membranogenous substance is first seen as large granules in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, presumably transformed within Golgi elements and extruded in vesicles liberated from the Golgi apparatus. Retained by a glycocoat or by contact with the fluid of the genital tract, it spreads out into a fertilization membrane, soon surrounding a perivitelline space. The process lasts till 1 1/2 h after fertilization.

     

Regulation of CaCO(3) formation in coccolithophores

Coccolithophores impact the ocean carbon cycle principally through the generation of CO₂ during CaCO₃ production. Coccolithophore biomineralization has been examined most extensively in Pleurochrysis carterae and Emiliania huxleyi both of which produce mineralized scales—coccoliths—composed of elaborate calcite crystals attached to an underlying organic base plate. Calcification of preformed base plates is mediated by acidic polysaccharides and occurs in Golgi-derived structures known as mineralizing vesicles. In Pleurochrysis a high capacity calcium-binding polysaccharide PS2 is required for efficient nucleation of calcitic protocrystals. A galacturonomannan PS3 is required for the growth and transformation of the protocrystals into a massive double disc of calcite. The genes that regulate expression of the glycans have not yet been identified. In addition to the coccolith-bearing diploid phases, Pleurochrysis and Emiliania possess both haploid and diploid non-calcifying stages, which are self-perpetuating via binary fission. One non-calcifying Pleurochrysis phase fails to synthesis PS2 and spontaneously reverts to the mineralizing morphotype in laboratory cultures. As yet, there is little information on environmental factors that effect the expression or silencing of calcifying genes or favor the growth of calcifying over non-calcifying phases. These issues will need extensive investigation, if we are to appreciate the role of coccolithophores in the regulation of atmospheric CO₂ levels.     

Toxigenic saprophytic fungi in marine shellfish farming areas

Toxigenic saprophytic fungi were isolated from samples of shellfish, sediment and seawater obtained from marine shellfish farming areas. The 456 strains identified included 12 different genera, with a clear predominance (68%) of Penicillium, Aspergillus, Trichoderma and Cladosporium. To assess the risk of poisoning due to the presence of these fungi in shellfish farming areas, the strains were cultured in liquid medium, filtered, and tested on larvae of Artemia salina, a small crustacean highly sensitive to mycotoxins. Thirty-five point five percent of the strains proved active with this test. This study confirms the existence of fungi in shellfish farming areas, as suggested by our earlier work showing that filter-feeding shellfish accumulate toxic metabolites of fungal origin. The presence of fungi in the marine environment represents a real risk of poisoning through the consumption of contaminated shellfish.This revised version was published online in October 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Evaluation of the mutagenic properties of the coccolithophorePleurochrysis carterae (Haptophyceae) as a potential human food supplement

The mutagenicity of the algaPleurochrysis carterae for use as human food was tested by the Ames method with the modification of pre-incubation, by usingSalmonella typhimurium TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537 andEscherichia coli WP2uvrA. The freeze-dried powder ofP. carterae was not mutagenic to any strain either with or without S9 mix. In view of the absence of adverse effects ofP. carterae in this mutagenicity study, it is suggested thatP. carterae is safe for human consumption as a human food supplement.Author for correspondence     

La glande coquillière non pigmentée d'Artemia salina Leach

Résumé Ce travail concerne l'étude morphologique de la glande coquillière non pigmentée ou blanche d'Artemia salina. La structure de celle-ci est comparée à celle de la glande coquillière brune de la même espèce. Les différences sont apparemment plus fondamentales qu'une simple variation de la quantité de produit de sécrétion ou de la pigmentation des cellules.Là où les glandes coquillières brunes formeraient la coque chez les animaux ovipares les glandes coquillières blanches pourraient sécréter les produits nécessaires ou utiles au développement des nauplii chez les animaux ovovivipares.

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Morphological study of the white shell gland of Artemia salina leach

Summary The white shell glands of Artemia salina have been investigated. Our results, compared to those obtained in the brown-coloured shell glands, occuring within the same species, reveal differences not only in the aspect of the secretory granules but also in the structure of the nucleus and the cytoplasm. These differences between the two types of glands appear to be more striking than a simple variation in the quantity of secretion or in the pigmentation of the gland. As the brown glands are supposed to contribute to the formation of the egg shells in oviparous animals, the secretion of white glands could favour the development of nauplii in ovoviviparous animals.

     

Diet-induced variations in fatty acid content and composition of two on-grown stages of Artemia Salina

Three species of microalgae, the freshwater Euglena gracilis and themarine Dunaliella salina and Tetraselmis suecica, were fed tothe brine shrimp Artemia salina in order to compare their suitabilityin terms of fatty acid enrichment, and their effect on the biometric parametersof the zooplankter. The fatty acid content and composition were analyzed for the post-larval and pre-adult stages of Artemia fed the algae and theresults compared to the initial content of unfed 24-hour post-hatch nauplii.Differences in the total fatty acid content occurred between the three stages,the fatty acid profile being determined by the composition of the diet. A decreasing trend for almost all the individual fatty acids occurred throughdevelopment from post-larva to pre-adult with each of the three algal diets.Biometrical differences between Artemia fed the marine algae and that fed Euglena were not consistent in the post-larval stage, but became considerable in the pre-adult stage. Artemia fed with Euglena achieved twice the weight of animals fed the marine algae and showed thehighest length. The implications for the use of on-grown Artemia as afeed in larviculture of marine and freshwater fish and crustaceans are considered.