大黄鱼虹彩病毒腺苷三磷酸酶(ATPase)基因的克隆与表达

虹彩病毒(iridovirus)是一类对鱼类、两栖类和爬行类水生动物具有广泛感染性的致病病原,由虹彩病毒所致疾病给世界水产养殖业造成了巨大的经济损失.近年来,许多国家相继报道了在患病鱼、蛙和龟等水生经济动物中分离到虹彩病毒[1-4].     

牙鲆、大黄鱼和小黄鱼不同部位鳞片类型的比较

真骨鱼类的骨鳞有圆鳞和栉鳞两种类型,观察了大黄鱼(Larimichthys crocea)和小黄鱼(Pseudosciaena polyactis)成体的鳞片类型,发现同一个体同时存在圆鳞和栉鳞,有典型的圆鳞和栉鳞结构,也有两者的过渡型形态。而对100日龄和成体牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)不同部位鳞片类型的观察发现,100日龄牙鲆眼侧存在圆鳞向栉鳞过渡的Ⅲ型鳞片、Ⅳ型初始栉鳞和Ⅴ型典型栉鳞,而成体牙鲆有眼侧仅覆盖Ⅴ型典型栉鳞,推测栉鳞和圆鳞可能存在发育上的联系。通过统计大黄鱼和小黄鱼不同部位的圆鳞和栉鳞数量,发现二者体表栉鳞数量均为从头部到尾部依次减少,而背部与腹部之间没有明显差异。     

Use of Genotypes of Common Variants for Genome-Wide Regional Association Analysis

Regional association analysis is a new statistical method which simultaneously considers all variants in a selected genome region. This method was created for the analysis of rare genetic variants, whose genotypes are determined by exome or genome sequencing. The gene is usually considered as a region. It was also proposed to use a regional analysis for testing of the association between a complex trait and a set of common variants genotyped by the panels developed for genome-wide association analysis. In this case, overlapping genome regions (sliding windows) are usually considered as a region. Since the size of such regions can be rather large, there is a risk of overestimation (inflation) of the test statistic and an increase in the type I error. In this work, the effect of the size of the region on the type I error was studied for traits with different heritability. The results of simulating experiments demonstrated that the physical size of the region but not the number of genetic variants in it is a limiting factor. The higher the trait heritability, the greater the type I error differs from the declared value. The analysis of a large number of real traits confirmed these conclusions. It is necessary to take into account these results during the interpretation of the results of regional association analysis conducted on large regions using common genetic variants.     

Genetic Mapping and QTL Analysis of Growth Traits in the Large Yellow Croaker Larimichthys crocea

Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is an important maricultured species in China. A genetic linkage map of the large yellow croaker was constructed using type II microsatellites and expressed sequence tag (EST)-derived microsatellites in two half-sib families (two females and one male). A total of 289 microsatellite markers (contained 93 EST-SSRs) were integrated into 24 linkage groups, which agreed with the haploid chromosome number. The map spanned a length of 1,430.8 cm with an average interval of 5.4 cm, covering 83.9 % of the estimated genome size (1,704.8 cm). A total of seven quantitative trait locis (QTLs) were detected for growth traits on five linkage groups, including two 1 % and five 5 % chromosome-wide significant QTLs, and explained from 2.33 to 5.31 % of the trait variation. The identified QTLs can be applied in marker-assisted selection programs to improve the growth traits.     

养殖大黄鱼一个繁育群体亲本亲缘关系剖析

该文利用23个微卫星标记对103尾大黄鱼繁育亲本进行遗传多样性检测和亲缘关系重建分析,并构建繁育体系指导大黄鱼配组。遗传多样性检测显示,103尾亲鱼在23个座位共获得等位基因数134个,平均5.82个,总平均观察杂合度0.599 3,表明该繁育群体尚保持一定水平的遗传多样性。采用似然率和组合优化法统计模型重建的同胞关系不尽相同,但结果均证实了这些繁育亲本亲缘关系十分相近。配组比对分析结果显示,两种方法的配组方案一致性高达85%,最终选择组合优化法的分组方案指导大黄鱼配组繁育。     

Genome-Wide and Candidate Gene Association Study of Cigarette Smoking Behaviors

The contribution of common genetic variation to one or more established smoking behaviors was investigated in a joint analysis of two genome wide association studies (GWAS) performed as part of the Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (CGEMS) project in 2,329 men from the Prostate, Lung, Colon and Ovarian (PLCO) Trial, and 2,282 women from the Nurses'' Health Study (NHS). We analyzed seven measures of smoking behavior, four continuous (cigarettes per day [CPD], age at initiation of smoking, duration of smoking, and pack years), and three binary (ever versus never smoking, ≤10 versus >10 cigarettes per day [CPDBI], and current versus former smoking). Association testing for each single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was conducted by study and adjusted for age, cohabitation/marital status, education, site, and principal components of population substructure. None of the SNPs achieved genome-wide significance (p<10⁻⁷) in any combined analysis pooling evidence for association across the two studies; we observed between two and seven SNPs with p<10⁻⁵ for each of the seven measures. In the chr15q25.1 region spanning the nicotinic receptors CHRNA3 and CHRNA5, we identified multiple SNPs associated with CPD (p<10⁻³), including rs1051730, which has been associated with nicotine dependence, smoking intensity and lung cancer risk. In parallel, we selected 11,199 SNPs drawn from 359 a priori candidate genes and performed individual-gene and gene-group analyses. After adjusting for multiple tests conducted within each gene, we identified between two and five genes associated with each measure of smoking behavior. Besides CHRNA3 and CHRNA5, MAOA was associated with CPDBI (gene-level p<5.4×10⁻⁵), our analysis provides independent replication of the association between the chr15q25.1 region and smoking intensity and data for multiple other loci associated with smoking behavior that merit further follow-up.     

First Genomic Prediction of Single-Step Models in Large Yellow Croaker

Marine Biotechnology - Genome selection is mainly used in disease-resistant traits of aquatic species; however, its implementation is hindered by a high cost of genotype and phenotype data...     

大黄鱼ubc9基因的克隆和组织表达

类泛素化(sumoylation)是一种重要的转录后修饰过程.激活的SUMO(small ubiquitin-related modifer)和E2结合酶结合稳定后共价结合到底物上,从而完成对底物的类泛素化.UBC9(ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme)作为惟一的E2结合酶,在完成类泛素化中起着重要作用.从已构建的大黄鱼性腺线性化cDNA文库中筛选出ubc9同源片段,用SMART-RACE方法克隆得到了846 bp的全长cDNA序列.该序列编码一个由158个氨基酸组成的蛋白.该蛋白序列与已知的UBC9高度同源,含UBC保守结构域和UBC9激活位点区域.实时定量PCR分析ubc9基因在各组织器官的表达,结果发现,ubc9基因在大黄鱼的性腺中大量表达.推测UBC9在大黄鱼性腺发育中起重要的生物学作用.     

Tissue-Specific Analysis of Alternative Splicing Events and Differential Isoform Expression in Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) After Cryptocaryon irritans Infection

Marine Biotechnology - The large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is one of the most important mariculture fish in China. Recently, cryptocaryonosis caused by Cryptocryon irritans infection has...     

Association between Variants in Atopy-Related Immunologic Candidate Genes and Pancreatic Cancer Risk

BackgroundMany epidemiology studies report that atopic conditions such as allergies are associated with reduced pancreas cancer risk. The reason for this relationship is not yet understood. This is the first study to comprehensively evaluate the association between variants in atopy-related candidate genes and pancreatic cancer risk.MethodsA population-based case-control study of pancreas cancer cases diagnosed during 2011-2012 (via Ontario Cancer Registry), and controls recruited using random digit dialing utilized DNA from 179 cases and 566 controls. Following an exhaustive literature review, SNPs in 180 candidate genes were pre-screened using dbGaP pancreas cancer GWAS data; 147 SNPs in 56 allergy-related immunologic genes were retained and genotyped. Logistic regression was used to estimate age-adjusted odd ratio (AOR) for each variant and false discovery rate was used to adjust Wald p-values for multiple testing. Subsequently, a risk allele score was derived based on statistically significant variants.Results18 SNPs in 14 candidate genes (CSF2, DENND1B, DPP10, FLG, IL13, IL13RA2, LRP1B, NOD1, NPSR1, ORMDL3, RORA, STAT4, TLR6, TRA) were significantly associated with pancreas cancer risk. After adjustment for multiple comparisons, two LRP1B SNPs remained statistically significant; for example, LRP1B rs1449477 (AA vs. CC: AOR=0.37, 95% CI: 0.22-0.62; p (adjusted)=0.04). Furthermore, the risk allele score was associated with a significant reduction in pancreas cancer risk (p=0.0007).ConclusionsPreliminary findings suggest certain atopy-related variants may be associated with pancreas cancer risk. Further studies are needed to replicate this, and to elucidate the biology behind the growing body of epidemiologic evidence suggesting allergies may reduce pancreatic cancer risk.     

Examination of Candidate Exonic Variants for Association to Alzheimer Disease in the Amish

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. As with many complex diseases, the identified variants do not explain the total expected genetic risk that is based on heritability estimates for AD. Isolated founder populations, such as the Amish, are advantageous for genetic studies as they overcome heterogeneity limitations associated with complex population studies. We determined that Amish AD cases harbored a significantly higher burden of the known risk alleles compared to Amish cognitively normal controls, but a significantly lower burden when compared to cases from a dataset of unrelated individuals. Whole-exome sequencing of a selected subset of the overall study population was used as a screening tool to identify variants located in the regions of the genome that are most likely to contribute risk. By then genotyping the top candidate variants from the known AD genes and from linkage regions implicated previous studies in the full dataset, new associations could be confirmed. The most significant result (p = 0.0012) was for rs73938538, a synonymous variant in LAMA1 within the previously identified linkage peak on chromosome 18. However, this association is specific to the Amish and did not generalize when tested in a dataset of unrelated individuals. These results suggest that additional risk variation in the Amish remains to be identified and likely resides outside of the classical protein coding gene regions.     

Genome-Wide Analysis Regulatory Network of Photomorphogenesis Revealed the Complex Brassinosteroid Effects in

Light and brassinosteroids （BRs） have been proved to be crucial in regulating plant growth and development; however, the mechanism of how they synergistically function is still largely unknown. To explore the underlying mechanisms in photomorphogenesis, genome-wide analyses were carried out through examining the gene expressions of the dark-grown WT or BR biosynthesis-defective mutant det2 seedlings in the presence of light stimuli or exogenous Brassinolide （BL）. Results showed that BR deficiency stimulates, while BL treatment suppresses, the expressions of lightresponsive genes and photomorphogenesis, confirming the negative effects of BR in photomorphogenesis. This is consistent with the specific effects of BR on the expression of genes involved in cell wall modification, cellular metabolism and energy utilization during dark-light transition. Further analysis revealed that hormone biosynthesis and signaling-related genes, especially those of auxin, were altered under BL treatment or light stimuli, indicating that BR may modulate photomorphogenesis through synergetic regulation with other hormones. Additionally, suppressed ubiquitin-cycle pathway during light-dark transition hinted the presence of a complicated network among light, hormone, and protein degradation. The study provides the direct evidence of BR effects in photomorphogenesis and identified the genes involved in BR and light signaling pathway, which will help to elucidate the molecular mechanism of plant photomorphogenesis.     

Cloning and Sequencing of the Growth Hormone Gene of Large Yellow Croaker and Its Phylogenetic Significance

Using conserved primers and the PCR reaction, the growth hormone (GH) gene and the 3'-UTR of the large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) were amplified and sequenced. The gene structure was analyzed and compared to the GH genes of 5 other percoid fish downloaded from Genbank. Also the GH gene of the large yellow croaker and the genes from 14 Percoidei and 2 Labroidei species were aligned using Clustal X. A matrix of 564 bp was used to construct the phylogenetic tree using maximum parsimony and neighbor-joining methods. Phylogenetic trees by the two methods are identical in most of the clades with high bootstrap support. The results are also identical to those from morphological data. In general, this analysis does not support the monophyll of the families Centropomidae and Carangidae. But our GH gene tree indicates that the representative species of the families Sparidae and Sciaenidae are a monophyletic group.     

New Variants Including ARG1 Polymorphisms Associated with C-Reactive Protein Levels Identified by Genome-Wide Association and Pathway Analysis

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a general marker of systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The genetic contribution to differences in CRP levels remains to be explained, especially in non-European populations. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify genetic loci associated with CRP levels in Korean population. We performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using SNPs from 8,529 Korean individuals (7,626 for stage 1 and 903 for stage 2). We also performed pathway analysis. We identified a new genetic locus associated with CRP levels upstream of ARG1 gene (top significant SNP: rs9375813, P_meta = 2.85×10⁻⁸), which encodes a key enzyme of the urea cycle counteract the effects of nitric oxide, in addition to known CRP (rs7553007, P_meta = 1.72×10⁻¹⁶) and HNF1A loci (rs2259816, P_meta = 2.90×10⁻¹⁰). When we evaluated the associations between the CRP-related SNPs with cardiovascular disease phenotypes, rs9375813 (ARG1) showed a marginal association with hypertension (P = 0.0440). To identify more variants and pathways, we performed pathway analysis and identified six candidate pathways comprised of genes related to inflammatory processes and CVDs (CRP, HNF1A, PCSK6, CD36, and ABCA1). In addition to the previously reported loci (CRP, HNF1A, and IL6) in diverse ethnic groups, we identified novel variants in the ARG1 locus associated with CRP levels in Korean population and a number of interesting genes related to inflammatory processes and CVD through pathway analysis.