水稻OsBP-73基因表达需要其内含子参与

该实验室以前的研究表明,水稻OsBP-73基因含有2个外显子和1个长度为2 471 bp的内含子.该文报告用OsBP-73基因ATG翻译起始密码子(在第1外显子中)上游序列(1- 818～ 215)与GUS基因构成嵌合质粒pRSSl,将该质粒转化水稻后,在抗性愈伤组织和转基因植株中未能检测到GUS基因的表达.只有用含有完整的内含子及其上游序列(1 818～ 2 844)与GUS基因构成嵌合质粒(p13GNF)时,才能在p13GNF的转基因抗性愈伤组织和植株中检测到GUS基因的表达.实验还证明,单是内含子序列并不能驱动GUS基因在转基因水稻中表达.由此推测:OsBP-73基因的启动子序列驱动基因表达时,需要基因内含子的参与.     

CHI-PAT双价基因遗传转化贵州禾来拢

以贵州禾来拢幼胚为转化受体,用农杆菌介导法将几丁质酶和抗除草剂抗性双价基因(CHI-PAT)导入来拢幼胚,筛选出抗性愈伤组织并获得抗性植株.抗性植株经GUS组织化学及PCR检测呈阳性,转基因植株对50 mg/L的Basta溶液有抗性.初步证明CHI和PAT基因已整合进了水稻基因组中.     

高羊茅和黑麦草农杆菌介导转化体系的研究

利用C58C1农杆菌菌系（携带的表达载体上含GUS基因和nptII基因）感染4个草坪草品种追寻者、爱神特、腾跃和守门员成熟胚来源的愈伤组织,共培养后部分愈伤组织进行X-Gluc组织化学染色检测,其余愈伤组织在含G418 10-25 mg/L的MS改良培养上先后筛选抗性愈伤组织和分化抗性再生植株,对移栽成活的144棵抗性再生植株分别进行了ELISA检测、PCR检测和组织化学染色检测。愈伤组织阶段X-Gluc染色检测结果表明,4个草坪草品种GUS基因瞬间表达率8.6%～46.9%,爱神特愈伤组织对农杆菌侵染最为敏感,其次是腾跃和守门员,追寻者最不敏感;ELISA检测结果表明,45株呈现阳性,证明nptII基因已转入草坪草并已表达;PCR检测结果与ELISA检测结果一致,表明nptII基因确实已经整合到了草坪草基因组中,且没有发生沉默现象;转基因植株X-Gluc染色检测结果表明,GUS基因在43株中得到了稳定表达,在2株中发生了沉默现象。4个草坪草品种抗性再生植株分化率0～43.5%,转化率0～21.5 %。结果还表明,GUS基因瞬间表达率与稳定转化率在草坪草上很不一致,不能作为衡量基因型转化效果的指标。     

通过根癌农杆菌介导的共转化获得具有蜡质基因反义片段的转基因水稻

在构建剔除潮霉素抗性基因的反义蜡质基因重组质粒p13W8的基础上,用分别携带p13W8质粒和有潮霉素抗性基因的pCAMBIA1300质粒的根癌农杆菌,在不同处理条件下对粳稻3个品种进行共转化.试验结果显示,共感染混合液中pCAMBIA1300菌液比例高,抗性愈伤组织的转化频率也较高;抗性愈伤组织的PCR检测结果表明,潮霉素抗性基因的阳性检测率为98%,反义蜡质基因的阳性检测率为68%.在105株转基因植株中,反义蜡质基因阳性株为30株,占转基因植株的28.6%.乙酰丁香酮处理组的平均转化频率略高于未处理组;在乙酰丁香酮的各种处理中,直接浸泡愈伤组织的转化频率稍高于其它处理方式.     

农杆菌介导玉米胚性愈伤的遗传转化研究

利用3种不同类型的农杆菌菌株C58、LBA4404和EHA105携带外源GUS基因分别侵染玉米自交系齐319和18(红)胚性愈伤.结果显示,不同的菌株和自交系间的搭配,其遗传转化效率差异很大,GUS瞬时表达率呈极显著差异(F=24.92**),抗性愈伤率也呈极显著差异(F=19.43**).其中,EHAl05-齐319组合遗传转化效率最高,其GUS瞬时表达率平均为55.5%,最高可迭71.1%;其抗性愈伤率平均为14.4%,最高可达20%;对22株转基因To代抗性植株进行PCR检测,其中PCR呈阳性植株有11株,阳性率为50%.进一步对此22株To代抗性植株进行叶片组织化学染色分析,结果显示,PCR呈阳性的植株中均有GUS基因表达.从而证明,外源GUS基因在转基因玉米To代植株中得到稳定表达,而且验证了PCR检测结果和GUS表达分析结果的一致性.     

简单高效的根癌农杆菌介导的水稻基因转化方法

本文在研究影响农杆菌介导的水稻转化的主要因素基础上,建立了一套简单、高效的水稻转基因系统。将水稻成熟胚来源的愈伤组织用农杆菌EHA101/pHQ9,EHA 101/pHQ 10,EHA 101/pHQ T3感染后,筛选抗性愈伤,经分化获得转化株。抗性愈伤的平均得率为约100个愈伤/g愈伤外植体,抗性愈伤的分化频率平均高达85%。转基因植株的GUS染色、Southern杂交结果表明,T-DNA上的外源基因已整合进转基因植物的基因组中。转基因植株T1代对潮霉素的抗性表明,多数转基因株系符合孟德尔分离比3∶1。该系统的建立将有助于应用T-DNA标签法和基因打靶法进行水稻功能基因组的研究。     

简单高效的根癌农杆菌介导的水稻基因转化方法

本文在研究影响农杆菌介导的水稻转化的主要因素基础上,建立了一套简单、高效的水稻转基因系统。将水稻成熟胚来源的愈伤组织用农杆菌EHA101／pHQ9,EHA101／pHQ10,EHA101／pHQT3感染后,筛选抗性愈伤,经分化获得转化株。抗性愈伤的平均得率为约100个愈伤／g愈伤外植体,抗性愈伤的分化频率平均高达85％。转基因植株的GUS染色、Southern杂交结果表明,T-DNA上的外源基因已整合进转基因植物的基因组中。转基因植株T1代对潮霉素的抗性表明,多数转基因株系符合孟德尔分离比3：1。该系统的建立将有助于应用T—DNA标签法和基因打靶法进行水稻功能基因组的研究。     

pib基因启动子及其诱导启动性初探

将pib基因上游5.7 kb区段取代pCAMBIA1301中gus基因上游的35S启动子构建了pib拟启动区-GUS+ 35S-hpt 基因表达载体pNAR604。经农杆菌介导转化水稻成熟胚愈伤,获得了转基因抗潮霉素愈伤和36株转基因水稻植株。 转基因抗性愈伤和转基因植株根的组织化学GUS活性检测表明,光照培养下的抗性愈伤和转基因植株根不能使X-gluc显色,而暗处理24 h后的抗性愈伤和定植后转基因植株的根能使X-gluc显色。转基因植株GUS荧光定量分析结果表明,GUS表达具有器官特异性,黑暗处理前根的GUS活性最高、茎次之,分别是是叶片的7倍和3倍,叶片中仅有痕量本底。24 h黑暗处理后根、茎、叶中GUS活性都有增加,且叶片中的增加比例最大,其活性仅次于根。5 mmol/L水杨酸和0.3 mol/L NaCl叶面喷施转基因植株24 h后叶片中GUS活性分别为处理前的2.7和3.6倍。初步确定pib拟启动区是一个诱导型启动子。黑暗、水杨酸和NaCl能诱导该启动子启动活性。     

小麦抗白粉病相关基因的转化

利用玉米花青素苷合成调节基因C1-Lc作为报告基因, 通过瞬间表达后愈伤组织表面红色斑点的统计分析, 优化了小麦幼胚愈伤组织的基因枪转化参数。小麦Beclin1类似基因TaTBL和硫代硫酸硫转移酶基因TaTST是2个在白粉菌诱导条件下具有增强表达特性的抗病相关基因。本实验进一步利用基因枪将ubi强启动子控制下的2个基因导入到小麦品种扬麦158的幼胚愈伤组织细胞中, 使用除草剂经两轮选择培养基上的筛选和再生获得抗性植株, 进一步通过抗性植株的PCR分析获得转TaTBL基因植株5株, 转TaTST基因植株6株。转基因植株离体叶片的人工接种实验表明, 外源基因的导入不同程度上增强了植株的白粉病抗性, 表现为延缓了白粉菌的发育。利用玉米花青素苷合成调节基因C1-Lc作为报告基因,通过瞬间表达后愈伤组织表面红色斑点的统计分析,优化了小麦幼胚愈伤组织的基因枪转化参数。小麦Beclin1类似基因TaTBL和硫代硫酸硫转移酶基因TaTST是两个在白粉菌诱导条件下具有增强表达特性的抗病相关基因。本实验进一步利用基因枪将ubi强启动子控制下的两个基因导入到小麦品种扬麦158的幼胚愈伤组织细胞中,使用除草剂经两轮选择培养基上的筛选和再生获得抗性植株,进一步通过抗性植株的PCR分析获得转TaTBL基因植株5株,转TaTST基因植株6株。转基因植株离体叶片的人工接种实验表明,外源基因的导入不同程度上增强了植株的白粉病抗性,表现为延缓了白粉菌的发育。     

茄红素-β-环化酶反义基因对胡萝卜茄红素含量的影响

以根癌农杆菌GV3101为介导,用茄红素-β-环化酶(lycopene bate cyclase-LYC-B)5′端反义基因对胡萝卜(Daucus carotaL.var.sativa)进行了遗传转化,经胚发生途径得到抗性植株。GUS检测和Southern杂交表明目的基因已整合到胡萝卜基因组中,Dot Blot显示目的基因在受体植株中已表达,茄红素和胡萝卜素检测结果表明,转基因愈伤组织茄红素含量高于胡萝卜素含量。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.