毛竹基因组大小测定

毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)属禾本科(Poaceae)竹亚科(Bambusoideae)刚竹属(Phyllostachys), 是我国分布和栽培面积最大的经济竹种, 有着广泛的开发前景。本实验以水稻(Oryza sativa)为内标, 用流式细胞仪对水稻和竹子样品的PI发射荧光强度进行测定, 通过比较水稻与毛竹样品峰值的倍数关系, 计算出毛竹的基因组大小。对24组样品进行重复测试, 测得毛竹基因组大小为 2 075.025±13.08 Mb, 即2 C DNA含量为4.24 pg(以1 pg DNA = 0.978×109 bp计算)。毛竹基因组大小测定为毛竹基因组文库的建立及其基因组学研究奠定了重要基础。     

花楸属复叶组植物倍性水平及基因组大小变异

为探究花楸属复叶组（Sorbus sect. Sorbus）植物的倍性和基因组大小变异,以水稻品种日本晴（Oryza sativa subsp. japonica ‘Nipponbare’）为内标植物,应用流式细胞术对植物体细胞所含的DNA含量进行测定。结果表明：19种植物的基因组大小为0.648～0.803 pg,有二、三、四倍体3种倍性水平,其中二倍体植物有15种,2C值为1.335～1.607 pg;三倍体仅喜马拉雅花楸（S. himalaica）1种,2C值为2.137 pg;白毛花楸（S. albopilosa）、西康花楸（S. prattii）和假川滇花楸（S. pseudovilmorinii）为四倍体,2C值分别为2.594、2.891、2.751 pg。首次报道了16种花楸属植物的2C值,并报道了5种植物新的倍性水平,表明花楸属植物在种间及种内均存在倍性变化。     

五节芒基因组大小测定

五节芒(Miscanthus floridulus)属于禾本科(Poaceae)芒属(Miscanthus Andersson),被认为是一种开发潜力巨大的生物质能源植物。本研究以水稻日本晴(Oryza sativa L.var.Nipponbare)为内标,采用流式细胞仪测定6份采自中国不同地区的五节芒基因组大小。结果首次确定了五节芒的基因组大小平均为2596.59 Mb,即2 C DNA含量为5.31 pg(以1 pg=978 Mb计算)。     

利用流式细胞仪测定鬼针草基因组大小

鬼针草(Bidens bipinnata L.)是国内一种重要的药用植物,同时也是镉超富集植物。本研究采用OTTOⅠ细胞核提取液配方和PI荧光染料,以鬼针草嫩叶为实验材料,以基因组DNA含量已知的番茄(Solanum lycopersicum)为对照,运用流式细胞术对鬼针草基因组大小进行了测定。结果表明,鬼针草基因组大小约为4 650.674 73 Mbp,按1 pg DNA=0.978×10~9 bp来计算,鬼针草的基因组DNA总量约为9.51 pg。本研究探索了用流式细胞仪分析鬼针草基因组大小的方法,所测得数据可为鬼针草的基因组学研究提供参考。     

长江江豚基因组大小测定

本研究采用流式细胞术,以公鸡(Gallusdomesticus)红血细胞DNA含量为标准,测定了23头长江江豚(Neophocaenaphocaenoidesasiaeorientali)的基因组大小(或称C值)。实验过程中采用了保存在3中不同条件下的长江江豚的全血样品,用3种不同的方法提取白细胞。为了获得本实验所用的公鸡红血细胞DNA含量的准确值,首先以人(Homosapiens)的C值为标准,对其进行了校正。然后其C值(2C=2.35pg)用于长江江豚的基因组大小测定。结果发现:长江江豚的单倍体DNA含量为3.27pg/C,由此得出其基因组大小为3.17×109bp;雌性和雄性的C值分别为3.25pg和3.29pg,野外长江江豚和豢养长江江豚的C值分别为3.30pg和3.05pg。对雌雄个体之间以及不同生长条件下长江江豚的C值应用独立样本t检验分析,发现:1)不同性别的长江江豚基因组大小之间没有明显的差异;2)豢养条件下的长江江豚和野生长江江豚之间的基因组大小有明显差异,豢养条件下的长江江豚的基因组明显小于野生条件下的长江江豚。据此推测必要环境因子的变化可能会对长江江豚的基因组DNA含量造成影响。     

利用流式细胞术测定大额牛基因组大小的研究

运用流式细胞术(FCM)测定大额牛基因组大小,并比较大额牛和普通牛基因组大小,为大额牛基因组学研究及其分类地位提供科学依据。分别提取人白细胞和鸡红细胞作为待选内参,用FCM测定经碘化丙啶(PI)染色的待选内参与大额牛白细胞的混合样品,通过比较大额牛与待选内参的荧光强度和DNA含量峰值的倍数关系,筛选出测定大额牛基因组大小最佳的标准内参,以此测定计算大额牛基因组大小;并比较大额牛和普通牛基因组大小关系。研究结果表明鸡红细胞是测定大额牛基因大小最佳的标准内参;以鸡红细胞(2C=2.5 pg)为参照,大额牛细胞核DNA含量C=2.780 9 pg,基因组大小为2.719 7×10~9 bp;大额牛与普通牛测定结果比较发现,大额牛基因组比普通牛基因组小。本研究筛选出测定大额牛基因组大小的最佳标准内参,并运用流式细胞术首次测定了大额牛基因组大小,证明了大额牛基因组较普通牛基因组小。本研究的结论将为后续大额牛De novo测序组装以及基因组学相关研究提供参考,也为确定大额牛进化提供科学依据。     

黄藤染色体核型及基因组大小分析

为探究黄藤(Daemonoropsjenkinsiana)染色体核型和基因组的大小,采用体细胞染色体常规制片法与显微摄影技术相结合的方法,对黄藤染色体进行了核型分析,同时以番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum)为内标,应用流式细胞术对黄藤叶片基因组大小、DNA含量和DNA倍性进行了测定。结果表明,黄藤茎尖是理想的染色体制片材料;黄藤的染色体数为2n=24,核型公式为K(2n)=1M+17m+5sm+1st,核型类型为2C;核型不对称系数61.20%;黄藤的DNA含量为1.57 pg,基因组大小为1 539.53 Mb,黄藤的DNA倍性为二倍体(2n)。这是首次报道黄藤的核型和基因组大小,为深入开展黄藤属及其近缘属植物的核型和基因组比较分析提供了参考依据。     

应用ACGM标记分析禾本科几个物种间的系统发生关系

为了验证水稻基因组数据的通用性,利用ACGM标记分析了禾本科几个不同种属植物的亲缘关系。选用10份材料,它们分别代表禾本科的5个属（Oryza,Zea, Setaria ,Triticum,和Phyllostachys）。根据遗传距离建立了一个聚类树。这5个属的亲缘关系可以简单地表示为：（（Oryza＋（Zea＋Setaria））＋Triticum）＋Phyllostachys。研究结果表明,水稻与玉米或水稻与粟之间的遗传距离比水稻和小麦或水稻与竹子之间的遗传距离近。     

利用流式细胞仪测定荚蒾属植物的基因组大小

荚蒾属 (Viburnum) 植物在园林中广泛用作观赏灌木,并且其具有优良园艺性状的杂交种在世界范围内越来越受欢迎。本研究利用流式细胞仪测定了14种荚蒾属植物的基因组大小。二倍体中基因组大小变化范围是255pg（陕西荚蒾）到426pg（琼花）。同时,琼花的核型也较不对称,这可能反应了它的育种历史。四倍体物种珊瑚树的基因组大小（762pg）是其他二倍体物种的两倍还多,这揭示了该属的多倍化在进化中可能并不遥远。该研究为荚蒾属细胞遗传学和分类学的深入研究奠定了基础,并为该属杂交育种提供有用的信息。     

4种人参属植物基因组大小的测定

人参属（Panax）植物是重要的药用植物资源。以水稻（Oryzasativa）为内标,利用流式细胞术测定了三七（Panaxnotoginseng）、屏边三七（Panaxstipuleanatus）、越南三七（Panaxvietnamensis）及假人参（几n似pse“doginseng）4种人参属植物的基因组大小。结果表明,4种植物的基因组大小各不相同,其中。三七的最大,而屏边三七的最小。本组数据将为该属植物的基因组学研究以及种群进化研究提供基础数据参考。     

Genome size and sequence composition of moso bamboo: A comparative study

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) is one of the world’s most important bamboo species. It has the largest area of all planted bamboo—over two-thirds of the total bamboo forest area—and the highest economic value in China. Moso bamboo is a tetraploid (4x=48) and a special member of the grasses family. Although several genomes have been sequenced or are being sequenced in the grasses family, we know little about the genome of the bambusoids (bamboos). In this study, the moso bamboo genome size was estimated to be about 2034 Mb by flow cytometry (FCM), using maize (cv. B73) and rice (cv. Nipponbare) as internal references. The rice genome has been sequenced and the maize genome is being sequenced. We found that the size of the moso bamboo genome was similar to that of maize but significantly larger than that of rice. To determine whether the bamboo genome had a high proportion of repeat elements, similar to that of the maize genome, approximately 1000 genome survey sequences (GSS) were generated. Sequence analysis showed that the proportion of repeat elements was 23.3% for the bamboo genome, which is significantly lower than that of the maize genome (65.7%). The bamboo repeat elements were mainly Gypsy/DIRS1 and Ty1/Copia LTR retrotransposons (14.7%), with a few DNA transposons. However, more genomic sequences are needed to confirm the above results due to several factors, such as the limitation of our GSS data. This study is the first to investigate sequence composition of the bamboo genome. Our results are valuable for future genome research of moso and other bamboos.     

Genome-wide characterization and evolution analysis of long terminal repeat retroelements in moso bamboo (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Phyllostachys edulis</Emphasis>)

The availability of nearly complete moso bamboo genome sequences permits the detailed discovery and cross-species comparison of transposable elements (TEs) between Bambusoideae and other Poaceae species at the whole genome level. Long terminal repeat retroelements (LTR-retroelements) are the single largest components of most plant genomes and can substantially impact the genome in various ways. Through a combination of structure- and homology-based approaches, we initially investigated 982 LTR-retroelement families comprising 2,004,644 LTR-retroelement sequences, which accounted for more than 40% of the moso bamboo genome. Further analysis revealed that the ratio of solo LTRs to intact elements (S/I) in moso bamboo is significantly low (approximately 0.28:1), indicating that bamboo LTR-retroelements might have undergone relatively low frequencies of unequal recombination and illegitimate recombination. Phylogenetic analysis revealed four Ty1-copia and five Ty3-gypsy evolutionary lineages that were present before the divergence of eudicot and monocot species, but the scales and timeframes within which they proliferated significantly varied across families and lineages. Insertion time estimates showed that LTR-retroelements were amplified for approximately 0~3 million years and had longer periods of activity than those of rice and Arabidopsis. These findings suggest that the expansion of LTR-retroelements might be responsible for host large genome size during moso bamboo evolution.     

Genome size and sequence composition of moso bamboo: A comparative study

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) is one of the world's most important bamboo species. It has the largest area of all planted bamboo―over two-thirds of the total bamboo forest area―and the highest economic value in China. Moso bamboo is a tetraploid (4x=48) and a special member of the grasses family. Although several genomes have been sequenced or are being sequenced in the grasses family, we know little about the genome of the bambusoids (bamboos). In this study, the moso bamboo genome size was estimated to be about 2034 Mb by flow cytometry (FCM), using maize (cv. B73) and rice (cv. Nipponbare) as internal references. The rice genome has been sequenced and the maize genome is being sequenced. We found that the size of the moso bamboo genome was similar to that of maize but significantly larger than that of rice. To determine whether the bamboo genome had a high proportion of repeat elements, similar to that of the maize genome, approximately 1000 genome survey sequences (GSS) were generated. Sequence analysis showed that the proportion of repeat elements was 23.3% for the bamboo genome, which is significantly lower than that of the maize ge-nome (65.7%). The bamboo repeat elements were mainly Gypsy/DIRS1 and Ty1/Copia LTR retrotrans-posons (14.7%), with a few DNA transposons. However, more genomic sequences are needed to con-firm the above results due to several factors, such as the limitation of our GSS data. This study is the first to investigate sequence composition of the bamboo genome. Our results are valuable for future genome research of moso and other bamboos.     

Insights into the bamboo genome: syntenic relationships to rice and sorghum

Bamboo occupies an important phylogenetic node in the grass family and plays a significant role in the forest industry.We produced 1.2 Mb of tetraploid moso bamboo(Phyllostachys pubescens E.Mazel ex H.de Leh.)sequences from 13 bacterial artificial chromosome(BAC)clones,and these are the largest genomic sequences available so far from the subfamily Bambusoideae.The content of repetitive elements(36.2%)in bamboo is similar to that in rice.Both rice and sorghum exhibit high genomic synteny with bamboo,which suggests that rice and sorghum may be useful as models for decoding Bambusoideae genomes.     

Estimation of nuclear DNA content of various bamboo and rattan species

We determined the nuclear DNA content (genome size) of over 35 accessions each of bamboo and rattan species from Southeast Asia. The 2C DNA per nucleus was quantified by flow cytometry. The fluorescence of nuclei isolated from the leaves and stained with propidium iodide was measured. The genome size of the bamboo species examined was between 2.5 and 5.9 pg DNA per 2C nucleus. The genome size of the rattan species examined ranged from 1.8 to 10.5 pg DNA per 2C nucleus. This information will be useful for scientists working in diverse areas of plant biology such as biotechnology, biodiversity, genome analysis, plant breeding, physiology and molecular biology. Such data may be utilized to attempt to correlate the genome size with the ploidy status of bamboo species in cases where ploidy status has been reported.     

竹亚科叶绿体DNA条形码筛选

竹亚科是一个形态上鉴定困难且易于混淆的类群。DNA条形码技术为这一类群的鉴定提供了一个辅助手段。核心条形码（rbcL＋matK）在竹亚科中的鉴别率很低,因此．有必要针对竹亚科筛选有效的DNA条形码片段。本研究根据已发表的竹亚科叶绿体基因组序列,筛选出16个片段,包括1个基因片段和15个基因间隔区,选取青篱竹族和莉竹族的10属22种30个个体,进行引物通用性、测序成功率和变异位点分析。研究结果表明：（1）引物具有较高的扩增成功率,但部分片段中由于存在poly结构造成测序失败;（2）片段中的插入／缺失可以编码,作为信息位点;（3）trnG—trnT（t）具有最多变异位点,建议可作为竹亚科优先选择的DNA条形码;（4）在开展不同类群的DNA条形码和分子系统学研究时,可以按照“trnG—trnT（t）＋x”的方式选择合适的叶绿体DNA片段。     

毛竹花粉的形态及双受精过程研究

由于实验的材料、条件和技术的限制,关于竹类花粉形态、花粉管生长过程的研究十分少见。毛竹( Phyllostachys edulis)属于禾本科( Poaceae/Gramineae)竹亚科( Bambusoideae)植物,在我国广泛分布,具有重要的经济、生态和文化价值。由于其独特的生殖生物学特性,即开花周期长、结籽率低,所以对其开花材料的获取十分困难。该研究在其独特的开花特性基础上,结合野外实地观察,利用显微镜、环境扫描电镜、荧光显微镜等,对毛竹的花粉形态、结构以及花粉管的萌发与生长动态进行了首次报道。结果表明：(1)毛竹花粉近球形,平均直径为61.00μm,属于大型孢子。(2)毛竹成熟花粉落到雌蕊柱头上后,经过花粉与柱头的成功识别,开始萌发,并形成花粉管;随着花粉管的逐渐伸长生长,依次经过柱头和花柱,到达子房;约120 min后到达珠孔处,进入胚珠和胚囊,完成双受精作用。通过对毛竹花粉形态结构和花粉管生长至受精过程的动态观察,为毛竹花粉可授性、花粉生理、生化研究提供了实验技术准备。该研究结果完善和丰富了毛竹乃至整个禾本科植物在生殖生物学方面的研究内容。